Karate kids

The girls have now completed their first semester of karate, and Ethan has finished his second. A couple weeks ago was presentation night when students were presented with their new levels. Ethan is a white belt with two stripes (after his third he can try to earn his yellow belt), and the girls both got their first stripe. Ellie really seems to enjoy herself in class, Adelaine is taking to it like a duck to water, and Ethan has lots of fun too.

Our karate club recently had a fundraiser for the local food bank. It was a kick-a-thon, where we asked for sponsors for either a per kick donation or a overall dollar amount. We had three 5 minute segments to get in as many kicks as we could, with a break in between for our partner to do their kicks. Together our family did 2404 kicks that night. A big thank you to our sponsors who raised $140 for our family!

I couldn’t walk right for a week.

Ethan’s legs were getting tired and one of the teachers came by to encourage him. The girls are kicking at the far wall.