Watching this will get you pumped!

They say when your kid throws a fit, to let them be, so that’s what we did…while filming.

I just got back from a weekend spent up in the north woods of Michigan for some snowmobiling and skiing. This was the annual “mancation” that started back in 2005 during my Vegas bachelor party. For the past number of years, “mancation” has always been at Vegas. This year, we decided to rough it out with winter sports up in Harbor Springs, MI and the Boyne resort area. It was the first time I went snowmobiling and it was amazing. We rented snowmobiles for 4 hours and traveled all over the area through the north woods of Michigan.

Here’s a clip of the action that I took on my iPhone.

Ethan is finally on two feet and eating everything we put in front of him.  Here, he’s taken a liking to Dad’s lo-mein.

Ethan continues to surprise us in how quickly he figures things out.  When the things he shouldn’t touch are out of his reach, he’ll figure out a way to get his hands on it.

Not exactly sure where Taylor learned this from, but this was taken at Wal-Mart while shopping for Christmas gifts.  I picked up a large bag of popcorn from the snack shop as we were leaving and well, the video should explain the rest…My daughter loves popcorn I guess.

Another annual event I look forward to every year is catching a Miami Redhawks football game with a group of my buddies.  For past 3 years, we’ve always gone to a popular German bar on campus prior to kickoff to enjoy a couple beers in traditional steins and their well known soft pretzels.   This year we decided to change it up a little and actually do some serious tailgating at the fields outside the football stadium.  We brought the grill, corn hole sets, a Heineken mini keg, the whole nine yards…Miami was playing Bowling Green, one would think that the in-state rival game would draw a significant crowd for some tailgating action.  I mean, what college doesn’t tailgate during football season?

Well, to our surprise we were completely shocked and deflated when we drove onto the tailgating area right outside the stadium (after paying $10 bucks to a couple of ROTC students dressed in fatigues) to find out that we were not only the FIRST ones to show up for some tailgating….but the ONLY ones to tailgate!  To all Miami students, you should all be ashamed of yourselves…where’s the love of the game?

From November 2009

This was the student section at the game:

From November 2009

I’m all about doing things in life that lead to great stories.  Here’s one worth telling because I’ll never hear the end of it from those who know me.   On Saturday, Sept 19, my good friends Coop, McNew, Cupp, Plunkett, Daley and Blackburn attended our annual trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan to catch a Michigan football game.  Needless to say, this has become quite an event we look forward to each year for some tailgating in the morning, lots of beer, football,  great food and company.  Well, being that all of us are Buckeye fans (with the exception of Coop, which is the reason we get to go to the game in the first place), it never feels quite right to cheer for Big Blue.  Well, this year we decided to pull a fast one on Michigan soil.  We decided it would be awesome to get a picture by spelling out O-H-I-O in front of the block M at the Stadium.  Now, when you combine the risk of getting your butt kicked because of what we were about to do along with being hammered,  a lot of confusion and fear sets in, which can cause a guy to lose sight of where and what to do…

This first photo was our first attempt and as you can see…I was supposed to be the “I”.

From September 2009

 Our second attempt was a SUCCESS, except this time, I was told to be the “O” so I wouldn’t screw it up…

From September 2009

Laugh it up….again, I live to be able to tell stories

The Cincinnati Bengals are finally having a year that’s been a long time coming.  First place in the division and a 7-2 record going into Week 11 of the 2009 season.  Clearly I attribute the team’s success to the newly appointed cheer squad.  They come out in full uniform every Sunday ready to root their team on!  WHO-DEY!!!!!

From November 2009

From November 2009