\u201cEthan! I dare you to swim out to that rock,\u201d I called. \u201cThat one\u2014out there!\u201d<\/p>\n
Ethan looked up from the shore and saw the black rock that I was pointing to. He gamely started swimming out to where Dad was, but he wasn\u2019t trying very hard and kept being pushed back by the waves. Finally he got to the rock where Dad was, but kept turning back on his long swim out to the big rock because he was worried about jellyfish.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know how an iguana is called \u2018chicken of the tree\u2019?\u201d I asked. \u201cWell, you\u2019re the chicken of the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n
He took offense to this comment and, gathering his pride and his courage, hastened out to the rock and back. Dare done, he sat back on the rocks next to me and enjoyed the warmth on what we nicknamed Jelly Belly Beach\u2014the name was chosen due to the large number of small, round, colorful rocks on the water line that reminded us of one of our favorite snacks.<\/p>\n
Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cEthan! I dare you to swim out to that rock,\u201d I called. \u201cThat one\u2014out there!\u201d Ethan looked up from the shore and saw the black rock that I was pointing to. He gamely started swimming out to where Dad was, … Continue reading