Earliest Childhood Memories

The earliest childhood memory I can think of is when i got my first skateboard for Christmas . I was 7 years old and my dad bought me a Element skateboard so I could use it once the snow melted. Then once spring came he would take me to the park and watch while I skated around trying to stay on the board. Eventually i got pretty good at staying on the board and riding around. Then once summer finally came I was able to stay on the board with ease. That's when I started trying to do tricks like Ollie's and kick flips. First time I tried an Ollie I landed it. I thought it was luck so I tried again, and I landed it again. I tried them so much and kept landing them that I didn't need to practice any more because I was already good at them. So I moved onto the bigger things. The Kick flip!. This was a trick I loved watching people do because I thought it was something professionals could do. So I looked online at how to do kick flips and their were some videos on how to place your feet and all that jazz. So I watched the videos for about 2-3 hours just studying how to maneuver the trick. Eventually I would go outside and practice some of the beginning like foot place meant and how to flip the board under myself. Then I was ready. It was time to do the first big trick I'd ever do. I got on my board. Bent m knees slightly and tapped on the tail of the board. I heard the tail snap at the ground like the jaws of an alligator closing on its prey. As soon as I heard that I flicked my front foot off the side of the board to make it flip around. Everything was going in slow motion. As I read online people said the first time you do the trick everything will seem like slow-mo because you have to pay attention to the grip tape. As soon as you flick the board to make it spin you have to look down at your grip tape because as soon as you see the black grip tape after making the board flip around in a 360 motion you need to push your feet back down onto the board.