Tristan Got His Permit Today...

My nephew Tristan got his permit today.  And mom thought she was done raising kids and having to do the permits and licenses....🤣🤣🤣.  T will have his next month then it will be our turn with our kid driving...LOL!! 

T’s Suit for the Dance with Ari…

No smiling because he was tired of my making him put it on to make sure everything goes well together…LOL! 

Kids Being Kids…

Ari found her dress for the dance in May today. Now to get T a suit to match. As we were leaving the store they were doing this on the stone posts…LOL! 

T Brings Home Bronze🥉…

T is a 1st year Jr fighter. He is the smallest in his weight division fighting fighters that are 6 foot tall. We did USAT Virginia State so that T could see what he’s up against this year. We are still trying to figure out if he continues to compete against the giants or if he should turn this year into a training and growth year. We will talk to the coach and get his buy in on what route we should take for the remainder of this year. T really understands the $ aspect of everything and that bothers him. While I appreciate his thinking about us we had to let him know the $ aspect of it all is for us to figure out and not for him to worry about. He still wants to fight but he knows already that he’ll be learning and not bringing home medals if we go to the larger competitions this year. Mainly just because of the sheer size deficit he’s got to deal with. When a competitors legs are as long as you getting around that is basically impossible. We are so proud of him still because to have the courage to get out there and fight with that kind of size deficit shows he has no fear about fighting. His mind is still in a very good place. 

T was so proud of Ari. He spent a lot of time getting her ready for this tournament and she brought home Gold. 

They ran out of actual USAT medals and had to give out these. T was not impressed. 

T before he fought in his new uniform. 

USAT VA…Competition Day!

Ready for competition and having fun and very relaxed. 

Wally World Run…

We made a Walmart run and the kids went in their pj pants🤦🏻‍♀️. 

USAT VA…

T is weighed in and ready to go tomorrow. He and Ari were 2 pounds under at weigh in. I needed an easy button for that. One of the easiest weigh ins ever. Of course he’s weighing up to the heaviest weight division he’s ever been in before with taller guys but he said it’s worth it not to be cutting like many of the guys he fought last year are. T and Ari got to have Macarons as soon as they got back in the truck after weigh in. Here are so pics I got this evening. 

Waiting to weigh in. 



They beat us to the vehicle for the first time ever…LOL! 

They were trying to distract themselves at Olive Garden while waiting on their food…LOL! 

T’s Futon😊

T has a place for him and his friends to sit and sleep when they visit us now in his teen cave😊. We finally had time to get it out of the box and in his room…LOL!  He’s only been bugging us about it for like forever 🙄.  #teendrama

We got this because T’s Taekwondo Master  has one in his dojang and it has stood up to all the kids in after school care…LOL! I don’t think they are making it anymore so I’m glad that we bought when we did because we wouldn’t be able to get one now.  Each time we do something to his room it makes the space look so much better😊. There’s still more to do but that will be for another day. 

The brown table you see in the picture to the left will get painted black at some point. Then his huge millennium falcon will go on it😊. That will be a happy day because then it will be off my dinning room table…LOL! 

Fighting Hairstyle…

T will be fighting Saturday with his hair like this so his hair doesn’t get in his eyes or face while fighting. 

Training Tonight…

T led the class in stretching tonight. He’s taking it easy before he fights Saturday at the USAT VA State Championships.