Island View regional beach

On Tuesday we went to Island View regional park, near to our rental house, to play in the sand and water. It was a bit cold for swimming - even Liesl stayed out of it - but the sand was fine and the children very happy.

Sebastian's first digging project was a long ditch. Careful and concentrated effort required!

 

Danica, with help from Carl and some small seaweed assistance from Liesl, constructed a seawall fortress out of sticks, rocks, and seaweed mortar. 

Liesl and I explored down the beach a ways, discovering these huge driftwood forts and tepees and structures all along. They were so cool - perfect for playing inside and climbing on top of.

Kim started collecting cool-looking shells and rocks, inspiring Liesl and Roxy to 'curate' their own collections.

Sebastian's second project was in collaboration with Carl - to construct a hill and then a chute for his baseball to roll down.