Supahstahhh!

Yes, yes, my son really is one. A superstar, that is. We saw a new side of Jackson this last weekend - the competitive side! Two weeks ago when Shawn tried to take him surfing, he took 15 min. to get suited up and then whined and moaned and cried about how cold it was, how "scared" he was, (which is a crock, by the way) and then got out of the water because Shawn was "being so mean" to him. Jeeze louise. But this weekend...oh such a different story. Why..you might ask? Well, there were trophies at stake.

Yes, I'll admit it. My 6-year-old son is a trophy whore. The thought of a shiny, pretty little statue to add to his collection will somehow give him the strength to endure the cold, fear, and a "mean" dad. Well, he sure scored this weekend. Not only did he get his T-ball trophy on Friday, but then he went ahead and took 3rd place in the surf contest he was in on Sunday! He was in the 12 and under category - and there were 12 kids in the contest! He did great, and after getting his trophy and GIANT bag o'prizes, he requested that Shawn build him a "BIG shelf" when we got home to hold all of his trophies. Modesty - it really is a virtue! We'll work on that one, okay?



It actually wasn't as cold as it looks - it was beautiful the day before this - 75 and sunny, no wind. But of course, as it got HOT in the valley (100's) it sucked all that fog in along the coast. Aidan had to get all suited up for his "surf contest" too. He's pretty darn cute. Here's a cute one of lil' love too!



We were able to take the kids to the Oregon Aquarium in Newport on Saturday - I'll post pics of that later!