Beach Reviews Are In
Each of our friends has a different take on our trip to the beach. Interesting how many different ways people can feel about the same thing.
(Jicama)
We got lucky with a gorgeous December day. I thought we should make the most of it, so we headed out to the beach. Fajita was fairly grumpy about it. They thought it wasn’t sunny enough, wasn’t warm enough, wasn’t beachy enough… You can imagine the excuses. I knew that once we got out of the house and to the beach, we’d have a terrific time. And, sure enough, we did! It was really fantastic. Great swimming, nice adventures, and everyone had a good time.
(Fajita)
How come parents are in charge, anyway? Who put them in charge? What’s happening with that water over there? Can I go swimming? Yes, swimming is awesome!
BRRRR! It’s freezing in this ocean! The water by our old house was MUCH warmer. Swimming is not awesome! Can we go home now? I’m cold. Do ocean animals ever get cold? Can you catch a ride on a whale? How about a seal? Which is the friendliest marine mammal? What do they all eat? Did my momma pack me any snacks? I’m gonna go check.
(Taco)
Does this make it look like I have a firework exploding out of my… you know what? Never mind! That’s what imagination is for. Hooray for the beach! Lots of wood to light on fire. And I brought my own hot sauce and tacos. With all this sand around, I don’t even have to worry about fire danger. Think I’m gonna fly over the waves and see if I can spot any whales. Catch up with you later!
(Yeti)
Hey, how come I never get to pick where we go? We go to the beach for RoaRRRy, we go to the creek for Froggy, we go wherever Jicama wants to go, Taco gets to go on vacation… It’s not fair! I decided to stage a sit-in on this log to protest. SO there!
Ummm…
This is super boring. How come they make sit-in’s sound so amazing? No one’s even paying attention to me. It’s just me sitting here. And sitting. And sitting. Maybe it would be better if I wasn’t the only one protesting. Hey, what’s Taco doing over there? That looks pretty fun.
Guess I’ll protest another day. Or I’ll just go on another secret vacation. Hah! Yep, that’s it. Today, I follow the crowd, next week I’m outta here!
We decided to all hide from our person. This grass should be tall enough that she won’t see us. There’s a creek nearby, lots of fish and berries, and all we need is some ice cream to survive. Maybe this is the kind of beach where an ice cream truck comes by once in a while. That would be awesome!
Just doing a little beach workout. We thought we’d lift this log and put it up here so we can have a better house at the beach. Gonna move in as soon as we can!
We found out the hard way there’s a reason you shouldn’t stand on logs at the beach. Turns out they can roll over unexpectedly. We won’t share what happened next. We got a little squashed. Oops!
We’re all hiding from our person. She’ll never find us under here. Hah, hah! Now we can live at the beach.
Oh, hi, Katie! Guess we have to go home now. Bummer!
Beach reviews:
Jicama- 4.5 stars “Lovely, except for the whining. And the smooshing.”
Fajita- 2.5 stars “Super cold. Swimming not good, and no ice cream truck.”
Taco- 5 million stars “Plenty of wood to light on fire, plenty of wildlife to race, lots of good hiding spots.’
Yeti- minus 10 stars “Rather be on the moon. Need to start my rocket ship soon.”