Colton is doing surf camp again this year and today I finally remembered to bring my camera. He really is doing amazing! He needed some encouragement last night though since for some reason he felt that he wasn't doing as good as the others. We had to help him believe that at his age he is really doing great and should be so proud of himself (the average surfer at camp is 10 or older). Today he went back with his head held high and with a strong determination to prove to himself that he really was a great surfer. He surfed for nearly 45 minutes, came up on shore for just a few minutes then asked his surf instructor Jordan if he could grab a board and go back out. We were amazed! He then went on to surf for another 45 minutes or more. We left the beach with a little boy with a huge smile on his face feeling very proud of himself with one request, "Mom, do you think we can go to the sushi restaurant tonight to celebrate?". No, I don't have a sushi lover on my hands or anything it's just that we are finishing up reading a book called "Dragon of the Red Dawn" which is about Japan. It has lead us to study about Mount Fuji, the Imperial Garden, the ancient city of Edo (now named Tokyo), the famous Japanese poet Basho, teahouses, samurai, sumo wrestlers, cherry trees, bamboo huts, the Great Bridge and of course sushi. A Japanese restaurant in town has little rooms where you get to eat as they do in Japan. Shoes off and sitting on the floor at a low table eating with chopsticks. That is all his proud heart wants to do.
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{daddy made sure Gracie and Fletch didn't feel left out...}
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