all gi'ed up

Todd and Gordy were out running some errands on Tuesday and while in Haleiwa they stumbled upon a jui jitsu studio which has classes for kids.  They happened to have a 5-6 year old class that afternoon, so Todd took Gordy so that he could watch / join if he wanted to.  Without hesitation, Gordy jumped right in.  The coach was awesome and after 45 minutes of "wrestling", Gordy walked out of there saying, "That was Amazing!".  He absolutely loved his class and was ready to go back on Thursday.  After two sessions, he's hooked, so Todd ordered him a gi (jui jitsu uniform) online and we'll be going back to the studio next week for some fun, and hopefully safe wresting.

5 years old

Gordy made 5!! And again, we celebrated slightly COVID style - without a big party.  We started our day off with a croissant and chai tea latte for breakfast.  Then Gordy went to Nana's pool to swim with his friend Owen.  After lunch, we played on a slip-n-slide from our Kailua friends, went to the playground, and then had homemade pizza and firetruck cake dessert.

Gordy has grown so much in the last year.  His vocabulary has expanded quite a bit (both good and bad) and he uses such funny/big words to describe things sometimes.  He does "tricks" while riding his scooter and bike.  He swims like a fish - going down under water to grab things off the bottom of the ocean.  He loves to garden with me and will frequently ask, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?  Let's do some gardening!".  He's getting better about staying dry at night - only 2-3 accidents each month.  Mostly, he is just such a loving, caring, thoughtful, sweet little kid.  We love you more with each day Gogo!