Eric is 40!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sorry but I can not be married to a man who is freakin' 40!!!!!  LOL!  Here is my old man opening presents and blowing out candles.  You WERE able to blow out those candles still right honey?  !!!  40!! Holy cow when did THAT happen!  

Studying nage waza (throwing techniques) for Gokyu (blue belt)

The kids and I are really enjoying the dojo we get to be a part of while here in Lawton, OK.  Soke (Mike Love, MD) is a wonderful soul, Sensei Jeff is an excellent teacher, and Sensei Andy is absolutely wonderful with the kids.  The rest of the dojo is made up of fabulous people that I miss already just thinking about leaving in June.  This is video of Deanna Smiley (who happens to be the BEST babysitter a Mom could hope for!) and me practicing hip throws (O Goshi, Ippon Seoi Nage, and Koshi Guruma).  Oh and Tori has to add her little flare of course!!  No video would be complete without it!  Nicholas is there too but he is practicing Judo with Sensei Andy off screen to the left.  

Learning how to fall right ;-)

Sensei Jeff is so patient with me !  Both Sensei Andy and Jeff stayed a bit after class to help me learn my falls a little better.  This is but a quick clip of the torture. 

OKC OK!

OKC Zoo, OK

Here we go Steel-ers, HERE WE GO!