Wednesday, June 20, 2012

This Week at the Beechem's

 We have had a very busy month...traveling to Illinois & Indiana to visit relatives & for Evan's Community Problem Solving Competition...then coming back & getting Eric ready to go to the Philippines for 11 days (he's in the air as we speak) and getting Evan ready to go to his first Youth Camp in Orange Beach, Alabama!  I think it will be nice to get to July & have a pretty empty schedule! :)

Here are a few pictures from our week...

For Father's Day, we made a cool candy poster.  We got the idea on Pinterest but had to make a few changes to go along with the candy we could find.  I thought it turned out really cute!  The boys loved making it for Daddy!


Here are the boys with the candy poster.

Eric wanted to go to Auntie Pasta's in Nacogdoches for his Father's Day meal, so we decided to pick blueberries while we were there in town.  Boy, was it HOT in the middle of the afternoon, but we managed to picked 13.5 lbs in just an hour!  Ethan & Evan didn't contribute too much, & Eric & Ethan ate more than they picked, I do believe!  But I'm so glad to have a bunch of fresh blueberries in our freezer now!


And here is a product of the yummy blueberries!  This is a recipe that Glenda gave me a few years ago!  Thank you, Glenda!  It's the best pie recipe!


And this is a little treat that God gave us last night when we were finishing up packing for Eric's trip.  It was a complete rainbow right behind our house!  So cool!

And here is Eric & Flat Ethan getting ready to leave at 4:00 AM this morning!  We can't wait to see what adventures they have!  We pray that God will work through Eric as he travels on his first foreign mission trip!  I know it will be quite life-changing!


I couldn't resist posting this adorable picture from our recent trip to Indiana...

And this adorable picture of my silly teenager!  
(That is so weird to say I have a teenager...makes me feel old!!)

Saturday, June 9, 2012

T-Ball


CMPS State Bowl














Creation Museum

Today we took a little drive over to the Creation Museum created by Ken Ham's ministry, Answers in Genesis.  What an awesome educational experience for all of us!  The displays and movies and exhibits explained so many biblical concepts in ways that I've never really imagined.  We had a wonderful day learning about God's creation including a lot about Noah's Ark, the flood, and dinosaurs.  










Did you ever realize how much food & supplies Noah & his family had to pack for a year on an ark?