Our Great City

Tom and Amanda Cawthra found Keller in 2000 before their first child was born. Keller's family-friendly economy was perfect for them and now all four Cawthra kids call the Hidden Lakes neighborhood their home playground. The city and the schools were a good mix since both Tom and Amanda enjoy running and training for marathons. There are plenty of trails in Keller and not many cities around here make it possible to actually stay on a trail to get to the schools in their high school feeder pattern!

Tom is a Keller City Councilman and was recently informed by the Mayor that he is apparently the first Councilman in the city's history to have a baby while in office. Tom and Amanda welcomed CallieAnne Renee to the family December 8, 2009 and now the "Cawthra Quartet" of children is complete. Amanda is a teacher and a sports mom. She is easy to spot at the Keller Sports Park or at school with the kids. She also volunteers for the Community Storehouse in Keller.

All three older siblings play the sport of the season and it's a family rule that everybody goes to each others games unless it's physically impossible! Aidan recently joined the Keller Lacrosse team and Cooper shoots hoops with the KYA second graders. Both boys love baseball and are thrilled to return to KYA's spring season. MollieRuth loves her soccer team and believes her brothers are actually her coaches. They love that part, too.

Aidan and Cooper are students at Hidden Lakes Elementary and MollieRuth loves her purple classroom at Building Blocks Preschool which is inside First United Methodist Church in Keller.

The Cawthras are long-standing members of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Community and believe that family time is very, very important. "We like to take family walks and jogs on the Keller trails, visit the Snooty Pig for breakfast and be outside with our neighbors," they said. "And the families we meet on the kids sports teams are truly amazing people. This really is a great city."

 So when you see the Cawthra's out at the Keller Sports Park or one of their many events in Keller, be sure to say Hi to our "Family of the Month" and tell them you read about them on OurGreatCity.com!