Fourth of July

We took our annual trip to the coast and stayed at E's Uncle Pauls'. They live up on a hill, so peaceful and lots of room for the kids to roam.Paul's House. They put on 2 more bedrooms for the girls.
Here's our tent. Between the garden and the pond. Hummingbirds were there every morning, waking us up with the flutter of their wings.
E wasn't feeling good, so I took the kids to the beach by myself and this is a self portrait.
E and C made a castle with a moat while Mad and I walked on the beach to find cool rocks and agates. which I can't find the bag of them :(

Mad playing in the sand before she went walking into the ocean and got all wet.