Monday, November 16, 2015

Festivals and Firepits


Saturday....

My two little brown belts had their Taekwondo Festival, Saturday. I took a lot of pictures, but the majority of them are no good. I was too far away to use the zoom without shaking, which caused most of them to be blurry. Even so, we had a great time watching Lidia and Sawyer do their thing.

 Here, Lidia is sparring. She is the one in black and sparring with a Black Belt.

 Lidia, a brown belt, won first place in her sparring competition beating out that Black Belt.

Lidia Overall:
1st place in Form
2nd place in Breaking Boards
1st place in Sparring

 Here, Sawyer is in mid air during his breaking competition.

Sawyer with his 3rd place award in Form.

Sawyer overall:
3rd place in Form
2nd place in Breaking
2nd place in Sparring

Lidia and Sawyer did very well at Saturday's Taekwondo Festival. From this time last year, their confidence level is through the roof. And, by this time next year.....they will both be Black Belts.  We are so proud of our sweet little brown belts.

Sunday....

Emily and the children came for Sunday dinner. Afterwards, we spent the rest of the afternoon on the patio around a fire.  I neglected to take a picture of that, but here is the view we enjoyed. 


 And a couple more pictures from around the lake today......



Have a splendid week!



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  1. lynn cockrellNovember 16, 2015 at 8:08 PM

    Those little brown belts are looking great, Laurie! I know how proud you must be. They are so cute too. Looks like you have been able to spend a good deal of time at the lake and it is so gorgeous out there. I LOVE that fire pit. It must be wonderful sitting around that gorgeous thing! I hope you are having a great week!

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    1. LaurieNovember 16, 2015 at 8:53 PM

      Thanks, Lynn! Yes, we are spending quite a bit of time at the lake and I'm loving it. I love sitting around the firepit. We were talking about removing that particular firepit, which came with the house and making a permanent built-in one from brick or something similar to the patio pavers. I hope you're doing well. It seems you guys have been traveling a lot. Big plans for Thanksgiving?

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  2. Betsy BrockNovember 16, 2015 at 8:31 PM

    Beautiful photos of the lake!

    And how fun to watch the grands in their competition! They did fantastic!!! And some huge trophies to take home...wonderful!

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    1. LaurieNovember 16, 2015 at 9:00 PM

      Thanks, Betsy! Yep, we love watching our grands. Sawyer was on the demo team and they did a cute jump rope performance. They both are learning to ride the unicycle. Lidia is almost ready to be on the exhibition team for that. We'll see if she's up to it next year.

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  3. Janey and Co.November 16, 2015 at 8:35 PM

    What champs you have! I know you are proud. That sunset shot is beautiful.

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    1. LaurieNovember 16, 2015 at 9:03 PM

      Thanks, Janey! Proud as can be! I thought that sunset was quite beautiful, also. It amazes me how different they are each night. Sometimes, the sky looks lavender and pink and others, like tonight, it looks like it's on fire.

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  4. LindaNovember 16, 2015 at 9:19 PM

    Cheers to Lidia and Sawyer! Great job...must be hard work.
    Don't you just love a fire?
    I could have one going all day...if the wind cooperates!
    I agree about the sunsets...different every night!
    So glad you are enjoying the Lake :o)
    I see the Moon is bright tonight...in the SW..can you see it?
    Cheers!
    Linda :o)

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    1. LaurieNovember 16, 2015 at 10:06 PM

      Thanks, Linda! Yes, Lidia and Sawyer do work hard. They love it, though! Lidia wants to go on to become a Grand Master. Sawyer will just be satisfied getting his black belt. He wants to get into archery.
      I sure do love a fire. We literally stayed by it all afternoon and then when the kids left, I stayed even longer.
      I saw the moon earlier, before dark...now I can't see it. Lol! I'll have to go look again in a view minutes. Maybe it's behind a cloud.

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    2. LindaNovember 17, 2015 at 3:30 PM

      When I went back out with my camera....it was gone too!!
      Wonder which way it went.....:o)

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  5. NanaDianaNovember 16, 2015 at 10:07 PM

    Great pictures and congrats to both kids! Wow~That is such a wonderful martial arts form for them. My hubby is a 2nd degree black belt and used to compete so I sat through a lot of competitions years ago.
    The sunset is gorgeous. Hope you had a great Monday-xo Diana

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    1. LaurieNovember 16, 2015 at 10:11 PM

      Thanks, Diana! I'm impressed by your Hero. Our Lidia wants to become a Grand Master. She has the will and determination to do it. Sawyer on the other hand will be happy to get his black belt and then he'll be on to something else.....probably archery. I do love those sunsets. Linda, above, had me outside looking for the moon just now. HaHa!

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  6. Art and SandNovember 17, 2015 at 11:53 AM

    You are so lucky to have fun grandchildren.

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    1. LaurieNovember 17, 2015 at 12:49 PM

      I'll admit that I am! But I know you will be, too, one day soon.

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  7. yayaNovember 17, 2015 at 11:11 PM

    Congrats to those beautiful Grandkiddos of yours! How fun! I'm glad you had a nice weekend and the last pic is just gorgeous!

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    1. LaurieNovember 18, 2015 at 9:23 AM

      Thank you, YaYa! I sure understand now the meaning of "they keep you young".

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