Grant's Best Week Ever

It was the week of Grant recently as the youngest in the Brown family made a lot of firsts.  After years of being absolutely determined not to learn to ride a bike without training wheels, Grant let me take them off.  We have been down this road before, he tries, loses balance, falls, and quits.  This day was different.  He got it!  The times he did fall he brushed himself off and got back on and went again.  Within ten minutes he was going up and down the street and announced he wanted to ride around the lake.  As we headed off to Family Camp we loaded "little red" so that Grant could ride all over Camp Seafarer.  

Grant then amazed us by earning his white band during his swim test at Camp!  This was a huge milestone since he only earned a "non-swimmer" band in the beginning of the summer.  The white band allowed him to go off the Blue Zoom, Yard Arm, and even the Blob if he wanted to!  Grant did so well that he led off the first length of the Camp Seafarer Tri-Fam for the Brown family!  His swimming ability is a huge accomplishment for a boy who didn't even like to put his face in the water last year.

The next evening a bunch of campers went down to the back lake on Camp Seafarer to try some fishing.  The mechanics of setting the bale on a spinning reel did not stop him from trying over and over until he got it right.  And the only person to catch a fish that night was Grant!  The bass he caught was a beaut - even if he was afraid to hold it by its mouth.  

There are so many things to do at Family Camp.  Even though Grant was biking, swimming, fishing and having a great time at it, his favorite thing was motor boating on the Scouts.  Grant first went out with mommy and she sat right next to him at he steered and used the throttle.  The next time he went out, daddy sat at the front of the boat and gave him instructions on course and speed.  While mommy might like to sail, this boy likes motors.  

It was great watching all of this happen right in front of our eyes.  These are the moments that need to be enjoyed as they happen before they are replaced by more moments just like them; simple, yet wonderful and joyous events that make up a family.