Outdoor Expo

last month we went to the Outdoor Expo in Jackson. It was fun. Katie was brave enough to hold a little corn snake.

There were crafts for kids.

Here she is stuffing a pine cone with materials that a bird can use to make a nest ( neat idea )

She tried shouting an arrow. It didn't go very far but she did enjoy it.

Then we all went on a "scavenger hunt" around the lake. The call it Orienteering - you use a map and natural landmarks to find set points on the map. At the point there is a special stamp to mark your card that you were at the point. Bill did an awesome job getting us around the lake and finding all our points.

The points were marked with flags - some of them were set back a way.

All in all a fun day.

Black Belt

Katie is still doing great at karate - she will test next week for her solid yellow belt.
Here she is getting an honorary black belt for her birthday
I am not sure if you can appreciate how intensely she is standing there. She definitely has a black belt attitude

The face says it all.

Here she is sparring with her Sensei. She is the little one - front left

Happy Birthday Katie

My little girl is now 6 !!!! WOW were does the time go. As much as I love this photo I thought it was time to update.
Here she is the morning of her 6th birthday. Love you kiddo - we are so proud of you.