Hello everyone!  Where did the time go?  We’re well into the Summer season of 2009 and I hope everyone is enjoying themselves.

So if you haven’t noticed yet, I decided to give our website another fresh new look.  This layout has its advantages over the previous, notably providing more areas of information.  I also enjoy clean and simple layouts, which is exactly what this layout is all about.

Let’s start with the website navigation.  It is divided into two sections, one for administrative links above the logo and the other for family focused links below the logo.  A new feature to the navigation is the inclusion of drop-down menus.  Hover your mouse over Photo Gallery to see more links in the drop-down menu.  A search bar is also now available on the top right of the page which was previously missing from the old layout.

The body of the website now includes a sticky post section which will have one featured news post that will remain there until another one replaces it.  Below the sticky post is a yellow strip, which from time to time this will be utilized as a reminder for such events as upcoming weddings, birthdays, reunions, etc.  Continuing, you will find the regular posts, which are now only excerpts.  You must click on the title or image to read the the post in its entirety.

The left side now features a few categories and the latest post contained in those categories.  The right side remains the same.  Other than that, the content of the entire site is remains unchanged.  The intent of the design change is to bring more content to the front of the page in an organized way.  I hope you enjoy it and feel free to leave a comment.