Jensen Bese Camp

Super bowl 2012 table

2012-02-07T22:23:00.000-08:00

We had fun with Shannie's chalk board table during the super bowl. Everybody added their own art work, and the outcome was great. Shannie's table has become a ton of fun!

2012 Boat Show

2012-01-21T16:38:00.000-08:00

This year was a special one for us because Nick and Trey (Springer) were on the Boat Show program cover. Big shout out to Freshwater News, and Jolene for the VIP passes, dinner, grab bags for all the boys, autograph posters and a framed Boat Show program cover. Also, great job Jenny for getting one of your famous pictures published!! Great boat show and as always the boys got to build their own boats. Congrats to Nick and Trey, you guys did it!

Jet is busted

2012-01-16T21:33:00.000-08:00

We finally caught Jet in the act, trying to pull off he's patented David Copperfield move to get the garage drawer open and lift out the trash container to get his pot of gold. He was so funny working hard at first to get it out while listening for us so he didn't get caught red handed. We were upstairs giving him the opportunity to pull it off. Watch as he stops and listens to see if were coming down the stairs. Later in the video as he works so hard to get it out he forgets about us and get to his business. He was so close to pulling it off. He did finally get the bag out but not the container. Auhh Jet!

Holiday crafts

2012-01-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

Over the Holidays Shan set up a craft day where the boys got to erect there own Casa out of food. They used graham crackers for the walls and roofs held together by white frosting. After building their own structures they decorated them with, several different kinds of candy, and marshmallows, Hershey chocolate bars, and red licorice. The finished houses look way cool, all four creations have different features making the totally original. The boys had a lot of fun, and each builder probably ate as much as they used to build.

Chris and Codie

2012-01-05T12:53:00.000-08:00

We had Chris and Codie over after Christmas for Dinner and celebrate Chris's birthday which falls on New years day. Chris loved all his gifts he got from the boys. But I think you can tell which one was his favorite. It was hilarious when Chris modeled them for us. Go Superman!

Shan's Face lift

2011-12-31T22:24:00.000-08:00

No not plastic surgery, but she got this crazy idea to turn our dinning room table top into a chalk board. I thought she completely lost it, but it turned out fantastic and we have been having a lot of fun with it. She got Nick and Parks to help her paint it. It took several coats of brushing and rolling a special kind of paint on it. It's already served as a greeting, helicopter landing pad, hello messages, Merry Christmas's and some great doodling. A great face lift to our old dinning room table.

Evergreen water park

2011-12-30T20:02:00.000-08:00

Roy and Kathy gave us passes to the new Evergreen Waves and Water park for Christmas. We went and had a great time. My favorite ride was the giant funnel that spins you around and around before flushing down to the shut down area. It was so nice to spend the day just in shorts and hot, all the while it rained outside. Great Water Park and we have never been in and out of a Seven Forty Seven Jumbo Jet in one day, that much, ever.

Finally Christmas

2011-12-29T21:36:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Christmas eve with no boys, but we had our close family over for dinner and small party (23 of us). It was a taco bar style dinner with everybody bringing their part for dinner. Family is always great to hang out with during the holidays. Christmas morning came and we got all the boys at ten in the morning and gathered at the garage door to let all the boys in at once to see what Santa brought. The boys have been great this year and Santa didn't let them down. Air soft guns, Camo fatigues, and stuffed stockings is what Santa left, along with a half eaten cookie and milk. We opened all our presents and had a special day. We are looking forward to having the boys all week till school stars next year. Happy Holidays everybody!

Christmas early?

2011-12-16T17:29:00.000-08:00

No not really, but last Tuesday evening was our last day with all our boys before Christmas. So Nick lobbied for us to open one present. It was too hard to say no so we let them shred the wrapping paper off a present. Even though I wrapped it twice, it took only a billionth of a second to unwrap it. When the dust settled a dart board appeared. We hung it on the wall upstairs between the boy's rooms, and played some games. Come on Christmas!

Christmas decor photo blog

2011-12-12T21:43:00.000-08:00

2011-12-08T06:59:00.001-08:00

Every year our family treks out to cut our Christmas tree down. Well this year is different. We planted a Blue Spruce next to our house too close and it's grown too big to be there. So as a family, we decided to cut it down and use it as our Christmas tree. Kinda cool... We planted it, grew it, and are using it as our Christmas tree, and after the holidays we are going to recycle it in our fire pit. A complete circle. The tree was a bugger to cut down, and all the boys took a turn, then I got the chain saw out and finished it off. We got it erected in the house and the boys decorated it. Great job guys and we have presents underneath it already. I have to admit, it's my favorite ever. Come on Santa!

Familys best friend

2011-11-27T18:30:00.000-08:00

Jet, the Jetster's, Jetty, Va jet, Little monkey, and Damn dog, has firmly become a true Jensen/Bese family member. Even though he still has his short comings with his patented "David Coppperfield" move to get into the garbage, and serious problem with stealing Pop Tarts out of the pantry, he's a good little man. It doesn't matter if he's going for a ride in the back of my truck, or surfing behind the boat, he will put a smile on your face. Camping, walking, riding, trick or treating, swimming, bolting, boating, pooping, peeing, bunny chasing, sleeping dog, is our family's best friend!

Parker turns 8!

2011-11-22T21:30:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Parks 8th Birthday this last week even though his real birthday falls on Thanksgiving Day this year. He enjoyed a super fun party at Pietro's pizza parlor. We played an intense game of laser tag, arcade games, and ate some great pizza. Parker also got to play miniature golf with his "buddy" Chris. Today we had a dinner with our friends Ben, Noah, Christian, and the other boys with Park's favorite dinner, (Nanie's home made mac n cheese), with chocolate cake. Yep, that little man is growing up fast. On a side note... he lost two teeth this last week too. Go Parks!

2011-11-22T21:28:00.001-08:00

Fall pictures

2011-11-21T12:59:00.000-08:00

I clicked these off yesterday while out with Shan and the boys

Nick's a cook

2011-11-18T19:16:00.000-08:00

In true Jensen Bese fashion Nick has shown a big interest in cooking. Most boys who get fifty bucks in their pocket would head to a toys r us, but not Nick, he hit Best Buy to shop the appliances. Actually Parks went in with Nick to get a counter top convection oven. Nick cooks sandwiches, pizza, toast his way, and everything else he can think of. I saw a day old pancake in there the other day. And to add to Nick's culinary experience his newest purchase was a Fry Daddy deep fryer. Once again he has fried everything from french frys to zucchini. It's not unusual for Nick to throw down a bacon and egg, or pancake feed for everybody. Now if we can just teach him to clean up afterwards.

Robbie's book report

2011-11-12T11:28:00.000-08:00

This is Robbie's video book report he did at school. He read the book then made this. It's great! Way to go Robbie!

Shan's suprise video

2011-11-04T16:36:00.000-07:00

Parks awards dinner

2011-10-31T15:39:00.000-07:00

With soccer season coming to an end, team Mexico had their awards dinner at Walery's pizza parlor. I'm so proud of Shan for coaching the team and they had a great season winning their last game. All the players got a nice trophy, and the pizza was yummy. Great job Shan and Parks!

Halloween party

2011-10-25T16:21:00.000-07:00

We invited some of our close friends over for a old fashioned Halloween party. Started it off with a great flag football game. We had a pizza feed for dinner, then the boy's clubbed the pinata repeatedly until it finally burst and it was a candy frenzy. We finished off with powdered donuts on a string and bobbing for apples. Super fun party, we're ready for Halloween.

John Wayne's wild ride

2011-10-21T19:39:00.000-07:00

Come take a ride with us on our last ride of the season in the boat. It's tradition to let Cwis"John Wayne" Felguth, hot rod the boat on our very last lap on the river. The water was butter and it is a sweet smooth ride especially at dusk. Cwis flat footed the throttle putting the 340 horse power to work, while I captured it on the go pro. Super fun.

Our last Gem

2011-10-19T17:31:00.000-07:00

After harvesting almost all of our fruit and vegetables for this year, We let Parks pick our trophy piece, a red pepper. It's a cool plant. Parks got to pick it because he has helped the most with the plants. He really likes gardening. He helped out trimming the roses , watering, planting seeds, harvesting, weeding, and helping cut and fit the the sod in our new front yard. Way to go Parks!

Cowboys keep rolling.

2011-10-16T19:45:00.000-07:00

The Cowboys scored another win last Saturday. They shut out the 49'ers. Robbie caught a sweet pass and took it to the house. They are so much fun to watch. Go Cowboys!

Bauman Farm Fun

2011-10-12T15:56:00.000-07:00

With summer gone and fall here, we made our annual pilgrimage to Bauman Farms pumpkin patch. It's always a fun time and we got lucky with the weather and a Groupon special, "nice". With slides, mazes, swings, apple sling shot, animals, apple cider, old fashion hay ride through the pumpkin patch, and home made donuts, it's the bomb. Super fun day!

Summer Ends!

2011-10-08T20:29:00.000-07:00

Sad but true, the boating season is over. But in true Jensen/Bese fashion we finished it with a super fun day at the boat club. The boys had a blast on some extreme tube rides and each took a turn holding the waterproof go pro camera. It was a hot day and the water was great. I got to ride both my wake board and surf board. I finished the season with some fun riding and unlike last year, I didn't crash hard trying to go big. We had pizza on the boat for dinner and Shan and I put the boat in the garage till next year. Hurry next year!

Football highlights

2011-10-05T10:56:00.000-07:00

I put together some of Robbie's highlights from his football game last weekend. He is number sixteen; on defense he plays safety and linebacker and on offense he plays wide receiver and tight end. That is him catching the ball and running it in for the score. They went on to beat the undefeated Saints and improved the Cowboys record to 3-1. Great job Cowboys!

Our new "header" photo shoot

2011-10-04T21:02:00.000-07:00

Shan and I wanted to get a great picture of the boys on the last day of boat club fun this summer , so we had an old fashion photo shoot. Super funny and the boys had a great time. On three, One two three......

Lukas is running cross country

2011-09-29T10:30:00.000-07:00

So with Shan and Parks soccer, and Robbie's football season in full swing, Luke has jumped into the ring running cross country for his new school "Straub". He had his first meet last Monday and did great. There were three schools competing and Straub won. Way to go Luke!

Air soft Bunker

2011-09-26T13:50:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday Luke and Robbie drew a completely original blue print and used it to erect a bunker for air soft wars. Besides me cutting the big pieces they did it all on their own. It features a hidden turet in front and a locking hatch on top, and of coarse war plans on the walls inside. Great job guys!

Shan's 40!

2011-09-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to Shannon as she turned 40 and in style. I wanted it to be a birthday to remember, and boy it was. I think she had a great time and even though she was a little down about turning the big Four-O. It started off with a small party,just the boys and us at home. Luke air mailed her the first present from upstailrs on a string. Super funny. She got to open her presents including one from good old Dad. Later we went to Waleries for a pizza party with a lot of Shan's close friends. Her birthday extravaganza continued into the following weekend where Dana and Sue took her to the Zac Brown concert Friday night - stayed over in Portland and Saturday morning we took Shan to Kahneeta resort for some much needed down time. Super fun and thanks to Dana, Sue, and all of her friends.

Kahhneeta fun

2011-09-19T23:28:00.001-07:00

Love Reins Ranch

2011-09-06T23:33:00.000-07:00

We took the boys to our friends ranch for an old fashion horseback ride. It was so fun. Katie my long time friend and customer treated us for a sweet ride at her ranch.

Cowboys football 2011

2011-09-06T22:18:00.000-07:00

Yep football has started, and Robbie's back for another season. He's playing wide receiver, tight end, slot back, corner back, safety, and kick off return. Finally he's getting some good playing time that's fun to watch. He had two nice catches today in a practice game against the Dolphins, and caught a nice twenty yarder and almost scored in his football Jamboree. Robbie is number sixteen in white, and number seven in blue. Go Cowboys!

San Juan Island photo blog

2011-08-23T12:06:00.000-07:00

Freerider's Ball 2011

2011-08-22T21:06:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we headed up to Koppert lake to ride in the Freeriders Ball wake boarding contest and camp out. We rented a U Haul Trailer to fit bikes, wake boards, and camping gear so we could take "Sugar" our new SUV. Luke rode in the thirteen and younger, and Shan rode in the women's division, and I rode in the masters. None of us made it to the podium, but we had a lot of fun competing against some of the best riders in the northwest. If you don't know about Koppert lake, it's a man made lake for wake boarding and water skiing. It's made out of clay so that's why it looks like chocolate milk.

Greg and Katie's Wedding

2011-08-17T12:18:00.000-07:00

Ever been to San Juan Island? It's on the border between Washington and Canada. A hour ferry ride out of Anacortes. We went there for Greg and Katie's Wedding. The wedding and the island were perfect. Shan and I had a great time at the wedding and exploring the island. The weather was superb for a great outside wedding and reception. During the reception John (Katie's father) laid down a touching speech that moved everyone to tears. We laughed and cried as he spoke with such great words. Kinda funny, during the reception two buck deer came down and joined us. They weren't scared at all and I have to say that's a first for me. The island was a perfect back drop for the wedding. Shan and I rented mopeds, explored the harbors that moor some of the coolest boats in the world. Camped out on a lake, shopped the the cool stores, and went sight seeing. It was a "TEN" weekend for sure. Congrats Greg and Katie

Camping out on the boat

2011-08-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

One of the funnest things we have done on the boat is Camp out. Well this time it was the whole family and our friends the Springer's(on their boat). After a full day of of surfing, wake boarding, swimming, and hair raising tube rides it was time to head up the cove a find our favorite spot to anchor up. There was just enough room and we all had a great time. The boys really loved it and were going to try hit Detroit one more time before summer is over.

Cool pic's

2011-08-08T23:51:00.000-07:00

Check out these images they are way cool. It was my Dad's day gift. My new Go Pro Camera is the bomb. Its a tiny tiny little camera that has a killer case that's waterproof. And bonus... It creates everything in High HD, and takes pic's and videos. The boys highjacked it and caught these images last weekend at Detroit . This is a camera of the future.

Hoopla

2011-08-04T22:01:00.000-07:00

Once a year Salem shuts down some down town city streets and erects dozens of basketball half courts. This is no YMCA basketball, this is street ball. With music playing, games going seemingly none stop, prizes being given out, and sponsored by the National Gaurd....It's Hoopla! I coached Robbie and Luke's team. I was hugely surprised how rough the ref's let them play. On Saturday we won two out of three games putting us in the winners bracket for Sunday. However on Sunday we lost to a much taller and older team eliminating us for the championship. The boys had fun and what a great experience.

Chris and Codie's Wedding

2011-07-27T23:57:00.001-07:00

Chris and Codie got hitched! It was a great wedding. Shan was a bridesmaid, (yea she cried her eye's out), and I was the best man. It was a great summer night at a cool local vineyard. Super fun. Everybody is so happy for those two love birds.

4th of July at Detorit

2011-07-17T10:39:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun camping on the water over the fourth of July weekend. The first day it was just Chris, Cody Shan and I. Sleeping on the boat back up into a cove is way cool. And waking up on the water in the morning its absolutely beautiful. Dana and Sue, Dave and Stacy, and the Springer's brought their boats the next day. We had a blast, and got to watch the fireworks show from the water. Super fun weekend.

Garage sale

2011-06-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

OMG. We had a ginormous Garage sale last weekend. We prepped for weeks and we had everything from a twenty thousand dollar BMW to the proverbial kitchen sink. And tons of stuff in between. And in the true Jensen Bese fashion, the boys got in on it too. The hot dog stand was a big hit, they even made up meal deals with chips, pop, and candy. Nick also sold home made Popsicles. We sold most of the stuff and donated the rest. Now lets get on with summer vacation!

Shan Graduates

2011-06-24T12:05:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Shannon! Last Wednesday night we attended her graduation at George Fox University. She completed and received her teaching Degree. The boy's were on their best behavior and after a nice dinner, the president of the university and a few other facility members spoke, then the big moment! It was so great to watch her get her diploma!! We were all so very proud of her when she stepped up and got it... All the hours, days, weeks, years came together to fulfill this life time achievement. Yea Shannon!

Last day of school

2011-06-16T22:07:00.000-07:00

Its official...The boys are done with school, and on summer vacation. We kicked off the vacation with a party at Orchards Heights park right after school with some of the boy's friends. The boy's played Tennis, Basketball, and played down by the creek. After a old fashion BBQ, we had a big kick Ball game. Then Ice Cream. Later back at the casa, it was time for a basketball, go kart and trampoline sesh.

Nicks Ten

2011-06-08T16:27:00.000-07:00

Yep the Nicksters turned Ten. Nick got to celebrate his Birthday over a two week period only because of parenting, and school schedules, but he didn't mind one bit. He actually got two dinners at Red Robin too. On his official Birthday he got to open his presents. Besides Lego's, clothes and toys he got a big surprise... His own Ipod Touch. Happy Birthday Nick!

Memorial day weekend

2011-05-30T20:57:00.000-07:00

We had a super four day weekend with the boys and our close family. It was just what the doctor ordered after a week in paradise. It started with the boys planting veggies in the back yard and let the bunny's out with Jet while we were planting. Later we had our favorite pizza, "Walerys". As the weather got better the boys had several "air soft" wars with the neighbors. I hope Home land security doesn't see us, they might think were a Taliban training camp. We finished the weekend off with a big softball game. Super fun weekend!

Crazy Hair Day!

2011-05-26T22:45:00.000-07:00

Luke and Park put glow-in-the-dark die in their hair then styled it and Nick colored and gelled up his hair for Crazy Hair Day at school. Great job, crazy little men!

Hawaii 2011

2011-05-25T01:00:00.000-07:00

Super fun Zodiac boat ride down the Na Pali coast line. Shan and I had a great time. The Kid Rock song was perfect for the footage. Hope you enjoy.

Park ran the Country Kids Relay

2011-05-14T21:48:00.000-07:00

Parker and his team ran in the Country Kids relay race at Willamette University. It was all of the elementary schools in the area. Park ran flawless and super fast. He ran the final leg, down the home stretch, in front of half the city cheering. We all yelled hard for Park and are very proud of that little man.

All city track meet

2011-05-11T19:38:00.000-07:00

Robbie had his last track meet of the year. It was all the middle schools in Salem competing. Robbie's team qualified for the four by one hundred relay. In the race, Robbie had the lead when he handed off but another team got around them. Super fun to watch, it was a great season.

Tuesday

2011-05-03T20:41:00.000-07:00

Tuesday we had fun outside with the better weather...Not Raining! Had a all family game of horse basketball. Actually we played "boat". Super fun and the Nickster's was being super silly. Later Parks had a go kart sesh. He's looking so grown up.

Robbie's twelve!

2011-05-02T20:05:00.000-07:00

Where does the time go? It seems like time is just flying by. It wasn't long ago I was picking him up at day care, and going to school conferences. Now he texts me and gets a report card. So Tuesday he got to open his presents and he had his choice for dinner, Shan's Spaghetti. And Friday Robbie had his Birthday sleep over party with Eric and Noah. They played a lot of basketball and had a Xbox basketball championship go-around. Saturday was their first YMCA game. All four boys are on the same team. Can this get any better... Robbie, Luke, Eric, and Noah all playing together. The game was awesome, and they played great, getting the win. Sunday Shan and the boys had a super fun bike ride from our house down through West Salem and almost to the boat club. I shadowed them till they got to the highway then loaded the bikes into my truck and headed to the boat club for our first BBQ at the boat club. Happy Birthday Robbie!

New round of YMCA Basketball

2011-04-25T20:52:00.000-07:00

So Monday was the first practice of the next go round in Y Basketball. Once again Robbie and Lukas are playing together on the same team. Ton of fun to watch. Coach Dan had them running drills and practicing zone defense. Their first game is this Saturday. Lets go boys!

Happy Easter everybody

2011-04-24T11:45:00.000-07:00

Since Easter is partly about bunnies I thought I would post this video of our bunnies. This is what they do every time we go out to feed them. I'm not sure why they do this but it is fun to watch. Happy Easter everybody!

Last weekend

2011-04-18T19:57:00.000-07:00

The boys had Friday off from school, and we made the most out of the long weekend. Friday the boys had a sleepover party with Benjamin, Noah, and Eric. Saturday was a nice spring day and and the boys got the tractor out and mowed the lots and had blast playing soft ball with the neighbors. Later Nick and Parker were back at it, making improvements on the tree fort, and the other boys had a go cart sesh, played basketball,trampoline football, and Nerf gun fight. Sunday morning we did chores then took the boys to see "Hop". Great Easter movie, two thumbs up. Another fun weekend in the books.

Robbie's first track meet

2011-04-17T11:23:00.000-07:00

Robbie had his first ever school track meet last Thursday. They came and went like rock stars on Charter buses. Robbie did great, he ran second leg of the four by one hundred relay, and did the long jump. We haven't got any results yet but Im pretty sure he won the long jump because he was the only sixth grader that I saw who jumped eleven feet. Go Robbie!

Last game

2011-04-10T20:09:00.000-07:00

Robbie and Luke won their last game in this go-round. They finished six and two. This last game was really fun to watch with Robbie and Luke scoring and playing hard while in together. Fun also to take pictures of both of them playing together in the camera view finder. Great job guys, And they have signed up for the next go-around that starts in a few weeks.

Spring Break Recap

2011-03-28T21:43:00.000-07:00

Wow.... We had a great vacation. We had so much fun and so much to be thankful for. Down on the beach we played in the surf, threw the football, flew the kite, dug for clams, and explored. Back at the the beach house the boys drove their R/C cars, rode bikes, built Lego's, played Foosball, took many hot tubs, played soccer, Shan made great meals, and to top it off we had a Star Wars movie extravaganza. We also went crabbing, and went to the OSU Aquarium. Special Thanks to our friends that came and visited us. Dave and Stacey, Bob and Crystal, and Dana and Sue (the only brave ones to spend the night-thanks for being so great with our boys). Super fun times for sure. We have lots to be thankful for.

Spring break

2011-03-25T11:28:00.000-07:00

We rented a cool beach house at Bella beach. So far we got lucky with the weather, and the boys are having a great time. Going crabbing this afternoon, hope we get some!

Translation of Park's poster

2011-03-14T12:14:00.000-07:00

Here's the translation of Park's poster:
1. I love you because you take us to the Nike store and it is very far away.
2. I love you because you help me with my homework.
3. I love you because you are nice.
4. I love you because you take me to school.
5. I love you very very much.
6. I love you because you took us to Black Butte.

Park's poster

2011-03-10T12:37:00.000-08:00

This is so cute I just had to share it. Park made this poster by himself for his mom. Do you know what it says??? You might have to click on the picture to make it bigger.

Lukes Birthday Sleepover

2011-03-07T19:08:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday we threw Luke a birthday sleepover party with eight of his buddy's from school. Ya, that means twelve little men total and Oh boy..... I know, certain death, we are crazy, but actually it went off with out a hitch. No injury's to report just a lot of fun. They had a ginormous Nerf gun fight, football on the trampoline, basketball out front, birthday cake, made tie-die T shirts and movie night on the big screen. Super fun party, Luke got some great stuff, and nobody lost an eye. Happy eleventh Birthday Luke!

Basketball's Heavy Hitters

2011-03-02T12:58:00.000-08:00

The Jensen Bese camp Basketball has landed the One-Two punch on YMCA Basketball as Robbie and Luke have stepped up their performances on the court. Both at practice and in their games, they have shown they are giving it their all. It doesn't seem to matter if they double team Robbie; as he has turned into a gun slinger shooting very well and even hitting a three point shot. Luke with his long arms and legs makes him a great defensive player. Rebounding, steeling, and he's not afraid to dive and fight for the ball. This is Lukes first year in Y Basketball and is doing great. Great job guys!

Black Butte photo blog

2011-02-24T11:02:00.000-08:00

Basketball update

2011-02-23T13:22:00.000-08:00

So with Robbie and Luke's "All Star East" basketball team off to a blazing start, they remain undefeated. It's so cool to have them playing together on the same team. At the last game I had to coach the team in the first quarter because the boy's coach was late from coming from a different game. I was a little nervous but was able to get a three point lead before coach Dan took over. They went on to score over fifty points and get the win. Way to go All Stars!

Fun in the snow

2011-02-23T12:32:00.000-08:00

Our good friends Greg and Jenny Springer and their boys invited us to hang with them at Black Butte in an absolutely beautiful cabin. The cabin is set up top to bottom for gathering of family and friends. The kitchen with its two ovens, two dishwashers, huge fridge and cook top, is perfect for preparing great meals for large groups. The cabin does have all the bells and whistles with a bedrock fireplace, jacuzzi hot tub, cable TV throughout all bedrooms, kids bunk bed room, Foosball, ping pong, and the master bed room... Wow. The boys were in and out of the hot tub every day and Sunday we took them over to the indoor pool. They went down the the slide a bazillion times and discovered a steam room, and outdoor hot tub. There's just something about hot tubing when there's a couple feet of snow on the ground. On the way back we stopped at HooDoo snow park and Robbie, Luke, and I, went tubing and Shan, Nick, and Parks, went on a old fashion tailor ride through the snow. Stellar weekend, Thanks Greg and Jen for all your hospitality, great meals, and Friendship. Again! Again!

Monster Truck Show

2011-02-12T20:30:00.000-08:00

There is no better way to take in a Monster truck show than at the Rose garden, in a suite, catered, with family and friends. We had so much fun. Right before the intermission they brought out this fire breathing hydraulic lifting, car eating dragon. It was awesome. It ripped the car into pieces like it was nothing. And the jet engine golf cart was the bomb too. Super great show and the boys really had a great time. Thanks Sara for the hook up, and all the family and friends that were there.

Toby Tyler the Wonder Dog and his side kick Jet

2011-02-11T21:20:00.000-08:00

Where is Shan?

2011-02-11T14:41:00.000-08:00

Has anybody seen Shan? I'm not sure if I even remember what she looks like...Just kidding, but really since she has been student teaching she's gone a lot. Out the door at seven thirty and back around four. Then back out the door at five to head to George Fox till nine thirty. Some days she doesn't even come home between schools. And her homework, and lesson plan load is at capacity, but she is doing fantastic! She loves student teaching! Yesterday was her last day at Hazel Green Elementary. Her class threw a party for her, the Principal wrote a awesome letter of recommendation, and some of the teachers took her out for happy hour after school. If anybody see's her tell her I love her. Great job Shan.

Super Bowl Sunday

2011-02-07T20:05:00.000-08:00

Super bowl Sunday turned into Super Fun Sunday. We had some friends over for the big game. Everybody brought appetizers and dollar bills for betting. The food was stellar, and the betting was fierce. We set up a table for betting and we bet on everything from commericals to score, to penalties. At half time we had a go kart sesh, with almost everybody driving the Red Rocket. The boys got out the mini bike and scooter too. Thanks to all who brought food and especially Greg and Christina... the ribs were the bomb!

Basketball starts

2011-02-01T20:14:00.000-08:00

So for the first time ever Robbie and Luke are playing on the same team. The twenty eleven YMCA basketball kicked off tonight with the first practice. The coach kicked it right into gear with conditioning and skills drills. The boys did great, and the team looks fantastic.

The Red Rocket

2011-01-31T12:07:00.001-08:00

She's a runner

2011-01-17T18:46:00.000-08:00

Today the Red Rocket got her first real maiden voyage.
Robbie, Luke, and Nick drove it for the first time. Even Shan and I put a lap on the Red Rocket. All three boys were able to pull start the engine to life. Its one good yank and she's a purrin. I got two thumbs up for the Red Rocket from all the boys and Shan. Anybody up for a go cart sesh?

The Red Rocket

2011-01-16T12:23:00.000-08:00

"Some modification required", is the understatement of the year. I don't think Santa knew just how much work it was going to be to put the Red Rocket together. The troubles started on step one when we tried to assemble the steering on it. The welded parts didn't match up with the bolt up parts. And it was up hill from there. So to make a long story short, we had to take it to my friends race car shop twice. Cut the chassis completely in half, realign all the steering parts, manufacture and re-weld parts, and installed a front bumper. After getting the help we needed, we brought it back home and I finished putting it together. Finally it was ready to put oil and gas in the engine and with the first pull it started! It was dark and raining hard but I jumped in it and made a few shake down runs through the cul-de-sac. Soaking wet I had to give it one more test drive because its so much fun. The Red Rocket is ready for action. Thanks Santa!

Sunday

2011-01-10T11:16:00.000-08:00

Sunday was a busy day here at the Jensen-Bese camp. Robbie and Luke primed and painted the red rocket. The red paint job came out perfect.

Nick and Parks built legos they bought with their Christmas money. Nick's lego is huge and has a lot of detail. While the boys were busy with their projects, Shan was working on homework, and I had one eye on the playoff football games and overseeing all the progress.

Finally...

2011-01-03T20:13:00.000-08:00

Its been too long since we've have our baby's home. Auhhhh... it feels good to have them back. After dinner and homework Luke was busy working on the Go Cart Santa brought. Polishing the frame and prepping it for prime and paint. I have spread out all the parts and the big power plant. Nick was working on his new Lego, and Parks and Shan were playing Rummy Cube. All is good again, finally!

Photo blog. Best of twenty ten

2011-01-02T18:42:00.000-08:00

Last blog postings

2010-12-28T12:29:00.000-08:00

Well here's another blog disclaimer...For what ever reason, the blogs are not posting in the order I'm publishing them... Crazy... So anyway they are all published, just not in the correct order. I think Blog spot is having a Monday.

Thurs/Fri

2010-12-26T21:00:00.001-08:00

Thursday was a day to regroup and prepare for our big Bingo party Friday night. Jan came down to help because the Bingo party is huge. We set up five folding tables and filled then with Bingo prizes for twenty plus family members. It was a nice day and the boys got to play outside and have a movie night in their makshift beds in the upstairs great room.

"Friday" came and Christmas eve day is always a great day. . We went to my mom's for gift exchange and lunch then hustled back home. Dinner and Bingo was the bomb! Super fun for everybody we all got a lot of fun stuff. After everyone left the boys got Santa's milk and cookies ready even with a carot for the reindeer and cheese for Santa Mouse. Then it was time for the boys to put their little heads down and fall asleep so Santa could come.

Wednesday

2010-12-26T19:17:00.000-08:00

Wednesday was fun because Shan and Tamera took all the boys to the Dallas Aquatic center for some swimming fun. Later Brianne, Lukas and Nick's third grade teacher and long time friend and Marcus her boyfriend came over to hang with the boys and give Shan and I a date night. We went and saw "True Grit", great flick, love a good western. Shan loved it too. Back at the Casa they had "pigs in a blanket" for dinner and played WII Guitar Hero and other games. Thanks Brianne!!!

Christmas is here!

2010-12-25T20:35:00.000-08:00

Christmas came way too fast, and was over way too early for us. The boys got us up really early because they were so excited to see what Santa brought. We all went down stairs together to discover all the stockings were full and some big cardboard boxes were stacked in the living room. The boxes were a go cart the boys have to paint and put together. Nick, Luke, and Robbie got new BMX bikes and Parks got a long board. We opened up all of the presents and then it was hugely tough to take the boys back at 10:00 am. We went from a super fun week to a silent house. It was hard. Shan and Jet are on the couch sleeping and I got the football game on. Too quite here. Missing the boys. But Merry Christmas everybody!

Tuesday

2010-12-25T19:36:00.000-08:00

Tuesday was a fun day day for the boys as Benjamin and Noah, and Eric came over for a sleep over party. They had a fierce Air Soft gun war out in the cul-de-sac, and Nerf fights upstairs. All the boys were good and nobody lost an eye.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-25T18:14:00.000-08:00

Its been a great week here at our camp. Christmas kick off continued all week. Here is the recap....Monday night we had Cwis & Cody over for dinner and gift exchange. Super fun night and the boys could hardly wait to give Cwis's present to him. They had picked out a pair of really skimpy undies, and we all had a good laugh followed by a group hug.

Blazer game

2010-12-21T10:14:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday, was the boys first full day of their holiday vacation and the day was a "Ten". We headed up to Portland and went to the Nike employee store, thanks to John, Shan's uncle. The boys have been saving their money and Nanie gave the boys money too and of course so did we! And in Jensen Bese camp fashion we came out of there with a treasure trove of shoes, sweats, balls, shirts, and even socks. We shopped til we dropped, for a couple of hours, then it was time to recharge the battery's. So we hit Red Robin for a burger and sprites. With our bellies full and our battery's recharged we made our way to the Trailblazer game. And what a game it was. The boys wore their Christmas hats and flashed their signs and yelled for the Blazers. Nick got his mug on the jumbo tron and Luke got a free t shirt. We all cheered just enough as the Blazer's won by one point. Super fun day and thanks John, for the Nike experience!

Christmas vacation

2010-12-17T20:16:00.001-08:00

It is official, it is Friday evening and the all the boys have two weeks off. Their long awaited vacation has started and there jazzed, and it feels like Christmas. After school Luke and Nick road the mini bike and gas scooter, while Robbie schooled me at basketball and Park played too. Then we put up even more Christmas decorations, as it was a nice day here cold but dry. We are going to the Blazer game tomorrow so the boys made signs to hold up at the game to get on the jumbo tron. As I'm typing this blog up on my lap top on the island in the kitchen, the boys are in the living room playing with a huge tote full of Lego's. Shan is on the couch reading People magazine with blazer game on. Jet is trying to get into the pantry to get his favorite food... pop tarts. Life is good. Happy holidays everybody!

Great Wolfe Logde

2010-12-12T15:25:00.000-08:00

Who's Seven???

2010-12-07T21:59:00.000-08:00

Its ....Parker Finley Jensen! Yep, that little man turned seven and oh boy did he have fun, because he got to go to any kids wish list... "The Great Wolfe Lodge". A super fun indoor water park. It was a balmy 84 degrees and humid inside, 28 degrees and snowing outside. There is so much to do there, the boys just loved it. Not only is it a water park on steroids, it has a harry potter type game embedded into the lodge that Luke & Robbie loved. They also have a ginormous arcade, that Nick and Parker had fun in. And a super cool thing about the Great Wolfe Lodge was when you check in you get a wrist band that has you room key and credit card encoded into it so you never have to carry anything on you. Parks got a old fashion birthday party in our room and got to open his presents. Happy birthday "P".

Super cute

2010-11-30T20:19:00.000-08:00

So Nick posted this notice in their bathroom. Do you know what it says? Super cute.
Its not the best picture might have to click on picture to make it bigger.

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-25T11:04:00.000-08:00

From all of us at the Jensen Bese camp to all our family, friends, service men & women all across the world, and Santa, "Happy Thanksgiving". Here at our camp were very Thankful. Happy holidays everybody!

Coming Soon

2010-11-21T21:31:00.000-08:00

Papa's visit!

2010-11-16T16:42:00.000-08:00

Roy, Shan's dad has been here visiting from Alaska. All of us call him "Papa". Papa is such a great Grandpa to all the boys and he is loved more than he will ever know. To me it's a miracle in my eyes to see Shan spend time with her Dad because my Dad past away many years ago. I told Shan that I would give almost anything just to see my Dad again. So, to see them together and Shan so happy its awesome. We had some great family time together and Papa got Parker a DVD player for his Birthday. We also had a party for Papa and had fun with some close friends and surprised Papa when Julie brought Lara, one of Roy's other Grand children over to join the party. We also took him to the Evergreen Air Space museum, and Shan had some one on one time taking papa to a couple wineries for some wine tasting, and a great lunch at the Wild Pear. We had great meals and a great time with Papa schooling us in the kitchen with Yummy meals and fun hanging with Papa. We love you!!!

2010-11-11T23:52:00.000-08:00

Coho Bowl music video

2010-11-09T22:45:00.000-08:00

The Cowboys video trailer was a blast to make and took only 10 minutes to create. I got a new program called "iLife". It is mostly drop-n-drag type program and has a nice selection of gizmo's to make lots of cool projects. The movie has been done for a while and I've tried everything to stabilize it. Its real shaky probably the rain or my camera ability. So, it is what it is. But the Cowboys played hard in the Coho Bowl and got some good clips to remember it by. Robbie is number ten, and has a pink mouth piece. The pink is for breast cancer awareness month. Sorry for my color comments during the video, I get a little too excited, but it is so much fun to watch the boys play that hard and get the win. Great job Cowboys!!! PS-Luke's video is coming soon!

The Duck game

2010-11-09T20:13:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun at the Duck game last weekend. Thank you Dana and Sue for taking us. We had never been to a Duck game and had no idea what a big production it is, it is so cool they are number one and that the game was on national TV was impressive. We tail gated at John and Kathy's motor home with other family and friends. Great food, ice cold beers, and great company made for a perfect start to the day. Our seats were awesome too. We sat next to the Oregon band it was on our right and the student section was to our left. It was loud, hugely loud. The Ducks took care of business and are still number one in the country..... Well that is until they play the Beavers, Hee Hee.

Comming soon the "Coho Bowl music video"

2010-11-07T14:42:00.000-08:00

Parker's Christmas list

2010-10-31T16:03:00.000-07:00

So since I've known Parker he has had a great smile with perfect teeth, and lots of them. While the other boys have been loosing teeth and getting surprises from the tooth fairy, Parker has held on to almost all of his....until lately! He started losing them kind of in a hurry, finally losing a front tooth, then the other. OK, now his smile is perfect! Ahhh.... super cute. Parker's Christmas list -- his 2 front teeth!

She's a beauty!

2010-10-31T15:24:00.000-07:00

We had a super big surprise for Nick and the boy's when they came home from school last Friday. The look on Nick's face was priceless. Nick and the boys got a upgrade in the scooter department. Nick's electric scooter broke twice both only weeks after buying it, and returning it for another. So Shan shopped online to find a gas power scooter. We got a beauty. Got it off craig's list. The guy we bought it from was super nice, and took good care of our new toy. At day three the boy's know how to start it, clean it, and mix the gas. Even Parker gets after it. Go boys!!!

The last week of football

2010-10-28T12:01:00.000-07:00

The end of the 2010 football season is almost here. Saturday Robbie's team, the Cowboys play the Patriots in the Coho bowl. Luke's team the Buccaneers play the Bears in the Capitol bowl. Both teams get to play on astro turf fields and it looks to be an exciting finish to the season. I have to say both teams coaches have really done a great job bringing all the kids together. Robbie's coach took all the Cowboys in their game jerseys to a Friday night high school football game. They got to hang out on the side lines and go into the locker room at half time. Luke's coach took the Buccaneers to a West Salem High school football game for a pizza feed and pregame walk through. Robbie and I got to go and it was fun. Luke's team is also having a team breakfast before their bowl game. Nice job coaches!!!

Halloween party

2010-10-22T09:32:00.000-07:00

In Jensen-Bese camp tradition, we threw an old fashioned Halloween party. We started off with a flag football game... Dana and Sue, Issac and Chris and Ryan, and Eric the boy's friend were here to join in the fun. After the game there was some serious pumpkin carving, with jack o lanterns being sculpted by the hands of little artists at our dining room table. Next Shan threw down a spaghetti feed that was the bomb. Yummy Yummy! Then it was time for the pinata. All the boys got many turns swinging at it, even Shan and I took a turn. When it broke open it was a free for all as the boys harvested the candy from the ground. We also bobbed for apples and ate donuts on a string. Super fun party, happy Halloween every body!

Parker plays soccer

2010-10-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

We are a little more than half way through the 2010 Keizer soccer season, Parker has been playing great. Parker plays for "Toffee", a perfect name for those sweet little boys. He plays forward and goalie, and he gets in there and really plays hard. It is really fun to watch and Parker is having fun playing. They don't keep score and the field is a lot smaller and that makes for some really fun games. Go Parks!!!