• Sep. 19, 2007
Beware of the girls!
Our big girls broke their first boards last night at Karate!
Shane and I have been letting my little brother pick up/bring home the girls to karate class, but since Shane's on vacation, we were all able to go watch for a while last night. Their initial work out was hard core! Lots of jumping jacks, push ups, sit ups, and jumping. This instructor divides the group up into different levels and has a black belt assistant lead each small group. Our girls were put into the board breaking training last night and by the end of the night, Ash broke a board with her hand and another with her foot and Hope broke one with her hand (with the instructor's unseen help, I believe). I was very proud of them, but a little anxious, too! I could see Shane's body flinch each time the girls struck the boards, as if he could help them do it from across the room, lol!
A homeschooling dad, who's also a local doctor, is a black belt in the class and has taken to the girls. Last night he reintroduced himself to me and said, "Your girls are a joy to have here. They've very nice to be around, very well behaved, and they are hard workers." I was tickled! It's always a little nerve wracking to send your kids somewhere without you.
The girls are carrying around their broken boards today (signed & dated by their instructor). A cool thing-the leader gave out a Col 3:23 award to a woman in the group who was working with all her heart-that's our hs verse, so I liked it that the verse is reinforced at karate. Very cool.
Over and out, we're heading to the library, the mall, and out to eat!
