white belt babies: it's official!

today cole and madison earned their white belts (officially)!! they also did quite well in class... someday, i HAVE to get video because these little kiddos (and the other one(s) in class) try SO hard to follow master jorgenson. they do a good job but let's face it: 3- and 4-year-olds are just not quite as coordinated as most adults. i can't help but giggle sometimes!

cole's demonstrating his high block and madi's just mad because she still has her shoes on.

cole and his white belt

grouchy squish and HER white belt... :)

i was able to chat with one of the employees (she's not an instructor, she sets up schedules, takes payments, that sort of thing) and she told me a little more about the class and whatnot. since it's world-wide (ataonline.com), we can find schools pretty much where ever life takes us... that includes one back home in appleton! she also said that because students are expected to conduct themselves the same way at home as in class, they are rewarded with patches and stars for their uniforms for jobs well-done outside of class, and when a problem arises, the instructors will sit down and discuss it with the kid(s). good to know...! i'm very pleased that we've decided to enroll the kids because the values and lessons they learn there truly do apply to the rest of their lives. and they're good values, ones that support our personal beliefs and the way we want to raise our kids. it's good to learn self-defense arts, but while they're still very young, they learn the core values and responsibility before focusing on the actual moves. and once remington's old enough (err, big enough?), i'm sure we'll put him in a tiny tigers class too!

that's all for now... not too much else is happening in our new neck of the woods. it's been cold and rainy since sunday night so the kids are developing a slight case of cabin fever. we'll go out tomorrow, even if it's only to little rock children's for remington's appointment. a change of pace usually is a good distraction!