Spring Tea

I had no idea what today was going to be about. Some sort of celebration at school called "Spring Tea". The children had been practicing for about a month for it and we even went out and got Ryan a special outfit and made cookies. It was AMAZING! When Jimmie and I got there, two of the older boys were handing out programs and were sitting the families. Each family had their own table with name tags and flowers. They were set up beautifully. Once all the families were seated, Pat thanked those families who were graduating and gave a little speech. Then the children entered, two by two, holding hands. They went and joined Pat in the circle on the floor. Once all the children were in, they began singing songs. They sang 6 songs and even had a small dance they did. Yep, not a dry eye watching. I was so proud of Ryan. He wasn't intimated by all the people at all. He wasn't feeling well (he has bronchitis) so he wasn't real bubbly buy that is ok. He looked a little nervous but gave me a smile each time our eyes met. When the songs were done, the children went to the table one by one and carried tea cups to each parent and then one for themselves. They each then got a plate of cookies and joined their families sitting down. Each family had their own little tea time. It was absolutely wonderful. It was so much fun. Once we were done, he was ready to go home. He was as pale as a ghost and you could tell he was done. I am so very proud of my little man. What a wonderful treat we had today.

We are still up in the air about Karate. We were going to visit a new school this coming Wednesday. However, with him not feeling well, I think we will push it back a week. He asks about Karate every single day and even told us he is not sick of it. We are working on the options. I just hope we figure it out sooner than later.

I'm sorry they ran out of trophies

Saturday was another Karate Tournament. We picked up Ryan from school on Friday and headed out of town. We stayed down in Chelmsford Mass. The hotel wasn't the greatest but we did get a little swimming in. Saturday morning we headed straight to Lowell for the tournament. It sure does make for a long day. Memere Boots and Auntie Shelley make the trip. It was wonderful to have them there. Ryan was so excited. He did great. He was focused and nice and loud. He won a beautiful new red trophy. He did opening ceremonies without me or Jimmie. He held onto his friend Amelia's hand and didn't even think twice about it. That is a huge accomplishment. He spent most of the day with all his friends, playing and running around. He was so comfortable there. It is so great to see him come out of his shell. It was a long day waiting for Jimmie's turn. I don't think he competed until 3:30. It didn't go as well as Jimmie hoped. Let's just say that on the way home, Ryan told Jimmie "I'm sorry dad that they ran out of trophies".

We had to tell Ryan about his Karate school closing on Sunday. I don't think he understands. We explained to him that they may re-open someplace else or that we may go to a new Karate studio with new instructors. He said that was good. Then he wanted to know who was going to play cars with him.