National Junior Honor Society

Kenneth was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society last night. We are very proud of him. In addition to the Scholarship requirements, students are expected to fulfill expectations in the areas of Service, Leadership, Character, & Citizenship.

In the pics are Ken's friends Keshawn and Catherine (and, of course, Nana)!

Harlem Globetrotters

We went to see the Harlem Globetrotters a couple of weeks ago. I've always wanted to see them in person. The kids had grins on their faces almost the whole time...

Oops...Photos from Christmas '09

I just found some photos on one of Rod's camera cards from the Christmas '09 timeframe. Thought I'd post a few...

Mr. Julio

Mr. Julio didn't last very long as one of the counselors at the after-school program. He wasn't a bad person, but he didn't really jive with the kids. Some time after he left, Evelyn made a paper doll of him that cracked me up. I found it in her backpack--it must have been her way of expressing frustration with him. :)

It has a lot of details in it that reflect the core traits that she observed in him (and didn't like). To name a few: booger nose and red eyes (he was always sniffly), a baby bottle (he was kind of whiny for someone who wasn't 3 years old), garish clothing, and a skeevy mustache.

Spring Break Part II

We spent some time at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens during our Spring Break vacation a couple of weeks ago. It is small enough that young children would not get tired of walking around and there are plenty of places to sit (and hills to run up and down).

Gift from Grandma

Evelyn received a package from her Grandma yesterday. We were warned in advance to get the camera ready...

Grandma Aixa and Great Grandma Vida got crafty and crocheted some cute flowers onto a white hat and green shirt, and stitched some balloon-shaped buttons onto another shirt. Evelyn thinks the hat and shirts are just great!

Tired Babies

OK, I guess they are not babies anymore. I think this is the last time they will fall asleep on me simultaneously.

Turkish Competition

Kenneth is one of only a few non-native-Turkish-speaking students in the 6th grade Turkish language program. They recently had an oratorical contest where students had to choose a (lengthy) poem, memorize it, and perform it in Turkish with emotion, diction, and all the good things that you are supposed to do when performing a speech. Unfortunately, the digital video of his performance was corrupted, but I was able to take a couple of photos. I'm sure we will have more opportunities to video these types of performances. We are very proud of him!