After being apart for a week, we just wanted to hang out together for the day. We started off with a family paddling trip. We enjoyed a family lunch at the half way point. Not to let the day be normal, we finished it off by going bowling! Sometimes you just have to go out … Continue reading “Family Day – 6/18/2017”
Today Danelle, Kelly, and Kerry came back from a week on the beach. We made signs so they could find us as they came off the plane… It was great to have them home again! Hogan Haake
This was a week that started off bad and only got better! Danelle was going out of town for a girls 40th birthday party week and that left the kids and I to hang out. After thinking of lots of ideas of what to do with the kids, I decided to visit my sister Holly … Continue reading “Holly Week – 6/10/2017”
We decided to have a family bike trip. OK, Corvin was not there, but Danelle and Sonora were. I picked Cliff cave cause it has a nice flat lower section and though it would be nice and easy for all of us. The first thing I noticed when I came into the park was that … Continue reading “Cliff Cave Park Ride – 5/30/2017”
While we were out for the South Dakota Kayak Challenge, Corvin and Sonora camped at Hillsdale Lake with Hiatt and family. So we were picking up the kids before heading home to St. Louis. At some point, we were back at grandpa’s house and I got a shot of GPM and Corvin biking together. Hogan … Continue reading “KC Camping – 5/28/2017”
The South Dakota Kayak Challenge is a 72 mile paddling race down the Missouri river. Danelle and I had previously completed this race and though it would be fun to do it again with friends. I borrowed a 4 person aluminum boat and talked Andy and T into joining us for the trip. We only … Continue reading “South Dakota Kayak Challenge – 5/25/2017”
I let myself get talked into a bad haircut again. I didn’t loose a bet, I just wanted a colored mohawk to celebrate summer and the upcoming South Dakota Kayak Challenge. It started off with Sonora pretending to be a cat, and then a turtle… Corvin decided to get his hair cut first. He eagerly … Continue reading “Bad Haircuts – 5/21/2017”
Sonora crossed over to be an official Girl Scout! Most of the girls in the troop elected to cross over, keeping the troop a good size. Danelle got recognition for being the cookie mom again! And here are all of the girls after the crossover. The party also included a pot luck dinner. It was … Continue reading “Girl Scout Crossover – 5/12/2017”
Corvin’s final Honors Orchestra concert of the year. Its best to listen to the video more than watch. Corvin is in the back. Also of note, he wore a Spam tie, but the director made him take it off. Hogan Haake
We went out to our property to check it out after the flooding. The main part that we use is high up and won’t flood, but we were still curious. The Big River was up a ton and was still coming down. Once out there, we installed some new lines for the solar panels to … Continue reading “Waterfall – 5/6/2017”