My mom is lame...she made me dress like this...and she never updates her blog
Hi, My name is Ben and my mom is a cronic procrastinator
Hi, my name is Jack...don't I look a lot better when my mom doesn't try to dress me up in stupid stuff??!OMG, I am the worst...on many different levels...summer fever hit me and knocked me out...well, not really, but made me VERY unproductive the last four months. Life has been good, busy, crazy, fun and exciting...we had a computer crash a few weeks ago and some pictures (Jeanne's baby shower, some baseball ones and the progression of our pool) were lost...YES, I know you are suppose to back everything up...so, YES, I learned a valuable lesson (can you tell I talk to myself a lot??-don't always listen...but gosh I can talk!!) Anyway, here is rundown of June, July, August and September:
SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER
Mr. Serious
Ready to greet the fans
Jack (looks like he is having the time of his life) and Daddy
Big Ben's Birthday Party
We decided to have a party here at the house and invite basically every boy we know...wow there were a lot of kids. The pool wasn't quite finished so we had a big water fight with Chris being the target...the boys loved that! Good Times.
Watch out Daddy, they are coming to get you!
The birthday lunch
Yeah, MORE toys!!
Look, stuff I can use to write on the walls
POOL TIME
The outdoor oasis
The outdoor kitchen
A fireplace to hang out at
Hi there!
That is Mr. Spoonchest to you
( I swear I feed him!!)
Putting my feet in
Can he get any cuter?
Look what we found the day we filled up the pool
A BABY TARANTULA!! EEEEWWWW
CHRIS'S BIG CHANGE
Things have been a bit busy for ole Christopher the past couple of months. His firm A.G. Edwards got bought out by Wacovia at the end of May. He decided the best thing for him and his clients was to move over to Morgan Stanley and that is just what he did at the beginning of July. It has been a great move, super busy...lots of paperwork! He is happy and excited...check out the little bonus he got himself....
Cruising for chicks
Rollin'
Jack's comment when they went to pick it up was "I've waited my whole life for a Porsche"...WOW, out of the mouth of an 8 year old folks...I guess I need to work on those family values a little bit more-huh?!
BTW-I got a little bonus too....but somehow a volvo SUV just doesn't have the same effect as the porsche, Jack hasn't been waiting his whole life for one of those...oh well, I am excited and now I am officially a volvo driving soccer mom!
KARATE, KARATE, KARATE
It has been quite a summer for karate, yes, we are still there...although many of the friends we have made are not...bummer! Jack graduated to the Juniors class-he is learning different katas and just earned his official yellow belt last week-big stuff (if you are into that). Ben is almost a brown belt in his class...not loving it quite as much as Jack...but if I buy him a snack it sure cheers him up!!
I know the pictures are a bit dark...but as a proud karate mom I still wanted to share!!
Getting ready to graduate to juniors
Take a big bow
Yeah, I got a new belt...how about a snack Mommy?
Check me out
Lock it up
Serious stuff
Demonstrating for his yellow belt
Thank you very much sir
CAMPS, CAMPS, CAMPS
It wouldn't be summer without camps...they went to a golf camp, a nature camp (that we signed up for another week because Ben loved one of the counselors so much...I'm a little worried...Ben loves teenaged girls and to be quite honest...they love him too!!) and
Soccer camp! Here are some pics from British Soccer Camp
Talking strategy 
What do you mean I have to run??? It's HOT out here!!
BOOK CLUB WINE TRIP
My book club took a monster limo...or limobus out to Napa this July...had a GREAT time...learned a lot (and not just about wines!!) But alas, what happens on the bus...stays on the bus...but you can check out the pictures!!
Beautiful Napa Valley
Getting ready to set out on our adventure
The Back of the bus...where all the trouble always starts
Maria and Angie doing a little dancing...can you tell I was having a good time??
NAPA, THE FAMILY TRIP
The boys won some tickets to Marine World...Discovery Kingdom or whatever it is called so we got to spend a couple of days with Nana and Papa...we also went to an outdoor concert while we were there...lots of fun.
Watch out Nana...we can make you sick!!
Check out our new friend Chilly
We are ready to spin
This is Jack in his attempt to win a bear...it said everyone wins a prize...but he didn't check out all the prizes and was certain he would win what he wanted..poor guy, I tried to warn him, I think he got 15 points and won a "plush, batman velcro tie"...lets just say he was very angry (and disappointed)...I don't think I helped matters by laughing!
Mom and I at the concert
Mom and Dad
BEN'S NEW SMILE
We knew it had to happen sometime...but gosh it sure did take a long time. Ben finally got a loose tooth...made looser by giving his brother a wedgy with this mouth (don't ask!). Check out the action
Dr. Daddy checking on the wiggle factor
I just lost a tooth...should I be excited or worried??!
The Beeman Boys with their handsome smiles
RIVERCATS
When Jack went to a baseball clinic this spring he won a special ticket pack to the Rivercats (our minor league baseball team). We got to go on a backstage tour and take some friends with us too-lots of fun at the ballpark
The Beemans and The Olsons in the dugout
Christina, Abby and I...look at my cute top...I had it on backward the whole night...oops!
Alex, Ben, Jack, Aaron and Abby
SAN DIEGO
We got to go on a little family trip down to our old haunting grounds...Jack swears he remembers the place we lived at when he was a newborn. Anyway, we went to Seaworld, Legoland, a Charger pregame and of course visited with friends. Thanks Petits for putting us up!!
Party guys on vacation
Jack and Tyler
Ben and Andrew
Go Super Chargers
WOOHOO-we can see all the action
Me and my boys
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
I still can't believe that the summer is over...it went by so fast. The boys have been back to school for almost a month now and we are back in the swing of things. Jack is now in 3rd grade-WOW and doing great in Mrs. Knapp's class. Ben has Jack's old teachers from last year, they moved down a grade and he is slowly making the transition to a full day...most day's he wakes up saying he will be tired after school...and asks how many more days until the weekend!! He enjoys the social aspects and even has a group of friends that he calls the "Nachos"...where does he come up with these things??!
We are ready to go with our reflective backpacks!
Thumbs up for a good school year
Wanna be part of the Nachos?
Mommy, I am too cool for pictures in the classroom
MAX AND CHAMP
They are almost a year old...October 23rd. They are doing great...shedding like you read about...I swear I vacuum up a cat every other day with the amount of hair that comes off of them!!
They went on a little adventure last month and we thought we lost them, but thanks to some wonderful neighbors (Jen Ryan) who picked them up after they got skunked and took care of them overnight (because one collar came off and tags fell off the other one...yes, we have invested in new collars and tags...and they were already microchiped) we were able to find them the next day. I think it scared us all a lot...the dogs have stayed very close to home ever since.
BTW...they LOVE the pool...swimming fools...I'll have to take some pictures and actually post them in a timely manner!!
My name is Max, I love to get wet then run in the dirt
My name is Champ and I like to drink pool water and get sick in my parents room
You talking to me?
Hello, we should be hairless now by the amount we shed this summer
I know, I know we are really cute
LAST BUT NOT LEAST...LAWN ART
SOOO, I joke that you can find some pretty interesting lawn art here in Meadow Vista (I'll have to take some pictures to show you)...anyway, a couple of weeks ago the boys and I come home from school and we had our very own live version of lawn art just sitting there in the shade playing it cool...thought it was kinda funny!!
Now you are caught up...I promise...no, that is too much pressure...I will try to get better about posting and not have four months go by without anything!!
