I love this picture. My little baby boy looks like such a man!! He is standing 5'7" now...That is as tall as I am!! He is such a good kid and I am so very proud of him!!

Paden had a tournament last weekend. His first as a Brown Belt. This means he is now an "advanced" competitor. He put on a good show...Very LOUD and as you can see, very intense also. :) At his first competition as a brown belt, he didn't walk away with his 1st place trophy that he is used to, But He had more people to compete against. Brought home a 3rd place in sparring and a 3rd in forms. Nothing to sneeze at...We are proud of him! In forms, he was tied for 2nd place and had to have a "tie breaker". The other kid took 2nd. One of Paden's instructors was his judge. He told Paden in the next class, " I couldn't tell you at the tournament but can now, watch where you put your reaction hand. In this picture, his left hand is on his belt, right where it should be. During the tie breaker, it was much lower than it should be.

Paden recieved his Brown belt in August 2009.

Spring Pictures 2009 8th grade

Tae kwon do
Chris and Paden are both in Tae kwon do. As you see their instructor (rt) put them together Monday night to work out......I think Paden was a little nervous about his dad throwing kicks at him and Chris was using this as a stress reliever....LOL

Father's Day 2009