We had a fantastic visit from Jason, Brandi, and Jamie Hilton over spring break. The came through St. Louis to see family and were kind enough to see us as well. Also, Sonora was very cute and spent a few nights sleeping in her closet under her clothes. Lucky for us it only lasted about … Continue reading “March – 2014”
Chocolate cake is good, but Super Chocolate Cake is better. I was at my parents house for the weekend and got a crazy idea. I started by baking a pan of brownies, quickly followed by a chocolate cake. When the brownies were done, I cut out a 9″ brownie layer for my cake. Shortly after, … Continue reading “Super Chocolate Cake 3/12/2014”
We went to Kansas City this weekend with a purpose. KC Paddler was supposed to be closing forever (they are still open in July). The boats were on discount and I wanted to replace Breakdown (Hobie Adventure) with something that Danelle could handle loading and unloading on her own. First thing we did on Friday … Continue reading “KC Weekend – 3/21/2014”
We all got together at Danelle’s parents house to celebrate her dad’s birthday. It was the perfect kind of birthday where the only present was the company of family gathering together. Ok, maybe the cake was a big draw for me, but the family was good too. It was fun playing with Mark as he … Continue reading “Henry’s Birthday – 3/9/2014”
Corvin played basketball again this spring. He was one of the better players on the team again. I don’t know where he gets it from. I was one of the worst players on my team… So he spends a fair amount of time bring the ball down the court. Somehow he finds himself in front … Continue reading “Corvin Basketball – 3/8/2014”
I read earlier in the week about 5 St. Louis traditions. One of those 5 was a trip to Gus’s Pretzels. Gus’s Pretzels has been around St. Louis since 1920 and is on its third generation owners. I’m always interested in knowing more about the area that I live, so it sounded like a great … Continue reading “Pretzel Weekend – 3/7/2014”
February had two noticiable things take place. The first was lots of cold and snow. The kids see us working outside to keep the driveway clean and just want to be big helpers! Second, and just as cute was the girl scout Frog Dance. Once we got there, Sonora ran off to be with her … Continue reading “February – 2014”
My parents had a train table in their basement that my grandfather built for my brother. They didn’t want it anymore so we brought it back to our house. It has a large mountain on it that is not finished. I had the kids work on finishing it with their hands. They were a bit … Continue reading “Mountain Preparation – 2/25/2014”
We joined a two day cleanup of the Meramec Bottoms area in south St. Louis. It was a two day event focused on the collection of tires and trash. On the first day, Danelle went out early in the morning and the kids and I met up with her after lunch and Corvin’s basketball game. … Continue reading “Stream Team Cleanup – 2/15/2014”
Over the last few months, Danelle and I have had increasingly difficult battles with Sonora to get her hair combed. The argumentalways ends in tears where Danelle is combing out the tangles as Sonora won’t comb her hair on a daily basis. Leading up to this day, I had two times where I just forced … Continue reading “Sonora’s First Haircut 2/11/2014”