en garde!

pretty cool, huh?

ross took up fencing about a year ago and he really enjoys it! he takes a lesson once a week and in december he earned his silver patch (something like a belt in karate)! it was his love for star wars that started all of this. he and john would light saber battle in the backyard (i forced them outside after the empty paper towel rolls, and tree branches left skid marks on the basement ceiling). ross even made up a scoring system for these bouts; if you whacked someone above the waist, you earned 2 points; below, one. game over when someone got 3 hits... or when someone cried. anyway, we signed ross up for fencing lessons when he was old enough, and now he wields a long metal foil with a little rubber thingy on the end.

i still see a little of anakin skywalker in ross when he fences, but actually, he's very good! he's even saving his money for his own fencing gear! after years of swimming, a season of baseball and lots of soccer i think he's finally found his niche!