My Summer Goals

 Hi all!  Okay, so it's not "officially" summer yet (according to my calender), but it feels that way to me.  So, I outlined 10 of the things I want to do this summer.

 #1 Go on Vacation, preferably to North Carolina. 

 #2 Read more books than Elizabeth. I've tried to every summer, but some how she always wins.  It's fun anyway, though.

 #3 Make new stuff for my AG dolls.  They could use some summer outfits. ;^)

 #4 Eat loads of summer fruit like pineapple, watermelon, kiwi, and most importantly STRAWBERRIES!!!!!!!

 #5 Swim as often as I can drag my family and friends down to the pool with me.  Even though I'm 11, I still can't go alone!

 #6 Have sleepovers with all the friends that can come to my house.

 #7 Bombard my pen pals (and besties, when I'm on that NC vacation) with 10-paragraph letters.

 #8 Call out-of-state friends.

 #9 Buy this adorable outfit to do it all in.

 #10 Avoid the Florida humidity as much as possible, taking refuge in the pool or behind a giant fan as necessary.

What do you want to do this summer?

To the Pool!

     Hi all!  Today, even though it was cloudy, it was really hot, so after Elizabeth and I had finished all our school, Mom suggested that we go to the neighborhood pool, and of course we agreed!  My sister and I pulled on our swimsuits, slapped on some sunscreen, and jumped in the car.

 "For the first time in forever I can finally go to the pool!" I sang happily.

"Are you singing 'For the First Time in Forever'?" Elizabeth asked, ducking her head as my hand narrowly avoided smacking her face.  "And you know that we just went swimming a month ago?"

"Yea, but it's more sentimental." I replied.

"We're at the pool, girls." Mom announced.

"Yay!"

 Quickly, Elizabeth and I laid down our towels on the hot cement.

 "Shall  we swim?" my sister asked.

"Let's go!" I said, jumping into the water.

"How does it feel?"

 "A little cold at first, but nice once you get used to it." I replied, swimming on my back.

 Popping back out, I told Elizabeth to hurry up and get in.

"I am coming, Chrissa." she replied, sounding a little annoyed and pulling off her cover-up.

 "Isn't it great?" I commented.

"Yes, it is." she agreed.  We had lots of fun swimming.  First, we played a 'copy jump' game, where one of us would make up a interesting jump in to the water, and the other person copies it, and then we switch.  

After that, I kind of started water fight, because I was showing Elizabeth how when I swept my arm through the water, I looked like Elsa.  When I showed her, though, I sprayed her with water in the face.  Laughing, Elizabeth did the move back, and pretty soon we were flinging lots of water at each other and getting really soaked.  It was so fun!

 After we had swam for about an hour and a half, the sun came out, so we laid on our towels to dry off, ...

 ... and then headed home.

 The first thing I said when I walked in the door was

"I'm hungry.  Can I have some popcorn?"

"Sure, Chrissa.  Elizabeth, would you like some as well?" Mom wondered, pulling out a microwave bag of popcorn.

"That would be wonderful, Mother.  Thank you!"

We sat down and enjoyed the warm treat.  I can't wait until summer, when I can do this kind of thing every day!

Is is warm enough to swim where you live?

Swimming vs. Shoveling

 Hello, lovely readers!  While most people to the north are shoveling their heavy snow, ...

  ... to-day Chrissa and I walked to the pool for a swim.

 I rested my head on a plush towel.

"Do you want to swim?  Like, now?" Chrissa interrupted my thoughts.

"Perhaps in a minute; you go ahead."

 "I wonder what the water feels like?" my sister asked, cautiously dipping her toe in.

 "You have to come in, Elizabeth!  It's amaze!" she insisted.

 "Very well; it does look lovely." I agreed, pulling off my soft cover-up and slowly slipping in.  The blue water sparkled in the setting sunlight as my sister and I splashed and swam.

 Dripping, we climbed out of the pool.  Sitting on the side, we let a gentle breeze dry us off.

 The weather this afternoon was wonderful.

 "Can't we stay a little longer?" Chrissa pleaded, gazing longingly at the water.

 "You know that we promised Mother we would be home by four o'clock, so we need to pack up."

My sister sighed.

"Okay."

Wrapping a towel around her shoulders, Chrissa and I gathered up our things and headed home.

Is it shoveling or swimming weather where you live? 

Movies, Swimming and Cousins!

 Hi all!  Can I tell you something funny?  Our cousins, Kit and McKenna, are staying in Daytona Beach too, but we didn't know that each other were here until we saw each other's blog posts!  Since our hotels were not that far apart, our parents arranged for us to meet at the hotel my family is staying at yesterday.

 "Hey, Chrissa!  I haven't seen you in a long time!" Kit greeted me with a hug.

"Defiantly!" I returned the hug.

"So, what do you want to do?" my crazy cousin asked.

 "What about if we made videos, staring us?" I suggested.

"That's a great idea!"

"I'll go get my camera."  We made several awesome videos, but unfortunately blogger would not let us upload them.  :(  After that, we decided to go swimming.

 Elizabeth ...

 ... and McKenna laid on the pool deck.

 With a splash, Kit dove into the deep, blue water.

 I joined her, and we had a race (or two).

 "I think I might join you; that looks like fun." my sister said, pulling off her cover-up.

"Do you want to come in, McKenna?" I asked.

"Not right now."

 Kit, Elizabeth and I swam until our moms told us it was time to head in.

 "Okay, I'm coming." I said, climbing out of the water.

All in all, Elizabeth and I spent a wonderful afternoon making videos and swimming with our cousins.

Do you like making movies with your friends?

Our Labor Day Weekend

Hi all!  Elizabeth and I had a great Labor Day weekend, besides the fact that I got a major sunburn.  Ouch!  Friday afternoon we picked up Julie and Saige and headed out to the beach!  Around an hour later, we checked into our hotel, and went to grab some dinner at Taco Bell.  Elizabeth suggested that we go to the beach and take some pictures, since it was such a beautiful evening.

 Everyone thought that was a great idea, so Mom took us the short drive there.

 All of us together.

 Elizabeth and I...

 ...And Saige and Julie.  Then we went to bed.

 "Everyone up!  It's  breakfast time!" came Elizabeth's cherry voice the next morning.

 "I'm up." Saige said with a yawn, clambering out of bed.

 "Ug, it's to early." Julie whined, rolling over.

"Yes." I agreed.

"Chrissa and Julie, don't forget, we're going to the beach." Elizabeth reminded us.

"Oh yea!  Come on, Julie! Let's go!" I said.

 And we did go to the beach, after a yummy breakfast.  Oh, I should have put on more sunscreen, but I was having to much fun boggie boarding.  Julie, Saige, and I boggie boarded, and Elizabeth surfed.

After the beach, we went for a swim at our hotel pool.

 "I don't know about you, but I'm jumping the water!" I said, standing up.

 "I'll join you." Julie said.

 "Me too!" Saige agreed.

 Elizabeth joined us after a while, and we swam for an hour or two.  It was so much fun!

 Julie and I sat on the side and dried off,

 ...While Saige tried to get a tan.  (Note that I said tried.  She didn't succeed.)  After that, we all took showers, packed up, and drove home. We had a great, relaxing weekend.

What did you do over the weekend?