Karate News

 Grace promoted again, this time to a brown belt with yellow stripe! She's really kick butt at karate (pun totally intended)!

But that's not even the best news. Grace's karate school is starting and elite demo team called the SWAT team. SWAT gives demonstrations and also represents the school in competitions. You have to be good at karate, responsible and serious about the commitment to even be invited to try out.

Grace was thrilled to be invited. She learned the try out form in less than a week (4 days actually - thanks for a good, patient Daddy who helped her break it down and practice it). Her try out was the same night a the ballet concert, so we split kid duty, but according to Chad's report she knocked that form out stone cold during the audition. She was loud, fiery, precise and intense! She really gave it her all.

They promised to post the results by the following morning, but she and Chad drove by the studio that night hoping it would be on the door. And it was. So in the headlights of his car, Chad snapped the following picture:

Grace pointing to her name on the results list

SHE MADE IT!!! 

We are so proud of her. She's already working hard and practicing a ton to get ready for her first competition in November.