Spencer and his "gang"!

We consider it a huge blessing to live in my parents home for many reasons, but for me one of the biggest ones is for Spencer. Spencer has always had friends, but many have been girls. He is afraid of everything, from dogs to heights. Dan and I have been a little concerned as most parents are about their boys being boys! He doesn't play any competitive sports and he doesn't want to. Don't get me wrong, he loves to wrestle with dad and his sisters and he loves to play star wars and Lego's and things. OK, so he is just a little wimpy! There, I said it! So, anyways, there are five families on our street that have all boys. Let me tell you, they run this neighborhood! No, not really, but they do run the street! If you try to go down our street in the middle of the day, you will find it almost impossible! They have it all "coned" off and have bike ramps and skate ramps all around. They start off about 4:00, picking everyone up. You should see them, they really look like a gang. In fact we are having t-shirts made up that say "the Fallbrook gang!" By the time they get to our house they have collected everyone. The 8-10 of them walk back to the ramps and start their "stuff". Spencer has become quite the skateboarder. He took a class over the summer with his cousins, which was kind of a start for him. His friend Jake is really good and has taught him all kinds of tricks. He comes home using all this skater lingo. "Mom, today I did a Olly...you should have seen me grind!" I had to look these words up on the Internet and find out what these words actually meant! Jake just got a half pip for his back yard. Here is Spencer on the half pipe, which has brought more boys from other neighborhoods! So fun! Spencer has also regressed and is riding his 20" BMX bike again. Don't you know, it is "cool" to ride a bike that is half your size? No, really he is able to do all kinds of tricks with it. I will have to get some stuff on video for you! Yeah, for boys! Maybe, he won't be wimpy after all!