Jonah’s best friend at the beach is not who you might expect. His favorite person to play with is not one of the other little boys his age — though he does have a few he pals around with — but a 40-year-old man named Mr. Matt.
Mr. Matt is a friend of ours who doesn’t have to be asked twice to play.
He will bury Jonah and decorate him like a muscled Merman, and then do it again and again and again.
He will walk up and down the beach helping Jonah find moon jellies or head to the rocks with him to hunt for crabs.
When they get tired, Jonah will climb into Mr. Matt’s lap and the two will talk about Jonah’s favorite topic — animals.
Mr. Matt has his own son who is now 13, but he still finds time every year to play with Jonah. And Jonah loves him like a best buddy.
