Second Degree Black Belt Test

Emily and Lauren successfully completed their second degree black belt testing!  The test was postponed for several months and slightly altered due to the pandemic but still involved two hours of rigorous activity and testing.

Girls doing kicking drills. 

Girls demonstrating nunchuck forms. 

Video clip of girls using their nunchucks.

Emily breaking boards. 

Lauren breaking boards. 

Emily receiving her new black belt. 

Lauren receiving her new black belt.  Congratulations girls... we are so proud of you!

Happy Twelfth Birthday!

Happy twelfth birthday to Emily and Lauren!

Grandpa and Grandma Rufener surprised the girls with front door decorations!

Visiting MAWS and DD... we are so lucky to live close to our families!

Lighting the birthday cakes... the girls were surprised by the sparkler candles.

 Happy birthday!

We had another cake celebration the next day at Grandpa and Grandma Rufener's house in their backyard. 

Lauren lighting the candles... happy birthday!

Boba Tea

The girls made boba tea from scratch! They made the boba pearls with tapioca flour.

Soaking the boba in a brown sugar mixture for sweetness.

Assembling the drinks...

It was delicious although ended up taking quite a bit of time to prepare from start to finish. 

The girls also made this smoothie bowl... so pretty!