by Phil Bean | Aug 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
While it’s technically not over — with an extra bonus week given how this year’s calendar fell — with September looming only days away, that end-of-summer feeling is in the air. The evenings are cooler, the days a little shorter, and back-to-school ads have faded in...
by Phil Bean | Aug 16, 2026 | Adventure
It may be a stretch to call it impossible to know where to begin telling stories from the East, but as I sit here recounting everything that’s happened over the past two weeks, it certainly feels that way. While this journey sadly does have an end, from the...
by Phil Bean | Aug 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
After years of talking the talk and dreaming the dream, our bags are finally packed, the route is officially mapped, and the whale watching tour is reserved. The first official vacation since 2024’s epic Disney parks adventure, the Beandricks’ family is...
by Phil Bean | Jul 19, 2026 | Being a Dad
Smoke-filled evenings aside, these past few weeks have provided me with a handful of precious moments that let me know we’re entering a new age of parenthood. Not that spending time with my children is anything new, but as they have gotten older the way we spend...
by Phil Bean | Jul 5, 2026 | General
Ahhh, summer. The special time of year when the kiddos get to be kiddos and play, explore, bask in the sun and heat and all the glory that comes with sleeping in. It’s admittedly difficult to leave the house every morning without a goodbye hug – their...
