I don't get to spend a lot of time with my nephew, he and his family live about four thousand kilometres away and it's difficult to find a gap in my schedule and theirs to permit a trip, although we're working on something currently. I miss out on a lot of his growing phase for that reason and while video and phone chats happen every week it doesn't make up for what I'm missing out on.
His dad, my brother, and I have been talking about his progression and how fast he is growing up. He's a smart lad, picks things up easily and has a lot of natural ability which my brother seeks to challenge constantly. He's being homeschooled and at five and a half years old is well ahead of the curve. But school work aside, he needs other challenges and considering his ability on a bicycle it seemed like BMX racing was a natural progression.
Above you can see a picture taken by me at Christmas 2022 when they were down here last; he's on a little bike I bought for him to ride while he was here and while he loved it I think he was a little apprehensive as it felt different to his bike at home.
Below is a picture from the weekend of him on his BMX bike right before a race; he has been doing BMX for a few weeks now and has taken to it well. He's fearless, approaches it with focus and determination and thinks through what goes right or wrong and makes the required adjustments and builds upon his strengths. It makes me very happy to see how he's approaching the challenge.
He had four races that night, the first he came last. The second he came forth, the third he came second and won the last race...by a long long way. That's legit right? I saw the video of the last race taken by his mum and it made me a very proud uncle.
We did a video chat after he left the track and had attended to the most important part of the night (getting pizza with his mum and dad) and I asked how he managed to finally win the last race...he sort of shrugged his shoulders and said, I just focused, found a better line, peddled harder and I won.
That's legit right? If everyone did that, focused, found better ways forward and worked harder they'd find a lot more success in their lives. Here's my five and a half year-old nephew 
I think it's really cool to see how kids change and progress and how the influences they have help guide them; my nephew has good people around him, his parents, and I like to think I help provide some guidance too...it's the same with my niece 
Design and create your ideal life, tomorrow isn't promised - galenkp
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First image is my own, second is on loan from my sister in-law
