After sailing yesterday, we spent today at the beach I grew up at and my eight-year-old son Devon caught his first wave!
Photo Credit: @corinnestokes
My brother Tod was teaching him while I got to enjoy some waves on my own board which he's been keeping for me here in Huntington Beach, CA. I didn't get any pictures of me surfing, but this is my happy face after surfing:
The kids had fun playing in the sand:
Photo Credit: @corinnestokes
Photo Credit: @corinnestokes
Corinne had fun hanging out on the beach as well:
My brother Tod is so great with the kids. They loved playing with him.
Photo Credit: @corinnestokes
The sunset at the end of the day was breathtaking.
I've had such a great vacation so far. I hope you're having a wonderful holiday season as well.
Beautiful fun time with family! My love to the cute kids.
Thanks! We're having a great time.
Look dad no wetsuit!
Hey Jessica! I didn't know you were on Steemit! Next time you post, ping me so I can send you an upvote.
He was pretty cold and asking about how much wetsuits cost. He's pretty excited about his early surfing success.
Wow, congratulations! I had to resteem this right away ;-)
The posture of your little one looks pretty professional, but that actually doesn't surprise me much having seen you surfing in Lisbon :-)
If they start so early, they have the opportunity to become very very good at an older age. Well done, daddy!
Enjoy the last days of 2017 and have a brilliant start into 2018!!
Thanks Marly! He had an amazing time and is really excited to keep going. Too bad we live in Nashville. Hopefully we'll be traveling more to places he can surf. Right now we're in Oxnard/Ventura, it he's already asking when we can get back in the water when we had back to Huntington Beach.
@lukestokes Happy Holidays! The crypto world never sleeps but we need to take some time to rest. California is a magic place with so many places to visit, deserts, oceans, and so on.
By the way, I really appreciate your support yesterday with the 1st chapter of the Full Steemit Guide to help new visitors, new members, minnows and other steemians make their way easier on the platform. You and @blocktrades deserve more than simple thanks. You really care about the platform and the steem blockchain and do everything you can to help everyone here.
I just published Chapter 2, and this one has a special thing you created together with Pablo Yabo. I believe many more steemians will benefit from it on this new post, because its tru what you say. How can you manage and remember each boughts, sells and the USD and BTC price at that times, things are so fast. So, excellent idea. Thanks for that great contribution too.
Here is the link to chapter 2 in case you would like to take a look:https://steemit.com/steem/@gold84/chapter-2-of-11-focusing-on-the-details-of-the-steem-wallet-to-learn-as-much-as-possible-how-to-use-it-transfer-steem-sbd
Looking forward to hear from you soon, and your thoughts on this new chapter.
Regards, @gold84
Thanks for putting out some great, helpful content.
@lukestokes you @blocktrades, @timcliff , @elear , @aggroed , @jesta all of you in the panel held by @aggroed have inspired me even more to continue doing this, looking for ways to help new people here. They will be the path to spread the word on the platform, more collaboration will extend here, and this together with all the developments going on in the blockchain, will turn steem, bitshares unstopable.
By the way, smartcash has gone up like crazy. Your posts on that one were great for me too.
One thing I wanted to ask you. Did you see the way to use vessel created by @jesta , to get a direct link to vote as a witness. I really have had travel to make some upvotes for witness. I want to give you a vote and @blocktrades too, as well as others that are really making big contributions here.
Hope to continue hearing from you, and I am really gald this posts are getting on the hands of new people on steemit and it is clarifying things for them, they are asking questions. I am trying to answer them the best I can.
Regards, @gold84
Es una manera divertida de estar mas cerca de los hijos, felicito esa iniciativa y comparto la idea de apoyar a los niños y darle confianza en si mismo, mientras mas amor les des mas amor ellos darán, mientras mas confianza les de ellos serán mejor personas para el futuro, te felicito
Gracias por un hermoso comentario. El amor creará el mundo en el que todos queremos vivir.
Look @lukestokes love is important in a family relationship but I also add the values we give at home to our children, for example. If you drink liquor you will not have the moral to call your attention when a child does, if you use drugs the same thing will never be used to tell you not to use drugs, that's why values are important and what you do is create values in the home, that is to go on the right track, I will follow you and I will be aware of what you post to support you with my votes, happy afternoon
Awesome, what a beautiful family ...@lukestokes , keep it up and I wish you all a blessed holiday season and more success in 2018.
In my latest post (pls see it) I indicated an abuse going on here (I mentioned you there ) and I want you to see it and take action. I wish you more success
I saw it, thanks.
Awesome that Devon already started surfing with 8 years.
I‘m 22 and didn‘t arrange yet to start..
But I intend to try It out in summer 2018.
Already looking forward to it!
My cousin does kitesurfing for years now and I will go with him next time. Excited :)
@lukestokes I also wanted to say on this way that I like you appearance on steemit as a Content creator (Love your Posts) as well as your work as a witness.
So recently I voted for you and I hope many others will do the same
Sent you this little message in your wallet yesterday to.
Have a good time with your family :)
I'd love to learn how to kite surf someday! I'm bring my wetsuit home to TN and maybe I'll figure out if there's a way to do that on the lake when it gets windy.
Thanks for your support. :)
Yeah I think for someone who already knows how to surf, kitesurfing won't become the big problem.
Of course it is not the same and there are different muscles required, but as everything it is a thing of exercising.
I definitely want to try out both sports.
You're welcome! :)
Great beginning dear @lukestokes let him go a head and keep going
Looks like a great day. Those mermaid photos are perfect :D
Excellent I have prayed for your child so that he can do great things in the future. I am congratulating him for his first job for your 8-year-old child and I love to love from the heart. I wish you all the successes that you have today, successful and beautiful, all the pictures are beautiful It seems like many beautiful pictures have taken your post Ray you set postai
Thank you.
That surfing feeling is amazing, i got to experience it again as well after a really long time and i thing my smile might have been a bit wider then yours (not sure though)
Its hard to get good action shots
But good to get your kids in the water and be with family
Yeah, I'm really glad Corinne got that shot. It's one we'll remember for a very long time.
your child is very beautiful
Oohhhh @lukestokes grettings for your surfer son!
Thansk for sharing this awesome pics.
very clever children, can you help my voting @taniaart
Great post! I am from San Diego, so it is exciting to see other steemians so close! I too have been enjoying the beach recently! Hope you continue to enjoy the end of the year! :)
Very cool! San Diego's really nice, but I mostly remember just driving through it on the way to k38 to surf in Mexico.
Nice one :) It’s fantastic to share those first times with the kids!
nice post
Well this post really hit home for me because I’m from Huntington Beach! Glad you all had fun and I hope you had the opportunity to eat at Fred’s, Sushi on fire ornPancake House!
How lovely is that.
My son is all grown and my family splintered :(
Your post is everyday special.
Happy days throughout 2018 and beyond.
xox
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you create opportunities to reconnect with them.
Wow. Beautiful post indeed. Your daughter in mermaid attire looks soo adorable :-) . God bless the family. Its great to spend quality time with your near and dear ones. Regards Nainaz.
#thealliance
Thank you. :) Yeah, we had a great day.
Wow,i know he feels proud of himself for the achievement
He can't wait to get back in the water!
Congratulations to Devon for the first wave. Time spent with loved ones is the most beautiful time. Beautiful photos and memorys.
There's nothing better. :)
your kids are veru adorable.
and your kids are very lucky they arr living my childhood dream.
Thank you!
Awesome moment for a father to observe and capture. The big smiles are understandable. Hope you all had a great time enjoying the sunshine.
We did. It was a fantastic day.
That definitely look like a fun vacation. I saw part of your video on the boat too! It definitely makes me want to get closer to the tropics.
Yeah, me too. The weather this week in Nashville is terrible. I'm very glad not to be there. :)
Family is everything. Keep this safe forever. By the way, it's snowing here. Enjoy the Sea :)
I'm quite glad to be avoiding the cold right now. :)
One day I will learn surfing and it will be a successful game registered in Uganda and Olympics will award me
Hahah. Nice. I'd love to see more wave pools around the world so anyone can surf anywhere.
Really outstanding and lovely photography. @lukestokes I would like to share my own photography with you. https://steemit.com/photography/@irshadhussain/original-photography-of-my-hometown-kachai
I’m jealous Luke. This is what I’m seeing. Oh crap I can’t add a photo easily to a comment! [posting so I can add, while smoking outside in like 20 degree Buffalo...] a horrible pic but one of mad contrast with Cali weather.
https://steemit.com/dtube/@alxgraham/this-is-what-i-have-to-walk-on-now
Wauhhh..... Great moment with the family. Having a moment with the children it's a family duty. Having fun should be part of their as it's one of the things that keep them healthier
It's what makes life fantastic. :)
no matter how many times I refreshed the page, some photos refused to come up. I wasn't able to see your happy face after surfing, but I was able to see a really authentic mermaid and your brother Tod :D I am sure you must be proud of your son, I think these things are what makes a father happy !
Edit: This is so strange, I found out why some images were not shown, not even profile pictures. The antivirus was blocking them. I don't understand why it was seeing them as phishing attempt. Now I can see your happy face after surfing :)
Huh. Glad you got it working again. Odd.
I wasn't expecting you to see my comment and reply to it after so many hours, especially knowing your activity and how busy you are here. Thank you for that, I appreciate it! I wasn't expecting either that you would reply on this comment of mine :)
In Slovenia we had had not any snow for Christmas. Good to you to have at least a lot sun in California.
Happy next year full of steem for all!!
The kids like cold if there's snow. Otherwise, they don't like it at all. Me? I prefer the sun. :)
I like snow in mountains as an ex climber, this is, from my point of view, the right location for snow.
I never try tour skying. I have to do once!
I remember catching my first wave :) I was much older than your son though. Still can't forget the rush!
It's one of the best feelings in the world!
You have a great family. Enjoy your family bonding time!
Looks really good!! I also want to the surfing but there is no place to sufe in Korea.. you are so lucky I think!! Haha I’ a new steemer!! I will visit you sometimes!! Why dont you be my page? Haha now Im studying english so I’m try to write my post by english and korean.. you jusy come to my page and read posts plaease!! Have a nice day with your sweet family!! :)
Maybe this post will help you. Begging for people to come to your page isn't very helpful.
@lukestokes - Devon seems to be a quick learner. Catching the first wave well is an awesome experience. I remember when I did my first wave ( I was way over 8 years old) and it ended up with sand in my mouth (and lots of other places on my body) and sea water in my eyes!
Your daughter looks like a real cute mermaid there.
I am glad that you got this time off to spend it with family, doing something you all enjoy. Thanks for sharing. Upvoted
Regards,
@vm2904
Thanks. :) We've been having a great time. There's nothing quite like surfing.
Wow! That's great - especially in that age! Seems like you had a great day at the beach with the whole family! :)
@lukestokes congratz to your little one!
Great my one get her first baby wave at portugal in a lagoon. Water came in and gave her the right push!
Awesome moments!!!
Thanks @lichtblick for this resteem! Lovely post! Upvotet! His put to you guys!
So cool! I hope to travel with the family much more to places we can surf. :)
this is such a great moment to be captured.
i do agree that children need to learn by doing, that is much more effective especially for there characters.
your family look so lovely, and that loves you give to them will make them lovely personality too.
I sure hope so. We have our share of challenges just like anyone, but we do have a lot of love too.
I love the photos; it shows family love. Hope to have a lovely family like this someday.
It's one of the best things in the world!
Woooow! Professional photographer, I like it so much,Thanks For sharing such things.
Looks like a pro already, Happy to know a good man and a Dad!
Thanks to Steemit!
Wow .. wonderful pictures
The children amid sand and water are very beautiful
I wish you happiness dear
Thank you so much.
So good to see you having fun in the sun with your lovely family. A true American role model!
You make me want to start a family of my own one day. Travel Pro Junior? ha ha
Happy New Year! -Dan
Travel Pro Junior sounds like a plan!
This is so awesome! I remember when I caught my first wave only half a year ago. It was the best feeling ever! :-)
Nice! It really is an amazing feeling. I miss living by the water.
Yeah, it's so nice! Where'd you live?
No need to flag just a proud dad sharing a pic :)
That is actually pretty awesome my 6 month old daughter just crawled for the first time today. Funny how little humans can change the hard heart of a warrior into mush and make you appreciate things you would of totally dismissed at an earlier point in your life. It's actually quite profound how something that has only been on the planet for 6 months can make you reevaluate the purpose you have lived the last 40 years or so for.
Congrats on your new found purpose and meaning. :)
Thanks, started late in life, but going to make the best of this new role. She has one of those wheeled walker things and follows me around the house like a dog. It's actually very neat. I'm typically an unemotional, cynical, hard ass former Marine bittered by lifes past hurts. She does much to make me see the other values of life. Thanks for the comment.
That's so cool! He's a natural! And I see you have a cute little mermaid in the family! Lucky you! Such a nice post!
Thank you. We had a great day.
That is so awesome! You should be very proud! And what a way to spend the day. It's 1 degree here. LOL
I'm jealous... but more happy for you.
Ah! Wow. Yeah, it's pretty cold back in Nashville as well. I'm glad to not be there right now. :)
That is awesome brotha I remember when I went to Huntington Beach back in 2011 it was amazing.. I'm from Oklahoma and always wanted to live in Huntington Beach actually, and my wife had family there so it was perfect!
Good to see your son catch his first wave that's awesome he looks like a natural!!
I love it, but it has changed quite a bit. It's a lot more commercialized and modernized now, but it still feels like home in many ways, especially when I'm out in the water.