Too Cool!

Zain had his last skateboarding lesson at the Etnies Skate Park in Lake Forest. After 4 short lessons he is finally riding all by himself...we are so proud of him! He started off a little nervous and now we can't get him off his board. He rides it when he wakes up at 6am through the house, he rides it after school in the backyard and he rides it before he goes to bed at night through the house once more. In fact, we had to put a ban on skateboards in the house because he was crashing into every wall while trying to do some crazy trick he would make up. He even already got his first black eye from skating. We went to the skate park one evening and he fell into a concrete step....ouch! But he took it without a single tear (you could tell he was trying really hard not to cry in front of the older boys) and got back on his board!He still has a ways to go, but he definitley has the basics down for 4 years old! Oh ah...in addition to learning to skate he feels the need to address everything and everyone one with "dude"! He is just too cool!

Take a peek at the videos below!

Finally...on Two Wheels!

Yeahhhhh!! Masyn finally learned to ride a bike without training wheels! Although, I only recall her ever riding a bike with training wheels maybe all of 2 times! If it were up to her she would probably skip the whole bike thing and just go straight to driving a car!! But dad wasn't havin' it. He was determined to teach Masyn to ride in one day, and he was successful believe it or not! He had a little wager going with her...if she could make it to the gate then he would buy her a new bike. TIME TO PAY UP DAD!!

Our Little Skater Dude!

Zain started skateboard lessons tonight! He recently got a new big boy skateboard and has been soooo excited for his first lesson...in fact, he slept with his skateboard and attempted to ride it every morning when he woke up at 6 am. I thought he was going to break his arm before lessons even started, he was on his board so much! It was pretty cute! But when tonight actually came, a little bit of fear set in. With the help and confidence from his coach he did great though (especially for his first lesson). He can't wait for the next one now! I'm sure he'll be doing ollies in no time...hehe!!

New Beginings

Nick said good-bye to his job of 6 1/2 years at The Montage Resort & Spa on Tuesday night...and hello to his new position as General Manager at Nick's Laguna Beach restaurant! There were so many mixed emotions for him, but above all we welcome this new chapter into our lives with excitement, rejuvenation and passion. He said farewell with a huge party and lots of fun, food, drinks and dancing with good friends. It was a great night and it truly meant the world to Nick to see how much he was going to be missed by everyone at The Montage.