Paddle Boarding & A Little Lesson In Bravery

"You have to be brave

with your life

so that others

can be brave with theirs."

I can't tell you how much I love this saying.

For me "others"= my boys.

I want to be that parent that leads by example

&

I think I may be failing a bit in the

"bravery"

 department.

I am not sure exactly how it happened that I became a mom

&

 managed to stuff my adventureous side away somewhere 

but I did.

I got caught up in making sure that everyone else's

needs were being taken care of that

I forgot some of my own.

Can anyone relate????

So, in the spirit of  "bravery" & adventure

I decided to try

paddle boarding.

I have a huge fear

of what lurkes beneath the water

so this was enormous for me.

I have to say, I actually liked it:)!

And what was even better,

my son Shane,

 who is 7

thought I was cool.

He even tried it too, 

which I thought was even more cool

& quite BRAVE:).

Here we go

 My husband-the instructor.

Here I go

 

  

 A little big for my little guy,

 but E for effort.

 

 Jack is anxiously awaiting his turn.

 My brave boys.

This is our new chalk board saying for

a while.

Shane read it

&

put an exclaimation point at the end.

I think that is a good way to start summer:).

Happy day everyone

&

thank you for sharing your time today.

-Jen