Purple Belt = Sparring!

Riley passed his belt test before Thanksgiving and now he's a PURPLE belt in karate.  That means he gets sparring pads and has the chance to actually use his moves against other students!  He couldn't be more excited about it!

Here he is after earning his purple belt - so proud of himself!

We all went out for wings to celebrate!  Dad even got to watch him!  

His pads didn't come in right away - must have been a back order type of thing - and he just received them last night.  He was more than thrilled to have his own sparring pads!  

He really enjoys karate and we're glad that he has found his niche for now...karate, cub scouts and skiing keep our little man busy most of the year.  (Sorry for the poor photo quality - both were taken on my phone)