BT Report 1: Pre-adventure

"BT" stands for Big Time.

I had just been on a vacation to my grandparents house. It was a blast. Perhaps I should start with the first day I was there.

First Day. It was 3:00 PM. Me, my little brother Zachary, and my sister Alisa had just got out from the long drive. While our parents searched for houses, (See Alisa's Blog), we were staying at our grandparents' house. My big brother, Ryan, was staying at our grandparents' house, so it was nice to see him. We ate spaghetti and meatballs and then hit the sacks. Not literally. Hit the sacks means... oh, never mind. Ask your mother. Me and Zachary slept in the same bed. In the middle of the night Zachary rolled over to my side of the bed. He nearly pushed me off the bed. In the morning, he said he did it because my pillow was comfier.

Second Day. Me, Alisa, and Zachary and my grandparents took us to the book store to buy a book for me. We couldn't find it. When we got out, my grandpa played a trick on Zachary and said there was a bird behind him. Zachary didn't believe it, but I thought my grandpa was serious, so I looked. My grandpa tried to fool Zachary two more times, both times with me looking instead. The fourth time, the trick was meant for me. I fell for it. This happened three more times. Next we went with my grandpa to walk on the pier at the beach. We saw a list of the people who bought one square foot of the pier after the old one was destroyed. My grandparents were on the list. We joked about which square foot belonged to them, and watched the surfers getting crashed by small waves. Then my grandpa fooled me two more times again. We went home and swam in my grandparents' pool. Well, me and Zachary left because it was freezing.


Third day. That day we went to the science museum. It was fun! I got to see a simulation of a whirlpool, a hurricane, and a tornado! I was able to create waves and see the waters crash against the shore. Then we saw a tube that was shooting out air. It was able to suspend a beach ball in mid-air! Then, a kid pointed it towards himself. His mom came over and tried to pull the kid away. But the air blew all her hair back! We all laughed, including my grandpa! Next, I was able to control a plane suspended by fans, pull my own weight with ropes, and play virtual volleyball! That's when you whack at an invisible ball and the result shows on the screen. It was me, Zachary and my grandpa against Alisa and my grandma. I held my little brother up so he could whack at the balls too. We won.

Fourth day. Me, Alisa, and Zachary went back to the pier and had lunch at a place called Ruby's. The place was crowded. We had to wait a half an hour until we could get a table! While we were waiting, we saw ducks and seagulls. We even saw two jet-black dolphins that looked a lot like sharks. My grandpa fooled me again by saying, "Oh, look! It's a whale!". After a half an hour, we were taken upstairs to our table. We had a great view of the sea. Grandpa told me, "Look at the pelicans!" I didn't believe him. But he was telling the truth that time, so I missed the pelicans. Next, we played at the beach. Me and Alisa went into the water and had lots of fun swimming through 56 degree water. Then, I built a sand castle. It was a cool castle. That night, our parents came back and stayed there until morning. My parents took the bed where me and Zachary were sleeping in, so we got to sleep in our sleeping bags in Ryan's room.

Fifth Day. In the morning, Alisa, Zachary, my mom and I went to the doughnut shop and surrounded ourselves with merry men and stole from the rich and gave to the poor. (he he. I was just seeing if you were still paying attention). Anyway, We got hot chocolate and yummy doughnuts and headed back. After we ate breakfast, we drove home. I was happy to sleep in my own bed again without Zachary. I was even happy to do my chores! It was a great week, and as you may have guessed from my title... the adventure has only begun.