Kade Begins his Taekwondo Journey

Kade was so excited to start Ninja class (we've corrected to calling it by its proper name, Taekwondo Class). He received the uniform when we signed up, but he did not receive his first belt until completion of the first class. 

Kade is a Tiger! (The name of his group)

We took a tour when no classes were going on and I felt pretty good about the extra safety measures. Temperature checks at the door, everyone wears a mask at all times, blocked off squares for every child - and no parents allowed while classes are going on. They provide Zoom links for us to watch from the safety and comfort of our vehicles!

These pictures are from one of the instructors from Kade's first day!

Kade receiving his first belt!!

He is just eating this all up! He is soooo focused! This child - his hand is raised every single time to answer every question - that is ALL Brent's side!

 Pictures we take of him through Zoom are just not as good....

A little movie from his in-person class.... taken from the Zoom call. 

The studio was all set up for Picture Day and Graduation, so they moved all Live classes to Zoom classes from home for one week. Kade was not thrilled about it, but we made do for one week. 

But it makes for some pretty awesome pictures!

And a home movie....

One more class at home and one more picture.... you can tell we made his bed before this class! 

Brock's Swim Meet - Bronze Level

Brock was looking forward to besting his time this Swim Meet - and he did not disappoint! 

Brock was on fire! First up - Freestyle!

The only issue - the other team did not have a block at their facility, so to make it fair - these kids started at the wall too. 

Backstroke!

Breaststroke!

Butterfly!

He was up against one other boy at Lifetime, but at least three other at the other pool. (A socially-distant swim meet) He earned a whopping 20 points for his team, finishing 1st place in all events. 

Brock is like a sea otter in the water! He just moves so effortlessly! 

One last cute video of Brock playing around at practice a few weeks ago. 

Last call for Summer Fun 2020

One of the only outdoor walking paths open these days is the greenway at the NC Museum of Art. The boys enjoyed climbing over every single rock before our walk really started. 

It was a warm day - and the one mile walk was plenty for our family of four plus Moose!

Look - Sunflowers! Alas, no Sunflower Festival this year, so these were the next best thing. Some were even taller than me!

Poor Brent has been working on his boat all summer. We took a short test run at Jordan Lake to see if everything was in working order and THANK GOD, it was! 

Now we can all play! That water felt good!

Ever wanted to see Moose's jaws in action - slow motion style?

What's a summer without some s'mores in pajamas!? 

Early September, we took one more trip up to Kerr Lake (affectionately called "Big Lake") for a whole day of fun. Even the fishing was good!!

Check out Brock's catch on the video: 

The boys were thrilled to have caught a large mouth bass and wanted to keep petting it!

A little grilled hot dog lunch on the lake!

This was right before we high-tailed it out of there. The calm before the storm - literally. Apparently there was a huge boat rally for that other guy at these bridges and about 200 boats were making their way to our position. 

Once we reached our ramp, Brent asked Brock one more time if he wanted to eat his fish or let it go.... he opted for the latter. Brock and Kade said their good-byes and let it go. 

One of the nice things about driving all the way up to Clarksville, VA - we pass a Cracker Barrel along the route! We stopped in just to pick up a jar of Fried Apples - Brock's favorite - and pancake mix. 

(Kade is in a "take a picture for my Christmas list" phase)