Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year's Eve at the Park



   
If your looking for my NFL Week 17 picks, click here.



     On Saturday, Blythe and I took full advantage of our final holiday of our 2011 Christmas Break.  The weather was amazing, so we took our little boy to a local park.  I don't consider myself to be a great photographer, especially since I insist on using the camera on my phone as opposed to buying a legit camera.   However, regardless of the camera I was using, I still caught some pretty priceless pictures of my little boy, and my lovely wife.  Here are some of my favorites with some very brief descriptions of what I caught.  I hope you like what you see!!


     Momma Blythe getting Carter used to the slide.  Eventually, Carter was going down the slide by himself with a big ol' smile!!




     Enjoying the swing.  Carter is far to little right now to be on the swing by himself, but with mom's help, we got a couple of smiles from him.




      Just a random boy with a dog that Carter HAD to check out!!  We were on the other side of the playground, but once Carter caught a glimpse of the dog, that was all he wanted.   He kept yelling "Bobby" and running that direction every chance that he got.   "Bobby" is the name of my parents yellow lab, but Carter has gotten to where he calls every four-legged animal "Bobby."  Kind of cute.  



     Not that there could ever be any doubt, but this picture is final proof that he is his mother's son!  He's got his tongue going to town, which means he is really focused on what he is doing. . . Just like his mommy!


     The fun part of the afternoon was to chase down this big red ball.  When we got it, we would throw it or kick it in any random direction and then when we caught up to the ball, we'd do it again.  This was great for Carter, because the wind would just take this ball all over the soccer field which gave him the chance to just run all over the place trying to catch it.



     Just caught him looking at the camera for a second.  He kept running up and down this little walkway behind him.  He likes to walk or climb up and down things, and once he figures it out, he likes to do it over and over again!
     


     I don't know what he was looking at, but I thought this was kind of a neat picture.


     We were all walking together, and I just held the camera down by my waist, pointed it in his general direction, and this is what I caught.  I like this one a lot.




     Sorry for the poor quality, but this is Carter running up and down that little walkway.  I love this because at the last second, you hear him say "Go!" right as he rounds the corner.  As he kept running back and forth, he kept saying "Go!" and then running.  So, I think he's ALMOST grasped the concept of what that word means.  ;)

     Well, that was our fun day at the park on New Year's Eve.  I truly hope that all of my New Year's Eves can be filled with this much fun and happiness!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!   

Peace Out,
Luke


Wednesday, December 28, 2011

NFL 2011 Week 17 Picks


2011 Week 17 Picks


Last Week's Record: (11-5)
Overall Record: (160-79)

Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers
Packers - W

San Francisco 49ers @ St. Louis Rams
49ers - W

New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins
Jets - L

Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings
Bears - W

Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots
Patriots - W

Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints
Saints - W

Washington Redskins @ Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles - W

Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Colts - L

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons
Falcons - W

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns
Steelers - W

Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos
Broncos - L

San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders
Chargers - W

Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals
Cardinals - W


Games of the Week:
(With two huge games like these, there is no way I could pick just one)
Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals
Ravens - W

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants
Giants - W

Local Game of the Week:
Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans
Texans - L



      Some things to think about if I correctly guess all 16 games this week:

  • The Texans will face the New York Jets in the Wild Card round of the playoffs next week.
  • The first overall draft pick will go to the St. Louis Rams.  Would they give up on Sam Bradford and draft Andrew Luck?
  • The Colts will end the season with a three game winning streak after starting with thirteen straight losses. 
  • The Cowboys will miss the playoffs.  With Garrett be there next year?
  • The Broncos "New" quarterback will beat their "Old" quarterback to win the AFC West.

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This Week's Record: (12-4)
Regular Season Record: (172-83)
Season Winning Percentage:  .674

Friday, December 16, 2011

NFL 2011 Week 16 Picks

2011 Week 16 Picks

Last Week's Record: (8-8)
Overall Record: (149-74)

Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs
Raiders - W

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans
Titans - W

Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots
Patriots - W

Arizona Cardinals @ Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals - W

Denver Broncos @ Buffalo Bills
Broncos - L

St. Louis Rams @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers - W

New York Giants @ New York Jets
Jets - L

Minnesota Vikings @ Washington Redskins
Redskins - L

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers
Panthers - W

Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens
Ravens - W

San Diego Chargers @ Detroit Lions
Lions - W


San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks
49ers - W

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers
Packers - W

Atlant Falcons @ New Orleans Saints
Saints - W

Game of the Week:
Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys - L

Local Game of the Week:
Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts
Texans - L


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This Week's Record: (11-5)

Wednesday, December 7, 2011