The People’s 1/31/2014
The family went out to Sips in Clayton to enjoy the fine sounds of The People’s. Album Hogan Haake
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Eagle Days – 1/18/2014
Each year, the Missouri Department of Conservation celebrates Eagle Days. Its a chance to get out with like minded people and view Eagles in their natural habitat. We have been to official events before, but this year decided to strike out on our own along the river and just see what we saw. We started … Continue reading “Eagle Days – 1/18/2014”
Nuclear Cowboyz- 1/12/2014
I decided to take Corvin to his first motorcycle show. The Nuclear Cowboyz is a stunt group. Their show is part pyrotechnics, martial arts, motorcycles. But I should back up. Corvin and I started out the day going for a drive. I told him I wanted to go out to eat with him as a … Continue reading “Nuclear Cowboyz- 1/12/2014”
Dry Suit – 1/6/2014
I got a dry suit (Wikipedia) for Christmas from my parents. I do enough cold water paddling that I should have better equipment to keep me safe. All of my flipping in my boat happen during cold water times. I was worried when I first got the suit that it was broke. I had a … Continue reading “Dry Suit – 1/6/2014”
New Year’s Eve 2013
Odd number years, we celebrate New Years at our house. This year was our 14th celebration with Kelly and Jeff. Jake and Robin joined in a few years ago and are part of the gang. Its a kid friendly fun way to bring in the new year. This year, we danced to some game on … Continue reading “New Year’s Eve 2013”
Chirstmas Eve 2013
We had Christmas eve at our house this year. Her brother and parents came over to celebrate with us. We ran the Google Santa tracker on the big TV to keep track of the big guy. We played games and posed for silly photos. Our favorite activity of the evening was push Mark in a … Continue reading “Chirstmas Eve 2013”
November 2013
Corvin and I took a bike ride in St. Charles, MO on the Katy trail. We had a fantastic time together! In the middle of the ride, we stopped and climbed up a huge mulch pile. After a long game of King of the Hill a security guard came over in a golf cart to … Continue reading “November 2013”
Thanksgiving Week 2013
We decided to go camping for the week of Thanksgiving this year. This is our story. Saturday 11/22:We left with the van loaded down to the hilt bound for Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The van was too full for the kids bikes, as we had a surplus of clothes for the impending cold weather. The forecast … Continue reading “Thanksgiving Week 2013”
Paintball Birthday Pain – October 2013
One of Corvin’s classmates had his birthday party at Wacky Warriors. Its a paintball field in the St. Louis area. It ended up being about 10 kids and their dads for the day. There was palpable excitement around the kids. The dads were playing too. I was nervous with that many kids having guns, but … Continue reading “Paintball Birthday Pain – October 2013”
Halloween – 10/31/2013
I was looking forward to this day for some time now. A trip to the party/costume store and I had some upgrades to my clown outfit. My goal was to ride my unicycle to work dressed as a clown to start the day. I was going to make an appearance at the kids school on … Continue reading “Halloween – 10/31/2013”