Hakes Family

New blogger

2008-12-03T10:14:00.001-08:00

Me, its me, I'm the new blogger.

Go here. Cheers!

The Bluths

2008-11-16T15:29:00.000-08:00

Cami and Marcus have started a blog. Go here:

marcusandcami.blogspot.com

In addition, they are now listed on our handy side feature. hip hip!

Harmon still is featured!

2008-10-27T21:44:00.000-07:00

I think I am the only one who posts anymore on here... Anyhoo many in the family have asked what happend with that photo competition... he lost! He was 2nd place though and look: we all got featured in one of thier ads... look at the bottom corner...

Sorry about the game boys...

2008-10-19T17:02:00.000-07:00

If you are looking for another team gentlemen I have a suggestion...

Gues who is number 1 baby?!?!?

2008-10-11T22:57:00.000-07:00

While ya'll were busy beating poor little New Mexico my Texas Longhorns knocked off the #1 one team in the nation baby!!!!!!!!!! WOOT!!!!!!! Go Texas!!!!!!

Here is where some of us are are!

2008-09-12T22:38:00.001-07:00

Well Carrie and Mom asked what happened to us and why were we not posting. Well Chris and I have been busy updating our blog: www.thehakesfamily.blogspot.com .

Joe and Katy have new pics of Julia and Nathan on their blog: www.jkhakes.blogspot.com

Also Kelly and Cassie have put together a really cool blog about Kelly's deployment: www.kellyandcassi.blogspot.com. He just arrived in Afghanistan on Sept 11 so we need to remember him in our prayers!

Also if you didn't know this Hakes Brothers has a website: www.hakesbrothers.com and Carrie has been working hard w/the web designers to update it! So if you haven't go check it out :)

Team USA

2008-07-20T22:15:00.000-07:00

So, I know that this a family blog for news and family things, but I just can't help but want to share with everyone my excitement about the newly announced olympic gymnastics team.

My love affair with gymnastics began with Kim Zmeskal in 1992 and was rekindled during the showdown of the Sydney 2000 team final. I was bedazzled by the graceful russian team with their daring tricks and mourned when they tanked under pressure and let the more consistent (boring) romanians (rombots) take the gold.

Yelena Produnova shaved her eyebrow to look like a warrior

So flash forward to 2008, selecting the USA team. I've been watching most these girlies since they were just barely elites. The process lasted a grueling month and half from Nationals to Trials to the Training Camp; the numbers went from 19 to 17 to 12 to the final team of six, with three alternates. And here are the final six.

Alicia Sacramone - Team leader

The team mother, the team savior, the team sasscat. Whatevs. She's the girl who'll give the team the pep talk they need to survive Olympic pressure. It worked at Worlds 2007- following her huddle up the girls trounced the Chinese on floor in the final rotation. Here is her anchor performance from that meet: A Sac

Shawn Johnson - Wunderkind

So, this kid has IT. Stay tuned because she is the BEST all around gymnast in the world (1st at 2007 worlds). Not only that, but her laid back and cheery attitude is a nice change from the more robotic past champions. (no offense Carly, I'm sure your singing career will pan out).

Chellsie Memmel - Come back kid (is it just me or are these titles getting more lame as we go?)
I cannot say enough about this girl; from saving the team in '03/'06, to becoming world champ in '05, to coming back strong this year after blowing out her shoulder- she is a wonder, and could bring home her own haul of medals. Some people criticize her lack of form (Chucksie Moomel I believe is the nickname) but really not everyone can be a ballerina.

Nastia Liukin - Saving Grace
Seriously, if you want to know why they call it ARTISTIC gymnastics, watch this girl. She's been struggling due to growth spurts (atrociously tall at 5'3) and trying to survive this beast-friendly code (meant for gymnasts with tree trunk legs). If she can put it together, she will be unbeatable.

Sam Peszek- Filler Inner

Watch this beam routine and you'll see why she's here.

Bridget Sloan - the bar specialist
The rookie of the crowd, and recently uninjured. Could be a ?

So, there we go, this is the team that in twenty some days will need to rock China's world. And even with FIVE former world champions, we still don't have the start values (skills) to rival china. But as many a sports fan knows, what a team looks like on paper doesn't mean diddly until they bring it to the court...uh...beam/bar/floor/vault.

California Vacation

2008-07-14T08:19:00.000-07:00

American Idols Live Tour at the Staples Center

Newport Pier

Drving Through Hollywood

The Beach

Pepe's Pizza (that's where we got pizza last year, remember?)

4th of July Fireworks Show at Redlands University

Harmon is a finalist...

2008-07-07T11:55:00.001-07:00

In a national photo contest! If you have the time please go and vote for him. You don't have to be a member and you can vote multiple times if you refresh the page:
www.thenestbaby.com

2008-06-29T17:35:00.000-07:00

Pigs love their moms too. Happy Birthday Mommy! :)

Dear mom

2008-06-29T15:41:00.000-07:00

Bears love moms.

Especially on their birthday.

Happy birthday mom!

Love You Mama

2008-06-29T14:25:00.000-07:00

Thanks for everything you do for me Mom. You help with all of my physical, emotional, and spiritual needs and are such a great support to me. Sorry you always have to be there for me when I need you, but no one does it quite like Mom! You are truly one of my best friends. You are awesome, and I hope to be just like you some day, even though we are already a lot a like : ) I love you!

Happy Birthday MOM

2008-06-29T10:39:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday!

Cassie Tells me that all you wanted for your birthday is to write on this blog. Well here I am and I wanted to tell you that you are the best mom ever. Since becoming a dad I have seen what mom's go through and you have certainly been through a lot. Once you have a child life never is the same as it was, but more importantly, life is better having a little girl. She sure is full of life and loves her mom and dad a lot. It reminds me that I love you every day.

Love you.

Greetings from Las Vegas!

2008-06-28T23:23:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Grandma Lisa!!!!
We love you!!!!
~Chris, Francisca, & Harmon~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA!

2008-06-28T11:51:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Mom and Grandma! We love you so much we wanted to tell you. Read all of the comments from all of your kids.

Love,

your kids and grandkids

Joe's new job

2008-06-25T15:59:00.000-07:00

Joe, tell us how your new job is going this week.

Washington DC

2008-06-25T15:48:00.001-07:00

Last week kelly and I were in DC for Document exploitation training. He was done early everyday and we were free to tour DC with the military rental car! The first one is me in front of a plaque at the Air Force memorial. Then we are the grave site of Hugo Osterhous in the Arlington cemetary. We have a map if anyone is ever going there, it is hard to find. The next one is at the WWII memorial that was not there when our family was there. It is beautiful at night with lights and waterfalls. There is a plaque for each state. The next one is the two of us in front of the view of the Potomac River from George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon. That was an expensive tour that focused mainly on his home, and a little on his life. The museums at the end were really good however. The last pic I threw in is of this kitty that keeps coming to our apartment to play. Needless to say, Kelly is beginning to like cats.

2008-06-25T15:41:00.000-07:00

These are some picutres first of when Meesa was here. We went to the driving range on base. Next are some pictures from DC. We went to Gladys Night's chicken and waffles restaurant and everything was fried and everyone was black. I am amazed at how many black people are there. The last picture is the new Air Force memorial. Its pretty cool. Thank you George Bush

A day at the zoo...

2008-06-19T19:17:00.000-07:00

We went to the zoo yesterday with Nathan. It was very hot but we still had fun:) We miss everyone and hope you are doing well. Joe starts work next week and has been helping me nonstop with the house. Love you all.

You can now subscribe!

2008-06-15T18:07:00.001-07:00

If you want an e-mail every time someone makes a new post now you can subscribe. Go to the sidebar (under the family picture) and enter your e-mail address. Confirm your subscription in your e-mail and you are all set. Now every time someone starts a new post you will know :)

Say Cheese!

2008-06-04T14:34:00.001-07:00

Hi family! We updated our blog this week :) Included are Harmon's 4th month professional pictures. We also have pictures from our recent trip. I borrowed one of your pics Meesa, the one with all the Hakes ladies and a friend commented that we all look like we are the same height just about. I never noticed that go figure. Oh well the addy is: www.thehakesfamily.blogspot.com

Memorial Day Mayhem

2008-05-28T16:59:00.000-07:00

2008-05-13T09:05:00.001-07:00

I look like the FLDS lady in one of these.

New wedding photos

2008-05-13T08:56:00.000-07:00

We need some advice as to what you all like. We will add a link to a website where you can look at them all. It is easier to upload them on the other website. Thanks mom, we like them! How much can we spend? She is giving us a discount. She will also put us on her website (we are probably their first customers), and give us a cd.

I like the one with both of us kissing. Mom and dad, kelly pointed out, are kissing much more passionately...

Also, the one with mom and dad and us posing, you can tell how cold dad is.

Some changes

2008-05-03T12:43:00.000-07:00

We've changed some of the colors and layout for the site, added a nifty new poll, Family summer activities list and pictures. If you want to make changes yourself, add pics, polls, try new colors etc. go to the top of the page and select customize. This page is for the whole family, not just the blogging committee. Although, we could set up a blogging committee. I nominate Josh as President and Joe as Treasurer. All in favor say "ai".

The pictures are what I happened to have on my computer. Sorry that they are not of everyone. If anyone wants to add more (like of Chris/Francisca Cassi/Kelly's wedding) feel free!

To encourage discussion, I thought it would be fun for everyone to say what they like best about New Mexico. I'll go first:

1. NMSU/DACC. The easiest semester of my life. Thank you to my stats teacher who cancels class regularly because his dog has bladder infections. Prerequisites were never so fun!
2. Spring brown out days. Yes, I love them! They make you appreciate good weather, road visibility, and non-dusty boogers.
3. Family get togethers, card playing and merrymaking.

I tag: Melissa Robin, Cami, and Kalli.
(just some people we haven't heard from. Everyone's welcome to post.)

Prom

2008-04-27T21:15:00.000-07:00

So, last night was Prom. Eight of my friends and I went dutch and it was pretty fun. Here are some pictures and a video to show you the horrors of high school dances. If you look closely you will see what I mean. Viewer discretion is advised. Enjoy!

An Affair to Remember

2008-04-16T01:49:00.000-07:00

Food here is so irresistibly yummy. And accessable. Craving a pear? Some grapes? A baguette? Stop three feet away at one of the many corner grocers, and grab a croissont for 30p (60 cents). We've tried unsuccessfully to eat at an Indian restaurant two days in a row. Its the same place we ate at for Mimi's birthday last time I was here. Everytime we show up its during the slow hours between lunch and dinner and its closed. Today will be the third and last time we try, I hope it works!

Well London has got me wrapped around its finger, and so do Rochelle and Hayley.

Posing on the Embankment bridge:

Hayley's glamour shot:

Me and Rochelle trying to pretend we don't know Hayley:

Messing around in the tube. You spend alot of time in here:

Doing the mom face:

Since I last blogged, we've seen Wicked (yes Chris, we did the touristy stuff too), went to the London marathon (where Rochelle ran it in 3:57, smashing her goal of 4:40), saw a lovely piano concert at St. James Church by a 22 year old Serbian girl (pieces from Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Rachmoninov), saw this delightful British film (with just about the cutest little british boy ever):

And yesterday me and Rochelle roamed through Kew Gardens. Its a huge park in south london with tropical plants and lakes and bamboo gardens and all kinds of cool stuff. Then we met Hayley at the British Film Institute, or formerly called the National Film Theatre. We saw "nargess" a fabulous Iranian film, and my love for Iranian film was rekindled. Then we were going to head home but because it was half off night, and because heck we're in London, we saw an old old Hitchcock movie that he made in Britain (before his US films) called "39 steps". I wish dad could have been there, because I think he really would have liked it.

Today is our last full day in London. We'll probably do the war musuems and then Rochelle and I want to see a ballet. Tomorrow is Latvia! I miss you and love you all.

Finally Homeowners!!

2008-04-12T19:10:00.000-07:00

This is our first time to get on here. Great to hear from everyone and the pics are awesome Carrie, Cassi, and Kelly. Very jealous of Carrie in London (a wedged bear in a great tightness, in a word, irremovable...) Kelly and Cassi, love the apartment-you both look so happy, wait to have kids...just kidding.

We don't necessarily have a preferrence for which format to keep in touch with, but the website was easier to use, although email was working fine too.

The Hakes' of El Paso, now Ft. Worth, are excited to announce that we just signed on a house in the Burleson suburb. We looked around for quite a while at some used homes, and then went behind our realtor's back and bought a new home:) It was under contract with someone else but that fell through, so we happened to come along at the right moment and worked out a heck of a deal:))))))))) Anyway, here's some pics of it and we are excited to move in at the end of May, but already a little homesick for the real southwest. Love to all-

Ft. Worth Hakes

Elevation

Family room to kitchen

Family room

Nato potato

Momma's kitchen

Mom and Nathan

Freeeedooooom!!!

A video of Nathan yelling at the neighbor's dog, pretty funny.

All right then?

2008-04-11T10:22:00.000-07:00

The title of this post is taken from a conversation with a passing bloke yesterday. Acctually it wasn't a conversation. It was more like me goggling at another tall, attractive british man in construction clothes. Hayley took us on a walk around her neighborhood Highgate yesterday which includes waterlow park (burial place of George Eliot, Karl Marx) and Hampstead Heath. We ended up on a small lane walking up hill when I heard some whistling and looked over to see some young construction guys appreciating us. Another one walked past us within speaking distance a moment later, and I managed to stammer out a "hello". His response was, "all right then?" I wanted to yell, "yeah I am alright!" maudlin. I get it from my mom.

Well its been pretty fabulous in London so far, and I can't quite explain it or describe it except to say I feel really grateful I'm here. The moment I stepped off the plane I felt all these memories come rushing back from three years ago. I was suprised by how difficult a time I had just trying to get from Heathrow to Hayley's house. First I got lost in the airport (how embarrassing). then my credit card wouldn't work when I tried to by my tube pass. Luckily I'd packed a few coins that I'd kept from our study abroad. Then I sat on the tube for about 45 minutes (its along ride from the airport). I finally got off at archway, hayley's stop and was so engrossed in my surroundings I walked right by Hayley who was so engrossed in her newspaper, she didn't see me either. So, I walked out, waited at the wrong bustop, only to realize I didn't have the two pounds fare (still dragging my enourmous suitcase). I began to panic because I wasn't sure what was wrong with my credit card. Finally I realized that I was standing right next to a bank. I walked in and asked if I could exchange money (at this point I feel like such a dumb american tourist), but they wouldn't. I try the atm outside and hallelujah it works (its ironic that hayley was 20 yards away with my oyster card which gives us access to all bus rides). I finally got on the bus and rode up the hill, and with one more stop for directions I was at Hayley's door. That was noon yesterday, almost three hours after my plane landed!

Well, hayley, rochelle and I jumped up and down for about an hour from our excitement on being reunited. We went for the walk when i got sleepy. I got to meet Hayley's charge, Georgia and her parents Paul and Frances. Hayley made us pasta for dinner. We watched Hairspray singalong with georgia and then we headed out to South Kensington to see this lovely french film

at the cinelumiere, the french institute we spent alot of time at in '05. It was fun to see all the old places we walked by, and it made me miss Tash so much.

Today we registered rochelle for the marathon, did some carb loading at wagamamas, and then me and Rochelle checked out the national portrait gallery. Tonight is Hayley's dance party. I'm going to go get ready for that now. I forgot how well-dressed so many people (men and women) are here. and the chocolate! whooeee. more updates to come. I love you guys and miss the family especially the pig and the bird.

Request

2008-04-06T19:11:00.000-07:00

I really like the blog thingy, but it would be nice to have the myfamily.com website. I really think it is less confusing and it is only like $30/year. I, meaning Kelly and I, will pay for it. Its nice beacuse you can post polls, recipes, pictures, news, and other stuff. I really do appreciate the work that went into this though. loves

The Gilas

2008-03-31T11:14:00.001-07:00

About a month ago I had a crazy idea that I would like to spend spring break on some sort of out doorsy adventure. The last time I had been camping was with Tash, Leland, Katelyn, Cassi, Hayley, my friend Rose and Raymon (I can't remember if Rochelle and Mimi were there I always get this trip and bryce canyon mixed up). The funny thing was after we'd set up camp, a guy pulled up in his suburban and asked us what we were doing on his private property. He was cool and let us stay for that night. So I hadn't really had a real camping expereince for a while. I approached my friend Mark in the ward who is something of an outdoors guy and quite knowledgeable in New Mexico terrain. He was all for the idea and picked a place that is about an hour north of Silver City. For the non-New Mexicoites Silver City is the destination of the various groups in the movie "Rat Race."

We winded our way up into the pines and ended up leaving my car once we hit the mountain road, or I should say trail because it was hardly a road. It took us about an hour to offroad our way up the ten miles to the summit. From there we were on foot, and hiked into the canyon with full packs for about two miles. Our campsite was at the confluance of the Gila River and the Sapilla creek.

With tents pitched and all, we felt adventurous and decided to hike up the river and check things out. The water was freezing! Picture the pacific ocean but ten degrees colder. We did some "cliff" jumping although it was more like "boulder" jumping because the cliffs weren't very high. The time passed quickly and we barely noticed the sun had disappeared behind the canyon walls. We hurried home, knowing that with the sun was going what little warmth we had. We spent the rest of the evening warming our numb bodies in front of the fire and eating tin foil dinners.

At about ten or eleven Candice and I crawled into our little two man pup tent and got in our sleeping bags. An hour later, this :

me: "Candice? Are you awake?"

Candice: "Yes."

Me: "Can you sleep?"

Candice: "No, I'm freezing my butt off."

We move closer to preserve body heat. An hour or two goes by. then:

Me: "I'm so cold I think I'm going to die."

Candice: "I don't want to die!"

Me: "Don't let go! I'll never let go!"

Candice:"Don't you go saying your goodbyes!"

Another couple hours go by. I wake up and see something in the cracks of our tent.

Me: "Candice I think its light outside!"

Candice: "Thank goodness! I've had to pee for three hours."

So we got up and Jared stoked the fire, and we warmed ourselves. Our spirits were still pretty high despite the lack of sleep. It turns out Jaime and Mark in their little tent had froze the whole night too. That day we hiked up the creek to a place that reminded me alot of those small canyons and caves we explored on our Lake Powell trip with the Mccuistions and the Phillips many years ago. We did some more swimming, but the fear of going to sleep that night didn't leave me and candice. When we got back to camp that night, all five of us played slapjack and poker in mark's tent. We decided to save ourselves from another night of hypothermia and the four of us smushed into Mark's little two man tent. We were crowded and had take turns sleeping on our sides but we were warm. My legs unfroze for the first time since we had made camp.

The next day we hiked out and headed home. It was a pretty awesome trip, hypothermia and all. It felt really good to accomplish something. And I'm glad I got to know some people in the ward better.

The Woods

2008-03-28T10:47:00.000-07:00

Decorating raw easter eggs. Wood style-they never liked to eat the boiled eggs.

Mom, these are the cinnamon rolls that flopped...again

2008-03-28T10:44:00.000-07:00

Our kitchen/dining area. The Albuquerque temple picture is hanging on the far right wall. We got it from the temple workers the day we were married.

2008-03-28T10:41:00.000-07:00

Our couch-Kelly bought before we even dated. I added the pillows and throw.

our new place

2008-03-28T10:22:00.000-07:00

After Before...

Why did the chicken cross the road?

2008-03-22T22:56:00.000-07:00

Karl Marx: It was a historical inevitability.

Colonel Sanders: Gee I missed one

Hamlet: Because 'tis better to suffer in the mind the slings and arrows of outrageous road maintenance than to take arms against a sea of oncoming vehicles...

George W: National Security was at stake.

J.R.R. Tolkein: The chicken, sunlight coruscating off its radiant yellow- white coat of feathers, approached the dark, sullen asphalt road and scrutinized it intently with its obsidian-black eyes. Every detail of the thoroughfare leapt into blinding focus: the rough texture of the surface, over which countless tires had worked their relentless tread through the ages; the innumerable fragments of stone embedded within the lugubrious mass, perhaps quarried from the great pits where the Sons of Man labored not far from here; the dull black asphalt itself, exuding those waves of heat which distort the sight and bring weakness to the body; the other attributes of the great highway too numerous to give name. And then it crossed it.

Darth Vader: Because it could not resist the power of the Dark Side.

Albert Einstein: Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road crossed the chicken depends upon your frame of reference.

Gandalf: O chicken, do not meddle in the affairs of roads, for you are tasty and good with barbecue sauce.

Inigo Montoya: Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You crossed my father's road. Prepare to die.

Darwin: It was the logical next step after coming down from the trees.

Emily Dickinson: Because it could not stop for death.

Bob Dylan: How many roads must one chicken cross?

Ralph Waldo Emerson: It didn't cross the road; it transcended it.

Robert Frost: To cross the road less traveled by.

Ernest Hemingway: To die. In the rain

Adolf Hitler: To cleanse the earth

Saddam Hussein: This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were quite justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it.

John Paul Jones: It has not yet begun to cross!

Martin Luther King: It had a dream.

Karl Marx: To escape the bourgeois middle-class struggle.

Sir Isaac Newton: Chickens at rest tend to stay at rest. Chickens in motion tend to cross the road.

Thomas Paine: Out of common sense.

Mr. T: If you saw me coming you'd cross the road too!

George Washington: Actually it crossed the Delaware with me back in 1776. But most history books don't reveal that I bunked with a birdie during the duration.

to see if any one would read this blog!!!

these chicken sayings came from many different sources all but the last one came from a man not of myself.....

How about this blog...

2008-03-15T07:32:00.000-07:00

Not seeing too much participation going on here. Is this really our new family site or is that still in limbo? You know, I've had a lot of fun just reading the emails lately. Maybe we don't need anything else.

Announcement...

2008-03-14T17:45:00.000-07:00

Our family is gay

KALLI

2008-03-10T16:07:00.001-07:00

I just want to give a shout out to the bird for taking the time create this rad site. Let the geeds begin.

Our New Home Online

2008-03-10T13:29:00.000-07:00

Welcome Everyone!

We have changed sites! Sorry for the change, but the Hakes Family Hodgepodge was costing moola, and this website is free. It is also supposed to be more user-friendly and accomodating in the long run. Plus, it's prettier! Loves,

Mama