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”
Another cold winter month came and went. I took the kids to Kansas City for the weekend at my parents. My old Boy Scout Troop had a celebration for having 100 Eagle Scouts. I came in town specifically for that party. While I was there, my brothers took me to a new pizza place called … Continue reading “January 2014”
The family went out to Sips in Clayton to enjoy the fine sounds of The People’s. Album Hogan Haake
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”
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”
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”