SKATER BOY

We started Cameron's birthday celebrations yesterday by taking him to one of the local Skateshops to let him pick out his present. It was quite a process.....

First, Cameron got fitted on a board. After he knew his size he had to chose his "deck". There were A LOT to chose from, but he stuck with solid red. He added some color by choosing a blue and red tread for the top of the board.

Next, he had to chose his "trucks" and his wheels. He was really excited because he got the last set of checkered trucks that they had in the store. He also got red wheels.

After everything was picked out we watched the skateboard be built..........

Cameron also picked out a new helmet (a birthday present from G&G Keyes), knee and elbow pads and some stickers for the bottom of his board and his helmet.

Once we got home it was time to give it a try.....

He started out pretty slow practicing in the driveway......

But after just a little while he ventured down onto the sidewalk with a little bit of a slope......

Then, time to take a break and put some of those stickers on the bottom of the board.....

Once the stickers were in place, it was back outside to practice some more.......

AND after all of the excitement of the day it was time to take a little nap before dinner.....