Newton Lake MNF Tailgating 2008

For the second week in a row ... Newton Lake tailgating has been in full swing. Once again we had great weather, cold beer, football and of course great friends.

Congrats Jr Chiefs Cheerleaders !

Congrats to the Lakeland Jr Chiefs "C" Cheerleaders for an impressive showing at the ACCFL Cheerleading Competition. Here is Elisa, Annie and Molly showing off the hardware !

Lakeland Soccer !

Emily's team had its first win today ! Great job ... everyone played great !

Great Start !

A great start to the NFL season last night ... the Giants beat up on the Redskins. Newton Lake tailgating was mid-season form. It was a great night, perfect weather, cold beer and football.

Newton Lake, PA

Here is a photograph highlighting a painting by Linda Drennan of Newton Lake on the newly landscaped outlet. This really is a beautiful addition to the lake.

First Day of School - 2008

Another school year starts today ! Annie & Emily were all excited to get on the bus this morning. Lets see if that excitment continues tomorrow !

Lakeland Soccer - Opening Day 2008

Giana and Emily were all excited as soccer season "kicked" off today ! Here's hoping everyone has a great year !

Annie & Emily hit the Waves!

Here are Annie and Emily in the waves from Brigantine, NJ. Gotta see if we can get some of those waves at Newton Lake !

MMM MMM Good !

Maggie enjoying her first taste of a snocone.

Maggie's first trip to the Beach !

Here is Maggie getting her first crack at digging in the sand. Like her sisters...she loved the beach !

The Ladies of the House

Here is a photo taken of all the women I live with. I am seriously out-numbered.

Big Bass !

Caught this lunker...and it broke my fishing rod into 4 pieces ... but it was worth it :)

2008 MLB Home Run Derby

Headed to the big ball park in the Bronx yesterday with Ed and Paul Sokoloski and Jeff Meta to catch the 2008 Home Run Derby. Had awesome seats .... check out the photos here. http://picasaweb.google.com/KeithYurgosky/2008HomeRunDerby

Here we are in a photo from Getty Images in the background behind David Ortiz and Carlos Zambrano.

Gotta Luv Summer !

Here is Annie getting some air time ... as she jumps into Newton Lake. A great day to be at the lake.

Happy 4th of July !

Here are Annie and Emily doing their best to lift Maggie. Hope everyone has a safe 4th of July.

Some People Have the Life !

Here are the kids enjoying their summer break ... by relaxing in the hot tub.

It must be nice !

What a day !

Maggie had a rough day... too much partying !

Ahh ... the New Boat !

Finally ... after much anticipation ... the MOAB's got a new fishing boat. It's going to be a great summer of fishing ... I can feel it !

Don't forget ... check out the MOABs on their web site. newtonlake.wordpress.com

Weekend Project !

Crappy weather this weekend ... in between the raindrops, I spent time doing work around the house . I did manage to get this wall built. Now if I could just figure out what to plant here. Anyone have suggestions ... let me know?

Knoebels 2008

Made our annual trip to Knoebel's today. The weather ended up cooperating and it was great day.


Spotted this interesting tidbit. At the park, there is tiger that was part of the carousel at the Newton Lake Amusement Park.

PLAY BALL !

Well here they are ... our 2008 Besten's Auto Body Tee Ball team. I think they are ready to take on the Yankees. This is what it's all about ... kids having fun !

I hope everyone has a great season !

First Communion !

Annie received her First Communion today. She did great ... all of her classmates did great as well. Congrats to Annie ! .... and Evan too !

The MOABS are Back for 2008 !

The MOABS returned for the 2008 season ... great night ... calm weather and lots of bullheads.

Remember to visit the MOAB web site for all the 2008 action.

Greenfield Twp Baseball !

Baseball season in Greenfield Twp is starting to ramp up. Volunteers are getting everything ready for opening day. Visit www.greenfieldbaseball.org to stay up-to-date.

MMM MMM Good !

Maggie got the OK to start eating cereal today. She was pretty excited, hopefully it will take her mind off the fact that she had to get four shots :(

Happy Easter !

Hope everyone has a Happy Easter !

Still Waiting !

Still waiting for the ice to melt on Newton Lake. My christmas tree is still hanging on, it hasn't broke through the ice yet. I give it another day or two... not much ice left !

Maggie & Beck

There was the Captain and Tennille, Ike and Tina, and now there is Maggie and Beck. Here they are getting aquainted ! By the looks of them ... neither of them are starving for food !

Charlotte & Beck have their own web site. Check it out http://lupyak.blogspot.com/ !

Maggie's First Laugh!

Maggie laughed out loud tonight for the first time.

Happy Valentine's Day

Annie & Emily celebrated Valentine's Day with Maggie. They were trying to get her into the spirit of things, but Maggie just wanted to eat ! Hey at least there was no snowstorm this year !

Ahhh Yes .. Spring Training !

Every year I remind my wife the importance of February 14th. The day pitchers and catchers report to spring training. Great to see the players back ... of course with the Yankees its always the same ... a controversy will face the team as spring training begins, and Carl Pavano will find a new way to injure himself. My bet is this year the elastic in his jock strap will break and snap up and hit his eye.

Ice Fishing

In all of the excitement of the Superbowl on Sunday ... Paul Soko and I were still able to squeeze in a few hours to do some ice fishing prior to the game.

It was a great day ...perfect weather, the kids had a good time ice skating, and we even caught a couple of fish.

Eli Manning, David Tyree and "The Play"

Still can't believe the Giants won ! Today all anyone could talk about was "The Play". Eli Manning escaping a sack and throwing a prayer to David Tyree who made one of the greatest catches in Superbowl History.

People have a way of remember great football moments by naming them. "The Catch", "The Ice Bowl", "The Immaculate Reception" ... so I think this one should simply be called... "The Play".

Giants Win ! Superbowl Champions !

I am sooooo pumped up right now ... the Giants battered and abused Tom Brady and the Patriots. Probably one of the greatest Superbowls of all time. I guess Boston will have to cancel their parade on Tuesday.

David "#######" Tyree will now be mentioned in the same breath as Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone by Boston Sports Fans for his unbeliveable catch in the Giants final drive.

Here we Go !

Tomorrow's the day ! SuperBowl Sunday !

Let's Go Giants !

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It's finally over !

The never ending football season for the Lakeland Jr Chiefs finally ended this evening with the awards banquet. Yes... it starts in July and ends in January. Congrats Pauli, Molly, Elisa, Annie & Nico on a job well done !

Holy Crap!

" The kick is good and the Giants are going to the SuperBowl! " - Joe Buck


Holy Crap ! The Giants won. They are actually going to the SuperBowl... this is hard to imagine.

I am sooooo pumped up right now.

GO BIG BLUE !

I am McLovin !

I watched SuperBad tonight ... absolutely hilarious !

If you haven't seen it yet ... what are you waiting for !

GIANTS WIN ! ... and the Cowboys Lose !

This is right up there with the Yankees beating the Red Sox .... Giants hang on to beat the Cowboys and make T.O. and the rest of the Cowboys cry !

Got this text message from my buddy Flynner ... which made this win even sweeter !


"Congrats ... I have to give the Giants credit as much as it hurts me. Watching my 2 sons cry after the game hurts more anyway."

I am so psyched right now !

Wii'd Out !

Maggie is Wii'd out ... after watching Annie & Emily play their Wii for 20 hours a day the past few days ... she has had enough ! I gotta admit though ... it's addicting !

Merry Christmas !

From our family to yours ... here is wishing everyone a Merry Christmas !

Getting Ready !

Here are Annie & Emily putting out reindeer food for Santa's big arrival tonight ! They are so excited ! I sure hope Santa stops !

School's Out !

Last day of school today ... Christmas break has officially started for Annie and Emily ( ... and dad too !)

They were pretty hyped on sugar when they got home today ... lets hope that wears off or it will be a long two weeks !

That's the spirit !

Maggie seems to be learning from her sisters. Here she is getting into the holiday spirit !

She is pretty excited about her first Christmas ... I hope Santa remembers to bring her something ...

ARod to resign with Yankees

OK... Looks like ARod and Boras pulled the old good cop bad cop routine on the Yankees. ARod and Boras after realizing there is no $300 million market for him ( probably not even a $200 million market) went crawling back to the Yankees and the Yankees took the bait.

ARod ( in a move I am sure is orchastrated by Boras) made it look like opting out was all Boras' idea and he wanted to be a Yankee all along.

So now suppossedly ARod is negotiating his own contract and Boras is out of the picture.

Looks like the Yankees will give ARod 10 yrs and $275 million. (only about $150 million more then any other team would pay)

At times I am amazed how dumb people can aquire so much money.

Going Home !!!

Maggie and Mom left the hospital today and headed home. Everyone is doing well. Annie and Emily are thrilled to have their new sister at home.