Purple Belt

Guillermo, posing with his new purple belt.

Guillermo is now a purple belt. He passed his first belt test at Aikido tonight.

Last week, he made me so proud (and nervous) when he signed up to take the belt test after just one semester of Aikido. Most of the kids didn't want to take it, but he signed up and didn't look a bit nervous. He and another student took the test and passed all but two categories. He returned tonight for his last class of the session and passed.

To celebrate, we offered to take him out for Mexican food (of course!) but didn't tell him that we suggested Mexican food because kids eat free and beer is cheap on Tuesdays at the restaurant we picked. Instead, he wanted Japanese food (the nerve!) and we obliged. He ate sushi for the first time and loved it. I think Will fell in love with our son all over again.

Just for the record, the owner of the school where Guillermo takes Aikido says there are no belts in Aikido but he has them because the students love them and they keep the students interested. And it works. We had planned to skip Aikido in the spring and sign Guillermo up for soccer or something else for a change of pace. Guillermo was on board with that plan until he got his purple belt. Now, he's ready to start again in January.