One hot summer day in August my family and I wanted to go to the beach. We had not gone to the beach in a very long time and felt that today was a great day to do it. 

We piled everyone into the car-my mom, my dad, my sister, my dog, and me. I begged mom and dad to let me sit in the front seat, but they said no. I had to sit next to the smelly dog instead for the whole trip. 

When we got to the beach and opened the car door our dog raced down to the water to play. I grabbed the large umbrella we brought and walked down to the sand with mom and dad. After we had found a spot, they let me go play in the water. 

It felt really good to cool off in the ocean water on such a hot day. As I swam around I saw many cool things, like fish, seaweed, and shells. I brought the interesting shells that I found to a bucket I had on the beach and threw them in. They would be great to add to my collection at home. 

When I got tired of swimming, my sister and I wanted to make a sand castle. We built towers using buckets and dug a huge ditch with our shovels. When our castle was complete we were about to take a picture, but then the dog ran it over and smashed it. I was about to yell at the dog, but then mom said it was getting late and we had to go home. 

When we got home I was wiped out from playing all day, so I went to sleep almost immediately. It was a very good day that I'll always remember.
Who went on the trip to the ocean? Where did you want to sit in the car? Where did you end up sitting? What did your dog do when you first arrived at the ocean? What did you take from your vehicle to the beach? Was this vacation during the summer? Did you swim in the water? What did you find and collect on the beach? where did you put them?
my mom, my dad, my sister, my dog, and me. the front seat by the dog to the water to play umbrella yes yes .shells in a bucket