One of the things I really wanted to do with Rooney before I went on bedrest was get him signed up for karate. We were already committed to several classes so I was biding my time. You see what that gets you. Poor Rooney heard months of talk about it before we finally got him signed up.This month I enrolled Rooney in the Little Ninja's class at a local martial arts studio. I am really impressed with Sensei Ricky. She seems very no nonsense while the studio offers a really nice family atmosphere. Just the sort of class my exuberant little man needs. Loving but ruled with an iron fist. Rooney learned this pretty quickly on his first day. He decided to strip down in the lobby to get his karate outfit on. He happened to be wearing his Power Ranger underwear that day and as he stripped off his pants he thought he would share with everyone that he had them on. I think he thought since it was a karate class the Sensei would be impressed...however she was not.
Despite the rocky start Rooney really seems to enjoy his class and now his buds Charlie and Clara have joined so the gang is almost all here. I'm hoping this teaches him focus (pho-cus as Mike would say) but as long as he is exercising and doing something he enjoys then that's enough. Plus he looks pretty darn cute in his karate (kare-A-te as Mike would say) outfit.
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Karate class is great for teaching kids respect as well as keeping them physically active. If you ever get back here with Rooney for a visit, we can show Rooney the apartment building that appears in the karate kid movie too!!!
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