Hello?

I just wanted to see if anyone is still alive out there? I just wanted to share my recent discovery about this blog. As I sit here in some class where I just gave my final presentation and I am doing my best to pay attention to the remaining presentation. The problem comes with the fact that there is a good football game on and the Lakers are about tip off. This problem is confounded by the fact that the room that my class is in is a computer lab where the computer screen is under dark glass under the desk so no one can see anything on your screen.
Alright the verdict is in I am no onger paying attention to anything relevant to my class. Which brings me t the point of this entry...no one else is paying attention to this blog except for me, Cim does make a token celebrity cameo once and awhile. In order to test my theory I am going to post this entry and not announce it on the email chain and see how long it takes for people to notice.
So here's the idea, once you notice this post make a comment that will time stamp when you became aware of this post. After a predetermined time has past if there have not been sufficient posts I will consider a hostile takeover of this blog and cram it full of things that are of no interest to anyone but me...for example...

By the way did you guys see the farts email that my wife sent me and I forwarded out to you all?

There is only one rule, you cannot inform anyone else of the post consider this a game of "blogging spoons" the object is to not be the person to make the final post...

the time begins now...

I'm baaaaack...!

Ok, I know it has been a while...things have been just a little hectic as of late, but I am finally getting another post up.

Head on over to my blog to check out the pictures from our Halloween festivities as well as our recent trip to Tahiti!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone next month!!!

A quick halloween video...

Yes, Tahiti was fun...

Head on over to my blog for more!!

-Cim

Halloween Pics

Here are a few Halloween pics. Sorry Mares, I lost my digital camera so I couldn't show you my awesome pumpkins...Josh easily won though. Enjoy!!




Aubrie pulling her pre-teen face...
the make-up and fake hair made her feel so "mature"!



He's a monkey...anyone who has seen him recently knows why!



Aubrie was a little scared of this Pumpkin Man!



Just for all of you wondering why all the pics are at the Haackes...
I lost my camera, ok! Chris took a bunch of shots so I could post
them.



Aubrie and Justin were soooo over the picture thing by now!

Ninja Justin!!! HiYAAAAAAA!

PS...Thanks to Lauren for letting me use her account to post.

Cim when you get I need your help to reset my own.

Time to catch up!

Okay so it has been a little while since I have made a post so before Cim and Katie make this incredible post of Cim in his speedo on the beach in Tahiti I thought that I would get mine up.

First off, I thought I would send all of you a picture of the winning pumpkin. I don't really have a lot of extra time, but one night while Jen and Jacon were at the Hannah Montana concert Kaylee and I decided to whip out a quick little "spooky face" pumpkin. As you look at the finer details you will notice that every body part (eyes, nose, etc.) is a different Halloween symbol. So thanks in advance for all the congratulations and gift cards that you will be sending our way ($100 to Applebee's, right?).

Moving on, I thought it would be a good idea to add a few pics from Halloween. Jacob and Kaylee were entered into an online costume contest and won!! ($50). Jen and I didn't win any contests, but we did get pulled over by some copper while in our costumes and well lets just say that between our costumes and the Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf in granny's clothes, we got a couple of wierd looks and a "please just uhhh, be careful ahhhhh, and ahhhhh hurry home!" Just to clarify, Jen is an oven with a bun in it and well I am the "bun maker".

I mentioned in my last blog about the giant mini pumpkin sling shot, yet I failed to include the pictures so in response to the numerous requests here are the photos. As you can see I never miss an opportunity to teach my son the important concepts of physics!!

Jen thought I should include a picture of my creative side and my mad cookie frosting skills!!

Here is a random picture, but I thought that each of should get fair warning that my wife is not as composed and proper as you think she is...I am not sure how to even introduce the picture or what the appropriate commentary should be...

Here are a couple of pics of Jake in his newest endevor, indoor soccer. Needless to say he is not Pele, but he sure looks good and has a great time playing with his buddies.

Finally I have also been getting a lot of requests to see some pictures of our new house. As such I have taken some photos of the inside of our house to give a general idea of what the house looks like so enjoy. As always if you click on the picture they will enlarge and you can get a better look.

This first picture is of our mud room that is right off the garage, we use it as Jen's scrapbook room.

From there this is the view into the kitchen and great room.


Here is more of the kitchen and great room.

Here is a picture of the dining room and then a couple of my office, both are right off the entry way into the house.

A view from the entry way and also one from the kitchen into the backyard. It is hard to tell but we have a much bigger bakyard than in our previous house and there is no one that lives behind us, there is just a little park for the kids to play on.

As you go upstairs you enter our bonus room/loft and then there is the laundry room and all the bedrooms.

Jake's room...

The hallway to Kaylee's room and Landon's/guest room...

Kaylee's room...

Landon's/Guest room...

Master bedroom...

view of master from master bath, as you can see the double doors open right into the bonus room...

Master bath...

Any way that is a little tour of our house, but of course it is not nearly as cool as seeing it in person. So if there is anyone out there that is needing to get away for awhile or is just itching to come visit the great northwest just give us a "holler" and we'll put you up for a night or two!!

Josh