23 Small Monkeys in White Suits (also known as Tae Kwon Do)

Something new this fall! 

Tae Kwon Do, or transliterated from Korean into Chinese, tai quan dao 跆拳道. 

I wasn't planning to register them, but Titus & Mike insisted they'd like to get in on the punching, kicking and grunting. It makes our Monday nights crazy, but I'm glad they tried it. All the kids are so darn cute in their oversized, rolled up robes. Class is HILARIOUS to watch -- little guys bouncing around wildly, tripping over their pants, losing their belts, sparring like small hyperactive Asian warriors, and the instructor pseudo-tough, patrolling the ranks and whacking --kaBAAM!-- kids who get out of line with his very loud, cushy paddle. 

MMA. Miniature Martial Arts. 

Titus helped to lead the warm-up stretches.

Dun-da-da-daaa!!!

They are so stinkin' cute! It was worth doing just to see them in these outfits.

Pretty soon they're gonna exchange these white loose robes for a black spandex singlet, as newbies in the Hutchinson, MN, USA Youth Wrestling Club -- I think? Right Wai-gong?

counting the graces

thank you Father for

WZM though troubled, staying faithful and carrying on

tears, sometimes you just need to cry to release the stress

warm bright autumn sunshine, dry grass, cool air, sweaters

Mrs. Zeng cancelled English class this afternoon, allowing me to accomplish other urgent tasks

morning mountain jogging-hiking

good talks with friends on Sunday afternoon

 carrying-hugs on the way to school in the mornings

a restful place -- absorbed in the Word

creative, cool letter from Mom