Ryan Sheckler's Skate For A Cause

We went to etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest for the Cinco De Mayo 3rd annual Ryan Sheckler's Skate For A Cause for Autism Speaks.

It's nice to see local retailers here to support a great cause.

Love Casey's Cupcakes...They have the best coconut cupcakes :)

A couple of cool skateboards that will be auctioned for the cause.

My son and I thought the wood one was really interesting.

Some of the top pros and ams will compete to raise money and awareness for Autism Speaks. This event will fund a 10 stop tour providing FREE skate clinics for children with autism. The ultimate goal is to empower the community to "Be The Change"!

Skateboard vs. Minecraft

My son had been asking my husband and I for over a year to buy him a skateboard. So for Christmas we bought him an inexpensive skateboard to see if he was really interested. Around the same time his Grandpa got him Minecraft for the PC. Needless to say, Minecraft won over the skateboard. He never used the skateboard until today for his first private skateboard lesson at enties Skate Park.

He did awesome and he wants to continue. We will be buying him a better quality one this week. So my hopes are high for a new hobby that involves the outdoors instead of playing Minecraft all the time.