We went out to Waterfall to check out the spring plants and do some work. We decided to get rid of one of the outhouses and just have one that we would use. So Corvin and I pushed it down the hill to the road. There, Corvin broke it up as best as he could. … Continue reading “Waterfall – 3/26/2016”
It was a Friday bordering spring break. The kids and Danelle had the following week off, but I still had to work. We had talked about what do and if we should take a trip out of town. I got a social media reminder about the largest canoe and kayak expo around. I had talked … Continue reading “Madison Wisconsin Weekend Getaway – 3/11/2016”
We found a nice day for the family to bike around Forrest Park. Its right around 5 miles and mostly flat. The kids and Danelle were on bikes and I uni-cycled on my 29″. Around the halfway mark, we stopped to play with some dinosaurs. The T-Rex stepped on me, but I escaped unharmed! And … Continue reading “Forrest Park Ride – 2/28/2016”
So the real reason Hannah and mom came into St. Louis for the weekend was for a school project. Hannah needed to observe a small child for her teaching. Of course I offered Nathan up with his Steve and Jackie’s permission. So we “rented” him for a few hours at the science center. Kalie and … Continue reading “Science Center with Nathan – 2/20/2016”
Hannah’s friend Shelby was coming to St. Louis with a Kalie for a job interview. Hannah couldn’t come at the same time, but decided to come later. Mom wanted to join her for an excuse to visit us. We were not complaining, getting to see my mom and sister at our house! We always try … Continue reading “Mom and Hannah in STL – 2/20/2016”
We visited KC this weekend. 2 things stick out in my mind still. First, we went bowling and had a great time. While we were there, we saw a guy with “Strikezone” on his bowling shirt. He was there the last time we went. Sort of a crust old man that seems to only be … Continue reading “Kansas City Weekend – 2/13/2016”
Sonora had been begging us to take her ice skating for quite a while. I decided it was finally time to do something about it. I took her out to St. Louis’ outdoor rink, Steinberg skating rink in Forrest Park. Neither of us had been there before. It was easy to find and the facilities … Continue reading “Ice Skating – 2/7/2016”
The St. Louis Symphony was giving a free concert tribute to Curtis Mayfield. We decided to go and check it out. We had never been to Powell Hall before and were quite surprised at how nice it is. We made sure to get there early since there were no assigned seats. We were pleasantly surprised … Continue reading “Curtis Mayfield Tribute – 2/3/2016”
Our family (mostly Danelle) is involved in Missouri Stream Team. Danelle tends to act more on the organizational and science side of Stream Team. This means running meetings and performing monitoring. The other side of Stream Team is the cleanup side. There are a dedicated group of people that go out many weekends each year … Continue reading “Stream Team Cleanup – 1/30/2016”
I decided to make my first ever angel food cake. Danelle has always made them in the past. I followed the directions to make it per the box. I thought the pan strange and worried that it would leak out, but Danelle assured me she has never had an issue and that things would be … Continue reading “Angel Food Disaster – 1/27/2016”