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”
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”
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”
We purchased a few acres of land on the Big River in Hillsdale, MO a few days ago. This is our first family trip out to our property, Waterfall, since our purchase. We walked around to check it out as owners. We got a few snaps near the water. It didn’t take Danelle long … Continue reading “Family Trip to Waterfall – 10/18/2015”
What birthday would be complete without having your friends for a sleepover? So we invited Zach and Henry over to share in the festivities. After dinner, we had to provide dessert. In order to keep things interesting, I served a few scoops of ice cream and cake. But they each got special implements to eat … Continue reading “Corvin’s Friend Birthday Party – 10/10/2015”
Corvin had a low key birthday with family. Grandparents came over and he opened a few presents. Hogan Haake
I had gone on the Two Ferry Ride the previous day, but it wasn’t enough. I have two kids and they both need time with their dad. So Sonora and I took off for a recap of the same ride. I got more seat time in and more kid time. Everybody wins, including Sonora, just … Continue reading “Two Ferry Ride Again – 9/7/2015”
In preparation for an upcoming long distance motorcycle ride, I decided to get some seat time in. In order to do that and be a good dad, I decided to take Corvin with me. The kids generally like going on rides with me. The general map is below going counter clockwise. Thanks Google for the … Continue reading “Two Ferry Ride – 9/6/3015”
We went out to Danelle’s parents land “Farm” for an overnight visit. On the way out of town, we picked up Grandpa Henry to go with us. When we invited him, he quickly stated that he had nothing more important going on and was going with us 🙂 After picking him up, we loaded some … Continue reading “Boeckmann Farm – 9/5/2015”