My Chaos -

Geeze! I tell the boys not to goof off at the table and then I turn around and there is Brandon being goofy right along with them. Do I complain too loudly? Obviously not since I had my camera handy... I enjoy seeing Brandon being silly with the boys. Sometimes I think he forgets that it's OK for us to act like kids once in awhile. Reach for the child within Brandon!!! Meanwhile on the home front... Nothing new happening here. I've been sick all week! Nice little cold going. Does one never run out of snot?? Work is going well! Brandon and I are going on a vacation care of XO as a reward for a project I've been working on for close to 2 years. Totally unexpected, but nice all the same. I say it's a vacation, but as it turns out I will be mingling with some of the execs. Oh well, what can I say...I wanted some recognition and now I have it...should I really be complaining? In a world of frequent layoffs I should be ecstatic! I promise to come back with lots of pictures a...

Bryan is TOTALLY excited!!! He passed his test and now he is so ready to learn more. He is now very motivated to master yellow belt! We are soooo proud of him !

I just love these pictures! He is so sweet and gorgeous! He was wearing his big brothers old jammies as well as Bryan's hat. He just looked so darn cute!

We had put Bryan to bed one night and then sat down ourselves to watch a movie. When it was over and we were on our way to bed.... who do we find asleep on the table????

We had no idea what to expect as this was Bryan's first belt test ever. He was so excited! There were a ton of kids testing and a ton of people watching. It was great! They all did the normal warm up routine and stretches. Then the kids sat in groups by belt color against one wall. The testing started with the black belts. The black belts had to introduce themselves, say what belt they were testing for, say their mom's and dad's names and birthdays and explain what the symbols on the American and Korean flags represented. Then they had do their physical test. Next were the white belts (Bryan). They also had to introduce themselves, say what belt they were testing for, give their parents' names and birthdays and tell Master Kim how they show respect for their parents. Before we left our house for the test Bryan was saying how he was going to talk loudly and firmly like we'd been practicing, but when it came to the test we could barely hear him. He did well...

When did Bryan start looking like a little man??? As I look at him in this picture, I can actually imagine him as a teenager!!! He looks so darn handsome in those jeans and button down shirt! This was his Christmas program for last year. They did a great job. They sang a song that I've never heard of. However, I quickly learned the words as Bryan was driving us nuts by the 5,oooth rendition he gave us. UGH!