On National Grandparents Day, September 10, 2006, Kaitlyn and Kara Nienhaus will celebrate their selection as a Grandparents Day Art/Poster winners. Their Art/Posters resulted in the naming of their grandparents, Barbara and Terry James, as 2006 Grandparents of the Year for the State of Missouri.

Kaitlyn is 7 years old and Kara is 5. They attend St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School and Church. They like playing with their Barbie dolls, swimming, arts and crafts and dance recitals. Kaitlyn belongs to a Brownie Troop.

The grandparents, Barbara and Terry, have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. They teach social dancing to children and seniors and have won Dance contests. Their best advice for their grandchildren: “You can do anything you set your mind to.”