08/10/2026
⛳️ He wanted a new golf bag. So we made him earn it.
Bo has been wanting a new golf bag for quite a while, but the good ones aren't cheap. So instead of just buying him one, we've been encouraging him to work for it—putting in the practice and occasionally giving him challenges along the way.
Today, the whole family played golf, and Bo was playing the white tees—over 5,600 yards, which is a lot of course for a 10-year-old.
When we got to 18, we gave him a challenge:
Birdie this hole and you can pick out a new golf bag.
And this wasn't exactly an easy hole. It's a tough dogleg left with a challenging pin location, and honestly, we'd have put his odds of birdieing it at less than 10%.
He absolutely BOMBED his drive. 💥
Then came the 8-iron...
And he completely GUFFED it, leaving himself several yards short of the green. 😩
He was MAD at himself.
But then something pretty awesome happened.
As he walked up to his ball, he started saying out loud:
"I'm going to chip this in."
Over and over.
He went through his routine, got focused, and then...
🏌️♂️ HE CHIPPED IT IN FOR BIRDIE!!! 🐦🔥
The celebration afterward was PRICELESS. 😂
And that's why we're so proud of him—not just because he made the shot, but because after making a mistake, he didn't give up. He reset, trusted himself, and committed to the next shot.
Golf lesson of the day: You don't have to hit every shot perfectly. What matters is what you do with the next one.
And yes... he got his golf bag. 😎⛳️
He picked out his new bag from his new home course, Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna, Alaska. ❤️
I'd say he earned every single pocket on that thing.
