The Dudley Bunch: Jui Jitsu Tournament

Jan 26, 2009

Jui Jitsu Tournament

Tim and Piper had their first Jui Jitsu tournament over the weekend in Twin Falls. Piper was pretty nervous, but she got on her gi, and then they called her out to the mat, and then....she got a gold medal. There were no other kids there in her 40 pound and under category. But she did get a big collective.."Awwwwwwww" and lots of applause because she looked so darn cute!

Tim looked cute too, and could have got the gold medal as there were no "masters" in his weight class. (Masters means: old guys) But instead he fought in the young guys division. He was a little unprepared for the big adrenaline dump he got in the first minute of his firt match, and was quite shocked to find he was completely drained, and numb,(even his tongue was numb)by the second minute of his match. He did great, almost sunk the triangle, but lost it and got arm barred. Then he went out and rolled with another 20 year old from his J.J. school, he got beat, but gave it his all. Not bad for an old man who has only been doing this a few short months.
The cutest thing was, that as we pulled in to our house, Josh said, "I feel kinda happy and weird." Tim said, "yeah, that was a fun day as a family wasn't it?", and Josh said, "yeah, but I am feeling proud of you Dad." Awwww. It was sweet.

These were the only pictures I got of Tim, as I was holding Cooper, and video taping the actual matches. Maybe I will get ambitious and put the video on here...maybe...

5 comments:

Sally said...: Awesome! Pipe is the cutest little Karate kid I have seen. Lets see some footage!; January 26, 2009 at 2:54 PM
jenniho ♥ said...: Piper is sooooooooo adorable!! I can't even tell you how cute that is. Does she get 'into' it like her Dad...I mean did her tounge get numb too?! So funny!; January 26, 2009 at 6:14 PM
The Anderson Family said...: Piper looks so cute! Way to go Tim fighting the younger guys. Don't worry I hear its normal for you tongue to go numb when you have an adrenalin rush! This is actually the first time that I have been able to see your blog. Cooper is so cute. Tobin was almost a month early too and was exceptionally large!! Here's to big preemies!!!; January 27, 2009 at 12:36 PM
TAMPA said...: K.. I love the name Piper !! What made you choose it? And I am in awe of the whole Jijutsu.. Karate thing. I remember one time doing a kickboxing aerobics class.. and I seriously thought I was going to die!! People that do karate type stuff are strong and determined.. so tell your husband he rocks !! :); January 28, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Leigh said...: Hi Kara, I'm Aubri and Ashlee's friend, (really not a stalker.) I peek in every now and then, just thought I'd finally leave a comment. You have a beautiful family.; February 2, 2009 at 1:57 PM

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Our Story...the short version

Tim and I met in 1994, after his mission while I was in University in Lethbridge. After breaking and entering the Prince of Wales hotel that was under construction in the middle of February, we started spending a lot of time together. ( If you need more info about our meeting/breaking and entering...call me). Tim left that summer to go to Kansas City to take some science classes for Chiropractic school. While he was gone, he managed to get another girlfriend. Needless to say, we went our separate ways...and I was a little bitter. I guess he liked me best though, because for the next two years, he called me anytime he was home on semester break. Eventually he wormed his way back into my heart, and the rest is history. We married in October of 1996, and have been blissfully happy ever since. He is truly one of the best men I have ever known, and a great husband and father. That isn't to say he never drives me nuts...I am only human after all.

Family Vacations

There is nothing better than a family vacation. We have made it a huge priority to take vacations as a family. Not all of them are extravagant. In fact, some of our favorite memories are our trips to Alberta, or to the mountains a couple hours away. But one of our family's favorite destinations is Cancun, Mexico. What's not to love...the beach, ocean, food, and company is always outstanding. We went again last fall and had a blast. The kids were all at ages where we hope they will remember it. We had so much fun playing in the sand, and just hanging out together. The kids all got to swim with dolphins, and I was happy to be the photographer...in fact I may have gone overboard with my 500+ pictures. Here are a few of our favorites. Happy Memories.

Sisters

I have been blessed with 2 sisters. I didn't always think that was such a treat, but as I have gotten older and hopefully wiser, I have come to realize that sisters make the best friends. There isn't anything...(and I mean anything), I won't talk about with my sisters. A couple of years ago, we started having our "girls weekends", and let me tell you...that is fun. Undoubtedly someone is always nursing or pregnant, but it is still a blast. I was even lucky enough last year to be part of Kami and Tonya's births. I have always wanted to be on the other side of labor, if you will, and just be there as a support. Kami gave birth to Kiyomi in February, and Tonya to Walker in July, and I was there! They were both so amazing, and it was so cool to be part of it, and I am grateful I was in a position to go. Anyway...I love my sisters! Blood and all the others I have adopted to my heart over the years.

Family

Not only are Tim and I lucky to have our sweet kids, but we are blessed with great parents, siblings, and nieces and nephews. It is funny to see how big both families are getting. There are soon to be 24 grandkids on Tim's side, and soon to be 13 on mine. It is so much fun to get together with them whenever we can, and our kids have such fun when they are with Grandparents or cousins. It is a real blessing to have so many people who love you, love your kids, and are involved in helping them become the great people you want them to be. I don't think there is any way we can overestimate the value of such support. I am especially grateful that family is always there in the tough times, even more than when it is all fun. Just want you all to know how much we love and appreciate you all, even if we are too dumb to say it very often. There you go...a full serving of cheese. But I really do mean it all!

The Dudley Bunch