STEPHANIE'S FIRST HAIRCUT!!

Stephie was super excited about her first haircut. You can just feel the enthusiasm oozing from her little body. Mom was excited to see that the curls were still there, even after cutting off a couple of inches.

AND THE WINNER IS .............AMANDA!!!!

As one of Amanda's GATE projects, she organized and hosted the 2nd annual Hickman Charter School spelling bee. The spelling bee was held on Friday, October 19th. She was super excited to be the winner for the junior high level. She won with the word "possess". She will now go to the county spelling bee in November. Congratulations and good luck, Amanda! We are proud of your hard work.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!!

We are finally home after our 17-day vacation back home to Illinois. It was our first trip home after living here in California for almost 2 1/2 years. We had a wonderful trip packed full of fun, adventures, family, friends, and much more. We want to thank everyone who helped to make our vacation so awesome. We sure do miss all of you in the Midwest, and we were glad to spend time with you, but we are also grateful for our home, family, and friends here in California, too! We wanted to share with you a few photos from our vacation. Enjoy!

FAMILY & FRIENDS

THE MEMORIES!

STEPHANIE'S BEST FRIENDS!

MOM'S FAVORITES