Everybody's Goin' Surfin' - Surfin' USA

On Saturday, July 5th, I visited my human grandparents Jason and Melissa, my mom Kayla, my aunt Hannah, and my brother Seamus. As always, I had a fantastic time at Melissa and Jason's house! I played with Seamus, stole Hannah's chewie, learned how to swim, stole Melissa's ice cube, learned how to surf, ate some yummy food, took a nap in a towel, ran around the yard, played tug-of-war with a stuffed donkey, went to the park, played chuck-it frisbee, ate mulberrys, went swimming in the cannal, stopped by Rita's to get ice cream and gellati's (I finished my ice cream before we left the Rita's parking lot), and fell asleep on my dad's lap.

Here are some pictures of my visit:

Ummm . . . Hello!?! Is anyone going to help me get into the pool?
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Get ready . . . get set . . . Jump!


Hold me, Jason - I don't know how to swim.

Okay, one - two - three . . .




. . . and I'm off! I'm swimming! I'm actually swimming! This is fun!
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Jason promised that he would teach me how to surf like my brother Seamus. He told Hannah and I that we had to sit still and wait for a wave. I waited and then - "Hannah, Hannah – I think I see one!"
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Hannah said that she didn't see a wave. Then she said "Laila, look - are those fish?" I didn't see any fish, but Hannah dove off the raft.
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I stayed on the surfboard to see if I could surf. And I almost did . . .
. . . until I wiped out.

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My dad told me to try again, so I got on the surfboard from the side of the pool this time. . .
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Ok. I'll admit that I was a little shaky, but . . . I stayed up!












I still can't believe that I actually surfed!!!!!






This was the BEST DAY EVER!