Champions!!

Alex and I have been enjoying the lakes around our neighborhood, so today we took the family to see what we have been up to. We fed the ducks and fish and watched the turtles. The weather has been so beautiful and we love to get outside. We walked around the lake and took a few minutes before the crazy weekend began!!

Saturday morning Alyssa and I headed out to the Martial Arts Tournament in south Houston. Alyssa did an awesome job. She got 3rd place in sparring and I was so proud of her. It was a hard fight and she was very aggressive. The girl she fought won 1st place. This was her first tournament since we've been here and she had a lot of fun.

These are the Lopez brothers and for those who don't know they will be competing in the Olympics this year. They are from Houston and somehow involved in the AAU?? They also have a sister going to the Olympics

Yes, I have a tie on!!! This was my first tournament to be an official, and I loved it. I never knew Martial Arts would become such a passion of mine, but I love training and can't wait to get my BLACK BELT in October!!

Well after the MA tournament it was off to the softball tournament. Ashton's team was playing in the finals. Her team was up against the Catz and we had to beat them twice. We played the first game at 3pm and beat them 11-3, the girls were pumped!! We turned right around and played them again. This game was intense, at the end of the 5th inning (usual length of the game) we were tied 3-3. We played 8 innings and won with a "in the park" home run!! Our team came into the tournament in last place, losing our first 5 games of the season, but they learned to work together and became the team to beat. We are so proud of Ashton, she is becoming a really good player and she is lovin' the game!!

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