Friday, August 29, 2008

Happy Birthday Jack!

In July we had a fun day for Jack and his friends in honor of his 10th birthday. We decided to make his party a martial arts theme. He really likes this sport. We had 21 kids over this day...yes, Patrick was gone! I had all the kids dress in white shirts with black belts. Jack and his friends from class taught the kids some TKD moves. Then we played some games and ate Asian food with chop sticks. Had cake and a pinata. All music was from Kung Fu Panda soundtrack. Was a very busy day but I think Jack had a lot of fun. Thanks to all that came and helped!
Jack just finished testing and is a purple belt. Belt testing goes as follows: White, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, red, brown and black. As you can see he has done well for only attending for a year. His instructor Ms. Carter is wonderful. She really loves to see the kids succeed! http://www.athenstkdcenter.com/ I would encourage any kid to take some martial arts. I thought is was all about hitting and kicking. But Jack has learned so much about respect and self-control (a big area we are always working on). We are proud of what Jack has done in this area of his life. If he treats the rest of his life like this, he'll do wonderful!
Jack is a great kid! He is always full of energy. He's the type of kid that is always in trouble but that's why we love him....the energy!
Happy 10th Birthday Jack!!!!

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