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We Always Find Silly and Fun Things to Do
from Glimpses of Magic: 2021–22 Writing from 826michigan's After-school Writing Lab Students
by 826michigan
Aiden Schoeff
Age 10
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We Always Find Silly and Fun Things to Do
Chapter 1: A Day at the Lakehouse
One hot summer day, my cousin, Jacob, and I wanted to go swimming in the lake. We ran into the house to put on our swimsuits and got ready to go swimming. I was so excited because I was at Jacob’s lake house, and I hadn’t been there in a long time. We were going to spend the day playing outside in the sunshine and having a blast. We first grabbed our towels and goggles, and we put them on the boat. My mom made me put on sunscreen first, and then my mom said I could swim. Jacob and I went on the boat, and our parents took us to the cove where we went swimming. The cove is a big piece of the lake where people park their boat and jump into the deep lake to swim. The cove has a very sandy bottom, but I have never touched it because the lake is so deep.
It took about ten minutes to drive the boat there. The lake is big, so we couldn’t see the cove from their lake house. When we got to the cove, we put on our life vests, and we jumped off the boat. When we were in the water, we went swimming and splashed around. We always liked to be silly and just have fun diving into the water and laughing. Sometimes we looked for secret treasures under the water with our goggles on. We also played on the pizza box. It is a big square that floats on the water, and it is black and made of foam. Jacob and I like to stand on it and try to balance. We always laugh at each other because the pizza box is so slippery, and when we fall off, we hold hands. Our parents always take pictures of us because we act silly.
After we played, Jacob and I went on the boat to go get a snack because we felt so hungry. We had cheese, crackers, chips, and fruit. It was a special day so we had pop to drink. We took our snack onto the shore and sat in the sand to eat. Then, after we were done with our snack, we got up, and we played on the sand. We built sandcastles with our sand buckets. They were all different shapes, so our castle looked pretty cool. The sand was so hot on our feet that we had to keep running back to the water and jump in to cool
them off. We also liked to dig holes in the sand and try to fill them up with water. When we were done playing in the sand and water, we put the pizza box and the other floaties on the boat, and we got on the boat. We wrapped ourselves up in our towels to dry off and stay warm and got ready to head back to the house. Our parents drove the boat on the water back to the lake house. Once we were back, Jacob and I went back into the lake house, and we got changed. We played dinosaurs for a little bit before it was time to go home. We both like dinosaurs, and we have a lot of them to play with them. My favorite dinosaur is the Brachiosaurus, and Jacob loves the T-Rex. We had dinosaur battles, and we laughed together because the dinosaurs were trying to eat each other. We also put on dinosaur masks and dino gloves and ran around the house scaring our families in the house.
After spending the day there and having a blast, it was time to pack up and say our goodbyes. It was a long time there, and I was tired, but I had a lot of fun with Jacob. We hugged each other, and I got in the car to ride home with my family. When we got back home at my house, it was nighttime, and it was dark outside, so I got ready for bed, and I went to sleep. Boy, did I have a great day.
Chapter 2: Jacob’s Ninth Birthday Party
Every year in July, I go back to my cousin’s lake house to celebrate his birthday. When I got there, I got out of the car, and then I hugged Jacob. After we went into the house, we played dinosaurs. After a little bit of playing, we went on to the boat for a ride. Jacob has a pontoon boat that is big that both of our families can go for a ride together. My aunt Katie drove the boat to the beach, so we could go play in the sand and go swimming. We made sandcastles on the beach with each other. Next, we dove into the water and started splashing around. We had so much fun, and we got tired of swimming, so we jumped back on the boat.
We went back to the lake house. When we got back, we ate dinner, and we had chocolate cake and ice cream. Then, Jacob opened his presents. He was so excited about what everybody got him. He loves dinosaurs, so most of his presents had some type of dinosaur with it. He got a toy dinosaur, dinosaur books, and dinosaur Legos. I was very excited because he loved my present, and he was jumping up and down with a big smile on his face. When his party was over, it was time for all of us to head home. After the fun day at my cousin’s lake house, I left to go home. We had an hour drive back home, so I sat in the back seat and looked out the window. Once I was home, I got
ready for bed because it was night time, and it was pitch dark outside. I put on my pjs, brushed my teeth, got my pillow, and got in my bed. Jeez, it was a long but super fun day. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
Everytime I go to my cousin’s lake house, I always have a blast! We always find silly and fun things to do. It will be fun having more adventures this summer. I can’t wait to see what we will do next.