What do you do with boys?

The Boyers are starting a series titled "What Do You Do With Boys?" I can't wait to see what I can learn from the parents of 14 wonderful children.

Belt testing

I am so proud of E and K. They both earned new belts at testing on Thursday. My camera and the lighting in the gym do not get along, but I had to post pictures (even if they are bad).

E is now a red/black belt. He had to perform his basics (kicks and punches), a form, 2 board breaks, 50 push ups, self defense, and continuous sparring for what seemed like an eternity to this mom. He was awesome! This is his last belt before black belt. I don't even want to think about what the black belt test will be like. The one I saw was unbelievable. I'm not ready to watch my baby go through that.

K is now a green belt. It is amazing to me to watch my very girly princess doing kicks and punches, a slide combination, self defense, and 30 push ups. Somehow the image of her with hair and makeup done wearing her dance recital costume keeps popping into mind.

E earned his red stripe today!

The lighting in the gym is horrible, but here are a few pictures from E's stripe test today. He did awesome! I really wish that I had been able to catch all the jump kicks he did. Wow! I was tired just watching him. He is hoping to be able to test for his red/black belt at the end of this session.

Children's records on MP3

My kids love a good story, but I don't always have time to read when they want to listen. Children's Vinyl Records has converted the stories I listened to on my Fisher Price record player to MP3. I can't wait to load up the MP3 player!