Camping

Life has been boring around here lately.  Good boring, but boring.  I got a peaceful weekend recently when Daron and Jess opted for sleeping outside on the ground.  They visited Twin Falls and camped at Table Rock State Park with some good buddies.  The trip was reminiscent of the one from a few years back where the roomies won some kind of couple's challenge including games like dirt pictionary, frisbee relay, and throwing equine footwear at stakes in the ground...what they won't brag about.  This year the main challenge was catching falling leaves in transit.  They did not win.

They did...
Take a Nature Nap
Eat delicious food alfresco
Enjoy some beautiful scenery

Here are some photos stolen from this superior retelling/documenting of the weekend.
When David Met Rose

And reminiscing from the trip two years back...
When David Met Rose

Happy Birthday to Me

October 13, 2006
(Ok, maybe not my birthday, but my "Got Ya Day")
-or as close as Jess can remember
-glad it was so noteworthy.

Happy six regal years to me.

Don't show this around...the hat was not my idea.

Mmmm..."cake."

Gender Reveal

Had this bit of fun the other night.
Baby Howe...

The voting

I actually like this picture of myself so I thought I should document it.

The reveal pinata- I'm a little proud of it.

It's a boy!

QB Beauty Contest

Here I am cheering on the Bucs.

With the NFL season kicking off this week, Daron tuned into the game and I decided to entertain myself with the league in a different way.  Beauty Pageant!  Actually, a who looks friendliest off their Google pics pageant, but close enough.  You know I love to rank and classify...

I broke down the boys and put them in order of facial friendliness first by divisions.  Then I took the front runners in each division for the final ranking. Joe Flacco got lucky by being in a particularly mean looking division where the boys in the AFC-East got hosed.  Here is the breakdown and final 1-8 ranking. 

AFC-North

Joe Flacco- Baltimore Ravens

Brandon Weeden- Cleveland Browns

Andy Dalton- Cincinnati Bengals

Matt Roethlisberger- Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC-South

Jake Locker- Tennessee Titans

Blaine Gabbert- Jacksonville Jaguars

Andrew Luck- Indianapolis Colts

Matt Schaub- Houston Texans

AFC- East

Ryan Fitzpatrick-Buffalo Bills

Tom Brady- New England Patriots

Mark Sanchez- New York Jets

Ryan Tannehill- Miami Dolphins

AFC- West

Matt Cassel- Kansas City Cheifs

Philip Rivers- San Diego Chargers

Carson Palmer- Oakland Raiders

Peyton Manning- Denver Broncos

NFC- North

Matthew Stafford- Detroit Lions

Christian Ponder-Minnesota Vikings

Aaron Rodgers- Green Bay Packers

Jay Cutler- Chicago Bears

NFC-South

Josh Freeman- Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Matt Ryan- Atlanta Falcons

Cam Newton- Carolina Panthers

Drew Brees- New Orleans Saints

NFC- East

Robert Griffin III

Tony Romo-Dallas Cowboys

Eli Manning- New York Giants

Michael Vick-Philadelphia Eagles

NFC- West

Sam Bradford- St. Louis Rams

Alex Smith- San Francisco 49ers

Russell Wilson- Seattle Seahawks

John Skelton-Arizona Cardinals

And the winner is!...

Lumberjack Ryan Fitzpatrick #1

Matt Cassell #2

Josh Freeman #3

Matt Stafford #4

Robert Griffin III #5

Sam Bradford #6

Jake Locker #7

Joe Flacco #8

Here's to a wonderful football season, Ryan!

Also this guy, because he rocks.

Lake Lure

Guest writer: Jessie
Last summer we all went to Vero Beach, FL and saw baby turtles hatching in the moonlight and heading out to sea.  This summer we headed to Lake Lure, NC and saw these novelties... (Equally impressive.)

The lake house was indeed a feast for the senses.  The decor and aesthetics spoke of true taste and gave one the feeling of  swimming with Ariel in her cavern of treasures below the sea.  I knew for sure though, that I was going to have a great weekend when I saw these...

The best VHS collection ever!  We sampled Willow and Three Ninjas.

House of my dreams just based on this.

My old dresser!

D.J. Tanner's bedspread.

The tiniest of all sitting areas.

You may ask, "Who has put together this awe inspiring collection?!?!"  I have no idea, but I am sure they are wonderful, and I know they are nice because they let us bum around their house all weekend for free.  So apart from marveling at the house, we did the following recreational activities...

• Fishing (Kristin) 
• Canoeing
• Feeding Sunchips to turtles
• Eating
• Swimming
• Water sliding
• Swallowing bees (Laura)
• Dirty Dancing (because we were of course at the very lake where it was filmed)

Rowing out to explore!

Fish.

Caught!

(Dirty) Baby Turtle.

Mom turtle.

Oarsman.

Mountain.

Found these beauties in the closet.

A secret pocket!

Dinner!

She is money!

Cuddle Time!

We loved it!