{"id":69620,"date":"2016-07-27T05:30:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T20:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=69620"},"modified":"2016-07-27T05:30:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T20:30:47","slug":"happy-high-fives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=69620","title":{"rendered":"Happy Hawaii High Fives!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-9.24.24-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 9.24.24 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69622\" \/><br \/>\nmost parents have to force their kids to surf.  but yesterday kids were different.  the 2 kids wanted to surf.  they were so excited to get in the water.  and once they were on the surfboard, the smiles came out so naturally.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-9.23.49-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 9.23.49 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69623\" \/><br \/>\nOjiro-kun is only 7 years old and so brave!  we were pretty far out in the ocean but he wasn&#8217;t scared at all.  this is pure confidence!  this kid believes in himself.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-9.24.55-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 9.24.55 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69624\" \/><br \/>\nyou can&#8217;t make a kid smile unnaturally.  nature will do it naturally.  and this is as natural as it gets.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-9.31.23-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 9.31.23 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69625\" \/><br \/>\nsince the water wasn&#8217;t totally clean, i told myself &#8220;let&#8217;s surf perfectly today.  nobody falls so nobody goes into the water.&#8221;  Ojiro-kun almost lost his balance but because he kept on looking forward, he regained it.  lucky because if he went down, so was i.  thank you Ojiro-kun for surfing just like you&#8217;re supposed to!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-9.26.13-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 9.26.13 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69621\" \/><br \/>\nand yes, every kid deserves a high five after a beautiful ride like that.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-9.30.35-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 9.30.35 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69628\" \/><br \/>\nthen it was 8 year old Riko-chan&#8217;s turn.  she was equally excited to surf.  and from the first wave, she just stood right up.  perfect balance!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-9.27.39-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 9.27.39 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69627\" \/><br \/>\ni can&#8217;t see the facial expressions from the back when i&#8217;m surfing, so when i came home and downloaded these photos, i was so happy to see these precious smiles.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-26-at-9.28.16-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-26 at 9.28.16 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-69629\" \/><br \/>\nand yes, a high five for you too Riko-chan!  thank you guys for not falling because i didn&#8217;t want to go in the water.  in fact, we all came in and our hair was still dry.  that is what you call perfect surfing!   can&#8217;t wait to do it all over again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>most parents have to force their kids to surf. but yesterday kids were different. the 2 kids wanted to surf. they were so excited to get in the water. and once they were on the surfboard, the smiles came out so naturally. 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