Utah State Tae Kwon Do Championships

On Saturday, May 31st, we went to the Tae Kwon Do State Championship competition in Grantsville. Kaleb has been taking Tae Kwon Do for the past 13 months and has been doing great. He amazes me with how fast he learns the different forms for each belt...I still barely know the first belt's form and he is on his eighth. He competed in the Blue belt form:

And he rocked!! He won first place!!!

I love this picture!! The kid that won second is awesome!! He is always nice and positive in competitions, while the sulky boy who placed third, likes to intimidate his opponents and talk trash to them.

Kaleb sparred next. Unfortunately, the officials had the boys who were competing sit on the sidelines together for a while before they competed....Kaleb had to spar "Mr. Sulky Pants" first after hearing him trash talk him for half an hour. We were really hoping Kaleb would put him in his place....but, it was not to be. Kaleb wound up placing third in sparring. He was ecstatic that he placed in both competitions!! (Later, he actually decided that his third place medallion was cooler than his trophy. How I love this kid!!) He has qualified for the Regional Tournament, but I don't think we'll be making it. We'll wait and see once we get more info. Way to go, Kaleb!! We are so proud of you!!