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Family Adventure Day and Martial Arts Graduation

At Hopkinton State Park
Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00906

Today was our martial arts graduation day. My graduation ceremony was in the morning after my Krav Maga class. We had a fun class and then the graduation ceremony began. I was the only person moving to advanced red in the ceremony and that is the last belt before a black belt. I let that sink in during the ceremony and man I have so much work to do in the next six months as I work towards being able to test for my black belt. It was a good morning.

My Graduation

After the class one of my friends took this photo of me with my instructor, Mr. Brochu.

I made my daily vlog about our day.

We planned today to be a family adventure day and when I got home and took a shower we hopped in the car and headed to Hopkinton to have lunch at Snappy Dogs. We haven’t seen the ladies at Snappy Dogs in a while and it was great to spend some time seeing them. I got a Great Dane, their 1/2lb Pearl hot dog with some great condiments. Allison, Eva and Andy each got big dogs and enjoyed them very much. My hot dog was nearly as long as Andy’s arm. He wanted to get one that size, too. We figured that he probably shouldn’t do that today because he had his karate belt ceremony in the afternoon.

Great Dane at Snappy Dogs

After Snappy Dogs we went to the Hopkinton State Park to take a walk around the place. I had driven by that place for several years on my way to work and had never gone in. It was nice to be able to visit and check it out. We will try to come back later in the Summer to go kayaking or do something else like that.

at The State Park

We headed back from Hopkinton State Park so that we could get ready for karate. We dropped by the house and then grabbed our stuff to head out to the dojo. Andy and Eva each had great graduation ceremonies. They were the same as mine this time and I detail it in my vlog above. After Andy’s graduation, which was second, we took photos with Sensei Sarah and Mr. Brochu.

Andy and Sensei Sarah

Andy with Sensei Sarah

Andy with Mr Brochu

Andy asks Mr. Brochu to recreate this photo every graduation.

The Kids With Mr Brochu

The kids with Mr. Brochu. He is the main instructor for Eva’s class and helps out with Andy’s class.

The Family with Mr Brochu

All of us with Mr. Brochu.

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Youth Day at Wrentham Sportsman Club

The kids with Summer Santa
Photo-A-Day #4435

This morning we went to the Wrentham Sportsman’s Club for their annual Youth Day. Uncle Howard always invites us to come out for this fun event. There was fishing, hayrides, a cookout and each kid got lots of fun things like sunglasses, hats, fidget spinners and even new fishing rods.

Andrew and Eva both reeled in fish. Andrew caught a sunfish and Eva caught a rainbow trout. They enjoyed it despite the fact that their fish, Harry, died that morning. The kids were pretty torn up about that. We’ll try again with another fish in a couple of weeks. Maybe get a proper tank and all that, too.

The weather was great and I do like to fish. Andrew and Eva are both better at casting. Uncle Howard fished with us for a while and then had some duties of his own to perform. He drove kids around on a hayride.

Later on, after the cookout Uncle Howard came back in his Summer Santa outfit. The kids had a great time and we are so grateful to be able to spend this family time each year.