Amazing Ax-Man: May 2023 (TKD competition, Mother's Day, preschool graduation)

Long belated in posting. Life gets busy with 3 kids, you know?

So in May 2023 Axel participated in a Tae Kwon Do competition. We drove early in the morning down to San Jose.

Axel with his friend David

The other competitors from Axel's TKD school.

Last minute pep talks and warm ups.

Axel's Poomsae competition. They put them into groups of 4 based on gender, age, and belt color. Then they had 2 kids go at a time. I don't know how they decided who got paired with who, since they were performing different poomsaes. Then the judges picked a winner from that group, who then competed with the winner from the second group. That's how they decided all the medals. So there was 1st, 2nd, and 2 third place medals. Made it nice that all the kids took home medals.

Axel and his coach getting ready for sparring.

Warning: This video is 3 minutes long and Axel gets walloped. Poor guy! The kid he is fighting eventually won first place.

Grampa was able to come for the competition.

Felix sitting on David's dad's shoulders.

Showing off his 2 bronze medals.

Picture his Coach posted to Instagram. We are so proud of Axel for trying something new!

The ponytail didn't last long.

Police Officer visited Preschool.

Kids in weird places (note Ivy and Felix)

Found some great old pictures when rifling through my old picture box.

My cousin Ben and my sister Aerin when they are about 2. (2002)

My mom showing off her new palm pilot. (2002)

Aerin trying Dallin's trombone. (2002)

My Grandpa M got a blue beard after swimming in my parents' pool. (2002)

Senior prom 2005 and Homecoming 2003

Jeff at Ivy's age (1984)

Me and my friend Jo, 2000ish

Dallin and Alicia's wedding announcement, 2011

Dinosaur footprints for Felix's room.

Ivy standing up like a big girl!

Pictures from preschool.

Gramma, Grampa, and Uncle Brenny were able to come to a Baseball game.

Organized Ivy's bows.

Mother's Day cards from Axel.

Felix buckling my shoe.

Poor kid can't stay awake in the car lately. This was driving down to Gramma's for Mother's Day.

Mother's Day with my mom.

Mother's Day Brunch at Preschool

One of Ivy's favorite past-times (still is, as I'm writing this 8 months later)

Jeff was able to take both boys to the Father and Son's campout. They had an awesome time!

Beautiful pic by Jeff.

We were able to organize and attend a Primary outing to the Oakland Temple and Visitor's Center. We had so many of our Primary children attend, and had a wonderful time!