When we decided to visit the Sandersons, we had no idea their Michigan home was so close to South Bend, Indiana, a place we have wanted to visit for quite some time. South Bend is home to Notre Dame University which boasts a superb fencing team. After a mere 45 minute drive, we arrived to […]
Third grade marks the official start of 4-H so even though Mason has been attending meetings for over a year now, he is finally able to fully participate as a member of the Paradise Club. Tonight he did his first demonstration about a topic dear to his heart—fencing! He and Bill practiced over and over […]
Backing up a little, with Bill and Walker away at a scout campout, Mason had Grandma and Papa all to himself. They had lunch with him at school on Friday. Mason and his friends kept the mood light and silly. Saturday they joined us for fencing and we enjoyed a nice and relaxing day. Meanwhile, […]
Mason had special guests at his fencing class today. In the beginning, they all lined up and then they began the parries which are bladework maneuvers to practice deflecting and blocking in attacks. Then for the first time since Mason started taking lessons, he actually got to duel with the other students. The crowd looked […]
Meet our fencer. Mason has expressed an interest in fencing and persistently asked about taking lessons for several months. We did some research and discovered there is only one place in our area that offers lessons and there is a single time each week when the lessons are given. Apparently, there is not a huge […]