Nordstrom was was having an opening Gala for their St. Louis location. They spared no expense, closing off a large section of the St. Louis Galleria mall parking lot for complimentary valet parking. Tickets were $75 each with the proceeds going to charity. They wanted to launch their store with great fanfare and the type … Continue reading “Nordstrom Opening Gala – 9.22.11”
One of the kids favorite places to play is the “Rocket Park”. Its within a few miles of the house and Corvin and I have biked there before. Kelly and her kids came with us for the visit. One of the great features of the park is a bunch of trees surrounding the play area. … Continue reading “Rocket Park – 8.20.11”
The family went over to Steve and Jackie’s house to visit. Honestly, I just wanted baby time. So I quickly took Nathan and held him as much as I could. Of course no trip anywhere could be complete without Corvin or myself doing something crazy. Use the photo below to set the scene… In the … Continue reading “Baby Time With Nathan – 8.20.11”
On a hot, sunny August Tuesday in St. Louis, nothing beats taking the kids out somewhere to play in the water. Fortunately, downtown St. Louis has a wonderful attraction called Citygarden that combines art, botany, and water. The wonderful people who designed and installed this downtown oasis had the forethought to not only allow, but … Continue reading “City Garden – 8.9.11”
The kids had been wanting to learn to ice skate for a while. We decided to take a hot day outside and escape to a chilled ice rink. Corvin had been once before and was ready to go back and have fun. Out on the ice, Corvin was going decent with the metal helper to … Continue reading “Learning to Ice Skate – 8.7.11”
We’ve been our house over 5 years now and I’m really getting sick of the flat tan paint that was on every wall of the house. So we got some different paint for the stairwell and went to town. I didn’t get any finished product photos, but this is more about the process of painting … Continue reading “Hall Painting – 8.6”
July was a normal summer month. I was quite excited that the kids took more interest in the motorcycle. Previously they wanted nothing to do with it. This month, the both sat on it and fought over who got to be in front. They still wanted nothing to do with it running and the noise, … Continue reading “July”
Danelle works hard each year planting and managing our home garden. One of the more successful plants this year were cucumbers. They grew on a trellis made from Hogan’s bamboo. The harvest was so plentiful, that she was having trouble figuring out what to do with all of the cucumbers. After a bit of thought, … Continue reading “Pickles – 7.17”
Each year, the city of Webster Groves hosts a very nice family friendly parade to help celebrate our nation’s independence. Last year, we made our own float for the River Des Peres Watershead Coalition. But over the winter, we sold the boat that had the trailer we used for the float. This year we decided … Continue reading “Fourth of July Parade”
In July of 2008, my brother Henry and I participated in the Missouri River 340 mile canoe race. We completed this race in a 14′ Mad River canoe that was build for fishing. After we completed the race, we said that we would never do it again. However, we quickly realized that we did want … Continue reading “Boat Chop – 6.25”