The Beam Family

Wedding Day . . .

2010-07-14T22:01:00.002-05:00

Lily was in her first wedding this weekend. She was a bell ringer in Britney and Tyler's wedding. She had a wonderful time and I can't say enough about the photographers! Lori and her husband Lynn of Appear Photography are incredibly talented. Thanks guys for showing my favorite subject in such an amazing way!

Just a quick look . . .

2010-05-23T21:10:00.004-05:00

This is in March on our Disney trip. She's something, isn't she?

A year later . . .

2010-05-19T09:29:00.003-05:00

So . . I'm trying. I'm beginning to feel like I need to either change the blog or start a new one for Lily. Life goes on, but someone is always missing. I miss Tuck like crazy.

A Little Behind . . .

2009-05-30T22:38:00.004-05:00

Guitar Hero is fun! My Precious Children

I don't know what was so funny, but I love this smile!

Easter Baskets

This is our Easter Gingerbread House.

Hunting for Eggs

2009-04-12T14:30:00.000-05:00

Our church, The Church at Ross Station is an amazing place to serve. Right now we are meeting in a local school, and you would think that would limit what we can do. It doesn't. We have an amazing ministry, especially for families. Our Children and Preschool Departments are incredible. The children in our church are important to our Church.
We had our 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt this past Sunday. Of course, our family was not complete because Tuck was in the hospital, but we felt like it was important to make time for Lily to be with both of us at the same time.

She looks so serious! Jason was able to sing a song with our Praise Team. As he uses the gift that God gave him, he gets better and better.
"Lily" Lou Who

Headed for the eggs . . .

Yes, I found one!

In the basket it goes.

3/4 of our family. We are ready for Tuck to be out of the hospital.

Lily and Bret

Daddy's Girl

More Eggs Please

2009-04-11T13:00:00.000-05:00

Just like last year, we dyed eggs in the hospital with friends. We had a great time and made a HUGE mess! We had all kinds of colors, even added oil to some of the dye so that it would make "marble" eggs.

This is Tuck's friend Sawyer.

I think we got almost as much dye on the table as we got on the eggs!

All done. Don't they look great?

Happy Birthday Ellie!

2009-04-10T19:08:00.003-05:00

Last weekend we had the pleasure of helping my neice celebrate her 1st birthday. That's Ellie sitting in the rocking chair.

Ellie recived a bunny that sang and flapped it's ears when you pressed the button. Lily LOVED the bunny, even though the ears flapped in her face.

Can you believe how cute she is? I know that she is mine, but you have to admit she is precious.

Having a great time . . .

Thanks for throwing a great party Aunt Jer!

You Talked to Who?

2009-04-09T10:26:00.006-05:00

Over the past couple of weeks, Tucker has had some really cool experiences. He met Alabama runningback Bobby Humphries. John Parker Wilson called . . . Jeff Allen, the head trainer for the Alabama called, then passed the phone around to some players. He got to talk to Julio Jones and Josh Chapman to name just a few.

He received a package from Dale Earnhart, Jr. It was full of all kinds of goodies.

Playhouse Disney

2009-04-06T00:15:00.002-05:00

The Boys of Summer

2009-04-01T14:01:00.004-05:00

Tucker has been visited by two different baseball teams over the past 2 weeks. The first was the Auburn team. This is Tucker and his new freind Ben (in the hat). Ben is as big of an Alabama fan as Tuck.

Dr. Abby arranged for the Birmingham Southern team to come by also. All of the boys had a wonderful time playing games. Of course, Tuck and Ben beat the big boys.

Hanging out in the Hospital

2009-03-31T10:37:00.004-05:00

As you know, Tucker has now been diagnosed with his 3rd cancer. Earlier this month Tucker was diagnosed with AML leukemia. For the next year, we will be undergoing treatment again and eventually a bone marrow transplant. For today, we wanted to share a few pictures of his time in the hospital. You can follow Tucker's story at www.caringbridge.org/visit/tuckerbeam

What a Catch!

2009-03-29T19:40:00.004-05:00

Tucker and Jason took a much needed break by spending the day at the farm. They fished, hiked, and had an amazing time. Take a look at my fisherman.

Snow Day!

2009-03-27T22:38:00.014-05:00

We were so surprised to wake up to snow! We headed over to the Norris' house and had a great time playing! Tucker and Timothy making snowballs.

Hey Mom, look at me!

Wow, it's really cold!

Good friends. Tucker, Timothy, and Conner

Ready, Set, . . .

Go!

I did it!

Family Fun

2009-03-14T23:52:00.004-05:00

So it has been a while since I've updated our blog, but it's not because I haven't tried. Everytime I try to upload pictures I have a terrible time. It takes forever and usually just stops in the middle of loading. After about an hour I just give up. Tucker is finally asleep and I am not tired, so I tried again, and wa-laa here are some new pics. Enjoy.

Driving the gator and absolutely loving it! Our sweet Papaw's birthday. Don't you think those are two of the cutest bald heads you have ever seen?Lily and Tucker were awesome helpers when Jason was installing our new stove

Future electrician?

Some New Pictures

2009-01-18T10:37:00.008-06:00

Happy Birthday Lily!

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Tucker and Lily

2008-09-13T11:48:00.009-05:00

Our precious friends Casey and Stephanie spent the morning with us back in May and Steph got these amazing pics of the kids. Can you believe how good they are?

More Family Reunion Pics

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The Beam Family Reunion

2008-08-23T20:38:00.004-05:00

The Family Ty and Tuck
Mom and Tuck
Jordan, Tommy, and Missy
Grandpa and Lily

Just a Fun Day

2008-07-23T18:11:00.004-05:00

Brice, Tucker, Timothy, and Abby
Tucker was so excited today that we got to spend some time with friends. We spent the first part of the day at the library, then two of Tucker's friends came over to play. They played WII, watched the new T.V. show Wipeout, then played with some perler beads. What a great day!

4th of July Weekend

2008-07-21T23:02:00.006-05:00

Finally! I have been trying to upload these pictures since we got home. We had a wonderful time in Nashville . . . I think all we did was eat. Our friends, the Pattersons, were able to go with us and Tucker had a great time playing with Tyner and Sawyer. I think he spent more time in their car than in ours. Like I said, we had lots of good food. I think my favorite was between The Melting Pot and The Spaghetti Warehouse. The fireworks were amazing. We read somewhere that they were rated 2nd in the country only under Philadelphia. It was the best show I've ever seen. Maybe even better than Disney. Anyway, it was wonderful to just get away for a couple of days.

Daddy's Girl Practicing for the Nashville Predators
Watching the fireworks with the Pattersons

peek-a-boo Mommy

Golfing buddies

Big Girl

2008-06-30T10:57:00.004-05:00

I cannot believe how fast the time has passed. Lily is almost 10 months. She is crawling (well, army crawling) eating real food, and chattering. It seems like just yesterday that she was brand new. She had her 9 month check up and weighed almost 21 lbs. She is also 30 inches long. And of course, she is beautiful!

Happy Birthday Tucker

2008-06-29T17:59:00.004-05:00

For Tuck's birthday we were in Disney. At first we said that we would just do that, but Tucker really wanted to do something with his friends. So, this month we invited some of his friends to eat dinner and to a movie. We had dinner at Sumo, and then saw Kung Fu Panda. We had a great time!

Disney - Day 3

2008-06-26T21:19:00.005-05:00

Somehow I have lost track of the days. I guess that's what happens when you wait 2 months to post! These are some of my favorite pics from the trip.

Captian Tuck

Tucker and Minnie
Goofin' Around
Pirate Tucker
Tucker and Jiminy Cricket

Downtown Disney
Buzz and Tuck

Disney - Day 2

2008-06-04T08:51:00.003-05:00

Hi Brucie! Tucker avoided the Princesses like the plague. We just
happened upon Sleeping Beauty and she blew him a kiss! Tuck loved these hats because they reminded him of the ones in Indiana Jones!
Waiting for the monorail.
Riding in the front of the monorail.
The entrance of EPCOT.
Tucker and Dale
Everybody's favorite mouse!
We spent our 2nd day at EPCOT. The weather was beautiful again. We rode most of the rides, and Test Track and Mission Space were Tuck's favorites. We went to get a fastpass for Soarin' immediately, but had to wait until late in the day to ride. We spent time in each country in the world showcase as well. We had lunch in a rotating restaurant called the Garden Grill. The food was delicious and we ate with Pluto, Chip, Dale, and Mickey. That evening we ate in Mexico and then watched Illuminations. We got home and were exhausted but happy!

Disney - Day 1

2008-05-19T11:18:00.005-05:00

Waiting to see "A Bug's Life"

Coronado Springs Resort

Very peaceful.

Heading into our first park.

The mountain in the background is the Everest ride.

Well - our first day! We had an incredible time! It is always a fun trip, but this time was really special. We spent our first day at Animal Kingdom - and went straight to ride Everest. Tucker wasn't so crazy about it this time!

Happy Birthday Jason!

2008-05-15T11:11:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday Daddy! We are so thankful for you. We couldn't ask for a better husband or daddy. We spent the evening surrounded by family and friends - and of course, ate mexican.

Go Mudcats!

2008-04-15T01:08:00.003-05:00

Tucker is having to be the team encourager this year becuase of what is going on in his leg. We try to go to as many of his games as we can to cheer the team on. I know he must feel frustrated sometimes because he wants to play so badly - but with all things considered he is doing great! His teamates and coaches are wonderful and make him feel like he is a part of the team. Go Mudcats!

A Day at the Farm

2008-04-01T22:46:00.002-05:00

We spent a great day together at the farm. Tucker and Jason did a little fishing. Lily and I did a little napping!

Easter 2008

2008-03-29T00:23:00.004-05:00

Who wouldn't want this Easter basket?

Tucker Beam Golf Scramble

2008-03-28T20:08:00.007-05:00