Brown Stripe and White/Yellow Stripe

Belt colors, that is!

Peter earned his brown stripe belt Friday night. He did really well despite the fact that he occasionally looked like he was going to pass out. He now has 3 belts to go and he is a black belt! Yikes! Do not mess with him!


With Master Yoo

Getting his new belt.

Group photo. They tested all the belts up to red stripe.

Caroline earned her white/yellow stripe today. She is not old enough to start regular TaeKwonDo, but she is old enough to be in the Tiger class of TKD designed for 4 and 5 year olds. She is the only girl in her class and she is also the loudest. Anyone who knows her is not surprised by this fact. :) While the boys were all white/yellow going for white/orange and got to test together, Caroline was the only one that was going for white/yellow so she had to test BY HERSELF! She has never tested for anything, let alone by herself! She did great and even Instructor Julie told her that it's hard to test by yourself and that she was doing a great job! Here's the link to the video.

Warming up before the test.

Punching stance. Determination on her face.

Earning her belt. Her old belt in her hand.

With Instructor Julie. Could her smile get any bigger? I don't think so.

Caroline and the boys.

Peter did not come with us for Caroline's belt test and when he came home, he said, "Where's that special little girl?" She came in and he gave her a big hug and told her he was proud of her. Can it get any better? She was beaming and I was proud of both of my kids. For all their bickering, they actually do care for each other.