I woke up in a good mood this morning. I had my breakfast and started my day same as always.
Nana went for her morning walk with her friend and I was asking about where she was. After I got ready in the morning Daddy recommended that we walk over to Target, where Nana was walking, and surprise her. So Mommy, Daddy, and I had a nice easy walk over to Target.
When we got there, we spotted Nana and then decided to hide to surprise her. But then she ran into some people she knew and stopped by the produce section to buy some fruits for me, so we ended up in hiding for longer than we had planned. Then when she finally walked by I jumped out and said “Boo!” She was very surprised.
We let her buy her fruits and then Daddy bought Mommy and me some Starbucks drinks. I got a Pink Drink that was very pink!
Nana asked if we would like a ride home and I immediately answered yes. It was very clear and hot day and I didn’t feel like walking all the way back. So we hopped into Nana’s car and caught a ride home.
We got home and played a bit. Soon it was lunch time and I had some leftover kalbi and rice. Just as we started eating Maile and Lauren called and we had a nice conversation. I had fun chatting with them and I ate really well. I had several servings of kalbi and rice.
Later I ended up getting in a bad mood again. I was upset about how Mommy was playing with me and started talking to her rudely and complaining about every little thing. I still don’t know why I get in these moods, but I was stuck and couldn’t get out. Mommy was very patient with me and just talked to me calmly but firmly and told me that I had to speak to her, and everyone, with respect. After I a while I asked to go outside to calm down and reset. We went outside and I was able to shift gears with the new environment and ended up having a fun time with Mommy looking for lizards.
Daddy asked me if I wanted to play in the wading pool or go to the beach and I answered beach. So he got our beach gear together and we went for a late afternoon beach visit. I was so excited! I love going to the beach. But when we got there we found that the surf was super high and the waves were huge. But I wanted to go in. So with my vest and water wings on, we ventured into the water.
The waves were so big that we spent a lot of time just running away from them. We found what we thought was a calmer area and stayed there for a bit. Daddy was able to keep me above the waves but Mommy kept getting hit by them. Then there was a huge wave that came and crashed on us. Daddy kept a good grip on me, but I got a brief dunk under water. After recovering we quickly sought out refuge on the shore. I was okay after my dunk, but I think I drank some sea water. But I was very strong and didn’t cry or anything. I just stated simply, “Daddy I don’t want to play there,” pointing to the waves. “I want to play in the sand.” So that is what we did.
We spent the rest of the time on the beach playing with my beach toys. The waves were so big that the water threatened to reach our spot on the beach. So Daddy built a trough and wall to stop the water. I joined in and my beach construction cars helped reinforce, and decorate, the wall.
I kept a wary eye on the ocean the whole time. I learned an important lesson about the power of the ocean and how you had to be careful.
I talked about the wave experience here and there and said that it was scary, but it did not turn me off to the beach. I said “I want to go beach tomorrow.”
We got home and took a quick shower. Nana and Papa had picked up dinner so everything was waiting for us on the table. We had a good dinner and I had my obligatory ice cream cone for dessert.
I was having so much fun that I didn’t want to go to sleep. I was stalling and stalling in every way I could think of. I didn’t settle into be for a long time and Mommy and Daddy were getting a little upset. They said that they were going to change my bedtime routine to get me to sleep on time. I didn’t like it, but I agreed. That settled me down and I was sleep quite quickly.