Taekwondo

Hannah has been asking us if she could do some form of martial arts for years. Finally Jim and I fulfilled her kicking and punching dreams and let her sign up. Hannah and Andrew have been doing taekwondo for almost a year. Natalie started this year but then had to take 6 weeks off because she broke her collarbone ice skating at Hannah's birthday party. The kids have really enjoyed taekwondo but  what they really enjoy is the tournaments. Once they had competed in a tournament the kiddos understood what all the practicing was for. To get Metals!!! They then became more focused and can't wait to go to the next one. They have to earn half the cost of each event they chose to participate in and that not only takes time to do, but also helps them learn to save for something they want more than candy.

We left early in the morning which was a good thing because the road were awful and took us a long time to get there. We got stuck for a  moment on a hill because the car in front of us stopped.  You can really tell that Andrew is nervous. And poor Natalie in her sling.

Andrew getting ready to compete. He's so focused.

 Andrew's metals. 2nd in forms, 2nd in weapons and a spirit award for One steps.

                                                   Hannah getting ready to compete

Hannah got 1st in One steps, 2nd in weapons and 3rd in forms.