BEACH trip!

This year we went on our annual Beeman beach vacation with all of my family to Port Aransas. It's always such a fun time with everyone! We've been going to the same area since Bryce was 6 months old, so we are figuring our way around the island :)


The 3 boys on the jetties.


On the beach- the cousins hitting the volleyball around.


Cayden brought his Cowboys & Indians set out to the beach and had a grand time with all the sand!


Dave and the boys always build an 'original' sand castle :) This year, they dug a deep hole and built around it. They used Cayden's Cowboys & Indians and it looked like a battle field!

Fishing Trip

We got up early one morning and went on a fishing trip with a guide. We had 2 boats- Dave, Bryce & I were on one and Dad, Scott, Renita & Dylan were on another. It was so much fun watching Bryce reel in those big fish! He caught alot more than Dave & I did! I wish the 2 boats would have stayed close enough so we could watch Dylan catch his fish, but they didn't, so we just had to hear the stories from the other boat!


Dave and Bryce enjoying the boat ride!




Bryce with our guide, Mike.


Bryce with the 20 inch trout he caught!


Bryce & Dylan when we had all gotten back to shore. These fish came out of the cooler, so they're fairly cold :)

One evening after dinner we went to a jetty area at a park and some fished. I love this picture of Dad and Dylan with the sunset!


Dave telling the 'real' fisherman story! :)


Brooke and Blaire posed for a picture while they were hitting the volleyball around. The kids all had so much fun at this park. They had races 'piggy- back style'! Bryce was on Blaire's back and Dylan was on Brooke's back! Pretty comical to watch! Wonderful memories...


Cayden showing his 'karate' style kick into the pool. (He actually isn't jumping as close to the steps as this picture makes it look!)


We came home on Father's Day, so Dave didn't have the traditional Father's Day. But, we did make time to give him his cards and give him a camo chair that matches his boys:) I am so lucky to have this wonderful man as the father of my 3 boys!!

Summer Fun Has Began!

Summer is so much fun, especially when it involves our friends! We have already began to enjoy that!
Last weekend we enjoyed hosting a gathering with some of our 'growing-up buddies' from Louisiana. It's a little different now that we all have kiddos,but they all had so much fun together even though they weren't all familiar with each other!

It was quite an accomplishment to get a picture with all these silly kids!
Top Row: Bryce, Lane L., Cayden, Brock W., Dylan, Brent W.
Bottom Row: Samantha G., Salem C., Addison G., Kaylynn L., Brooklyn W.


Sarah and I- our families used to spend many a weekend together, even though we lived many hours apart! Great memories!


Last week, 3 of us ladies took our kids to the zoo. It's so much fun to see all these kiddos making memories together! Susanna, Calena, Brent (holding Brylee), Dylan, Bryce, Brock, Cayden, Brooklyn


Dylan was sure to let us know what we would be seeing next :)


The highly anticipated Orangutan! The kids were so excited to see him finally come out of 'hiding'!

End of School Year!

I can't believe the school year is already over, but we are so excited for a fun-filled summer! The boys were so lucky this year to have awesome teachers! They all had a wonderful school year!


Bryce with his 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Turner, at the Awards Ceremony. I was so proud of Bryce this year for receiving the Principal's Award- one girl and one boy in 3rd grade were chosen by the principal, so I was a pretty proud Mommy! He also got the P.E. Award, Academic Achievement (for A's & B's), and was certified as a Junior Master Gardener.


Dylan with his 1st grade teacher, Ms. Thomas. We were very proud of him also, for receiving the Exemplary Citizenshp award and the Academic Achievement Certificate.


Cayden with his Mother's Day Out teacher, Ms. Lynda. Cayden will be a young 5 year old next fall, so he will attend a private school's Kindergarten, then start into public school the next year.


Bryce loved being in the Honor Choir this year. They performed for the school's employee banquet, so here he is with his friend Chris before the performance.

'Proud To Be An American' Day

This was the 44nd Annual 'Proud to be an American' Day at Bryce & Dylan's school. It is always a really fun, patriotic day! They had a program where the flags were raised by the Boy Scouts, patriotic songs were sung, then on to the parade around the neighborhood by the school. After the parade, there was a hay ride,snowcones and lots of fun activities and crafts for the kiddos.


Raising of the flags- it always seems to 'get to me'! Especially when there were lots of soldiers there, since we live close by to Ft. Hood.


After the program- Dylan getting ready with his 1st grade class to get into 'parade mode'. Each grade makes matching shirts or hats (or both) to wear that day.


Dylan marching in the parade. The parade is led by a police car, then the soldiers with flags, then the High School Drummers, then each grade from 1st - 5th . There would've been more than 400 people in the parade!


Bryce with his friends, Anthony and Chris.


All 3 boys at the end of the school day with their patriotic craft.

Easter & Mother's Day

It seems like I'm having trouble finding the time these days to update my blog, so here are a few recent happenings.


Me and my 3 little guys on Mother's Day. Their Dad and them fixed me a yummy breakfast sandwich that morning. They were so excited for me to open my gifts that they had made me at school. :) I feel very lucky to be the Mom of this little family!


The bluebonnets around our pond were beautiful again this year!

We spent Easter weekend at Dad & Mom's. We always have such a special time there! Nana had made them Easter treats, which they loved! They spent lots of time fishing, helping Papa & Daddy cut wood for next winter, going on their first armadillo hunt :) and playing with the new kittens!

Vanilla, the Mommy cat had wandered onto Dad & Mom's property and has become a very sweet cat! She had a litter of kittens a few weeks before we came, so the boys had a ball at the barn with them!


I love this picture of the boys waiting for the kittens to come out of the hay to play!


This picture was not set up!:) Do they look like they are in a 'boys Heaven', or what!! Dave enjoys going and spending time with the boys doing 'boy stuff'!