Corvin joined a soccer team in the fall. The first game they played was in pouring rain and got cancelled due to lightning. This game was more pleasant, so I got the camera out for it. While the team was doing warm-ups, I captured bi-planes flying at the nearby Spirit of St. Louis airport. Sonora … Continue reading “Corvin Outdoor Soccer – 8/29/2015”
We attempted to play a round of disc golf at Willmore park in St. Louis. Like normal, we got about 6 holes into the course before a few of us were taking it too serious. Before a complete blow up, Danelle, Corvin, and Sonora ended up climbing on a fallen tree before we called it … Continue reading “Disc Golf – 8/23/2015”
We’ve made it a summer tradition for the last few years to go to the Skyview drive in theater in Bellville, IL. Its a fun way to see a movie and different from the normal experience. The movies were a miss this year, but the company was great. This year’s treat of choice was Bugels … Continue reading “Skyview With Browns – 8/21/2015”
The neighbors were going to Sky Zone and invited my kids. Of course they wanted to go, so we all ended up with this little neighborhood party. The other dad went in and jumped with the kids, while I opted to go to Panara and get some programming work done. But the kids were quite … Continue reading “Sky Zone – 8/16/2015”
I occasionally leave a unicycle in the office. Today, Chad LaCroix gave it a go. While he wasn’t a natural, I wasn’t worried that he was going to fall right over and hurt himself! On the other side of the office, we have people cutting donuts in half. We made sure to get photos because … Continue reading “Unicycles and Half Donuts – 8/11/2015”
I wanted to have a family float on the river. For as much as I love paddling, I don’t do a very good job of bringing my family into it. This was a step to correct that. I prefer the Missouri river when the timing is good. However, the river was high and I worried … Continue reading “Bourbeuse River Family Float – 8/8/2015”
The last weekend in July is the annual Stream Team picnic. We have been going for several years and the kids are quite fond of it. The activities keep the kids happy. Our family tends to do well in the canoe races and gets too many trophies. If that were not enough, the raffle is … Continue reading “Stream Team Picnic – 7/25/2015”
On the final morning of Florida, I awoke early and went for a long walk on the beach. There was a pier I wanted to see, but nobody else in the family wanted to walk that far. So this was my chance. I got there and noticed others there to enjoy the sunrise with me. … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 9 – 7/11/2015”
Our last full day in Florida was a day at the beach. It didn’t seem like we could spend in a better way. So we went out to the beach and set up our borrowed tent with our 100 square feet of shade to prevent sunburn. Of course, being the horrible person that I am, … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 8 – 7/10/2015”
Today we planned a visit to the Kennedy Space Center. This was especially exciting for me as I was in the middle of “Pale Blue Dot” by Carl Sagan. Its about astronomy and space, so my general interest in space was piqued. Once we paid the entrance fee, we started out looking out in the … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 7 – 7/9/2015”