Most of our day was spent watching Emmett's martial arts tournament, inside a cramped, hot gym. While it didn't take as long as last year, it still felt like we were there forever. Emmett was in group 9 and group 11. This meant he had a long wait before it was his turn. The level of competition was higher this year, and that caught Emmett off guard. He did awesomely but didn't rank in a way that made him happy. He placed 2nd and 3rd in his respective categories. We couldn't be any prouder of him, but placing 3rd hit him quite hard. Part of the problem with that was the announcer misspoke and initially called Emmett as 2nd place before correcting himself and calling Emmett for 3rd instead. That…

Emmett is so anxious about his Martial Arts tournament this morning; he's been up since 4 AM. His mood is a bit all over the place, and it's been a super fun morning thus far. We're leaving in a few minutes, and we will probably be there for most of the day. It's going to be pretty cramped in the gym, and there will be lots of people who smell like cigarettes. Unfortunately, this is not a good thing for Lizze. I can't stand that smell, but it will make her migraine so much worse. It's going to be a very long day for all of us, but we're all excited to see Emmett do his thing. 😀