Get the Kids out on the water.

^Great pic. That'll make you forget all about the maintenance, upkeep, high gas prices, the scratch in the gel coat, etc. That crap that I have a feeling a lot of us here are guilty of letting get to us. That picture is what it's all about.

I sent her out on the tube with her mother last summer. I'm
not even certain I could get in and out of a tube.

This device is called and EZ Ski trainer. It has a ski skimmer as
a base, complete with two bindings to put the feet into. It then has
an inflatable wrapped around it. The child can sit or stand. It is very stable. She just floated away from the boat as I idled up. She's going less than 5 mph in the picture. It's actually borrowed from a
neighbor. I may have to buy one.

She loves it and now thinks that she is going skiing, every time we
head for the boat.

BKH

Yes Mike,started swimming lessons when she was 6 or 7 months old.
Since March we've had her in private lessons, or lessons with just one other child, twice a week. Those will continue at least into November for this year. She can't swim yet, but she's getting there.

My wife has full discretion over the activities, with the exception of swimming. It is the one thing I insist upon. I don't care if she ever chooses to compete, but I expect her to be very competent in the water.

BKH

Excellent Scott. Looks like he's doing great out there.

BKH

A couple pics of my twin boys at Norris Lake last week. We had a great time.

Here's a picture of a member of our ski team's son at 16 month's. He's riding a ski skimmer, which is one of the best tools to get kids comfortable behind the inboards.

Good pics all. At sixteen months we thought about putting our daughter out there by herself, but decided it just wasn't worth it. She got used to being out there with mom, and this year at 30 months was very comfortable by herself. BKH

Unfortunately I have no pic to post or to savor over the years, but our daughter Tessa got up on two for the first time yesterday. She's 6 this summer and my wife thought maybe we were pushing it a bit, but she always thinks that! I picked up the HO trainer ski package (skis, bar and special tow rope.) After looking it over I ditched the training rope set up and elected to let her have a go w/ the traditional tow rope. I got in the water with her to help and coach and on the 4th pull she was up and I was left two hundred yards behind cheering in her wake. Very bittersweet since I couldn't see the look on her face when she was up, but the smile on her face when I caught up to her was ear to ear!

My daughter Wakesurfing age 9

Doubles 9&7

first tournament, first air

Great pics guys...I enjoyed them all!

This is my youngest at age 5


Here she is with her twin sister two years ago (Randy_i_O, I didn't know you had twins too!)




I love this one of them on that same day...

Dude, awesome shots of your girls!

Larry, Thomas can get some air! Is that behind your Ski Tique?

I do! it usually ended in some sort of pain that needed massaged out. The spills were a lot more painful when I was barefooting and slalom skiing. I came ripping in to the dock for a big soaking of the girls on the dock, planted the ski and then found out i was going a little fast on the whip... I did not have enough weight to keep it planted and ended up tangled in the boat lift. Oh to be indestructible again.

This is my sons first time up for an extended period of time.





I got my youngest (3) to give us a thumbs up between crying getting on the kneeboard with me.