Today we went to a HopeKids powerlifting event. I’ve always enjoyed weightlifting and did it off and on throughout college and law school, but now carrying around 3 boys is my only weight training and this was the first powerlifting event we’ve ever attended. The boys enjoyed the show because they were great about inviting all the kids up to the stage for the big lifts and stunts. Highlights were when both Jude and Levi won t-shirts by being at the right place at the right time during the show; when Jude gave the athletes some of our old license plates to mangle; when Jude got a shower of pop when an athlete ripped apart a full pop can (that reminds me that I never gave him a bath afterwards) and when Jude was front and center while an athlete crushed a frying pan in half and gave it to Jude as a souveniur. These powerlifting athletes have raised a ton of money for HopeKids, which is really exciting.