In his opening match, Nico faced an opponent who had beaten him 5-0 just last week. After that match we reviewed the video and learned from each mistake. Nico did not repeat a single one and today defeated the same boy in impressive fashion. Nico almost wins by fall (wrestling term for a pin) but his opponent is saved by the bell.
Once on the mat, Nico proceeds to score several back points on his way to a solid win in the second round.
By maintaining absolute wrist control, Nicolai is able to emerge from this precarious throw in a very favorable position.
The next three images were taken in rapid succession and illustrate a very nice scoring sequence for Nico.
Nico and I traveled to New Hampshire today for the MVC League Wrestling Tournament held in Nashua. Nico emerged from the 8 hour ordeal with a second place finish. I emerged with some nice photos and a very sore back.-
After dinner, Maya and Kyle set out to create their own culinary masterpiece. By the smell of things, I would venture to guess it is going to fall into the tasty but unhealthy category.
It has been a while since we have seen Chloe and it was nice to have her join us for dinner this evening.
Jeanine has created another healthy masterpiece for dinner this evening. It is her own invention and as yet has no name.
The entire area is seen here, and we are looking forward to the next jam session.
Next, we used the PA speakers as a base for a desk, creating a little music editing workspace complete with an old acoustic guitar as wall art.
For the last few days the family has been working together to organize and decorate the basement. One section has been devoted to music. We hung Nicolai’s signed Van Halen cymbal over his drum set.
On the way home from work, I was stuck in traffic and decided to take a picture of the Alewife T Station from the window of my car. It is a rather interesting structure that I pass by every day (generally at a very slow speed.
It is the middle of winter with tons of snow and a temperature of 22F at 8PM. What better time to start practicing outdoors for Spring soccer. Kyle’s club team combines with the girl’s club team for two hours of drills and conditioning. Meanwhile, I am back on the indoor pitch after something like a two month break. I managed a single goal despite being totally out of shape and rusty.
Apparently, the marauders had good intentions, and Jeanine captures the result of their efforts. I understand the girls used these ingredients to make delicious omelettes and a fruit salad.