At The Beach!!!

One of our favorite things to do on the west coast is to go to the beach. The weather was beautiful on this trip and we decided to have a sand castle building contest. It was the Boys against the Girls. So the contest began and we all worked very hard to have the best, most amazing sand castle ever!!




























Karmee and Alyssa worked together to dig a deep moat around their foundation. Karmee took on the brunt of the work shoveling it all out and Alyssa followed behind her, making it look just right.














Austin was very competative, doing his best in order to prove how good he really is. Austin and Dale really make a great team together.









Brrrr!! that water was COLD!!



















Austin's and Dale's castle was one of the most unique sand castles I'd ever seen! Well fortified with a twisting road, complete with look out points, winding it's way around the mountain, leading up to the intimidating castle keep.

Karmee, Alyssa and Mom worked hard on their castle, building it in the classic style, (with a really great moat). Their's was also equipped with a fort and farm lands which the main castle ruled over.

Alyssa and Dad were both pretty tired after

finishing the contest. We all agreed it was a draw. Both castles had their own unique qualities, but they were equal in their greatness. (Plus, that way no feelings were hurt. =D)

When we were all finished we asked some random person running on the beach to take a picture of us all together with the ocean in the background. (She was very nice about it. Said it gave her a good excuse to stop running and take a break for a moment.) We had fun, but by the end we were all ready to go back to the beach house and enjoy some time inside they nice warm family room all curled up in blankets and ready to enjoy a movie together.