The Adventures of Max and Leo: Water and Sand
Max and Leo woke up to another morning at the beach house.
"Good morning, Max," Leo said.
"Good morning, Leo," Max said. "Did you rest well?"
"I did," Leo said. "I brought some batches of cinnamon rolls. Want me to make you some?"
"That sounds delicious," Max said.
"Alright," Leo said. "I'll be in the kitchen."
"Great," Max said.
Leo went to the kitchen and started on breakfast while Max patiently waited on his bed. Once breakfast was made, Leo carried it to Max on a food trey and then sat down on his bed with a food trey of his share of breakfast before the two dug in.
"So, are you still up for swimming today?" Leo asked.
"I sure am," Max said. "Hopefully, my swimming skills are still intact because I haven't swum since our camping vacation."
"I hope so, too, because you were a tough to keep up with," Leo said.
"Do you still want to build sand castles by the way?" Max asked.
"I sure do," Leo said. "This is going to be another fun day."
"Yes, it will," Max said. "We're going to get some exercise . . . and the wheels of your brain are going to turn . . . so it'll be fun for both of us."
"Yeah, it will," Leo said. "I can tell you're excited because you slept in your swimming suit."
"Yeah, I anticipated getting up and getting out," Max said.
"But, I have to make sure you're fed before you get out there," Leo said.
"And for that, I am thankful," Max said. "Speaking of being fed, these rolls are good. I'm glad you thought of packing them."
"Yeah, I knew you still enjoy a good sugar rush every now and again," Leo said.
Leo and Max finished breakfast and Leo took the food treys back to the kitchen and cleaned them up. Leo then came back, got his swimming suit and went to the bathroom to change into his swimming suit. Once he changed, he came back in the bedroom where Max still was and asked, "Alright, you ready to go out there?"
"I sure am," Max said. "Let's go swimming."
Max and Leo went to the beach, got on the pier and faced the ocean.
"So, are you ready?" Max asked.
"I sure am," Leo said. "My guess is that you wanted us to jump off the pier and into the ocean."
"You bet," Max said. "I love jumping into water."
"Yeah, apparently, you do," Leo said.
"You should try it just this once, please," Max said.
"Okay, I'll do it just this once," Leo said. "But, you go first."
"Okay, here I go," Max said.
Max took a few steps back, ran and jumped in the ocean yelling, "Cannonball!"
Max emerged from the ocean and said, "Pretty cool, don't you think?"
"Apparently, you like doing it," Leo said.
"You will if you try," Max said. "Come on, Leo, do it."
"Okay, here goes nothing," Leo said.
Leo took a few steps back, ran and jumped in the ocean yelling, "Geronimo!"
Leo emerged from the ocean next to Max and said, "That was quite a rush."
"I know, right," Max asked.
"So, where shall we swim?" Leo asked.
"This way," Max said and then swam down the ocean parallel to shore as Leo followed him. They swam until they reached another pier and then swam back to the surface and got out of the ocean.
"Whoa, you swim really fast," Leo said. "It's like you've become a super swimmer."
"That almost sounds like a superhero name," Max said. "Super Swimmer . . ."
"Yeah and since you wear your swimming suit under your everyday clothes, that probably can work," Leo said.
"It probably could," Max said. "It might work out better than Captain Danger."
"Yeah, that didn't work out too well did it?" Leo asked.
"Not at all," Max said. "I guess we better take a break."
"Yeah, that was kind of tiring," Leo said. "Well, want to go back inside? Hopefully, the towels are dry after I let them sit on the porch."
"Let's go in," Max said. "Maybe after we get some grub, we can relax and make sand castles."
"Sounds good," Leo said.
Leo and Max went to the porch leading to their bedroom, grabbed their towels and dried off before going inside . . .
After a nap and lunch, Leo and Max brought their benches, umbrella, sand castle making materials and a few other things outside and set up at the beach.
"Are you ready to let your imagination go free?" Max asked.
"I sure am," Leo said. "Let's get started."
Max and Leo started building their sand castles.
"So, what are you thinking of building?" Max asked.
"I am thinking of a multistory castle . . . I still am trying to figure out how to make sand people, but still, I can make a really cool multistory castle," Leo said. "How about you Max?"
"I have no idea," Max said. "I have nowhere near the imagination you have."
"Well, what's your dream place?" Leo asked.
"I've always wanted a mansion," Max said. "With a swimming pool that can create waves"
"That is quite the imagination," Leo said. "And a good idea for waterparks to incorporate"
"I'm glad I can come up with a good idea once in a while," Max said.
Max and Leo continued working on their sand castles until they were done.
"Well, Max, what do you think?" Leo asked.
"I'm impressed," Max said. "I'd live in that castle."
"If this was a real place, you'd have your own bedroom," Leo said.
"Cool," Max said. "Can it be next to yours?"
"Sure," Leo said. "We'd be like Doug and Skeeter."
"Yeah and you'd be teaching me how to dance and you'd be honking like a car horn," Max said.
"And you would write in your journal every evening," Leo said.
"I've always wanted to keep one," Max said and then added in a dramatic voice: "I can see it now . . . Skateboarder's Log Number 325, on another night at Leo's . . . two kids fight for the power of friendship . . ."
"Dude, what's with the voice?" Leo asked.
"It's my narrator voice," Max said. "How do you like it?"
"I'm impressed," Leo said. "We could be in a movie together."
"I'd love to see that," Max said. "So, what do you think of my castle?"
"Wow, that looks great," Leo said. "You put ocean water in your swimming pool? Nice touch."
"Don't worry, if this was a real place, there'd be a bedroom for you and a gaming room for the both of us," Max said.
"Fantastic," Leo said. "We both obviously have put a lot of thought into this."
"We sure have," Max said. "If only we could get a picture of these castles."
"My camcorder can take photos, so I can do that for you," Leo said.
"Sounds great," Max said and then Leo got his camcorder out and used it to take photos of their castles.
"Alright . . . is there anything else you want to do today?" Leo asked.
"Not really," Max said. "We can lay on the benches and relax if you want."
"Sounds great," Leo said and the two got on the benches and laid down.
"That was so much fun," Max said.
"It sure was," Leo said. "I do like letting my imagination go free once in a while."
"Yeah, me, too," Max said. "I've really enjoyed this vacation so far."
"I have, too," Leo said. "As much as I love coming to your house and you coming over to my house and as much as I love us going to work and school together, it's great that we can go on a vacation together and unwind and to be able to engage in different activities than we normally do. I hope in the future we can go on more vacations together, especially on ones that let us enjoy the great outdoors. This ocean view certainly takes your breath away, doesn't it, Max?"
Max didn't respond as he dozed off while Leo was talking.
"Max?" Leo asked, looking at Max and seeing him asleep. Leo then got a blanket out, placed it over Max and said, "Sweet dreams, Super Swimmer."
Leo lied back on his bench and fell asleep himself.