First Karate Belt - Blue Belt

Another busy week for the MacPurdys! Shamus has karate during the week and on the weekend. Breagha has dance during the week. And of course one of them either has a playdate or a birthday party on the weekend! So, the weeks do go by quickly. This past weekend was no exception!

Shamus had his first belt test in Karate. He had his blue belt test. He didn't seem too concerned about it, which concerned Darryl and I...but he did well. Sometimes he can get distracted in class but I suppose it's normal for a boy his age! He'll be given his belt this week so we're very proud of him.

Do I look nervous?

I love his face in this one...

The Master who comes to do the test has 6 levels of his blackbelt so we don't want to get him angry!
Lots of first belts...congrats to everyone.

It's really quite impressive to watch the higher belts. They usually have a class after Shamus' class. And it's amazing to watch them.
Way To Go Shamus!!!

We also went to the DDO Winter Carnival on Sunday. That's our suburb. And it was great. I took a couple of pics but they were really dark. It was very sunny that day so probably too much for the Iphone to handle! :) Anyway, we had a super time. There was a great hill for sledding and even Darryl and I were flying down the hill. We'll have to take Jolyne there next time she visits! There was ice skating, taffy on snow, outdoor play structures, hot chocolate, and even a horse drawn wagon ride around the park. It was really nice and the kids had a blast. They are enjoying the ice skating a lot so I have to see about getting them in skating lessons. I think we missed out for this season though. Next year!!

This weekend we're going to check out the Summer Camp Fair. See what there is for Shamus. It's so different from when I was a kid. My Mom was home with us so we truly had all the holidays off. Shamus has to spend all his time off in camps. It sucks but not much you can do but try to find the fun ones. He'll be going to the YMCA spring break camp in 2 weeks. I think he'll really enjoy it as he'll get to swim every day and they do "science" experiments. Hopefully he'll enjoy it and next year he and Breagha will be able to go together!