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| Friday, 19-Sep-2008 01:17 |
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See me on Facebook!
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New black belt ranks for the Ceason boys!
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You'll find more photos on my Facebook page then on myspace. I've found that it's easier to upload photos there. Copy and paste these links to your browser to view the photos, or sign up for free for full access!
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2004877&l=5cec5&id=1408504693
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| Tuesday, 22-Jul-2008 02:56 |
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I'm switching to myspace. It's much easier to get the photos up there, and it's just more fun.
TKDMama would love to see you. Stop by and see the Ceasons there!
I've got more baseball photos up there, plus 2008 Fargo tournament pix.
I also took a trip down memory lane and put a lot of pix of the boys when they were very young.
Enjoy!
http://www.myspace.com/mdrc
p.s.
You can also find me on Facebook!
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| Tuesday, 17-Jun-2008 03:28 |
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Ryan's pitching debut
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Ryan was the starting pitcher tonight. He struck out 2 batters, gave up a few hits, and walked several. He did a good job, and had a lot of fun. They are limited to 50 pitches per game, so he only pitched the one inning. The team lost, and now have a record of 3-1. Ryan struck out and walked, batting average is now .600.
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| Tuesday, 13-May-2008 15:16 |
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Ryan's braces finally came off!
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The new braces
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The beautiful new teeth!
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It's been a 10-month adventure that took 14, but the braces are finally off.
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| Tuesday, 29-Apr-2008 18:35 |
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Photos Coming Soon!
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I have uploaded photos from the past 6+ months and am planning on updating the site soon.
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| Thursday, 24-Apr-2008 00:00 |
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Spoiled dog
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Riku has become known as a sock thief, so Darrin decided to give him his own socks. As the boys' socks get worn out, they become Riku's socks. We figure the instances of sock stealing has been reduced by about 50%, and it's a great way to recycle socks that are past their useful life!
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| Saturday, 19-Apr-2008 12:00 |
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Twin Cities Tournament
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Ryan and Colin competed at the Twin Cities Tournament in April. For the first time the boys were in the same ring, due to how close they are in height. Colin did a great job. His form was sharp and his sparring was fierce. Ryan won 2nd in forms and 1st in sparring, which clinched State Champ for him in both. Darrin got to judge and had a wonderful time! Mara ran around taking a ton of pictures and cheering on everyone she knew.
It was great to see our friends from Rosemount, and cheer on our new friends from Eagan.
Next stop, World Championships!
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| Tuesday, 15-Apr-2008 00:00 |
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Second Degree Recommended!
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Working with a partner
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Ryan's turn to give what he got
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Mr. B's speech at the end of the test
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Ryan tested for his second degree recommended black belt on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. We started training at a new ATA taekwondo school, Fusion Martial Arts (in Eagan), with Matt Blomquist, on April 1st, and were glad to find that Ryan could still test for his 2BR pretty much on schedule. The black belt test was very different from the tests at Rosemount ATA, with endurance tests (Ryan did 70 round kicks in a row without putting his foot down!) and physical challenges (pushups, kicks, punches, etc) in addition to forms, weapons, sparring, and board breaks. Ryan did a great job with everything, but missed his round kick board break. Even though he knew this meant a no-change, he had a great "I'll get it next time" attitude and Mr. Blomquist gave him one more chance to break it at the end of the test. Unfortunately, he missed again.
I don't have many pix of the first test because Darrin was out of town. I have it all on video, and if I have a chance to pull pix off the video and put them here I will. Otherwise I'll just try loading them to my you tube page...
On Monday, April 21, he went to the make-up test. At the make-up test he had to do more than just break the board he misses - he had to do the entire test over again. He did a great job, and broke his boards on the first try!
He should be able to test for 2nd degree black belt decided in July or September, depending on when Mr. B thinks he's ready.
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| Saturday, 5-Apr-2008 00:00 |
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Kansas City Tournament
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The judges' table
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A familiar face, but he's just MISTER Kilgore outside region 114
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Ryan loves to help out in a ring
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Because Ryan's 2nd degree recommended black belt test was delayed a few weeks, I decided to take him to Kansas City, MO for a class A tournament. We flew down on Friday, he competed on Saturday and we flew back up on Sunday.
We got in very early on Friday, and after Ryan swam in the pool we went to Unino Station, which is their science/children's museum. I have some photos on my cell phone, and will try to upload them soon. Ryan rode on a sky bike more times than I can count, and we had a great time. He loved the planetarium. We wanted to go to a Royals game, but they happened to be in Mpls that weekend (the Twins were in KC the next weekend).
On Saturday Ryan competed in Forms and Sparring. He did well in forms, and scored high enough for 5th place, and there were several state champs and world top ten competitors in the ring. He was also about the shortest in the ring - I think he self-sorted himself incorrectly. Not so good in sparring. He lost in the first round, and was very upset. I believe it was the first tournament besides worlds where he didn't place. All things considered, though, it was a good experience.
If I'm able to pull some TKD photos off the video I will do so.
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| Sunday, 9-Mar-2008 15:38 |
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Band concert
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The right half of the mass band. MVES and NTES are facing us
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Left half of the mass band. ARES and FES are facing us
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As much of the whole band as I could fit in the screen
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Ryan is playing French horn in Meadowview's Fifth Grade Band. He practices a lot more than mom did, therefore he is a lot better than mom was! The first concert was a district-wide band concert with 5th, 7th, 9th, and 12th grade bands from all the schools. There were over 500 kids in the gym. Meadowview and North Trail share a band director, so they played 2 songs together. Akin Road and Farmington Elementary played 2 songs together, and then all 4 elementary schools played a song together. With 2 directors they had a rough start, but got it right the second time through. After the other bands played, all the of the kids played the Farmington school song to end the concert. It was really good!
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