Tae Kwon Do

The kids started Tae Kwon Do a few weeks ago.  They are learning lots of different kicks and a few punches.  I was a little concerned about Ellie liking it, because she really likes "girl stuff" and Tae Kwon Do would be mostly boys.  So far, so good, though.  There are three instructors (college age) and one of them is a girl!  There are also three other girls in the class.  Austin is actually not old enough to take the class, but they let him try it to see how he did and of course he did great.  So, he's the only 4 year old in the class.

Here they are showing off their new uniforms.

Our new security system

Recently we had a new security system installed...a Power Ranger that uses a Star Wars light saber to fight off any intruders!  

Who's in charge?

Often in our house, I ask the kids the question "who's in charge?" when they are not listening.  The answer used to be "Mom" or "Dad".  Nowadays, when I ask Austin the same question, he points his finger to the sky and says "God".  I can't argue with that!

Chocolate Unicorn

During our Christmas celebration with Nana and Pop this year, we played a few Minute to Win It games.  It turned out to be lots of fun.  The big story of the event was Pop was able to blow 51 cards off of the top of a bottle leaving ONLY ONE CARD!!  Way to to, Pop!

We also played a game called Chocolate Unicorn.  This game involved balancing Ding Dongs on your forehead. You had to stack 7 Ding Dongs and they had to stay there for three seconds.  My sister was the winner of that one!