Unfortunately, we still had all the kids’ castles wiped out last night.
My granddaughter, Susie, and I walked down to the beach after church tonight, and castles were half there (better than gone, yes?)
It was so nice to have our friends from Ottawa back, Mila, Roxanna, and Vera.
Although Vera’s language is Russian, she does fine building castles!Mila has begun English classes in school, and is the oldest of the 4 girls in her family. Her finished castle is in the photo with my castle.Susie has turned out to be a perfect sandcastle partner!Susie and I loved today’s castle. (but we love every castle that we do!)
I’m hoping that the family whose kids were the destroyers will be leaving in the morning.
We had great kids building today – that’s a good thing!
Roxy – 7 1/2, Kelly – 11, (me), Charlie – 6, Lanie – 8 1/2, Gracie – almost 3, Ruby – 11. Rachel – 9. All worked on a group castle; wanted their photo taken with me (thanks, Mom!)
the other side of the group castle
Lanie – 8 1/2, and her castle du Jour, complete with swimming pool
Sarah – 7, and her beautiful castle
From Andover, MA – Ariana – 6 and her Mom (although Dad really worked hard to help!)
My granddaughter, Susie – 12, from Clayton, worked with me on this great castle
The castle makers were swimming – but Kelly – 11 and Ruby – 11, wanted their castle shown
the view of all the castles, as I left the beach.
Emma – 8, from Marshfield, WI, worked with her brother Elliott – 6, and cousin, Gemma – 8, from Woodstock, VA, and Nolan – 5, from McKinney, TX, and a gorgeous castle
After going home yesterday, it was good to be back on the beach today, and have lots of kids building castles.
Finn – 8, from Washington, DC, with cousin River – 7, from Falls Church, VA, made and decorated a castle together
Ruby – 11, from Frederica, with Gracie – almost 3, and Kelly – 11, from Felton made an awesome mansion with walk way
apologies to Alexa – 8, from Chatham, NJ (she was clipped by photo) hope she’ll build again! , with her brother Justin – 5, from Chatham, NJ, with Trevor – 6, from Scarsdale, NY – worked well together on a castle with lots of steps
Ariana – 6, from Andover, MA worked with her Dad, Okolo on a wonderful castle
Sarah – 7, worked with her grandfather Jerry and her dad on a beautiful castle.
My granddaughter Susie, working on our castle, with the Kalmar Nickel in the background
here is a view, leaving the beach with 5 or 6 castles
Dimici and Alexandria brought their wonderful family to Lewes from Ottawa. I met them last year, and although the children’s language is Russian, we got along just fine!
Alex, Logan, and their parents Mike and Erin came back one last time before driving back to Baltimore.
Vera, 6yrs old, working at the tide line on her castle
Roxanna, 9 yrs old, smoothing the castle walls
Mila, 11 yrs old, creating a great castle
Saving Vera’s castle from the tide: Alex, Dad, Logan
Here’s my castle for the day today. The sand ‘talks’ to me – and was looking for a 3 sided castle (something foreign to me) but I do what the sand tells me,.
it felt so good to begin building a castle – hopefully, that I will build upon for the next month and a half!
Kids from last year came and talked my ear off; another promised he’ll come tomorrow to build; and a Dad, from Oxford – a first timer in Lewes will build tomorrow, as well.