May 23, 2007
Yes, they're fearless
Just swinging by to post pictures from last weekend. Our Tony Hawk-wannabe rode his skateboard for the first time last Saturday. It's amazing how kids learn things - especially those that involve the possibility of ending up with scraped knees and broken bones - so easily. We were there once, too, but as we got older we slowly lost our grip on that seeming invincibility. We grew up and recognized fear, and lost our balance and agility with age. This reminds me of my 10-year-old nephew, Kirshan, who saw the ocean as nothing but a giant swimming pool. The first time we went to the beach, he was like a crazed animal let loose. While his swimming skills at the time consisted of uncoordinated thrashing of arms and legs in the water, he believed he could swim. A number of times he sank like a rock and swallowed salt water in the process but, for the life of me, he seemed to think that what goes down can always come up.
And below is Kirshan, puckering up. I miss that little monkey.
