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And check out how well the ice plants are doing!

They go really well with my belt.

Good throw.

Okay Eva. Roll.

Irena just gave me her old gis! (I may have to adjust them a little.)

Also went to Katie and Jacob’s (from my old daycare) birthday party AND Erik and Elee are in LA to visit from Indianapolis.

That’s a crispy, crispy new orange belt, that is.

We kids had a good test today at Daiwa Aikido. I’m an orange belt now.

There’s a video of my randori (free style with multiple attackers).

Dad’s out of town, so Sharon had me over for dinner and movies while Mom went to aikido. Good times.

Mike, Shirlee, and Paul are all getting ready for their ni dan (2nd degree black belt test) during fight club, so I’m watching Frozen on Paul’s phone.

Go get ’em guys.

Um, whatever it was, Sensei Hideki, I didn’t mean it.

Here’s some of the progress on replacing all the grass with drought-resistant plants and bricks.

…These are not my gardening clothes.

This sword was given to the dojo by Sensei’s sensei’s sensei.

It is sharp and we are not to play with it.