KEEEEYYAAAAHH!

Today was Kaitlin's first day of sparring at American Taekwondo Company in Morgan Hill. She's got her yellow belt (one up from white) but we haven't invested in the protective gear yet. What's this mean? Well she gets to kick the heck out of some "protected" kid without suffering any consequences. To be fair, though, she's still pretty mild with her kicks. Her bark is definitely louder than her bite. Enjoy the photos, the rest of the gallery is here.

Becky, proud mama bear, looks on as her eldest performs

Wiggle those hips!

Diego, one of the instructors/owners of ATC (the other is Kirk). These guys are young, like 20 or something, and they totally have their scheist together. They are great teachers, and obviously love what they do.

Ok, so Kaitlin has a ways to go in the flexibility department...but ya gotta start somewhere and this is WAY better than before!

Baskin Robbins is right next door, so inevitably a "treat" must be had...

Emma doesn't have much of an attention span for her sister's martial art training. So Becky usually gets to chase her around outside. Lately Emma has been fascinated by large water bottles.

That's a 10-4 on "KEEYYAAAHHHH!!!"

what a cute bunch of kids...


Kaitlin practices her kicks and changing stance

Beck gives me the classic "are you kidding me?" expression. I love this shot!

Kaitlin gets to beat up a kid. He seemed pretty durable, though.

The classic Kaitlin "squint eye"