So, what's new?
Ryan has wanted to do martial art for quite a while now. I made some enquiries but was told by a lot of people that they prefer the kids to be at least 7 years old. We finally took him to his first Shaolin Kung-fu class about a month and a half ago. He is really enjoying it. They just had their grading done yesterday and the next one is not till July or August, so he will be on a white belt till then.
Instead of football, Ryan has decided to do rugby this year. He has been allocated to the Waratahs team and he is not very happy about it as he wanted to be in a New Zealand team. Since it's already a done deal, he has decided to support the real Waratahs as well.
The season has just started so it's still too early to tell if he enjoys it more than football. He did get awarded a Sportsmanship Award at his second game and he was thrilled with it (Sort of. He was actually happier with the voucher that was attached to the certificate). The award wasn't the only thing he got that day, he got a bruised eye as well. Second game and he already got a ruby injury!!! Maybe football is a safer option (from mum's prospective).
