Mark and Sonora have birthdays close together, so Brian and Kelly hosted a shared family birthday party to celebrate. They had BBQ in their back yard. We entertained ourselves with games in the back yard. When it got dark, it was time for serious business, presents and cake! I would think that my kids … Continue reading “Mark and Sonora’s Birthdays – 5/24/2014”
Avery Elementary, the grade school my kids go to has a program called Spotlight Singers. Its for 4th and 5th grade students. They practice throughout the year and then perform a few times. The big bonus of this program is getting to sing before the start of a Saint Louis Cardinals game. Here are the … Continue reading “Avery Spotlight Singers At the St. Louis Cardinals – 5/21/2014”
Sonora had her 8th birthday party at CiCi’s Pizza. She had several of her friends there. Once all the girls were there, they started off each making their own pizza. The girls didn’t care much about making or eating the pizzas that they made, or maybe it is that I didn’t get any photos of … Continue reading “Sonora’s 8th Birthday Party – 5/18/2014”
We participated in the Avery Junior Navigators camp out. The kids were excited to spend a weekend with all of their friends. As always, we hauled the trusty pop up camper out and set up inside the group camping area. A bit away from the crowd, it was nice with less noise and traffic of … Continue reading “Junior Navigators Campout – 5/10/2014”
Earth day is something important in our family. Not like Christmas, but because Danelle has dedicated her life to improving the environment. We try as a family to be better stewards of the environment every day. Danelle was volunteering at a booth and I was walking the kids around to see what was there. Its … Continue reading “Earth Day – 4/27/2014”
The Brown’s invited our family to join them for the Color Run this year. We initially agreed to the four of us but decided against Sonora running and made it just Corvin and dad. Like always, I was over excited for the event. Corvin and I woke up early and were on the road with … Continue reading “Color Run – 4/26/2014”
In anticipation of the St. Louis Blues hockey team doing great in the Stanley Cup Finals, I purchased some temporary tattoos for Danelle to wear while cheering them on. Somehow, the tattoos ended up on my children before going to school. Not to be outdone by her kids, Danelle worked on some special Easter Eggs. … Continue reading “St. Louis Blues Cheer – 4/19/2014”
We went out to see The People’s band play at Stone Spiral Coffee House. The band was united as a 4 piece with a very rich sound. As always, Jack and Tracy rocked it out, but the twin sisters (whose names I can’t remember) filled in some amazing background sound! The coffee house was split … Continue reading “The People’s – 4/11/2014”
Corvin’s 4th grade class took a field trip to Jefferson City, MO. They visited the capital to learn more about the state’s government. Danelle was good enough to take the day off and go with the class. Album Hogan Haake
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”