A Prestigious Award

At the end of the last school year students in grades 3 and up took a rigorous test to determine where they are academically. The results of this test were not received by the school until later in the summer and at a morning ceremony students who performed at the top of their grade were recognized for their success. Braden was the only student in his class, and in the school, who received high marks for both  math and ELA! Braden continues to amaze us each day in his academic abilities and his dedication and desire to succeed has brought Kameron and I so much joy. We are very pleased with this great kid of ours.

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day we had planned on going camping with my sister near Lake Arrowhead. I was busy getting everything packed and food-prep done so we could leave in the morning when I got a call from my mom telling me that my Uncle had a condo near Dana Point California that he had booked and could no longer use and wanted to know if we wanted to use it. It was a little crazy trying to put the tents and camping gear away and find all the beach and swim stuff to pack instead but in the end I think our vacation turned out to be much more relaxing and that's always a good thing!