Sand Sculptures

 our turtle

 dolphin

 let the creating begin

 the mighty castle

Olaf the snowman from the movie Frozen

 

Each year we (meaning Doug and the kids mostly) spend hours creating amazing sand art!  The kids take such pride in their work (-;  and it is always fun to see how long our creations will last.  Ben especially loves to wake up each morning, head down to the beach and check out the "damage" from the tide the previous night, do repairs and keep an eye on them for the rest of the day.   This year unfortunately, we had strong winds on day #4 and they were pretty much gone before we left.  People would often walk by, take pictures, and make comments, which would just light up the kids faces -- absolutely perfect!