Jump on It

So on Monday, Kallie and I decided that since the kids were out of school we would take them to do something. We thought maybe we would go to a movie or something but decided to go to Jump on It in Lindon. This place was CHAOS!!! So maybe this wasn't our best idea...

Hayden's First Karate Tournament as MIDNIGHT NINJA

So last night was Hayden's very first Karate Tournament... and he kicked BUTT!! It was a black-light tournament where they sparred using Chunbarra swords, etc. They had to creat a hero name- Hayden chose MIDNIGHT NINJA (which explains the mask :] ) He took 2nd in his first match, 1st in the next one, and in the 2 on 2 tournament he placed 3rd. Each match the kids had the chance to earn gold coins if they placed. Hayden earned 17 gold coins!!! That was a LOT compared to most of the competitors. Because he did so well in the prior matches he got to go to the FINALS baby!!! His first match in the finals was a girl who was a black belt. He beat her!!! He had one more round to go to be the Grand Champion, and this match was against a HUGE kid that I think was a purple belt... Lets keep in mind Hayden's size and current belt status of yellow/white!!!! I was pretty nervous watching the last match- and after a tense match... Hayden WON!!!!! He was awarded the Grand Champion for the younger divisions including the intermediate division. He did awesome, especially since it was his very first tournament. It was a LONG night, but worth it to see Hayden do SOOOO well!!!

Dad's Early Birthday Party

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So we decided that since Dad's birthday present was NOT going to be easy to send to Cambodia... we had an early Birthday party for him and let him open his present. We all went in with mom and got him a cute red Netbook!! After an AMAZING rendition of Happy Birthday ( I wish I could add audio =] ) We had cake and ice cream! Dad actually used his present to Skype us from the airport last night- pretty cool!!!