Sunday, June 29, 2008
Yellow Belt Testing
It's testing time again. The boys missed the entire week before testing so they were a bit rusty. It showed. Terry kept yelling at Dominic to "KICK HARDER!!" "KICK ME HARD!" Then he kicked Dominic (no, nothing that would hurt him, just to let him know that he was serious) and got in his face. Yelling in Dominic's face and getting physical is not the way to get through to him. Especially when the guy is a giant and weighs over 200 lbs. Needless to say his emotions got the best of him.
Sitting on the side and watching this unfold was interesting. Terry pulls no punches with the kids and he expets them to earn their belts. There was a part of me that knows Dominic and thought, this is good, he needs this. Then there was the momma bear in me who wanted go and "KI-YA!" kick Terry in the teeth. All in all, it was good and Dominic deserved his yellow belt when all was said and done.
School's Out For Summer!
Summer has finally arrived! Yeah! (Wait. What am I talking about?) The last few weeks of school were fun and busy. The school had "Operation Field Day" where all the teachers and students spent all day outside in the blistering heat so the kids could run races, play with parachutes, tug-o-war, etc. Kids loved it. Teachers hated it. Parents were glad when it was over.
In the last week of school each class had a mini awards ceremony where the teachers gave out awards to the kids. Dominic received a Golden Eagle award which is based off of excellence in education and outstanding ciitzenship, basically he's an awesome kiddo. Ethan got a citizenship award as well, and his classmates all voted that he should get the award for the best Sponge Bob drawer.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Mohawk
Dominic's sportin' a new "do" these days. He absolutely loves it. It sort of changed his personality for a few days . Even in jiu-jitsu classes he's become an animal. He says he can feel the wind blowing his hair.
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Our Cruise!
While we were at sea, the weather was pretty chilly and windy so we didn't have much time to enjoy the pool. Dominic didn't like the salt water they used to fill the pool (how that's different from out own salt water pool we have in our backyard is odd enough, but when you're 7 you tend to pick up on these differences.) Ethan did manage to jump in the pool a few times and he participated in the kids talent show, showing the parents his basketball dribbling skills. I think one of the things the boys liked most about being on the boat is that whenever they were served a beverage, it always came in a fancy "grown up" glass. Even the chocolate milk at dinner came in a very fancy shaped cocktail glass. Deserts were unlimited as well. They could have soft serve ice cream anytime they wanted as it was served pool side. It didn't matter how windy it was, Dominic always wanted his chocoloate ice cream cone.
Brad entered in a black jack tournament on our first day at sea. Out of 40 participants Brad came in 3rd place, winning over $100!!! Good thing, we were going to need that money for all those gin and tonics. Catie and Grandma enjoyed playing bingo in the Some Enchanted Evening Lounge. Could that cruise directors voice be any more annoying? We never got Bingo, but we came close! Grandpa enjoyed reading his Daniel Boone book and taking in the sights from the Viking Lounge.
Thanks for the great time Grandma and Grandpa!
Friday, June 06, 2008
Californ-i-a!
After the trip down to San Diego, the next afternoon we had the family over for a bbq. We all got our baby fix with Christian and Nicholas around. They were so stinkin' cute. Becky and Julie even made sure that they had matching outfits - haha!
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