Nats Meeting 2019 - Highlights!

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Congratulations to all who made it to Nationals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nationals Meeting 2019 (Cerritos-Huntington Beach Local Bee). Photos taken by my Dad.
(Not everyone was able to make it this time, but we still had a lot of fun!


Highlights of our 2019 Nats Meeting (8/18/2019)!





























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