Happy Sons Day!!!

We have such an amazing son. We are so proud of all his accomplishments. We are so thankful to God for blessing us with him. We love you to the moon and beyond T!!!

Cha Cha Changes!!!

So T’s room is being torn apart from his little boy room. Getting rid of all his little boy stuff.  So sad 😞 😭. He informed us a month or so ago that he wasn’t a little boy anymore and wanted a big boy bedroom so we are slowing taking it all down and apart and we will be getting his new set at some point next month. Until then it’s the air mattress. And of course he doesn’t mind that at all...LOL! I’m trying to organize and reorganize stuff. This will be quite the chore but we are up for the challenge. A couple of seasons ago we repainted the living room, what is now the dining room, the school room, and did the kitchen cabinets plus switched out the countertops. Plus we fixed up the downstairs bathroom. Now time for T’s room and hopefully our upstairs bathroom this fall/winter. Never a boring moment with us. Always pressing on and getting things done. So glad to have a husband that knows how to do things and he does his best to be patient with me as I do my best to help him😁. The painting is the easy part but doing any repairs along the way that needs to be done is always the challenge. Everything’s a mess but when it’s all done it will be nice. #funtimesahead #lovinglife #makingthemostofourtime 

3K Run Today

T ran his 3K Run today. Two years ago he did the same run in 14:14 and was weighing around 60 pounds. This time he did it in 15:00 and was weighing 71 pounds. This is one of his requirements for earning his 3rd Dan Black Belt. He came in first. Did a cool down lap while everyone else was still running. T and one other fellow and one other girl ran the entire time of their run without walking or stopping. They all got their runs done though in under 30:00 minutes. We are so proud of how well T did at getting close to his time from two years ago with him weighing heavier. 

Adidas Everywhere!!!

He has the clothes and the shoes!  Waiting to do the bulk of my buying for the cold months when the Christmas sales happen.  At least that's what I'm hoping we can do so it won't cost as much to outfit this kid for the cold months...LOL! 

1st Uniforms and Now Gloves

Close up of the new gloves. I hope we don’t have to get these anytime soon. T already doesn’t like them just from looking at the pictures. Change doesn’t come easy. It remains to be seen when they may enforce the wearing of the uniforms and gloves though.

(These are borrowed pictures)

I like the send help flag.  Pretty much all that athletes feel this way.  Change isn't easy.

Growing Problems

Had to finally get the boy some new running shoes. He chose Adidas. He loves Adidas and Under Armour. Adidas seems to be his go to for running shoes though. The boys going through a growth spurt and we are going to have to get him all new sweat pants and shirts for the cooler months🙄. I hope the cold holds off until the Christmas sales start at the Carolina outlets in Charlotte. I was able to outfit him for the winter last year with their awesome sales at a great price. Most were buying for Christmas and I was buying for him to wear now...LOL!  #lifewithanathlete

New Style Olympic Sparring Uniforms

New style uniform that World Taekwondo wants to use at the 2020 Olympic games in Japan. No more traditional Dobok. Sports specific uniform.

(these are borrowed pictures)

T really doesn’t like these uniforms. It goes away from traditional TaeKwonDo uniforms. They say they are making them Olympic Sport specific. If he gets to represent our country someday in this sport at the Olympics or a Worlds event he may have no choice but to wear this uniform though. 

Announcement of US Open

Looks like we will be heading to Florida!!!

The 2020 U.S. Open Championships will be held in Orlando, Florida in 2020, at the spectacular ESPN Wide World of Sports venue from February 27 to March 1 next year.

 

Designated as a Major Tournament for all age categories for the first time in 2020, the most famous Open on the World Taekwondo calendar takes on even more significance than ever, with a ferocious fight for Academy places and qualification for the National Team Roster along with those all-important world and domestic ranking points up for grabs.

 

Events Director Jeanna Salgado said: “It’s been some time since we have been in Florida, and it’s by far the most requested venue for us to bring the US Open too outside of Las Vegas, so we’re delighted to be able to be able to make it happen. The new venue is absolutely stunning and perfect for such a prestigious tournament. With everything on the line we think this is going to be the best U.S. Open ever!”

 

Additionally, for the first time ever USATKD and World Taekwondo Europe are joining forces in their ambition to further develop their youth athletes at elite level. With this new cooperation between USATKD and Taekwondo Europe, the US Open 2020 will also be added as the first non-European G-ranked event to the list of ranking events where European Cadets and Juniors will gain ranking points, alongside U.S. athletes.

 

USA Taekwondo CEO Steve McNally said: “We are excited to see the introduction of junior and cadet rankings within World Taekwondo Europe and think supporting innovation around the world is important for our sport to continue to grow. For U.S. Juniors and Cadet, it will provide an invaluable opportunity to compete against more of the best talent the world has to offer on their home turf and gain vital tough competition experience at an early age.

Downtown Raleigh Today

Today after T finished his schoolwork we went downtown to walk, see the sights, get Pokemon, and get Poke Stops for Pokemon Go. Yes our son has gotten us to do this with him. I will say this for the game...it sure gets you out walking and exercising. I walked over 3 miles today while walking around downtown. They have made some incredible improvements to downtown also. 

T is sitting on the same cannon at the Capital building that my brothers and I took a picture on when we were kids. Talk about a flashback. 





Made totally of sand. It was over by the History and Science Museums. 

Sparring Training with Arlene Limas and Grant TaeKwonDo

T has really been enjoying being with his team and training with Master Limas and Grant TaeKwonDo Staff. He loves being with his team. They all paired up with kids from different schools to do their drills. He are some pictures of the drills from this morning. They are getting g ready to start the afternoon session. I had to take the pictures through a tinted glass window or a regular glass window depending where I had to be to get the shot at the time. 

Podium Pictures from BBW Fall Hanmadang and In House Tournament 2019

Grand Master Nelson giving T his 2nd Place Trophy for breaking. 



Grand Master Vincent giving him his 1st Place trophy in Poomsae. 

T had a good time today and enjoyed seeing old friends he hadn’t seen in a while. It was one of the best in house tournaments that BBW has ever done. Everything ran so smoothly. 

More Pics from Sparring Portion of BBW Fall Hanmadang and In House Tournament 2019

Sparring Portion of BBW Fall Hanmadang and In House Tournament 2019

T was asked to do Tag Team Sparring to represent the Zebulon Dojang were he takes traditional TaeKwonDo training. His team won against the Headquarters/Knightdale team. In some of the pictures you will see him yelling/coaching his team from the sidelines...LOL!  He was a beast today. Enjoy the pictures.