Beeman Adventures: June 2009

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I can blog from my phone...just what I needed...instant gratification...now if I can figure out how to post a picture...wait look at me I did it!!

Here is Ben mcing the classroom tea

-- Post From My iPhone

This time it was a trip around the world to see what California is made of...a little bit of this and that. Jack's class was Hawaii and he did a speech about Duke Kahanamoku-who brought surf culture to California...did a GREAT job and didn't get nervous like he normally does...the guy is growing up!!

Duke aka Jack

Strumming his ukelele

Giving his speech

The back row

Too cool for school

Baseball 2009

The older the boys get, the better baseball gets...more competitive...more action...more excitement! Chris coached both the boys to victory. Ben was on the Storm...loved to catch and was a surprisingly good pitcher. Jack's team was the Padres again...and they LIT IT UP...ended up the season 19-1!! All-stars is starting up in a couple of weeks and Chris will be coaching the team through July...so more baseball is in our future.

Catcher B

Smile...your just on base, no big deal...no need to pay attention

Jack ready to rip one out of the park

Determination

On base

We are #1!

Coach Chris, Casey, Gordon and Gary

Indy 500

SOOOO, I took my first trip to the midwest...and I liked it! We went out to Indiana for the Indy 500. Visited with some of Chris's relatives, enjoyed the race...TONS of people-a little humid but lots of fun...although we may have scarred the boys by the people we saw on the way back to the car after the race-let's just say-WHOA! Also got to go to the biggest Children's museum in the world...who knew it was in Indiana???

Chris and his cousins. Kelly, Kim and Kathy

The fellers

Ready for the race

Start your engines

CRASH...Rahal crashed right in front of us

Just a quarter of the 300,000 people

Watch out Mommy is behind the wheel

AAAHHHHH!

Oh no, not Ben

walking with dinosaurs

We have Jedi mind power...wait, we are Stormtroopers

It's good to be Ben B

Where do I start?? Ben has become quite the man on campus...chattering away, enjoying life and friends. The last couple of months he has given a family heirloom presentation (he got an A...he showed a book that has been in the family since 1874), got to go ride to school in a semi truck (thanks Detwiler Family for the invite), was principal for a day (can't find the picture-darn it) and MC'd a volunteer tea (sorry, pics on my phone and haven't downloaded it yet)

"back in 1874..."

Hop on in...

HONK, HONK

Stopped in for breakfast on the ride to school in a semi!

29 again...or maybe it is really 37??!

I had another birthday last month...friends, family (Ed and Eveyln were in town!), baseball, sushi and an Amazon Kindle...whatelse does a girl need...except botox-just kidding!

Clothes-always a fav!

Me and the boys

Beeman boys

Bebo and Jack

Nacho Ordinary Party...

We had our 2nd annual "Cinco de Mayo" party...whoa...tequila flu was in the house!

Hola!

Ready to get our party on

Hanging out on the deck

Shots for the ladies...bad idea!

the ladies of bookclub

Chris's Birthday

Another year older...another year wiser! The big guy turned...39! We had a little bbq in the back yard...nothing fancy just FUN!

Me and the birthday boy

Jeff, Chris and Tait

Chris telling a story...what else is new??

Cake all around

The boys...aren't they cute??!

PHEF brunch

Had to celebrate the successful auction with a little get together...a brunch to say goodbye to the old and bring in the new...can't wait to see what Bonny and Shalome do next year!!

Brainstorming

FOOD, FOOD...lots of food!

Table one

Table two

Double Digits...

In April Jack turned TEN!! I can't believe he is in double digits...where has the time gone??? He is prepping for the teen years just 3 short years away...the eye roll and "Wassup?" are almost perfected! We talked him into a nice "small" sleepover...we lucked out and some kids were out of town so it was even smaller-yeah!! We took them to a pizza place, threw money at them and then let them go wild!! Fun times!!