Living to Learn

We made a decision as a family to NOT do any spring sports this year. Our crazy reasoning is that, in 10 years, the kids will (hopefully) remember that they had sane parents, but not that they did not play Little League the spring of ‘08 :*) But, that did free us up a bit to try some new things. Johnny has been begging (!!!) to ride BMX like some of his buddies for the past year. He really has been patient. So, we took him down to Cherry Hill BMX yesterday for the kick-off safety clinic. They fixed his bike up to race, gave him a helmet, taught him the rules, gave him jersey (we paid some fees, signed some forms…), and he was in his first “heat” by noon. HE LOVED IT! He did 2 qualifiers and 1 main event. At the end of it all, he walked away exhausted, proud, and holding a 2nd Place Trophy. Great job Johnny! We walked away sunburned, aware of what a day at the track in the future will require, and with a sinking feeling that the next 12 Saturdays are suddenly booked. Isn’t that what it’s all about? It was a great day!