So I talked Danelle into a canoe race with me. A simple 72 mile race in South Dakota. Here is how it all went down. Thursday after work was the last day of school for the kids. We went to the after school party and let the kids hang around till right before 7pm. Then … Continue reading “South Dakota Kayak Challenge – 5/22/2015”
We had some things to do, so we split up into two teams shopping at different stores. Sonora and I finished first. We then headed to Target where Corvin and Danelle were shopping. I thought it would be funny if we spied on them. So Sonora and I went around the store till we found … Continue reading “Target Prank – 5/20/2015”
Sonora wanted to have a birthday party, so we ended up at Skateport. She invited several friends. It was a simple affair, show up, skate and eat pizza. Her friends started showing up and skating. Some of them had never skated before or were not very good at it. So Danelle and I split up. … Continue reading “Sonora’s Birthday Skate Party – 5/17/2015”
We had a great get together to celebrate Sonora and Mark’s birthdays. Kelly’s parents were there along with both sets of my kid’s grandparents! Mark and Sonora enjoyed the attention, presents, and cake! Hogan Haake
Sonora crossed over into Girl Scouts with the rest of her group. My parents happened to be in town to see it which made her happy! Hogan Haake
We went to Tilles park to hang out together. Ok, maybe we had stale bread and wanted to feed it to the ducks and geese. We walked around the lake slowly first. There were people about and we noticed a sign when we got there asking not to feed them. Being proper Americans, we decided … Continue reading “Don’t Feed The Geese – 5/10/2015”
Corvin got to sing at the St. Louis Cardinals game for the 7th inning stretch. This was his last time since he won’t be Avery after this year. We couldn’t get in focus photos, but he had a great time. Sonora and Andrew hung out a bunch. And we brought Danelle’s dad Henry with us! … Continue reading “Avery Spotlight Singers at Cardinals Game – 5/6/2015”
We had a caravan with the Browns out to Howell Island for a hike. They had not been there before and we were ready to see it again. The Missouri River water level was low enough that we could walk across and get to the island, so it would be a prefect day. We ended … Continue reading “Howell Island with the Browns – 5/3/2015”
Danelle and I are participating in the South Dakota Kayak Challenge at the end of the month.Its a 72 mile race and this is our first real training run. The plan was that I would do the Mud Run in the morning, come home and get ready, then drop the kids off at Grandma’s house … Continue reading “Training on the Meramec – 5/2/2015”
Its always hard to be good parents. We try to mix things up for the kids to keep life interesting. This evening, we decided to do something different with the kids. We got pizza, then picked up the kids from after care. From there we went to the Laumeier Sculpture park. Of course, we started … Continue reading “Sculpture Park Dinner – 4/23/2015”