It was THIS BIG!!!!

On Friday nights, Emily and I play in a couples golf league. My parents are nice enough to watch the kids while we play. This last Friday (our 5th anniversary, by the way) Tom and my dad went fishing in the pond behind my parents' house.

Apparently, Tom caught this monster all by himself with his "Lightning McQueen" kids fishing pole. My dad helped him reel it in and take it off the hook. As you can see Tom was pretty interested in what he had caught. My dad said it was about 2 pounds. Not a bad haul!

Destin Pictures

Beach Video

No oil here!

Still Not Sleepy?

You would think they'd be tired after playing on the beach all day.

We are in Destin this week, so there will be a lot of updates to the blog. Here is a video of the trip down:

Top Ten Excuses Not To Go To Bed

From the home office in Newport, KY....here are Tom's Top 10 Excuses Not To Go To Bed:

10) "I want to play hide and seek with Votto."

9) "Sing Twinkle Twinkle, one more time."(By 1 more, he means 10 more)

8) Mr. Sun is still awake. (A Summertime only excuse)

7) "I need to talk to Mommy." (or daddy, depending on who is putting him down)

6) "I don't want to go to sleep." (my favorite)

5) "I have to follow the directions." (Neither Emily nor I knows what this means)

4) "I needs to work on something downstairs."

3) "More water, please."

2) "I needs my sword." (or baseball bat, or truck, or airplane...whatever toy is not in the bed)

And now for the #1 excuse Tom uses not to go to bed.........

1) "I have a poopy in my diaper." (I swear the kid saves his pooping just for bed time.

Splash Pad

The Cincinnati Sports Mall opened up their new Splash Pad this Summer. All the parents with kids under the age of 5 shouted with joy!