Training in GA with Master Pinkard

T and his teammates had a great opportunity to train with Master Pinkard’s kids at his Dojang yesterday in GA. It was a long tiring day for the team doing a day trip like that. We are so grateful for every opportunity T gets to train with other students at other schools. 

T’s Training Mouthguard

T loves his new Opro USAT mouthguard that he gets to train with. He wishes he could wear it for competitions but they have to wear a clear mouthguard for competitions. Bully Bob wanted to make a guest appearance in the pic too. He’s been getting beat down a ton by T lately...LOL! #usapride #protectthishouseiwill

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: