Dave has been working out in his gym 4 to 5 times a week. He's also been running before each workout to ensure when hell week starts, he'll be on top.

David training for the Corning Hawks JV team.

As some of you may have heard, David has the chance to play for the Corning Hawks JV Team in Corning this upcoming season.  Once David has passed a physical test provided to us by the School system, he'll have the ability to play highschool ball, even though he'll only be an 8th grade middle schooler.  We're also told that if he passes, David will be the 1st player in Corning to accomplish this.

Let's all wish Dave good luck on his goal!

Board Member Cassandra Rowe

Cassie became a board member of SadSeas for the Navy!  

SadSeas is a Naval support group for newly stationed recruits who are not transitioning to life away from family and the US.  Generally these recruits become very introverted and turn to alcohol and/or drugs.  The Board President is Cassie’s Commanding Officer (CO) which will be nice come review time.  They 1^st noticed Cassie’s ability to speak in front of crowds at a school and asked her if she’d be interested in continuing to address assemblies and become a part of the SadSeas team.  Once they found out that Cassie was the 1st Madam President at the Military school she attended, the choice became easy and she was asked to perform the duties of Secretary of the Board.  Other Naval personnel ranked much higher than Cassie applied for the position, but naturally they recognized Cassie's leadership qualities and who better to speak with recruits then one of their own.

Congratulations Cassie!

We are all very proud of you! 

Cassie visits Rome

Cassie's visit home and A School Graduation

Cassie in training

Cassie in her digital blue camouflage.

(Digi blue Camis)

Ready to take on the terrorists and small orientals.....

Cassie's recently completed tattoo.

A little bit of everything!

Well a great deal has happened since the last post regarding Dave's footbal. 
I'll try to give you the condensed version. 

Cassie left for Naval Bootcamp at Great Lakes.  Approximately 9 weeks later Tara, Myself, Dave and Tara's parents all made it out to Chicago to see Cassie become a member of the greatest Navy the world has ever known. (Especially Now)  David finshed his football season and began wrestling.  Currently David is undefeated with a record of 6 and 0.  Due to his strength and domination on the mat,  coaches were forced to move Dave from a C ranking (beginner) to an A which is an experienced ranking. (skipped right over B novice)   Go to Youtube.com search for Mr Rowemantic, that should bring up his wrestling videos.

Cassie is now in A school at the Naval Police Academy in San Antonio where she has performed so well that she was basically ranked second in her class of 76 personnel enabling Cassie to choose her orders and the location where she'll be stationed. I'm sure by now you're all aware that Cassie has chosen Naples Italy.  She ships out some time in February. 

At the academy Cassie has enjoyed such training as, hand to hand combat, being sprayed in the eyes with pepper spray, weapons traning including a 9mm Beretta, an AR-15 and the ever popular M-249 light machine gun, affectionately known as the SAW.

(Squad Automatic Weapon) 

Which Cassie suprisingly admitted almost caused her to pee her big girl camouflage pants. In her defence, Cassie excitedly rushed out to the firing range and forgot to visit the BMATTR..Short for

Badass Master at Arms Tinkle Tinkle Room (Naval term)

When she fired the weapon, it rattled her to the core....

Apparently Cassie's core is located directly adjacent to her bladder! 

Here's a bunch of pictures spanning the last 3 1/2 months.

Saying hello to mom for the 1st time in awhile.

I am here to pump....You Up!



 

 Sears Tower - Chi Town

                                    103rd floor of the Sears Tower Building in Chicago. 

1100ft straight down!

There seems to be a theme in Cassie's pictures she sends home.

Theme.....

Cassie Surrounded by men...

Or women who wish they were men!

Ha!

During Graduation.



Cassie's Company.

Family Reunited after Bootcamp.  Very Proud!

Top of the Sears Tower

Insignia that Cassie and Dad will soon have Tattood. 

Some Badass Master at Arms!

Occasionally the little girl shows back up.

To Ensure the Bear follows Cassie's lead,

Cassie plans' on having the insignia stiched onto the

Not so Badass... kinda wimpy.... more than likely gay....

probably not a Master at Arms build-a-bear!

Corning vs Ithica

Boy!

As much as I love watching Dave play and excel in football, I love watching and listening to Tara cheer on her son even more.  No mother out there is prouder or louder!  As you'll see in the two videos below, Tara is beside herself that she can't somehow jump out there and help Dave who, as you'll see, needs no help.  Dave is the fullback #81 and ball carrier in this video.  He ran for 150 yards today and scored the only points of the game.  A 6 point touchdown and 2 point conversion, both ran in by Dave.

This 1st video is Dave breaking free on a 40 yard run only to be taken down by a facemask tackle that was not called a penalty. 

Listen for Tara!

In fact....
Good luck missing Tara!

This video is Dave on defense (linebacker) mopping up after a series of poor tackles on defense!

Once again, keep your ears open for Mom. 

No need to turn up your speakers....

(cussing allowed)

    apparently.....

 

Daves 2011 Football Season Video

This is a highlight reel of David's biggest plays of the season including his Allstar game and Defensive Player Of The Year Award. Dave is #21 in the Green jersey, #51 in the one highlight from the allstar game and all black in the scrimmage footage.  Look for the guy killing, smashing, wrecking, breaking, squishing, outrunning and generally pulverizing his opponent.

Turn up your speakers!

The family out fishing

Well.....
Due to some unfortunate events that have recently occurred in the immediate family (which I'm sure some will agree..... are obviously my fault), I decided to thrust some additional abuse upon them by taking them fishing.  Due to our very busy schedule, we didn't have the opportunity to do any fishing on our vacation to Florida last month, so I figured what better way to get blamed for neglect but by a fish bite or some type of debilitating hook injury.

Tara with one of her many catches of the day.  Est. 20 to 30 fish.

Catch and release.

  

 

  

Happy wife.......happy.......wife.

 

We told Cassie her prince awaits true loves first kiss.

Turns out, it DOES have to be a frog...who knew?

 

Among many others, Cassie also caught a catfish.

  

Dave with a real nice Sun Fish.

  

 The kids apparently trying to make as much noise as possible to curb their mothers fish catching spree....

to no avail I might add.

  

In case you were wondering.....No, this next picture is NOT one of those

yard ornaments, it's Tara.  

Little known fact.....

 Tara was a model for the beloved lawn art, but unfortunately

she was paid a daily rate and not given any royalties.

A model none the less!

  

  

Like mother......

Like daughter.....

  

Not sure which to go with.....

My wife has the butt of an 18 year old....

or...

My 18 year old has the butt of a......ok...ok.... you get the joke.