Can i tell you what i love?
I love that my kids love life.
I remember when the movie for Soul Surfer came out and we went straight to the movie theater
…..large popcorn with butter please……
…..junior mints……..
{we were in Illinois at that time when the movie premiered ….April 2011….
but we had spent three weeks the previous summer in Kauai...July-Aug 2010}
and because we had been in Kauai and knew that they had been filming bits and pieces of the movie
while we were there……
you better believe we took the kids to see that movie opening night.
We were one of about 4 families in the theater.
I remember looking around and wondering where the hoards of people were that wanted to see this
movie about a girl who gets her arm bitten off by a shark.
hmmmm
I guess the movie grew as it stayed in the theater….buy anyhoo……back to that night…….
we loved it.
I walked out of the theater that night and i knew…..i just knew……Kauai had a place in our heart
and it wasn’t long after that Bryan lost his job and here we are full circle.
We moved here thinking our kids were going to be the
best surfers ever
but guess what……
none of the kids wanted to be surfers.
Lola tried it…..
{damn it if i didn’t absolutely love her surfboard…..LOVED IT….do you hear me….LOVE}
but she sold that amazing gorgeous board….
and bought two mice with the money she made.
Unfortunately only one of the mice gets photographed……
{if you follow me on Instagram then you know which one it is…}
and apparently he looks like he might have an “IN” with Cirque du Soleil in his future.
And when i show some of her girls heading out to surf…..
Lola is not one of them…..because she would much rather be boogie boarding…..
even though she was the one that seemed like the most excited to meet Sebastian Zietz
who was the triple crown winner…..
it was us momma’s who were even more excited.
{i almost licked him…..but there were children around and i didn’t want to set a bad example}
Anyhoo……
back to my surf story.
Lola’s out.
done.
i don’t lose sleep over it.
she will never be a surfer.
….
Mason on the other hand…..
actually enjoys it……
but i’m not losing sleep over it either.
He’s up for entering any available contests here………
even if it means he is competing with kids that are sponsored and have been surfing for years.
{i like to think that those first few years of having him watch baby Einstein videos was the key…}
Is Mason any good……
no
he’s really not.
does he want to join the surf team …..
no…..
he does not.
Does he beg to go surfing every day…….
no….
he does not.
Was last Saturday the worst surf contest ever…..
no…..
alright…
yes……
because there were really good kids surfing…..
and i mean….
really good.
But the best part of it was…….he just wants to give it a try.
It’s about having fun for him…….it’s not about the competition……even though the last contest…
he made it to the 2nd heat which was a big deal for him……
it truly is about perspective.
I sit and watch these parents of kids who’s life is surfing…….
{think toddlers and tiara’s but on a beach}
because if my kids life was all about surfing i would be writing all about how awesome my kid can surf….
but they don’t…..and can’t.
and i’m okay with it.
But damn it…..i still dream about that surfboard that Lola used to own.
{did i mention we have mice instead now?}
Anyhoo…….Surfing is a way of life here……
so is boogie boarding and swimming and being in the water.
I am getting really close to actually putting a surfboard in the water……
but till then….
i’m still holding out hope for Fin.
but no matter what….….
we bottle these little moments up ….they are fleeting…..and turn into memories…
and we celebrate each of these moments.
{celebrating the non-win in the surf contest…..because that’s how we roll….}
Its this thing called life.….and we love every minute of it.