You may have noticed I've been laying "low" this summer. Colin, my son, only has 2 months off during the summer, so I have been trying to spend a lot of quality time with him, as well as visiting with family and digging into some projects around the photo studio and the house. But I've also been working on some fun new things for d k f photography that I just cannot WAIT to share with you.
One of my exciting announcements is the development of a new portfolio website by liveBooks. It's going to be a very clean and easy-to-navigate site that really shows off the beautiful subjects of my professional portrait work. It will be a few weeks before the new website is up and running, and until then I will have my old site up. So, if you are fan of the current www.dkfphoto.com, visit soon because it will be coming down in a couple weeks.
Happy summer and keep smiling!
:: dkf ::
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Colin's Summer of Martial Arts
Colin has been studying martial arts with a really excellent instructor here in Charlotte. We were introuduced to Sensai Louis Grady by the British American School of Charlotte, where Colin attends school. Sensai Grady gives martial arts classes once a week at BASC, and Colin started at the beginning of last school year.
It was a tough start - our young man just loves to goof around with his friends, and had trouble staying focused (and out of trouble) during class. Probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do as a parent is watch my little boy sit out of class, and subsequently, miss a belt promotion test, because he got himself kicked out of class for misbehaving (Sensai Grady's tough love is exactly the approach he needs).
Well, that was the beginning of the school year, and by the end of the year, Colin had worked his way up to a high white belt. This summer, he asked to do martial arts camp so he could keep up with his "training" and we obliged, happily. After his first week of camp, he earned his yellow belt AND a special award for bravery (and the "Student of the Day" recognition"). During his second week, he again earned a "Student of the Day" recognition AND successfully tested to receive his high yellow belt. There's one more week of camp, and he can't wait to get started!
Please enjoy a few photos from Colin's high yellow belt promotion ceremony. We are happy and blessed parents. :-)
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