Easter 2013

Well, since the Easter season is almost over, I thought I'd finally get around to posting our pictures.  We had a wonderful day with another outdoor egg hunt and a very fun dinner with the Raney's.  Enjoy the pictures by clicking on the photo below.

(Lots) More Taekwondo

Last week was a big week for Tyler in Taekwondo, as he earned his yellow belt and also participated in his first tournament where he earned 3 first place medals.  We love the passion he has for it and his focus and intensity (you'll see what I mean in the photos).

Warning:  These photos are unedited and there are quite few :).

To see all the action in video form, click here.  To see more photos, click here.

Megan's 4th Year--Photo Book

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Tae Kwon Do for Ty continues

Ever since we moved from Virginia, Tyler has wanted to get back into Tae Kwon Do.  We finally signed him up and he's loving it!  He just recently had his first belt test and also had a chance on another day to break a board. 

Pinewood Derby

Tyler and Jeff had a great time creating and racing Ty's first Pinewood Derby car.  Tyler even won a trophy for "Best Scout Themed Car" for the Tiger Cubs.

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Christmas 2012

We had a very relaxing and fun Christmas break!  Although we were sad that Granny and Grandpa couldn't come, we were thankful for the power of technology (Skype) that allowed us to still share the fun together.

We got to spend time with the Raney's twice, played lots of games (Monopoly, in particular), rode our new bikes outside (something we're not used to doing on Christmas), built lots of Lego creations, made way too many cookies, watched caterpillars turn into butterflies, played golf, and had a wonderful time overall.

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Giving Friday #8: Purchasing Christmas Gifts

This week, we spent our Giving Friday at Target :).  Tyler's after-school program through YMCA was doing a service learning project in which they were collecting toys for a local charity.  We went to Target to support this effort, talking on the way about how it would feel to not get gifts at Christmastime.  We talked about what kind of gifts their "friends" may like and then we spent quite a bit of time in the store picking out the perfect gifts. 

Although they still were a bit upset at the end that they didn't get to keep what they selected, I did see a transformation in them from the beginning to the end.  As the excitement about making someone else happy with their gifts grew, they seemed just a little less hung up on the fact that they had to give the gift away.  I hope that it is these small transformations that will continue to strengthen their empathy muscles.