Jiu Jitsu Competition

Recently the boys took part in a jiu jitsu competition.  They have been learning jiu jitsu for just around a year now, and this is the second competition in which they have competed.  They both fought tremendously, and we are very proud of them.  We saw a huge increase in their ability since the last competition (around 6ish months prior), so that was very exciting.  Will was able to walk away with 2 medals...3rd place in each division (gi and no gi).  They both worked super hard and put up stellar fights until the end of the match time.

Cute Children

Here's some more random cute children pics. :)

Just another day at school.  ;)

Hannah was being silly behind Clara while I took these pics.

Drawing class...they drew a race car.  Jadon's drawings are always quite small compared to the amount of space he has.

Will cut his out.  

Yogurt hair.

Hanny got new glasses!

Another day hard at work in school.  ;)

Beans and rice are a family favorite!

Gray and White Belt

Recently in jiu jitsu, Will and Jadon earned their gray and white belt.  This is the first belt after white for them.  Before this belt they had to earn 4 stripes on their white belt, so it took a considerable amount of time, roughly around a year.  They were pretty excited, as were we.  Next is the solid gray belt, which they will have to test for.  They are enjoying themselves and learning some great skills, along with how perseverance pays. 

Fun times!

Here's a few recent pics of children. Because they are cute, and growing, and fun.  ;)

Clara love pbj.

The boys had to draw maps of our house for geography.

The children visited Daddy's stateroom on the ship.

Because we like to see if we can all fit on one couch.  ;)

Will made himself some muscles.  :)

Clara Loves to Write

So, all of Clara's older siblings are homeschooled daily, and because of this, I find that she wants to do, and does some things earlier than every other child has/did.  One of these things is write.  She LOVES to get a pencil and write on whatever she can (books included!).  Evidence to follow...

Here's her temporary work station.  She's better now, so the tape isn't necessary anymore.  :)

She also loves putting on stickers, of course.

I love these.  She set herself up a little work station.  She would tap on a few letters on the keyboard and then do some writing, and repeat.  Smarty.

More sticker fun.

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