Every now and then we get a startling reminder that our 6 1/2 yr old is still quite young, and not so big. In this case it has been in Taekwondo, which for him has been an arena where his sense of focus for his age has shined. Now, he has moved up to the 7-12 year old group (at our school, kids move up in age group from the 4-6 yr old group after they turn 7 or when they reach 3rd grade decided (i.e. the next testing is for brown belt ). T was the only one in his group to promote out of the 4-6 yr groupings (as opposed to aging out). So he is the youngest one in his class, and the second smallest.
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| T is the bean in the second row, and smallest in the room |
Being one of the two smallest in this age group class leads to a few oddities. The mother of the smallest kid asking if T was going to be in the in-school tournament, because she wants to know if there will someone else of approximately the same size. An earlier conversation with the same mom where we agreed to present a united plan about a class that we are pretty sure the kids will be asking about at some point. Practicing self-defense techniques (arm bar) with someone about twice his size.
Our other highlight this month was being a host to his cousin. Said cousin is two years older, and that still makes a big difference as T is still the happy bouncing bean that you expect in early elementary. But they still are close enough that they can play and explore together.
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| What is in the Section of Mystery? |
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| Time to unload the washer |
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| Starting the dryer (and get the next load for the washer ready) |
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