Greyson Skate Park

Trevor ices his elbow

after a big spill!

The Gann Clan

One our favorite bands
(Check out the mohawk!)

Through the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Parks and Recreation, we have an outdoor skate park in Charlotte that is called Greyson (http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Park+and+Rec/Parks/Skate+Parks/Home.htm). Throughout the year, Greyson will host skate competitions that bring people from all over the Southeast to compete for prizes, sponsorships, and even money! There was a competition today, The Battle Slam Jam (http://www.battleslamjam.com/). The skatepark was packed. There were cars for miles. In addition to skate competitions, there were vendor booths with free give-aways (like Red Bull, water, stickers, etc), a battle of the bands, food, and just overall fun to be had!

Last Summer, Trevor entered one other skate competition at Greyson. That event was rained out before it could be completed and the winners were picked based on who had already skated. This was a big day for Trevor and he was excited. He has been waiting for this day for weeks. He and Todd went to Greyson for some practice runs three times this week! When it came time for him to skate, he did a great job. He landed most of his tricks in the first round and was picked to moved up for the second round of skating. During the second round, I think that he was a little bit more nervous. He wasn't landing as many tricks and even had a few big busts. Finally, he tried some sort of board slide on a rail and took a spill. He laid there for a minute before he got up. I thought that he was hurt....bad. Luckily, he was wearing all of his pads, but it was bad enough that he had to come out of the competition. I could tell that he was upset. I told him that I was so proud of him for getting out there and trying. It takes a lot of courage to be that brave and to just put yourself out there like that. We stayed and watched the rest of the competitions and had fun people watching and listening to the bands.