After two and a half weeks of taking Tae Kwon Do, Jacob earned his White Belt this evening. We are so proud of him. He got A's on all aspects of his examination, and is now ready to move up into the other classes. Tae Kwon Do is the first sport he has been involved in, and he's been so good about maintaining his excitement and enthusiasm for it. He hasn't complained once about it, even though he's been doing it three times a week. That's quite a bit for a four-year old. Did I already tell you we're so proud of him? We really are!
After Jacob's class, we let him choose his restaurant for dinner. He chose the Teariffic Tea Room, one of our family's new favorites. It's a new place in town and the woman who runs it is from Hong Kong. She has treated us so well since we got to know her. Last week, the week of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, she introduced us to some tasty treats called Zong Zi, made of sticky rice wrapped in corn leaves. Inside the rice were peanuts, and all was boiled and steamed to a sticky, sweet perfection. Her mother made them and the kids and I just loved them. She taught us to cut them into pieces and dip them in sugar. Heavenly. And today, in celebration of 
Jacob getting his white belt, she brought us some little pastries made with red bean paste, my absolute favorite flavor in the whole world. If you've never had a Chinese treat with red bean paste, you don't know what you're missing.So our family has had great joy today in rejoicing in Jacob's accomplishment, and it's just one of many days that will be a wonderful family memory. Thanks be to God for each member of our family, and the individual gifts with which He blesses each of us. May our children use their gifts for His glory.
