October Wrap-up (Now that November's Nearly 1/2 Over)

Sorry Jax kept you all waiting. I assumed she updated (mainly because when I asked she said she had - ding ding.) She passed her belt test and is now a 3rd degree brown belt. She will test for 2nd in January (depending on her progress of course) and 1st degree brown sometime near March/April (if she's ready -discretion of instructor). Then the next black belt test is set for next August. If she needs more time it will be February of 2008. We are very proud of the little kicker! It is tradition to get hit by your instructor after receiving your new belt. The harder the hit, the more respect. She was tapped pretty good!

The next Saturday she competed in Oktober-fist (clever aren't they?) and placed 2nd in sparring. Losing to the same kid she always does. She is determined to beat him next week in the last tournament of the season. Next season she moves to an all girl division, plus she will fight in advanced with her new belt instead of intermediate. She she really wants to beat him because it will be her last chance. I think she just wants to say she beat a boy - it has nothing to do with the competiveness of it! Uncle Mo & Aunt Bunny came to see her fight and were quite impressed with "princess" as they refer to her.

Other October news of course was Halloween. Jackie went to 2 different parties and a trick or treat street and now we have enough candy to last us a few years. She went as a flapper (though none of her friends knew what that was - the negative side of having a mom with a history degree!)

Other than that all is normal in Arvada!