Saturday, April 26, 2008

We have a Black Belt in the house!

Yesterday was a big day for Andrew. He tested for his black belt. He did a great job and passed. This is him with his instructor, Mr. Banford. We just love Mr. and Mrs. Banford. They are so good with the kids and create such a positive environment for them. Andrew is now called Mr. Jones at karate. (He told me that if I want to I can call him Mr. Jones too. Yeah right!)

Thanks to all who came to support him--Claudia, Julie, Tyler, Katie, Mom, Dad and Ryan. It meant the world to him to have you all there.


Bev doing her board break. She earned her Second Degree Brown Belt.
Christian earned his Second Degree Yellow Belt and got his Cheetah patch.

Taekwondo has been such a great thing for the kids. Not that we have perfected these things, but it helps teach them respect, teamwork, endurance, work, focus, patience.



2 comments:

mel said...

Congratulations on all the achievements with karate. It looks like lots of fun.

Julie Jones said...

Thanks for inviting us! It was fun to watch Andrew get his black belt. He looked so proud of himself. What a great achievement!