well, so it is official, i only have 6 days left of working at walmart. there are times where i am a little sad, but the excitement of leaving, and not having to deal with so many stupid people out way that by so much, so that it makes my leaving so exciting. i will miss most of the people that i have worked with, and have shared good times with, but i live 5 mins away, so it's not like i won't see them ever again. every time i think about working with dad i just get excited, and true, it might not be as steady a pay check as it would be if i stayed at walmart, but i have been thinking that i need to cut back on my spending, and i need to focus on the spiritual things. there is so much that i need to do, and so many ways that i can help out in other areas that it just feels right.

the family, heaven on earth

well, i almost forgot about my blog...... so that's my excuse. well, a lot has happened since my last post and i am not going to try to catchup, i will just start over. so here is a tribute to my family. we were finally all together again during christmas, first time in many years.

the original 6

the entire family, grandma beam in the center next to mom

4 generation photo, grandma beam, mom, amber & jade, and emily & claire

great straight faced old family photo

and now, the rest of the family

the original 8

only missing a few

More Recent Events

these are more up-to-date photos. up at the byu-i stadium.

this is a new addition to the weapon arsenal. dj created this spear and used a penny weighted balance to make it a smooth stabbing death maker.this is another new creation. this is dave and he is the designer of this mean ax. it was a real test of my foam smithing, but it turned out rather nice.

the ax in action, a different style to get used to.

Family Fun

This is where ben and his family came out to visit from germany

my nephews had a blast

even mom got in on the fun

MAN DOWN! MEDIC, MEDIC!

look, a family event

new events

I still haven't put any pictures up of anything. So these are pictures of sword fighting. They are not all from the same time, but they are all good ones.

these were just after getting home from my mission, and just before kristopher sommer left for his.

Genises

So, since everyone else has a blog now days, and since i am always on the computer, i thought that this would give me something to do. Rather than aimlessly drift on the net, maybe i can put sometime to use on something more productive. even though this is not too productive.