Describe the picture using Past Continuous tense

Yesterday at 11 a.m.I and my friends were on the beach.I was buying an ice-cream while Bob and Sandy were digging sand.Lily and Mark were eating an ice-cream while two little children and their elder sister swimming in the sea.While Ann and Nick were playing the ball, the boat was sailing.While Jane was sunbathing,Nora was reading a book.

It was a nice summer day. The sun was shining brightly and the sky was blue. There were a lot of people on the beach. Some of them were building sand castles(8), some were eating ice-cream(6). A boy and a girl(7) were playing a ball game. A woman was sitting and reading a book(5). Some people were swimming(2,3) as the water in the sea was clean and warm. The boy was buying an ice-cream(1) as the weather was very hot. A girl in pink dress(4) was sunbathing. They all were having a very good time.