Jake's Sr. Pix

Hi everyone, welcome to Jake's Senior Pictures! I love this one, he looks very comfortable in a tux!



















Yo, fire gear!




















The obligatory cap and gown shot. He actually looks great, in my humble opinion.




















Our favorite fire gear photo.



















Handsome, that's all I can say. Thanks for stopping by our site.

Election Day

We went to the local beach on Election Day. We met Vicki, Janet and all the kids and had a great time doing nothing!!!! It was a perfectly beautiful day.













Vanessa and Tacy playing Barbies.














Fuzzy fruit - mmmmm.















Us NOT sitting in our beach chairs.













Jesse on the coveted frog.

Work day

Hi. I brought my camera to work and snapped some pics. This is my favorite - the CANDY STASH. It's so hard to resist the call of the chocolates.












This is Sandy, our "Director of First Impressions". She's the best - we love you Sandy!!!












We were in luck this day, Mike bought pizza for the entire office, so everyone came out of the woodwork to eat. This pic was taken in the basement, where most of the partying occurs.












Here is Mike S. telling Mike H., what looks like a scary store. That's AJ in the center. His band is playing at the Rams Head Tavern on Oct. 7, 3:30pm. For more info, click the link below http://ticketing.ramsheadtavern.com/default.asp?SearchText=magnetics



Finally, here is Sheri doing her Lady Liberty impression. I couldn't find a flaming torch, so just use your imagination.

A new side of Tangles

These pictures are from a photo shoot for the Centerfold of KittyCat Magazine. Tangles was a bit nervous in this first shot, but....
















she really loosened up and started to have fun. I think these photos are very tasteful. She's listed her turn-ons as: lying in the sun, eating, and forcing people to pet her. Her turn-offs include: other animals, rainy days and dirty litterboxes.

Saturday

Bela came over to play with Sean. He thinks nose picking is hysterical, so here it is. My apologies to you all.












I have no idea what they were up to here. This picture reminds me, it's almost time to fire up the hot tub. Yay!!!

Animal Update

This is what Tangles did all summer, lots of loafing around. I'm so jealous.














Yoda used to sit under the skirt of this couch. Now, he seems to think there is something lurking under there, and assumes this position often, almost like he's waiting for something to spring out. We've pulled the couch out - there is nothing there. I will say it again, this cat is wacked out.








Yoda enjoys "helping" us read the paper. Scarlet appears to be looking for a place to land some vomit.

Until next time - have a great day.
Amy

Summer stuff

Here is a pic of Sean sleeping at the hotel in Ocean City. Notice we brought our own blankets and pillows so we wouldn't have to touch the hotel linens and get cooties. Oddly enough, there was not one towel bar in that room. The pink beach towel on the wall is hanging from a light fixture.







Ah, the good old slip-n-slide. I had forgotten about these pictures. This one is Sean doing the dangerous "knee slide".














Here is AJ performing the dreaded "spine slide".















Here are the two of them practicing the "almost kick your friend in the face" slide.















Don't know what the heck this slide is. By the way, if anyone has suggestions on what colors I should paint that little playhouse, please email me at snugharbor2@comcast.net If I choose your scheme, you get the prize of coming over and helping me paint! Thanks.

Vacation is Over

Hi People. It is Sept. 1, 2006 we are finally back online. Sorry about that little vacation. Anyway, Sean and Amy went to the beach with friends, right before school started, and had a blast. Here is a pic of Sean and Jesse. Looks like Jesse is giving Sean bad news or good advice.










Shawn and Sean are happy.

















This looks like a shot for a Sandals Resort ad. Work it Sean!














This was the best part. This pic was taken in the early morning of the day we were leaving. I suggested to Sean that we get an hour of ocean time in. He didn't want to do it, but I made him put on his suit and walk down with me. He slowly got in, a bit at a time. Then, off went the shirt and he was body surfing. Shawn P. went back to get his suit, and his brother. Before long, I was dragging them out to go home.






Here is Vicki packing up on the last day. I just noticed Sean on the couch - he appears to be making a weird troll face.

I have some more summer stuff to post, so keep tuned.

Sean's Backpacking Trip 2

Well, since the blog would not let me continue in the previous blog posting I started another one to finish the story. So if you have not seen "Sean's Backpacking Trip 1", scroll down the page to see the beginning of the trip.



Well at our back country, we woke up to rain. There is nothing like breakfast on the trail in the rain. This is a picture of John cooking breakfast and Sean waiting to eat. Notice they our both still smiling. Well we were hoping the rain would stop after breakfast, so we could pack up and get on our way. Well it didn't.







The rain never let up, so we packed up in the rain and got started on the trail. Sean did a really good job hiking up hill in the rain. He stopped a few times on the trail to rest, but he never complained about the hike in the rain up hill.















Well here is the after picture. Sean did an excellent job backpacking. This was his first trip and says he enjoyed it. Maybe there will be more trips. Notice Sean is not smiling in this picture, I guest he had enough,

Sean's Backpacking Trip 1

Hello Everyone, Amy usually updates the blog, but since I was on the bakcpacking trip with Sean it may be easier for me to do this posting. (Jeff)


The first night Sean, his Uncle John, and myself setup camp at Big Meadows Camp Ground. Sean was put in charge of some important tasks. One of the task he completed was to build a fire. Sean gather most of the materials needed, and with those materials he was able to build his first ONE Match fire.







After eating dinner in the camp ground, we went on an evening hike into Big Meadow. There we saw many deer. Most of the Deer let Sean get very close to them. The deer in the background is a four point buck. After the hike, we sat around the fire for a little while, then Sean went to sleep in the tent. Then about 10:30 in the evening a thunder storm came by and forced John and myself into the tent, so we went to sleep as well.









The next day, the real hike began. This picture is the the before shot we always take before we go on any backpacking trip. The trail we chose is all down hill for the first day, which means the last day will be all up hill. See we are smiling now.














The first along the trail was Rose River Falls. At the Falls, we ate lunch and swimming under the Falls. The water was very cold.

















After our swim, we put our gear on again and continued the hike down the trail. We walked down into the valley for about another half mile and then we went off the trail and headed to the back country. We didn't go real far, just enough to get away from the main trail. This picture is of our camp we setup in the back country. This camp sat above the river. It was just short walk down the bank to the river to get water.

July 15th

Ha, my pictures are way out of order. This photo was taken this morning at Homestead Gardens. Did Kathy just catch a fly?















Hi, sorry about the 2 week lag in posts. I was able to snap one pic of the 4th Parade, before my camera batteries went dead. Jake was riding in the fire truck, but we didn't see him because we were on the wrong side. Other than that, it was a pretty good parade. The dumb politicians really need to stay home next time, their heartless campaigning ruins it for me.






Homestead again, Nan is happy and Kathy approves.

It's July

FINALLY, another post. Where do the days go? Tangles was helping me read the paper this morning, wasn't that nice of her? She is so darned cute.












Many of you responded with your guesses of "who is my worst enemy". I had some interesting answers, but Nan got it - the Japanese Beetle! It was hard to get a close up with my camera, but you can see the damage the beetle is doing to my rose. We go thru this every year, the beetles and I. They arrive, eat my roses, I kill them. This year I put out the traps and have only had to manually kill about 20. Usually, I off hundreds in a week (I am NOT exaggerating.)





Sean goes to camp tomorrow evening for, almost, a whole week. Here is a view from the dinning hall. He loves going, and it's only 2 minutes up the street from our house - very convenient.












Sean staggering under Tangles incredible bulk. Notice Mrs Butterworth came to visit (or is that Aunt Jememiah?)












My lace cap hydrangea has bloomed like crazy. The dumb camera did not capture the purple, blue and pink. That's what we get for being low budget I guess.

Thursday

Scarlet got a crew cut! Jeff shaved her over the weekend. So, this picture is what she looks like after a 3 mile walk, in the heat. I sort of look the same.











Hey Melissa, you need some hollyhocks, butterfly bush and salvia in your sun garden. The hollyhocks get about 10 feet tall and are easy to grow. The butterfly bush does attract honey bees, as well as butterflies, so you make the call.




















Salvia is hardy and easy - and blue.














Nan, this is that wierd flower I was describing to you. Is this a weed or a legitimate plant? It's not very attractive, so I may rip it out anyway.

In my next post, be prepared for pics of my arch enemies. Some of you may know who I mean. Here's a hint: they come to call each June, I hate them and I kill them.