Nearby, an inventive family turned a folding beach umbrella into a coral reef backdrop, draping it with netting and painted paper anemones labeled "awwc"—an inside joke among the families that stood for "All Waves, Wild Cheer." That banner became a rallying point; kids took turns launching short, improvised monologues as reef inhabitants. A grandfather, with a voice that had once narrated bedtime adventures, crooned a dramatic tale of a wise old turtle who’d seen seven summers and a thousand tides.
Nearby, an inventive family turned a folding beach umbrella into a coral reef backdrop, draping it with netting and painted paper anemones labeled "awwc"—an inside joke among the families that stood for "All Waves, Wild Cheer." That banner became a rallying point; kids took turns launching short, improvised monologues as reef inhabitants. A grandfather, with a voice that had once narrated bedtime adventures, crooned a dramatic tale of a wise old turtle who’d seen seven summers and a thousand tides.