Daniel's First Karate Belt Test: From White to Gold!

Just over a week ago, Daniel had his first ever Karate belt test. He had to demonstrate all his new skills before he could be given his new "gold" color belt. And he did a fabulous job! He showed his "sensei" that he could do the: attention stance, guarding stance, bow, focus, jab-cross punch, back-leg kick, jump-kick and lastly, the stomp-kick where he got to break a real wooden board! It was a special ceremony and he wasn't intimidated by it at all. You can see the fun he had and how proud he was through these pictures and video.

Video of the special moment!

Congratulations, Daniel! We are all so proud of you!

Sweet singing Daniel at age 4!

He just loves to sing this song and will pretty much sing it to anyone who asks! Enjoy!

Spring! Just Loving the Spring!

Spring came early this year after a relatively mild winter and seems more beautiful than ever to me! It has been just wonderful seeing all the nature "come back to life"; the flowers, the leaves, all the different colors, the birds singing, the bright warm sun...it has given me so much joy this year!

I have also realized how beautiful our new neighborhood is! We live right next to a beautiful park and it truly is a gift to open our front door every day and walk out into the beautiful surroundings. We are just very thankful to God for bringing us here for so many reasons... we feel so blessed to be here.

I have taken a few pictures of us enjoying the spring and I hope you can see what I mean about the beauty we have had the privilege to experience! Daniel has loved being outdoors, playing on the deck, riding his new bicycle, playing at the playground, etc... we look forward to many more special times outside!

The house with the red door at the back is our home!

Easter Saturday Part 2: Egg Hunt Party

After the RGI picnic, we went to our new church's yearly Easter Egg Hunt party. It was really fun! Daniel got to go on a tractor ride several times, found several eggs, played Frisbee, etc. The party was at a beautiful home with a huge garden and the evidence of spring around us was just breathtaking. What a wonderful day!

 

Happy Easter loved ones!