The 60th Sunset Race on the Meramec (5 years) took place in December. I decided to celebrate by taking the day off work to be on the river all day. This was a very cold day. When I got to the river, I had to break ice at the bottom of the ramp to get … Continue reading “60th Sunset Race – 12/11/2013”
Ingrid had her annual cookie party before Christmas. This year it was hosted at our house as her twins were only a few months old and we didn’t want to mess up their house. So the men headed over to babysit the little ones while the girls made cookies. It didn’t take Steve long to … Continue reading “Cookie Party Babysitting – 12/8/2013”
Corvin and I took a bike ride in St. Charles, MO on the Katy trail. We had a fantastic time together! In the middle of the ride, we stopped and climbed up a huge mulch pile. After a long game of King of the Hill a security guard came over in a golf cart to … Continue reading “November 2013”
We decided to go camping for the week of Thanksgiving this year. This is our story. Saturday 11/22:We left with the van loaded down to the hilt bound for Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The van was too full for the kids bikes, as we had a surplus of clothes for the impending cold weather. The forecast … Continue reading “Thanksgiving Week 2013”
Danelle painted a gord to look like a bee hive. She utilized the unique shape of the gord to make several of the objects pop out. Of all of her art, its probably my favorite, and yet I can’t find it anywhere in the house. Album Hogan Haake
I’ve been wanting to go see a St. Louis Rams game in the Edward Jones Dome for a while now. I needed a die hard football fan that cares about the game to go with me. Luck for me, Jeff is up to the task. I also wanted to have good seats. Fortunately for me, … Continue reading “Monday Night Football – 10/28/2013”
One of Corvin’s classmates had his birthday party at Wacky Warriors. Its a paintball field in the St. Louis area. It ended up being about 10 kids and their dads for the day. There was palpable excitement around the kids. The dads were playing too. I was nervous with that many kids having guns, but … Continue reading “Paintball Birthday Pain – October 2013”
We had several SUP (Stand Up Paddlers) with us for the race this month. They didn’t present any competition as they are not as fast as a traditional boat, but its nice having additional people out there sharing the water. JoJo and I were the only boat out there for the race, but we paddled … Continue reading “58th Sunset Race – 10/10/2013”
I was looking forward to this day for some time now. A trip to the party/costume store and I had some upgrades to my clown outfit. My goal was to ride my unicycle to work dressed as a clown to start the day. I was going to make an appearance at the kids school on … Continue reading “Halloween – 10/31/2013”
Back in August, I purchased a new boat. Yeah, I’m up to 4 now, but who is really counting. This boat may have been a bit expensive, and bound to take up more space in our crowded garage. When I asked Danelle’s permission/agreement to purchase the boat, she asked me “What are you going to … Continue reading “Another Raingarden – 10/16/2013”