Relay for Life

During our lifetime, several family members and friends have been diagnosed with cancer. Alan's grandfather and Margaret's grandmother died from cancer. The son of our good friends was recently diagnosed and treated for cancer. Last year, Margaret's father was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer. Cancer has greatly affected our life.

Our family is taking part in the Relay for Life to raise money for the American Cancer Society. When we signed up to take part in the Relay for Life in our area (North Raleigh/Wake Forest Relay on May 16-17), we were each given a "Participation Page" which allows people to donate online. If you would like to help us raise money to help fight cancer, please click one of the pages below and look for the "Donate" button.

Jeremy's Relay for Life Page
Miranda's Relay for Life Page
Margaret's Relay for Life Page
Alan's Relay for Life Page

Thank you for helping us raise money for the American Cancer Society!

Jeremy's Bo Staff Form at Tae Kwon Do tournament

Last Saturday, at the Tae Kwon Do tournament in Wake Forest, Jeremy and Miranda both performed in forms and sparring. They both won second place in each category. Jeremy also performed in weapons with his bo staff. He did an excellent job on his form (and NO he did not hit himself in the head). He won third place, but we thought he was much better than that. Of course, we might be prejudiced. Here is a video of him performing his bo staff form during the tournament.

Jeremy at Tae Kwon Do Tournament

Here is a video of Jeremy performing his black belt form for the Tae Kwon Do tournament yesterday (Saturday) morning. He also won second place like Miranda. In sparring, Jeremy won second place. He also performed in weapons with his bo staff, but I'll post that video later. We're very proud of Jeremy because he worked very hard to fine tune this form.

Miranda at Tae Kwon Do tournament

Jeremy and Miranda and their Tae Kwon Do school participated in a tournament this morning. All of the students did very well. Miranda won second place in forms for her age and rank category. "Forms" means performing a set of Tae Kwon Do moves - kicks, punches, blocks, stances, etc. Miranda also won second place in sparring. The video below shows Miranda performing her blue belt form during the tournament. We're very, very proud of her!

Miranda's Tae Kwon Do Blue Belt Form

Miranda is also preparing for a Tae Kwon Do tournament. In this video, she is performing her blue belt form for her second stripe test. She passed her test with flying colors! We're very proud of her because she has improved alot in the last few weeks. Unfortunately, we did not get a video of the entire form. We hope you enjoy this video too.

Jeremy's Bo Staff Form

I know that we haven't posted here lately, but I think watching this video will be worth the wait!

Jeremy and Miranda are both practicing their Tae Kwon Do forms and sparring to prepare for an upcoming tournament. Jeremy will also be competing in weapons with his bo staff. At one point while practicing his bo staff form, Jeremy hits himself in the head! He has never done this before, and we were very excited to catch the historic moment on video. I hope you enjoy this video clip.