Kobe, my little martial artist
He brought his brother and sisters to experience a class with him
Kyle seemed to be in his element :o)
Maya was thoughtful
and her kicks were especially graceful 
They sparred eachother...I think they rather liked it 
Meg Victorious!
Class ended with a game of dodge ball
Kyle was the last man standing,
he's a speedy little fella
These are from Kobe's last belt test,
where he earned his blue belt!
The judges...
The stealthy knife hand
He's an earnest student 
and he has a lot of fun too!!
The kids made party hats to ring in the new year
Cheers!!
the girls sketch a squirrel we saw in the tree
later we observed and listened 
Kobe notices the water is full and fast flowing
inspects the protective outer bark
and wonders what these leaf markings mean
His skateboard carries our books
and his pant leg picks up 
Winter brings a new view into focus, I wonder, would he notice bark if the trees were covered in leaves and there were little creatures crawling in his path?
It was a chilly walk, but so worth it,
with my Family.. 
my girls
in case Kobe forgot how to smile for a picture..
Kylie eating his share of sweets!
Jessica, look at our girls, were we ever this small?!
and a sleepy uncle
Meg and Aunt JoJo 
some of the lovely ladies in my family..I love you all!
HUGS!
It's time to leave..
but we'll enjoy Christmas night at my sister-in-laws
and nephew
laughter ends a FULL day,