Karate Kick-a-thon

The boys participated in their Karate schools kick-a-thon this Saturday. The goal was to have a great time raising some money for the nonprofit organization. The challenge - do as many kick in a three hour period as you can! There were competitions, brick breaking demonstrations, and pizza!


Here are the boys discussing some gaming secrets before the "kick-off"!



They took turns counting each others kicks. Here is Luke logging Jake's kicks. Jake would then get a break while Luke did his kicks. This was during a five minute kicking period - do as many kicks you can, any kind you like. They had to learn to diversify so their legs didn't get too tired!


Jake ended up with the highest total number of kicks out of all the kickers! 1,150!He was awarded a gift certificate to cafepress.com for karate apparel. Luke's total was 560 kicks! I am so proud of them for doing their best and making their best better! And yes, their legs are sore today!

Christmas

We put up our Christmas tree and getting into the Christmas spirit. We received a great advent calendar from church which the boys have enjoyed. It is always fun to get out the decorations. It is almost like opening presents! After 10 years, I have finally decorated a tree that doesn't look too homely. Thanks so much Rach! The boys were helpful in getting the decorations ready and handing them to me and were very good about letting me put them on!



Every year at least one of the boys, if not all, have donned the Christmas "stockings"!

Snow Day!

Our first good snow. I think we got at least 4"! These pics are for the Price family! We hope the snow is still here when you visit! Can't wait to see you!