Ewok vs. Wookie

It's seven thirty something this morning, Logan's alarm is going off and Caden asks if he can go say good morning...off he goes, down the hall. The next thing I know, there is SCREAMING from the other side of the house. Caden is holding both of these minifigs, yelling at Logan with all of his might, "Chubaka is an Ewok!" Logan responds with equal force, "He's not an ewok, he's a wookie!" This goes back and forth for a while...escalates in emotion, so I step in to settle things..."Caden, Logan's right, Chubaka IS a wookie, not an ewok." Caden accepts my answer for a while but then came back with "He's a grown-up ewok" Nice try.

Puurrrrrrrple

It's belt test time again, this time Logan was working towards a full purple. Full belts are always more difficult than jr belts because they are comprehensive, you are tested on EVERYTHING you have learned in your study of karate. It also means we are at the studio A LOT! The week prior to testing, the kids are encouraged to go to EVERY class for review. That means everyday, for a week, EVERYDAY! do you get my point! And the test itself is over 2 hours...2 hours of forms, self defense techniques, sparing and endurance. So this is a BIG accomplishment! At the end of testing, they invite parents in for the belt ceremony. It's a cool thing. Mr. B talks about the meaning of the belts and emphasizes the hard work put in to get to this point.

After they place their old belt behind them (it's in the past), they take their new belt and recognize the amount of learning that took place to get to here and how much more is needed to continue.

Then they place it on their waist to signify their strength and hard work.

And then over their heart to represent their dedication and commitment.

A little time to meditate, reflect and focus.

Hooray! Congratulations Logan, we are very proud of you.

"When I go in, you stay out"

Caden was SO EXCITED about going to school. On our drive over, he told me, "When I go in, you stay out, ok?" So much for separation anxiety! He jumped right into the toys, barely looked back as I walked out.

When the hour was up, he was sitting at the snack table and when he saw me, he ran right over to the play kitchen to show me all the pretend food he played with and to tell me "don't eat it, ok?" Lessons learned on Day 1.

This is what Caden looked like about a half hour after school...so much fun equals total exhaustion...we'll be back for more of that!

Can he build it?

Yes he can!! I've heard of the kids workshop at Home Depot but we've never gone til now...for a cub scout outing. Fun Stuff!! Think we'll be back again, to make more cool stuff! Maybe Logan will learn how to replace our kitchen counter...I can dream, can't I?

Childish Fun

The Children's Museum is always fun...this time we had the place practically to ourselves, which made it all the more enjoyable!

Nothing like an impromptu jam session...

under a GIANT Trojan Horse.