Beeman Home

Bowling with Isaac

2011-03-25T17:44:00.000-07:00

Isaac and I went bowling, which included the video games room also. The ball only stopped twice in the lanes, though the speed was typically about 0.8 miles per hour. You could take a coffee break between the throw and when it hit the pins. It was fun.

Tour of Monterey Wharf

2011-01-08T22:18:00.000-08:00

The Visit Part 5

2011-01-06T21:34:00.001-08:00

The Visit Part 4

2011-01-04T20:03:00.001-08:00

The Visit Part 3

2011-01-02T14:20:00.000-08:00

The Visit Part 2

2010-12-31T21:30:00.001-08:00

The Visit

2010-12-31T09:15:00.001-08:00

Christmas 2010

2010-12-25T21:25:00.000-08:00

The Roaring Lion

2010-12-05T18:13:00.000-08:00

Isaac was the lion at the Christmas play. He did an awesome roar. Later we went to the store for some shopping and to home for some play, especially play dough and basketball. It was a wonderful day.

Santa arrived on a Harley Davidson.

Post Thanksgiving at Marsha and Richard's House

2010-11-28T14:13:00.001-08:00

We celebrated a late Thanksgiving with Marsha and Richard. Of course Marsha laid out a spread of food that was beyond the capacity of our stomachs. Issac had a great time playing with the dog toys and decorating the Christmas tree. Some played a Monopoly card game and others browsed shopping magazines.

Marsha had decorations that walked, talked and did everything but wash the dishes. Perhaps we were a bit too wild, the electricity went out midafternoon, fortunately after the food was prepared.

Welcome Nevaeh

2010-09-27T18:18:00.000-07:00

Nevaeh was 7 pounds 15 ounces and 20 inches long. She is so precious and it is amazing to hole the little miracle. Lucy calls her the very best birthday present. Grandma and Granddaughter have the same birthday--how special!

Scottish Games

2010-09-05T19:47:00.001-07:00

The music was wonderful.

The sheep dog was very skilled.
The nurse liked the old medical equipment.
Big jinga.
The back view when the shield was stored on my shoulder.
The is how I dressed for the event. The homemade mocasins were new and led to blisters. The shield got very heavy after 3 hours of carrying it around.

Mom (Lorraine's) Birthday (#84)

2010-09-04T22:13:00.000-07:00

A Vacation Day with Isaac

2010-09-04T21:28:00.000-07:00

Fun at the Park

2010-07-22T20:26:00.001-07:00

Time with Tavo and Family in Indio

2010-07-07T13:33:00.001-07:00

Latest Leather Project

2010-06-30T21:35:00.000-07:00

Father's Day

2010-06-20T21:45:00.001-07:00

Here we are fishing at Curtis's pond. We tied a ceramic fish to Isaac's line and he pretended he was fishing for hours. Later he even wanted to do it some more. I hear one of his first requests in the morning is to go fishing.

Happy Father's Day

2010-06-19T20:20:00.000-07:00

Dad, I wish you were here for the day.

An afternoon watching Isaac

2010-06-17T23:08:00.001-07:00

Berry Picking and afternoon at the Beach

2010-06-13T21:30:00.001-07:00

The Hamster

2010-06-01T20:19:00.001-07:00

We gave Isaac a hamster for his birthday (we had Mommy and Daddy's permission). We think Isaac named the hamster "Happy."

Isaac's 2nd Birthday Party

2010-06-01T20:14:00.001-07:00

He liked opening his presents but he could not understand why after opening the present it was taken away. He just wanted to play with the present and was not concerned about "more" presents.

Nurse Briana

2010-05-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

Briana Graduated May 8, 2010 and plans on taking her RN licensing test in about a month. It is a tough test so prayers are welcome as well as prayers for a job.

Upper Yosemite Falls

2010-05-16T22:50:00.000-07:00

Yosemite

2010-05-16T21:36:00.000-07:00

Family Fun

2010-05-10T20:12:00.000-07:00

So is that a male or female tummy? More to come later.

We had a great time playing Wii fish. Isaac kept saying, "Baby got fish!"

Above is my most special picture of all.

Picnic

2010-05-10T20:07:00.000-07:00

Tavo loved his new bicycle.

Graduation

2010-05-10T19:53:00.000-07:00

We are so proud of Briana. She even won the award for most exemplary clinical work. Above is her RN pin.

Bowling

2010-04-05T17:27:00.001-07:00

Isaac loves sports--baseball, football, bowling and football especially. Today he even saw a picture of the 49ers that did not have a picture of a football with it, yet he said "football", obviously familiar with the uniform type to be football. Today we got him a bowling game, which he really liked.

Easter

2010-04-04T20:10:00.001-07:00

Redwood Regional Park

2010-03-20T17:05:00.001-07:00

While Lucy was playing her tennis match, which she did not win, Curtis lead the church group on a 5.8 mile hike at Redwood Regional Park. It was beautiful. After the hike the group went to a lunch and ice cream place where some people, not Curtis, had huge mounds of ice cream.

Curtis was decked out with all the equipment--walking sticks, GPS, camera, compass and water backpack. The only thing lacking was a dog.

Playing with Isaac

2010-03-08T19:20:00.001-08:00

He loves to read.

He likes the "put the pennies into the jar" game.

His swing is getting better.

Drawing is also a favorite activity.

The fish are always a source of conversation.

Isaac's Artwork

2010-02-28T21:23:00.001-08:00

Isaac gave Curtis his art project from Sunday School. Curtis loves it. Isaac is very talented!

Another precious weekend with family

2010-02-28T20:22:00.001-08:00

The weekend was spent assisting with a leaking roof, simple play in the living room and fun at the park--was a wonderful time.

Superbowl Sunday

2010-02-07T20:13:00.001-08:00

Isaac likes to chase the dogs with his puppy popper.
He is strong.
This is his motorcycle.
Marsha had this awesome mug made for Curtis. Lucy has another one.
Isaac definitely knows the differences in various kinds of balls. He calls it a "bootball" and is learning to catch it.
Of course many of his toys make special noises. And of course Curtis is always cold, wearing his jacket and cap almost all of the time.
Tender moments with Grandma and Grandson.
And special times with Granddad too--even eating junk food. Actually the chips were baked and not fried, much better that way in taste and for the body.
He puts many kinds of balls through the hoop.

Sunday Babysitting

2010-01-17T18:39:00.000-08:00

While Carolyn and Jason went to the movies, Lucy and Curtis babysat Isaac. Later they joined Carolyn and Jason at the mall and ate dinner. While eating, Isaac showed his new sense of humor in a very fun and dramatic way. He would squeeze his face at Curtis and then they would do it back and forth. It was hilarious.

Warm at the pond

2010-01-17T18:37:00.001-08:00

Sometimes it takes extra effort to stay warm at the pond.

Isaac and Skyler

2010-01-07T10:06:00.000-08:00

Issac Loves to hug Skyler his best friend! He was sick this week and he would go and lay down with her. We hope you are feeling better Isaac.

Bri's Last Semester

2010-01-07T10:02:00.000-08:00

Briana is off for her last semester of Nursing School. Her car is packed tight. We miss you Briana!

Lunch and play

2010-01-03T19:39:00.000-08:00

Jason and Carolyn cooked an awesome pork dish in their new crockpot and invited Curtis and Lucy. Lucy was sick with the swollen gland so only Curtis went. Of course Curtis spent time playing with Isaac.

Riverdance

2010-01-01T23:12:00.000-08:00

On January 1st, Lucy and Curtis saw Riverdance. It was incredible, although we were tired--it was way past the usual bedtime for these grandparents. It is hard to believe that the human body can actually do what these people in the Riverdance do.

Post Christmas

2009-12-31T19:50:00.000-08:00

We had a late Christmas with Jason, Carolyn, Isaac, Briana and Rob. Isaac really liked his new puzzles from Marsha and Richard.

Lucy liked her new food processor. Curtis is looking forward to new food combinations.

Isaac really liked his new basketball backboard, the same type that his cousin was also given.

Best friends.

Joy bonds growing.

Daddy relaxing.

Watching Briana's pictures of lions in South Africa.

The new tunnel, much like the one that Darcy uses in agility training.

Very special people.

Catalina State Park

2009-12-25T09:16:00.000-08:00

The whole gang went on a hike at the Catalina State Park. Well, to be more accurate, after we corrected the GPS problem we went hiking. The GPS took us to a different Catalina Park, there was a "slight" operator error in choosing the incorrect destination. The pictures do not show any of the ministry children due to regulations in that regard. The adults carried the toddlers on the first leg. Curtis took four of the children, ages 8 to 12, on a total 5.6 mile hike. It was the rockiest trail Curtis had ever been on. The children were amazing hikers. Even the eight year old girl did well, at times having to crawl over the big rocks in the trail, while the older boyes could just step over the rocks. The destination was an amazing waterfall and pools, in the desert! It was beautiful. Later we opened some presents, went with the big family to church, looked at Christmas lights, and ate homemade "Trisha friendly" cheesecake. Curtis helped the children make leather crafts. It was a real challenge moderating the younger children to do time intensive leather detail. We finally got back to the "Respit House" at 11pm, a very full day.

Arizona Scenary

2009-12-23T19:28:00.001-08:00

Arizona Day 2

2009-12-23T19:25:00.000-08:00

Arizona Visit

2009-12-22T19:39:00.001-08:00

Festus

2009-12-13T16:04:00.001-08:00

Lucy and Curtis visited Marsha and Richard's church to watch Richard star as the character Festus in the play called Return to Cricket County. He did extremely well and the audience laughed uproariously with him. Festus was a hillbilly who was trying to learn his lines. He had four main lines and he would spout one of these lines at the most appropriate moments. Afterwards Marsha fed us pizza and multiple helpings of desserts. Curtis nearly fell asleep driving home.

Assorted recent pictures

2009-12-10T17:12:00.000-08:00

Isaac loves to read. Skyler is of course very interested.

Skyler is the queen of relaxation, nothing bothers her.

We like to relax and watch the aquarium, I've heard it lowers the blood pressure.

November Assorted recent pictures

2009-11-24T19:04:00.001-08:00

This was back on Halloween. These girls passed out the candy, well not exactly.

Best friends.

Curtis is working at home while holding a tired grandson.

This is Isaac and Curtis' special place together.

Granddad listens carefully to his grandson.

Family at the Pond

2009-10-26T09:28:00.000-07:00

The Ball Toss

2009-10-25T22:13:00.000-07:00

The Somersault

2009-10-25T22:08:00.000-07:00

Family Reunion

2009-10-25T15:21:00.001-07:00

Tavo does the dishes

2009-10-24T20:13:00.000-07:00

The Visit

2009-10-24T20:01:00.000-07:00

We have been thoroughly enjoying the time with the family from Arizona, though it is more noise than we are used to.

Gustavo, Trisha, Tavo (alias Lil Goose) and Lucy and Curtis went to Big Basin. Tavo was amazed by the trees.

He did a walk the tree show.

Earlier in the week we actually had both grandsons at the house. It was tough to get pictures with two moving targets but the following pictures were our attempt.

Isaac's Day with Grandma

2009-10-14T17:29:00.000-07:00

Isaac did this over and over. It was supposed to be for his cars but he had other ideas.

He decided his way was best!

Renaissance Faire Music and Dancing video

2009-10-10T18:48:00.000-07:00

Renaissance Faire at the Casa de Fruita

2009-10-10T18:32:00.000-07:00

While Lucy was at a tennis match, which she won, Curtis attended the Renaissance Faire near Gilroy with Marsha and Richard.
The acrobatic performance was absolutely amazing.

I got some good fencing tips, never know when that will be useful.

The jousting looked very painful and realistic.

The Irish and Scottish music and dancing was refreshing and exhilarating (see the next blog).

Parents' Night Out / Grandparents' Night In

2009-10-04T13:11:00.001-07:00

While Carolyn and Jason had their first without Isaac date, Lucy and I got to watch Isaac. This included some extreme play time at the MacDonald's play park. Curtis' knees got severely beaten during the trips through the tunnels.

Isaac loves to "dip" his food.

At times the tunnels were scary.

The shirt just kept getting dirtier and dirtier.

Isaac loves his animal post card from his auntie Briania.

Pescadero Beach Walk

2009-10-04T13:10:00.000-07:00

Following the Motion Machine

2009-10-02T21:26:00.000-07:00

Much of today I followed Isaac, the motion machine.

Isaac would spend most of the day at the pond if you let him. He loves to throw the rocks, move the toy bears, pretend he is cleaning, examine the chimes, explore the back of the tree, etc.

Mom's 64th Class Reunion

2009-09-26T22:48:00.000-07:00

Presenting the proud class of 1945 of Gonzales Union High School.

Below are the classmates and spouses and friends.

They celebrated at a tasty steak house in the heart of Gonzales.

Below is an original copy of the Commencement Exercises.

Here is a custom favor.

Do you think you'll be flexible enough to do Hawaiian dancing in your 80's? This lady has won many awards in Hawaii.

Mom had a wonderful time.

At the Pond

2009-09-24T17:12:00.000-07:00

Isaac loves everything about rocks, especially throwing them into the pond. Notice the awesome double wind up, underhand throw that he has developed. We continue, as you'll hear, to stress that throwing rocks is not for everywhere.

Russian River Canoeing with the TWEK Church Group

2009-09-19T22:43:00.000-07:00

We went canoeing on the Russian River with the TWEK group. It was beautiful and great exercise.

The water was very refreshing.

Our good friends Ken and Janet were designated the Entertainment Couple, after spilling their canoe two times. A canoe filled with water is very heavy.

Park Play

2009-09-13T22:08:00.000-07:00

Dog Play

2009-09-13T21:53:00.000-07:00

An afternoon at the park.

2009-09-13T21:11:00.000-07:00

Afternoon walks to the park with family are more fun than a day at Great America.

South Africa

2009-09-10T13:55:00.001-07:00

Briana is on her way to Johannesburg, South Africa. We are happy / sad.

A Morning Walk with Isaac

2009-09-10T13:40:00.000-07:00

Isaac pushed the camera button on the above picture.

"Granddad, my feet don't reach the pedal."

We had the whole gymnasium to ourself. Isaac tried to pick up the ball but his feet would first tap the ball and then he would have to chase it again. It went on and on like that.

Sometimes he would bounce the ball.

"Granddad, I'm tired, you go get the ball, please."

Briana's Going Away Party (and a few other pictures)

2009-09-06T17:48:00.000-07:00

We had a going away party for Briana. Tomorrow she is heading for Azusa and then on the 9th she flies to South Africa. She purchased the above computer so the hope is we can maintain good communications with her even so far away.

Rob is here for the send off.

But of course Briana is not very heavy.

Isaac and Skyler are special friends. Isaac is checking for flees or maybe he just likes to play with Skyler's ear.

We bought a bike trailor for Isaac. In the test drive he seemed to like it, though adjusting the helmet was not fun.

Isaac has special laughs for Mommy and Daddy.

Grandma liked the new aquarium.

The movie star takes a short break.

Curtis very much enjoys being with Isaac.

Jason has a special smile when he is with Isaac.

What a lovely family!

Monterey Bay Aquarium

2009-09-06T17:29:00.001-07:00

The Monterey Bay Aquarium was really good but a thousand times better was watching Isaac's expressions of amazement. Oh, how special to see the world as a 15 month old!

New Aquarium

2009-08-30T15:54:00.000-07:00

Jason's Eye Surgery

2009-08-15T09:28:00.000-07:00

Thursday, Aug. 13, Jason had eye surgery to replace the cornea and to work on the retina. This surgery was already done on the other eye. Pray for healing for Jason's eyes and for good vision for him. Jason is not supposed to pick up Isaac for a week.
This dog is Vanilla, not Skyler.
The movie star.
"Come play with me, Granddad", says the little boy.
Let's rest.
Isaac likes to dip his pancakes in syrup. He likes that whole dipping process--chicken nuggets in ketchup or whatever.

Isaac Proof Gate

2009-08-09T19:53:00.000-07:00

Curtis worked very hard putting up a new self latching gate this weekend. When he got hungry all he had to do was grab a handful of grapes. Doesn't that sound fun?

Did I mention he worked very hard this weekend. About 20 hours worth.

That is a deep hole. Deeper than Isaac is tall.

Hard to tell these are the parts for the gate. Who said Curtis doesn't like to do puzzles?

Lucy painted all the slats.

Here is the finished product from the outside of the pond.

...and the inside.

He also got tired of grass and covered it all with bark.

A Day with Lucy and Isaac

2009-08-05T21:51:00.001-07:00

Beeman Coat of Arms

2009-08-01T20:35:00.000-07:00

Click here for a link to the pdf of this document.

Scottish Games at Toro Park

2009-08-01T19:36:00.000-07:00

Lucy and Curtis went with Marsha and Richard to the Scottish Games at Toro Park, near Salinas. It was a wonderful mix of good food, spirited music, amazing crafts, sheep and duck herding dogs, dancing that was beyond words, strange sports, soothing sounds of harps midst the gentle surrounding breeze and information on our heritage:

"The ancient roots of the Beeman family are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Beeman comes from when the family lived near a mountain. This name was brought to England by the Normans, and is a corruption of the Norman French name Beaumont, which means beautiful mountain. It arrived in England shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. ... was spelled in different ways including Beman, Beeman, Bemon, Beemon, Bayman, Baymon, Bemen and these variations would occur even in references to the same person ... the Beeman family was found in Suffolk, where R. Beman was registered in 1283 ... Migrants bearing the Beeman surname, or a variant spelling of this name, include John Beman who arrived in Virginia in 1623 and William Beman in Virginia in 1774. (Certificate #2855820093040 Copyright 1998-2009 Swyrich Corporation).

Special moments with my son and grandson

2009-07-22T16:52:00.000-07:00

Isaac and Curtis have a routine. When they get together at home they go out to the pond. Curtis first has to get his hat, and Isaac his too. Then they do a brief pond clean. Finally they drop rocks into the pond. Of course they do not throw the rocks. That would be a bad thing to learn, right? Curtis once broke a window with a rock. Later they examine the bears, originally given to Curtis by his Dad.

Ano Nuevo Beach

2009-07-11T19:01:00.001-07:00

We spent the day with our church cell group at Ano Nuevo beach looking at the elephant seals. Did you know seals swim 20,000 miles a year, never drink water and their urine is orange?

In the above picture is the remains of a light house. Now the seals own it.

Above are the elephant seals. We did not get a good close up picture. We were told they were not as friendly as our dogs.

A Day at the Fair

2009-07-03T21:29:00.001-07:00

The day was spent at the Alameda County Fair. Isaac thoroughly enjoyed the animals and pointing out all sorts of attractions. Sometimes he was not completely accurate. He seemed to think the rabbits were cats, which in this house is pretty bad. For this dog loving household a cat is a near curse word.

He especially liked the goats, which were quite aggessive. They would come up behind and start eating your shirt.

After the fair we went to McDonald's. Isaac liked the nuggets, fries and Mom's milkshake. Fair days are not for eating healthy.

A nice afternoon and evening felt spoiled by an incident when I got home. I found that Mom (Lorraine) had been sent to the hospital for chest pains. It turned out to be nothing. This same thing occurred 9/23/08 and 11/22/08. A 10/15/08 incident turned out to be real, a bladder infection that required hospitalization. Fremont Hills handled it all very poorly, not calling me on the cell phone and not calling her primary care doctor initially as they should.

How long, O Lord, must I endure this?

Lunch with Isaac

2009-07-03T07:32:00.001-07:00

An afternoon with family on a hot day

2009-06-27T21:20:00.000-07:00

In the afternoon Lucy and Curtis spent the time with Jason, Carolyn and Isaac. Isaac has a new pool. Can a day be any more perfect than that--in the morning the beauty of nature and in the afternoon the beauty of family?

Henry Cowell State Park

2009-06-27T21:12:00.001-07:00

Curtis went on a hike with the church TWEK group. It was beautiful.

This one is for Kaptain Kylokee.

This was the summit. After the hike we ate. Lucy met us there. She had a tennis match that she almost won.

Father's Day

2009-06-21T17:34:00.000-07:00

After lunch with Mom (Lorraine) the rest of us went on a two hour walk.

This was taken at Fremont Hills, near the waterfall, which Isaac really liked.

Isaac has not yet developed a liking for slides. However, he loves the swing.

The swinger swings.

Happy Grandparents. It was a wonderful day with family. Jason, Carolyn and Isaac gave Curtis a Tandy Leather certificate and a picture cup with "Happy Fathers/Granddad Day" written on it--a real treasure.

Santa Cruz Renaissance Faire

2009-06-20T18:26:00.001-07:00

Of course Lucy found some service dogs at the faire.

The costumes were amazing and realistic, I think. The swords were the best.

We found a criminal.

There was an amazing mix of characters. Can you tell which ones are Renaissance people?

This man on stilts juggled torches.

This is Queen Elizabeth.

Richard talked to everyone.

The mock battle was fun.

Here is a retired service dog. I wonder if he also has a sword.

Isaac's New Swing

2009-06-12T18:16:00.001-07:00

This boy is afraid of nothing. Isaac is now getting quite good at leading his Granddad around to Isaac's favorite activities. We rotate between books, the pond, random toys, the backyard and now the swing.

A Day with Isaac

2009-06-10T16:47:00.001-07:00

While nursing a cold at home and between long naps, Curtis got to spend the day with Isaac.

This is the bear cub with the bear cub. Incidentally the wax bears were given to Curtis by his Dad. Also Jason gave Curtis the big rock that Isaac is sitting on.

Isaac liked playing in the water with Granddad.

Isaac was fearless and would happily liked to try walking on the water.