Brandon had his first graduation for karate this weekend. He was SO excited about it. He called his Aunt Diane and Grandmom and invited them to come. Aunt Diane had to work but Grandmom made it to the graduation ceremony. The kids were able to show off some of their skills. The teachers also did some showing off which gets the kids really excited. The owners son then gave a demonstration of some of his skills. He is about 12 or 13 and is a black belt. He used to travel to tournaments all over the US and was actually number 3 in the world in his class. He broke his collar bone pretty badly and that has put a slow down on his travels but he still practices every day. The things that boy can do are just amazing.
Finally the kids were all asked to sit down in order of rank and they started giving out the new belts. When Brandon got his he turned around with his arms in the air like a victor. I am so proud of him!!!
First of all, Cousin Melissa (as Brandon now calls her) came home with her new 4 month old Golden Doodle. He is huge and NEVER still. He is a cross between a golden retriever and a standard poodle. He is a pretty cool pup!!
This afternoon Brandon worked on his first project of 3rd grade. He had to make a model of an area in a community and tell what type of community you would find it. Here is his paragraph.
