Tae Kwon Do Tournament, Visit To Cincinnati Museum Center

Tae Kwon Do Tournament, Visit To Cincinnati Museum Center

Tae Kwon Do Tournament

B’s first TKD tournament and we had fun. He came in first place in his form, just like all the other kids as well (I think even the shy kid who cried and didn’t get up got a medal too). It was fun, probably more for the parents though. I’m not sure I would pay for that again until B gets a little older. He is proud of his medals though so that is a good thing. T did not compete, we pulled him because he didn’t feel confident in his form. He missed some time due to a medical issue we were dealing with for about two weeks. He is fine now but did miss quite a bit of TKD class time.

L competed in her belt class, and won her form but not her sparring. I think she is going to focus more on how to score points in the latter case, especially against women who might be taller than her. Like all things there’s a way to win you just have to understand the rules and how to maximize them to your advantage.

Cincinnati Museum Center

This was only our second visit to Cincinnati Museum Center since COVID. We signed up for an annual pass again and given it was a chilly day and we all wanted to get out of the house we headed over to enjoy it. We had a great time. First thing I noticed was how much they’ve added since we’ve gone through it in detail. We’ve not seen the new adds on the Cincinnati History side even though most were added two years ago. There were some cool things to see and I am glad they focused on making it more Cincinnati/regional centered than trying to compete with the bigger more sophisticated museums in other cities. I love local history and learned a few things.

We also had the place to ourselves. Evidently the CMC stays open later during the spring break weeks but they don’t really advertise it, so everyone leaves and goes home. We stayed until the later closing time and let the boys play in the construction site and the tree house much longer than we normally do. Typically I get freaked out by all the people so I don’t stick around too much but we let them beat it to death. It was great.

First Taekwondo tournament and showing off his medals
First Taekwondo tournament and showing off his medals
The rotunda at the Cincinnati Museum Center
The rotunda at the Cincinnati Museum Center
The miniature model of the city of Cincinnati many years ago
The miniature model of the city of Cincinnati many years ago
Exploring the new Cincinnati history exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center
Exploring the new Cincinnati history exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center
Exploring the new Cincinnati history exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center
Exploring the new Cincinnati history exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center
The first ever Apple II I've ever seen - at the Cincinnati Museum Center
The first ever Apple II I’ve ever seen – at the Cincinnati Museum Center
Playing in the construction zone at the Cincinnati Zoo Museum
Playing in the construction zone at the Cincinnati Zoo Museum
A rare slow day at the Cincinnati Museum Center
A rare slow day at the Cincinnati Museum Center