Always An Adventure

This morning we drove to GA to do a training session with another team and their coach. We get about an hour from where we are going and the battery light comes on the van. We have the team van pull off so we can hand off our sleepy head boy to them. He has to wake up quickly so we could get to an auto store to have it checked out. Not only was the battery completely dead but the alternator wasn’t charging either. So here we are in GA trying to figure out what to do and the clerk that helped us with the battery called a mechanic friend who came right over and we are having an alternator put in as I’m typing this. For laughs I wanted to include this pic of T sleeping this morning. I wish I could sleep like he does on trips...LOL! 

Keeping out of the sun...

We are keeping out of the sun for the time being.  Even with reapplying we got sunburned at the pool on Monday.  Hard lesson learned!  I will never use the spray on lotion ever again.  We have splotchy sunburn because most of it was wasted because of how windy it was.  No matter where we went to block the wind so we could spray on the lotion it still got us.  We thought we were able to get good coverage but we were mistaken.  I have since went and bought rub on face lotion 100+ protection and body lotion of 70 protection.  And we will be taking the time to reapply, even though time consuming with rubbing it on, every hour.  Hoping this is the last time for sunburn in this family.  Even though it wasn't bad sunburn it was bad enough.  Here are some pics of Timmy's head and face that got sunburned although it's soaked in a lot now:

You Only Live Once...

A Day at the Y Pool

The kids have had a great time today having a free day to just have fun. Here are a few pics of them. 

T’s USAT National Ranking

This is T’s National Ranking as of the latest update:
We are so proud of all of T’s accomplishments this year so far. We are unsure if we will actually be going to USAT Nationals this year. We know we will be going to AAU Nationals though. In the end it may not be worth it to go to USAT Nationals this year. T’s time may be better spent in training getting ready for his first year as a Cadet for 2020 rather than spending the expense to go to USAT Nationals this year. We are in this for the long haul and so we are trying to make the best decisions for T in this sport. It’s hard to know what to do and what not to do. At the end of the day we just want what’s best for T. We don’t want to regret not having done tournaments we should have done. Making the right decisions is not easy when it comes to this sport. He loves what he’s doing so we will continue to move forward whatever that moving forward may look like. 

Memorial Day

Just wanted to take a moment to honor all those who have served and are serving in our armed services. They sacrifice so much and get so little in return. May the memories of those who have lost their lives for our freedom always be honored and respected. And may those who have served and are still serving that are alive be honored today as well for all they have done and are doing for our country. We are truly a blessed nation. 

TKD Meets Minecraft

T made a TKD Sparring Minecraft Skin. He wouldn’t have TKD on the mind or anything...LOL! 

Another training update

Yesterday afternoon through today there’s been a big change in T. All of a sudden he’s working even harder than he ever has. He’s really, and I mean, really listening. He’s making improvements. Old habits take a bit to break though but he’s recognizing what those bad habits are and doing his best to fix them. He’s looking faster. This is a huge step in the right direction.  Looking forward to seeing him continue training like this on a consistent basis.  He’ll be able to make all kinds of strides if he does. Here’s to praying he keeps it up. 

Here’s a pic from one of his recent tournaments:

Training So Far This Week

Training is going good. T is still learning to listen more and do what his coach wants. Sometimes he has to actually take T’s leg and physically show him what he wants from him. I have to keep reminding myself he’s only 11 years old and that he just sometimes doesn’t get it or it doesn’t make sense to him what it is his coach is wanting but he will get it. It takes time and lots and lots of training. Breaking bad habits is not easy and T has a lot of bad habits from how he was taught in the beginning. Each time his coach points out a new bad habit my eyes are opened more to just how much wrong his was taught before he came to this coach. It’s a battle his coach has with several of the students. The saying, “old habits die hard” is so true. I see it being played out on a daily basis as T is training to replace bad habits with good habits. One day the new, better, habits will become muscle memory and they will take the place of the old bad habits. I can’t wait for that day to happen because at that point everything will come together for T and he will be a force to be reckoned with. It will be such a sight to behold. Scot and I are looking forward to that day. He has come so far though in just a years time. When we look forward and think about where he will be this time next year it is mind blowing to think about. Scot and I are patiently waiting with expectancy for when T has his really big aha moment because once that switch is turned on there will be no stopping what he will be able to do in this sport. He has had a few small aha moments already and we’ve seen the change it has made but oh when the big aha moment happens, watch out, because an explosion is going to happen. 

Here’s a pic of him stretching after his warm up this morning:

Training in Matthews

T has had three weekends in a row of tournaments and this weekend, next week, and next weekend he’ll be working hard training with his team and doing private training with his coach. After this week T will have a two week training camp in June with the team and maybe a few extra days with his coach to get some last minute private time in before Nationals. For those of you who follow our blog and pray I ask that you pray for us to be able to find someone to coach T at USAT Nationals. The person we had in mind to do it has decided not to go this year. His coach here can’t attend because he’s going to be coaching our team at AAU Nationals which happens the same week as USAT Nationals. T likes to compete at both National events. We travel straight from one to the other. It’s why we have to have another coach to be able to coach T at USAT Nationals. So please just keep us in your prayers that God guides us to an available coach for T for USAT Nationals. Thank you.