Hello to all, sorry it's been so long since my last post......our life has been CRAZY since summer began. Really, it's been a little crazy and the mommy has been a little lazy. :)
Parker tested for his yellow belt yesterday at Tae Kwon Do. I say he is a total natural and his instructors say that he has made such great improvement. In one of the pics posted Parker is posing with Instructor Cris (on the left) and Master Leider (on the right), Master Leider is Instructor Cris' dad.....it is a huge family affair. Parker started out as a white belt, progressed to an advanced white belt, and is now a yellow belt. The next belt he will test for will be a green belt. After getting his advanced white belt he started sparring....needless to say he (and all the other advanced white belts) get dressed up in their sparring gear and kick the crud out of one another. In tournaments only kicks count for points, slaps or punches do not get points, and the higher one kicks (specifically the head) the larget the point count. Full sparring gear includes a padded helmet, arm pads, chin pads, a padded vest, a mouth guard, and a cup (for the boys). Now imagine all these little boys, and two girls, full of energy, and in all this garb, trying to kick each other and not crack up laughing. There are some that have a conscience and will help their partner up when they fall down, but most of the time they just stand there bouncing around waiting for their partner to get up. Like I said earlier, the goal is to kick as high as you can to get the maximum amount of points. You can only imagine this mamma sitting watching Parker spar with another kid who is trying to kick the crap out of him and the instructor telling both kids to kick higher 'go for the head.' I have far too much Parker blood in me to stand behind the glass and watch my kid get kicked!! Parker is really good and is getting his fair share of kicks in, but I have to work really hard to not start yelling for Parker to 'kick higher, kick his head.' Sounds sick, doesn't it? It isn't bad at all because a) they have worked those kids so much before they start sparring and b) they are eight years old and under.....need I say more?
Again, sorry I haven't blogged in a while....Parker, Madelyn, and I have been in VBS all week and then packing for vacation on top of everything....time has been limited. I would really like to get a pic of all three of us in our VBS shirts, but just like getting a pic of Park at golf, it might not happen. :)
Chris, Parker, Madelyn, and I will be flying to Baltimore on Saturday morning and then driving down to Williamsburg, Virginia to spend a couple of nights with Nona (Chris' grandmother, Betsy's mom). We are looking forward to seeing her as she hasn't met Madelyn....hoping Mad makes a good impression first before she starts acting like her cute, two-year-old self!! Mom and dad will fly up and meet us on Monday and then we are off on a two week excursion. I will be blogging from the road so keep checking in with us.
Love to all,
J
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