This is the aftermath of Ingrid’s annual cookie party. With cookies made, the group comes 1 block over to our house to eat pizza and relax. Of course, the boys have been here all day during the party hanging out. Ryan sat on the floor doing his best to get Rori and Maddie to warm … Continue reading “Cookie Party Aftermath – 12/13/2015”
Sonora was invited to Maggie’s birthday party at Bounce U. The girls had a great time jumping and being together. Then after the jumping came the cake and presents. Mason tends to eat like his dad, making a huge mess. The girls took turns beating up on each other and Jeff. And I decorated the … Continue reading “Maggie’s Birthday Parth – 12/9/2015”
There was a large tree limb that hung over the power lines and touched the roof this summer. I decided it was best to have it removed before it caused an issue with the roof. I justified the price of the removal as cheaper than the cost of roof repair. These are photos of the … Continue reading “Tree Trimming – 12/7/2015”
We decided to go to Kansas City this year for Thanksgiving. I had seen online that they were doing a 5K paddling race at Shawnee Mission Park and decided to be part of it. So I took a kayak from St. Louis all the way to KC just to paddle a 5K. I’ve been reading … Continue reading “Turkey Day 5K – 11/26/2015”
We took the Neimeyers with us. It was the standard fare of walking around looking at lights. Jeff and I hung out a bunch making fantasy football jokes to each other. Then we took some family photos and went home. We ended up using a photo of us in the globe on our Christmas card … Continue reading “Garden Glow – 11/20/2015”
I was fortunate enough to attend the Days of .NET conference in St. Louis with many of my coworkers. Since the conference is in town, its an easy sell to management 🙂 This year there were many good sessions. I was able to catch up with Mitch Sellers and attend one of his sessions. I … Continue reading “Days of .NET – 11/13/2015”
So my “new” truck was broke. Lucky for me, my college roommate, Sean came to the rescue. He and family came to St. Louis and picked up the truck, towing it back to Jefferson City. One week later, I’m in Jeff City with Sonora at his house working to pull the engine and put a … Continue reading “Fixing the Truck – 11/7/2015”
Since we purchased Waterfall, we’ve been thinking about an outdoor fireplace. While we have not agreed on what it will look like when we’re done, we do agree on the price… So we found free bricks. This is our second load delivering them and worried about the tires on the van as it was quite … Continue reading “Bricks to Waterfall – 10/25/2015”
This year for the annual River Des Peres Trash Bash, I decided to be a site leader. As a entry level leader, I took a smaller easier role, but made a difference. I was responsible for an area and lead a group of college volunteers from Iowa around to get the trash picked. One of … Continue reading “River Des Peres Trash Bash – 10/24/2015”
Sonora had a Spotlight singer concert tonight. We were lucky enough to have some grandparents in attendance. Even more fortunate that we sat on the correct side to see Sonora performing right next to our seats! After the lovely concert was over, we went over to the Brown’s house so the kids could hang out … Continue reading “Sonora Spotlight Singer Concert – 10/22/2015”