Makala got an award!

Makala was given the "Kindness is Cool" award at school last week. It is given to several students each week who are noticed being exceptionally kind or thoughtful. She got it for be-friending a new student at the school who had a terrible 1st day, because no one would talk to her, so on her 2nd day, the counselor introduced her to Makala who then spent the lunch period with her, and showed her around, and introduced her to people. The counselor called me the day it happened to tell me what a sweet, caring daughter we had. Then she got the award and the principal called to tell me about it. There is a picture of her on the school's website. Here is the link -http://www.nisdtx.org/12102010592240/site/default.asp.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER!

Meet the Family

Hey!!! Welcome to our family blog!!! This is the first one we have ever done so I apologize if i forget to update it once in a while or there are type-o's. Let me just introduce you to our family...my name is Kathleen, i am 13 years old and i am normally the one that keeps up with this kind of stuff. My parents are Tony and Shannon and i have a younger sister, Makala (11), and my younger twin brothers, Joseph and Joshua (8). We live in Justin, Texas and we LOVE it here. We normally have a pretty busy life. There is always something happening.

I am Kathleen and i do a lot of extra activities. I run cross country and track on the Gene Pike Middle School team and I LOVE it!!! I also participate in the school choir and i am taking spanish for a high school credit. I love to go to both the middle school and high school football games and hang out with my friends. I take on responsibilities with my church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) and i go to TONS of activities. I love to be outside and with my friends.

My little sister is Makala. She is in the 6th grade and she does a few extra activities. She likes to play the piano and she also sings in the school 6th grade choir. She spends a lot of time out of the house with her friends and she plays in the 6th grade band...she plays the french horn but she is barely starting so we can't wait to see how she progresses.

Joseph and Joshua are twins. They were born on October 3, 2000. They had twin-to-twin transfusion meaning that Joshua had too much blood and Joseph didn't have enough blood but now they are happy and healthy and EXTREMELY hyper all the time:) They love to go and play outside and with their friends just like their older sisters. They participate in the church cub scouts organization and they absolutely love to go and be with their leaders and friends and they love to fulfill the requirements.

My mom, Shannon, works at Tadlock Orthodontics as the financial coordinator. I think she enjoys her job..especially since she doesn't have to pay for my braces:) She is the one that drives us were we need to be most of the time and we greatly appreciate it.

My dad, Tony, is a diesel mechanic at Penske truck leasing...he fixes big trucks. He is a really big Nascar fan and he works at the Texas Motor Speedway during races for a little extra money.

We have one dog and one cat. Our dog's name is Sadie. She is a little, black, cocker spaniel/shitzu mix and she is the CUTEST THING EVER!!! Our entire family just loves her. She turned one on June 17th i think and we have had her just a little over a year. As a family we all take responsibility taking care of her and it generally works. Well, at least she always gets fed at least twice a day. L.O.L

And that brings us to the last member of our family, Abby. She is our cat and she is about 15 years old. My dad got her for mom after they had been married about 6 weeks. And i was born about a year later. She is not the friendliest cat but she doesn't bother us either.

We hope you check back often and we will try to keep up with pictures and news. We hope to hear from you too!