Yet another tournament

We headed to Ohio this past weekend for another tournament. Chess tournament of course....haha! Not!

Alexander was up first and won his sparring match. He did well doing his form but missed something on one of the moves so didn't get as many points as he should. He's only 5 and the youngest guy on the team so I'll give him a break I guess!!! We had a great time with our karate family. There's always good food and lots of liquor involved which makes it even better! Well, that and hotel fun of course...the pool, free breakfast, Alexander wearing my shower cap...ha! As dysfunctional as we all are, we have been together for so long as this point that we just overlook it and love each other for who we all are. The parents help with each other's kids, the kids respect them, and we all work together as a family. It's awesome! 

Photographer

Alexander has started to take pics with my phone and experimenting with the different options for color and black and white. I think he is doing a pretty good job! 

Another 1st Place

Last weekend Ricardo hosted his first tournament, Shodan Junior Cup. He had 10 schools from all over the Midwest come and bring 100 students. It was a huge success in many ways. The tournament was refereed by over 20 Pan American and Certified Referees by the USNKF. So, this was the real deal. This was also Alexander's first real tournament. There were 8 kids in his division and who got first in Kata (forms) and second in Kumite (sparring)...ya, Alexander. He did an awesome job and got another trophy. We're so proud if him for all his hard work. He practices his forms at home a lot without being asked. I won't lie, his dad just beams with pride!