wrestling...

This year we have found this great park district class where the kids learn different sports throughout the term. Not only is the class itself great, but so is the coach and the other kids in the class.

They started out this term working on wrestling so they could prepare for a park district wrestling tournament. Last Thursday, while I was at Clara's parent observation, Jeff was with Alex at the regional (area?... I can't remember) tournament.

Here he is, waiting in the stands....
And practicing with his coach and teammates...
Then it was time to go for real...

... and as quickly as it began, it was over. He lost in his first round.... but that was okay. He has such a great coach and teammates that they got him through it.

He did end up with a medal...
... third place (there were only three in his weight class). He was pretty proud of it... not because of his "third place" finish... but because he got out there, tried something new and wrestled in his first "official" tournament! I love that he's so willing to put himself out there and that he keeps trying new stuff. He can't wait until this week to see what sport is next!