Too many sports!

Life with an active 8-year old definitely keeps us busy. In addition to weekly piano lessons, Jonas attends three days of taekwondo (one of which is "tricking"...like taekwondo mixed with parkour). He loves it! In fact, it's the one sport he isn't willing to give up. He is on his way to a black belt and there's no stopping him. This month, Jonas achieved his blue belt. I'm so proud of his dedication and determination. It's fun to see his skills develop over the different belt levels. From blue belt, there are only 6 more belt advancements to black belt. Way to go Jonas!

The past couple of months Jonas also decided to participate in both basketball and volleyball with Salem Rec. He had a blast! Two of his friends, Madden Wall and Winston Gourley, were on his basketball team. He didn't know anyone on his volleyball team but quickly made friends. If he had to choose, he would say basketball was his favorite, but he had fun playing both. In fact, I think volleyball was more fun for him because he wasn't as invested in winning. His basketball team was awesome, and Jonas was one of the major play makers. He wasn't afraid to steal a ball or get stuck in the chaos under the basket. He was pretty good at rebounding or stealing a ball then making a fast break to his basket. It was fun to watch him play both. It was a busy couple of months but worth it! Not sure what sport (if any) he'll play in the future. Right now, he just enjoys playing all of them.

As if Jonas's sports aren't enough, we also made it a point to try to make Jacob's home wrestling duals. This is an end of an era for him. He will no longer be wrestling on a team next year. I don't think he'll fully give it up. I'm sure he'll find a way to train or coach or even wrestle in some way still, but this is it for his time as a Wolverine at UVU. We attended his last home dual on Saturday (February 24th). They honored all the seniors that day. He has really worked hard over his wrestling career and has several accomplishments to his name. It has been awesome to see his dedication to this sport.

(On top of all that, there have been a few weekends that Stan, Kristi, and Maci have come to Utah for Maci's volleyball tournaments. We were lucky enough to meet up with them one Saturday to watch Maci play. We love hanging out with them and don't do it often enough because of our kids (and ours) schedules so whenever we have a chance to catch up, we do! Plus, we love supporting family!)