Revolution XXIV Tournament

Brendan and Wyatt competed in their first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament this past weekend. Having never done it before, they were nervous!

It ended up being super fun to watch and they had a blast. The youth division was divided up by age, weight and belt rank and then they had a double elimination competition.

Both Brendan and Wyatt won their fist round and lost their second. Then Wyatt lost his third round and Brendan won his which got him a third place medal. They are counting down the days to the next tournament which is in July.

The tournament was held in the Olson Gym at Pacific Lutheran  University and included schools from all over the Pacific Northwest area.

 

She loves pinching people's earlobes

 

Wyatt (in white)

 

Wyatt

 

Wyatt

 

Brendan (in blue)

 

Brendan

 

winner!

 

Third place

 

Easton::4 Years Old

Today Easton is 4! I love 4 year olds. It's such a fun age. Easton is into ninjas and pretty much doing whatever his older brothers are doing. He loves to play outside and especially jump on the trampoline (with his brothers). He still wants me to brush his teeth for him and carry him to bed. He loves to play starfall.com on the computer and he is a great singer. He is only in his element when he is well rested and not put on the spot to perform. Being watched, laughed at or pressured is sure to cause him to clam up and shut down. Although he is painfully shy, he loves going to the playground and making new friends while he is there. In fact, surprisingly for him, he prefers to play at the playground when other kids are there to play with.

He is complicated and seemingly a "tougher nut to crack" than any of the other kids. I think I like that about him. ;) He is growing into his own at his own pace and he is a joy.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EASTON!

 

This is Easton's face (and Wyatt's) when he saw the hamster Papa got him

 

From the Last Month

Blogging seems so simple until you actually have to sit down and do it! It has been a busy month with plenty to blog about, but the task has gotten even more daunting as the pictures and posts start to pile up.

Let's just turn this into a summary of the last month.

Work for me is the same. Good. Slowly growing.

Work for Rand is the same. Stressful, busy, stressful and more busy.

Last month marked the beginning of baseball! On February 22nd we had baseball try-outs. Easton said he wanted to play so we were anticipating a t-baller, and then Brendan and Wyatt both playing at the same levels they played last year. 3 teams. I thought it could possibly break me, but we were willing to give it a go! Brendan's coach from last year recruited him to play on his team again this year and then they decided to draft Wyatt up to the Minor League level and so Brendan and Wyatt are playing on the same team! Hallelujah!! After Easton's first practice he decided playing baseball in front of an audience and other strangers was not his idea of fun, so we pulled him. We weren't surprised and we weren't even bummed. Baseball this year is going to be a piece of cake! One team and no babies!

 Amidst the craziness of 2 businesses and 4 kids, Rand and I managed to get away for a few hours one Saturday afternoon and took the Hood Canal Bottomless Champagne Sunset Cruise. It was pretty fun. It was cloudy and grey but calm and beautiful anyway.