Treasured Pearls: Sunday Snapshot

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Sunday Snapshot - Little Surfer Girl

Yesterday, we went to the beach to help with Surfers for Autism (more about that later this week). After we were done helping the kids with autism, CP decided to ask HJ if she wanted to learn to surf. She replied with an enthusiastic "Yes"

Here are the results...

4 comments:

Football and Fried Rice said...: She did AWESOME!!!! Our aquatic center has a "surf simulator" - which the kids have tried - but I am afraid of looking like a fool ;) There is not way I'd be as graceful as your little surfer girl!; 1:01 PM
3 Countries 1 Love said...: Wow! That's great! And it looks like fun :); 4:25 AM
Chris said...: Good for her!!
She looks like a 'pro'!!!

:); 6:02 AM
Susan said...: Great job!! Surfing is tough work - she did wonderfully!; 8:28 AM

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