I'm quitting

I told my mom today that I want to quit going to tae kwon do. I have a lot of other things I am interested in, and I think the dark nights of winter are making me just want to relax at night time. My mom was not too surprised. I feel good that I can be honest with my mom and dad about my needs and wishes. I was supposed to go to class tonight, but we called the instructor and cancelled. My mom felt bad since she already told the teacher we were coming and just paid for the class a few weeks ago. At least it is an inexpensive class and I got a lot out of the experience.

May the force be with you,
Holden

written by mom

My new pets on WoW

Hi all! I have a video coming one of these days. My mom took a video of me playing World of Warcraft. I love my character and my pets. I am a hunter, named Taladria. My pets are a spider and an owl I named Screech. They are huge and really cool! I put one in a stable while I have the other pet with me. I love doing duels with other WoW players and going up levels. I am learning about fishing, herbalism, and doing quests. My mom helps me a lot, but I can do much by myself. I like helping other players when they are in a tight spot.

I'm certain I am the luckiest boy on the block to be able to play WoW with my mom and dad by my side when I need help. It took me a month to decide on a character and a world I enjoy in WoW. But now that I have found my place I am moving up levels and having such a blast. I'm so glad my mom listened to all the people who told us about this game. I am not addicted, but sure having fun when I am playing or watching my mom. She has a character as well. She was told by a smart person to make her own character, so she could learn the game to help me. It is a blast!

Now that we have pets it seems like the rest will be a cinch! My mom WAS a warrior last week, and couldn't get a pet on WoW. She found out Warlocks and Hunters can get pets though. But I am sure we'll make lots of other characters down the road. But for now my mom and I love our hunter characters because we have bows and pets. My mom's pet is a huge scorpion.

May the knight favor you,
Holden

aka mom


P.S. I still take taekwondo and love it!

Kicking it up a notch

A short clip of me looking really cool in my new dobok on October 14, 2008. The two boys next to me are brothers. The two older kids are siblings also. The two boys next to me take TKD with their parents. Their dad leads the class when the official trainer is busy working with new kids. He is always at the class. It's good to see families finding an activity to do together.

Peace out,
Holden
hlb

My 1st dobok and other delights

Tonight was my first training session with my first TKD dobok (the word uniform in Korean). My trainer and classmates use Korean numbers to count our kicks and punches. So, today my mom helped me find a one minute youtube video to help me learn my Korean numbers. I am well on my way! My trainer told me today that I am doing very well. My mom made a short video of my progress tonight and she will upload that later.

All is well in my world! The weather turned cloudy, cooler, and rainy this week so we have been reading more and watching some scary movies in our spare time. I love scary movies. We watched the Corpse Bride today and Grimm Brothers last night. I played with a friend all day on Monday; he was out of school for Columbus Day.

One day this week I am going to draw some pictures and have my mom make a book with the pictures. That was my idea. She even suggested we could do that one day with photographs I take. I like being able to come up with my own to dos based on my passions.

I started playing/learning World of Warcraft last week. My trial period ended today and my mom has to go buy me the discs at Best Buy or some place like that so I can play it again. But in the meantime I am playing my Dad's computer games: Age of Empires, Conquerors. I also have a new Gamecube Naruto fighting game I like to play.

My brother and I have been building a lot of cool ships with our new Legos. We got Spongebob Legos for Camden's birthday last week, and we have been making our own creations with our existing Legos. My mom and dad are impressed with all our designs. I think my mom was a little annoyed that our Spongebob Legos got mixed up with all our other Legos, until she saw our new creations. Hours of fun, I tell you. I'll have to photograph our designs sometime.

May the force be with you!
Holden
hlb

My second tae kwon do class

My mom took this video of me at my second TKD class on Oct. 7th. She thought I may get a kick (no pun intended) out seeing it one day! I will get my dobok (uniform) in a few days. I should have it for my next class.

If my mom is really ambitious she will take a video of me doing jumping jacks and sit ups at the next session. A grandma was at one of the training session a few days ago and was amazed at my energy. I can do jumping jacks and sit up like a mad man. It is insane! I'm not too bad considering I have never had any formal training. I do everything with enthusiasm because I don't know any other way. My mom tells me I can take classes until I don't want to anymore. I told her I will take classes until I am a master (world champion). We'll see what happens. I'm only 6...anything is possible.

That's all for now.

May the force be with you my friends.

Wild dog on the loose

Well, she's not really wild! She's my dog Shadow. She loves to be near water, in water, etc. I took these photos of her the other day. She has some black material in her mouth that we found at a park. She likes to pretend that it is a wild animal.

On another note: I am starting to take Tae Kwon Do lessons tonight. It should be a lot of fun! I am really excited! I told my mom that after my Tae Kwon Do lessons are complete, I want to learn to be a snake charmer. I like snakes!

That's all for now...

Holden

Sweet victory!

What a great day this turned out to be. My mom is signing me up for tae kwon do. It starts next month. It is an 8 (or 10?) 1 hour session class. I can't wait! There are a few bullies in my neighborhood. I want to be sure I can protect myself if there is ever a confrontation. You can never be too prepared.

I took these photos last night of my mom working on my blog and my dad writing an English paper for college on his laptop. The cards are my Pokemon cards. I feel lucky to have parents who don't believe Pokemon is devil worshipping. I don't worship Pokemom. I just worship having my own beliefs and opinions. My parents believe my opinions are important and take me seriously. I am an important part of their life. I am not someone to be molded, seen, and not heard.

I'm such a lucky dude! Sweet victory is mine!

Karate, Tae Kwon Do or fencing?

I am at that point in my life that I am ready to explore different avenues, such as karate, tae kwon do or fencing. I am even interested in joining Cub Scouts. We'll see what pans out.

Good thing my mom has a running minivan to taxi me with. I love that van! It takes me to lots of cool places and not to school. Ya see, I am one lucky kid! I get to go to the science center, oceans, parks, libraries and all kinds of other places. I see the world first hand and not just from a book or classroom. I collect skulls, sea shells, and lots of other interesting things like feathers.

My photo debut

My name is Holden, and I'm really excited to have my own blog to share photos I have taken.