Hi again,
I'm gertting a real kick out of this blog and experimenting to see how much it can do. This post includes a video of my older son, Tim, in the bowl at Pier Park. check it out. Well, it took forever to load so I put it on myspace.com/tomlaidlaw
Videos work better over there. You get a bigger picture and they are easier to upload. So I'll be posting most videos over there.
Grandpa
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Indoor and Outdoor Sk8boarding
Hi there,
Yesterday, three of my four kids, and some of their kids (boys) spend some quality 3-generation time out sk8boarding. After years of rebelling against this semi-rebellious sport I was drawn into it when my two sons, Tim & Kevin, started taking my three youngest grandsons out and teaching them. I began to go along on some of their excursions and had a lot of fun.
Yesterday we went to Portland's Dept. of Skateboarding and then over to Pier Park. The indoor and outdoor venues provide different challenges. And that is what hooked me, watching the kids learn and seeing the progress. I decided this is valuable both physically and socially, because a whole bunch of people who don't know each other have to take turns in places without any official oversight. Watching that happen is also fascinating, and it works. here's a few pics and a video.
Yesterday, three of my four kids, and some of their kids (boys) spend some quality 3-generation time out sk8boarding. After years of rebelling against this semi-rebellious sport I was drawn into it when my two sons, Tim & Kevin, started taking my three youngest grandsons out and teaching them. I began to go along on some of their excursions and had a lot of fun.
Yesterday we went to Portland's Dept. of Skateboarding and then over to Pier Park. The indoor and outdoor venues provide different challenges. And that is what hooked me, watching the kids learn and seeing the progress. I decided this is valuable both physically and socially, because a whole bunch of people who don't know each other have to take turns in places without any official oversight. Watching that happen is also fascinating, and it works. here's a few pics and a video.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Girls and Boys Night Out
Hi there, This is Grandpa Laidlaw
My family is really neat. One of the fun things done by the women is to have a special Girls Night Out every once in awhile. About a year ago, the second youngest grandson, 9 at the time, called all the men and arranged for a Boy's Night Out at the same time. We just recently had another one.
One granddaughter recently came of age, so to speak, so all the other women gave her a party.
One very special thing they do is to write a letter of advice and encouragement to the newbie. I think it is a wonderful thing. In rtoday's atmosphere we need all the help, love and encouragement we can get.
On the boys side we got together and played video games. we had an X-box 360
and a Wii, as well as regular computer games. As an old fart, 71, I can't match the speed of the new games, but I have become adicted to the Wii, because it has a sports game which lets you bowl, golf, play tennis or baseball, and the experience is almost real. Instead of just finger motions, the Wii uses a contr5oller that translates real motions to the screen. So you swing your arm to bowl, just the way you do at the bowling alley. Pretty soon you find yourself trying to put English on the ball, jumping and shouting at a strike, etc. An important feature for me is that it is not so incredibly fast that I can't keep up with it.
My family is really neat. One of the fun things done by the women is to have a special Girls Night Out every once in awhile. About a year ago, the second youngest grandson, 9 at the time, called all the men and arranged for a Boy's Night Out at the same time. We just recently had another one.
One granddaughter recently came of age, so to speak, so all the other women gave her a party.
One very special thing they do is to write a letter of advice and encouragement to the newbie. I think it is a wonderful thing. In rtoday's atmosphere we need all the help, love and encouragement we can get.
On the boys side we got together and played video games. we had an X-box 360
and a Wii, as well as regular computer games. As an old fart, 71, I can't match the speed of the new games, but I have become adicted to the Wii, because it has a sports game which lets you bowl, golf, play tennis or baseball, and the experience is almost real. Instead of just finger motions, the Wii uses a contr5oller that translates real motions to the screen. So you swing your arm to bowl, just the way you do at the bowling alley. Pretty soon you find yourself trying to put English on the ball, jumping and shouting at a strike, etc. An important feature for me is that it is not so incredibly fast that I can't keep up with it.
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