2nd Cousins

Got a visit from my Uncle Dave (mom's brother), Cousin Tony (Dave's son) and his Kids Anjolina and Gianni. They live in the Bay Area not to far away but sometimes life gets busy and time passes so fast that it has been years since you have seen each other. It had been years. I actually had never even meet Gianni (he is 4. December baby just like the boys) We had a great time. The kids meet for the first time too. We went to Turtle Bay and just played in the back yard. It was a short visit as they were headed to Mt. Shasta to Visit Great Grandpa. We hope they come back again to visit soon.

Beamans 3rd annual camping trip

Spent another wonderful camping weekend at Lake Siskiyou with the Beasley's. I once again designed shirts for us. We really like the orange so we decided to stick with it. This year I did save myself the anguish of ironing on the shirts. we paid someone. The shirts read..The Beamans.. with a marshmallow that is running and on fire. Under the marshmallow it reads. 6 kids, 4 adults and a campsite. Anything can happen.

We stayed in campsite 154. and the site behind us was empty which was great for the kids to ride there bikes on. The site had everything we needed, close to bathrooms and the little swing set. We roasted marshmallows, told knock knock jokes(JT brought a book and read some jokes and then the little ones got in on the fun making up there on jokes, it was priceless), got really dirty and had an all around wonderful time. Brooklyn lost her first tooth while eating corn on the cob and the tooth fairy found us that night. It's amazing how in three years how much the kids have changed and how much fun it is and easier it has gotten.

End of Pre-school party

The kids have finished there first year of pre-school at Shasta College. They had an end of school party at a nice little park. All the parents brought snacks and they gave the kids a class picture. The year went by so fast.

Teacher Vicki leading the kids in a song.

Nathan, Zach, Andrew, & JT

Maddy, Ellie & Brooklyn

Whiskeytown Falls Hike

We took the kids to hike to the Waterfalls with Chris,Charlie and Avery. The waterfall was raging from all the snow melting and coming off the mountains. The kids did great. I think it helped that they had friends there.

Future lifeguards

The boys at the pool telling Morgan the rules. The tiny backyard pool that is.