ridin' the waves

Eliza is truly a beach babe... and Joe, well he's a bum.

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Taking Eliza boogie boarding could have gone either way. There could have been much resistance on her part, begging and pleading 0n ours. We probably would have told her that she won't get hurt, that it will be the most fun she's ever had. Then, we would be proven wrong... she would get sand-burned, get sand in the eyes, salt water in the nose... and I would be thinking "god forbid the water might actually touch our skin. "

Drama did not ensue since it "went the other way." I cannot express how grateful I am that she absolutely loved boogie boarding. She now has something to do at the beach besides searching for sea shells and running away from the last remains of a wave, the minute aftermath of a wave crashing 10 feet away. She dove right into boogie boarding. She didn't even want help. She would ride the waves in like a pro (if there are indeed pro boogie boarders). She did walk away with a few sand-burns on her knees (like rug-burns) and got salt water in her eyes and nose more than a few times. She did not, however, allow that to keep her from running right back out to be attacked by another wave. Way to go baby!