Talk with The Coach...

We had one of the best talks last night with T's Coach/Master.  We are all on the same page moving forward.  T walked away feeling so great about the talk and is looking forward to getting to work and doing his absolute best for Master Doug at Nationals.  Looking forward to watching them work and train together in the weeks ahead leading up to Nationals.  Here's a pic of T and Master Doug from Tuesday night talking things out as he was training.  

 

We Had To Do This…

So long story short we had to give the 2014 red Subaru Outback back just before the 30 day buyback guarantee was up because it had an engine issue😱. Now we have a 2018 blue Subaru Outback and it is way nicer than the red one was.  Praying it doesn’t give us any issues at all. 

We Have a Beaver...

We saw a beaver in our yard yesterday but he ran away before I could get any pictures but today I was able to get some before he ran away.

Got These Yesterday...

We took T and Ari to the park after belt testing yesterday and got these pictures.  

More Pics From Before The Dance on Friday...

Here are some pics that I missed sharing from the dance on Friday.  T is so incredibly handsome.  I'd say that even if he wasn't my kid😊.  

Belt Testing Yesterday at CORE...

T and Ari helped out with belt testing yesterday and got to be there to support one of their teammates, Isaac, who earned his high blue belt.  So proud of these kids and the leaders that they are becoming.  These kids look up to them so much and it's great that they are stepping up to help.  

Dance Time…

T and Ari are off to their first dance together. It’s the end of the year 8th grade dance. We got some really great shots. Check them out. 

Our New Trailer for the Business...

We bought this today and can't wait to get it ready for the road and working for our business😊.  

 

Next Stop Nationals…

The next stop for T$ is Nationals. Should he earn a medal at Nationals he will earn a spot for going to Grand Prix finals and a spot for Team Trials. He is going to be working extra hard between now and time for Nationals so that he can earn those spots. We know he can do it!  

We will be talking to the coach soon to form a plan moving forward for coaching T at Nationals and other events. Pray the talk goes well. 

Pics From USA Taekwondo East Grand Prix...

Here are some pics that I got from the event.  T had fun and learned a lot and is going to continue to learn even more to grow and be an even better fighter.  So proud of this kid.  He didn't walk away with a win but he learned a lot.

He walk out to the ring with confidence (see pic 1) and with his fight face on.  He was ready to meet the challenge of this competitor.  He fought hard and barely lost to him.  

He, however, needs to work on his communication with his coach though and make it even better than it already is.  T knew this competitor well from watching him over and over again through the years.  His coach didn't though.  His coach was asking him to do moves that if T did them would've been countered in a really bad way before he could even do the move.  He wanted to listen and do what his coach was asking but he also knew his opponent well from all the fights he's watched him fight over the years.  These are things that T needs to communicate to his coach about.  Good communication is important and he's told us he's gonna work on being better about it.  Coaches can't coach well if they don't have knowledge of what you have knowledge of.  That knowledge has to be shared.  T could've won that fight and if they meet again, which I'm sure they will, he will be more ready than he was this last time.