Wakesurfing & Tooth News

We visited Trena in Lake Forest Park (north Seattle) this weekend and spent the night. They live right on the lake and we went boating. We all tried wake surfing for the first time. Olin and Christian both tried about 4 times. I give them so much credit for trying and not giving up or asking to come in. It was pretty choppy out (according to Trena) and situating themselves in the choppy water with the board at their feet and hanging on to the rope looked like a challenge. John ended up surfing with Olin which was great. I tried it as well and I got up most of my tries! I managed to stay up and 'surf' for a few seconds but I didn't make it over to the inside wake spot which is the spot you need to stay in to surf. It was so much fun. Their house is really pretty.

Christian (9), Evan (10), Olin (6), Grant (8)

Olin wake surfing with John. 

Little bug

Bros

South Lake Union Block party. It was free, and we got like 5 tote bags, plus an assortment of legitimate junk - coupons, chapstick, an iPhone stand, stickers...

J-shaped Hawaiian ice cream cone

Coach Jake, the best coach in the entire world, is leaving the gym to pursue construction. Major sadness ensued when he told us last night. He makes the ninja class what it is and my kids love it SO much. I am curious if they find someone comparable, and if my kids will still love it without Coach Jake.

Tooth news: Olin's remaining central incisor, #E, is super loose. It has gotten hit around 4-5 times in the last few months just by playing around and at ninja class as well and I can tell it's a goner. So I'm going to bring him in to the office this week, x-ray it, and probably take it out. He said "but I'm not even 7 years old and will be missing another tooth!". He really doesn't want to lose it. I think he is fully aware that he is prematurely missing the one tooth because we talk about it all the time. haha. So he'll be real hillbilly and missing yet another incisor for around another year, if I were to estimate.