Beach Time!

It has been a couple of weeks since our last posting. It is SUMMER and our days seem to be jam packed- with a whole lot of fun of course!!

We have been spending a lot of time at the beach. Lake Bebe is fairly close to our house- it is nice for weeknight evening beach trips. Elm Creek is in Maple Grove and we also really enjoy going there too. It is a man-made pond that is chlorinated. The grounds are gorgeous and supply hours of FUN!

Jaxson getting ready to build his sand castle

Two little water bugs!




Jaxson started T-ball this summer. Presten is coaching and really loving getting to know all the kids. Jaxson does have a little bit of a hard time that Presten has give his attention to all the other players on his team and not just him. We have had a couple sad moments- but at least they were short lived.

Jaxson at bat!

Vada sitting on the bench with all the players...of course she would not have it any other way. We call her the cheerleader! Here she must be giving a pep talk to one Jaxson's teammates. From behind it looks like it could be Jaxson, but it is not.

So-long Daddy's Truck! This past weekend we went down to Rochester and traded in Presten's truck for a mini van!!

Saying Good Bye to BIG RED!!

After the mini van was purchased we headed down to the Rochester Fest Parade. The kids did really well- it was a two hour parade, but I should of known that they would be fine. When there is candy involved the kids always want to be there!

Cheese!

Auntie Katie was also in the parade! She plays on the historical society's baseball team. Jaxson thought it was pretty cool to see her there!

After a busy weekend in Rochester we are all exhausted! We are already looking forward to the 4th of July! I can't believe that it is next weekend!

Have a great week! The Bean's

and the winner is......Team Vanderhorst!!

Happy Birthday to Chris!! We celebrated Chris's birthday Vanderhorst style on Saturday night -
filled with a fabulous dinner, maybe a cocktail and of course a little competition! Team Vanderhorst came out the winners of our Wii bowling tourney. They brought their "A" game and tied up the score as Team Bean took the pumpkin carving contest back in October. Don't worry we are ready for the tie breaker......lawn bowling!! Team Bean has this one in the bag!!!

TEAM BEAN!!

of course we had to take a picture of what Vada does best! She could not be happier!

This past week we decided it was time for some tennis. Jaxson has been working so hard it..he's getting it, but it does take some hand-eye coordination which is a little tricky. He did not get discouraged at all- he just kept trying.

Here is a picture of Dianna and Jaxson


Determined!



My other little tennis pro!



Sometimes you just have to figure out another way!

This week we are looking forward to a week of projects! Presten and I both have some time off this week. We are going to finish some painting projects, stain the deck and possibly on a day trip with the kids.

Have a great week! The Bean's