Have you ever needed to clean up your house badly, but just didn’t have the motivation. We have that problem occasionally. Having two kids doesn’t help keep a house clean. After a while, parents just tend to give up. So Danelle and I decided to motivate ourselves to clean. We set a date to have … Continue reading “Party – 6.19”
I committed to lead the Cub Scouts on a hike during the summer. When I was thinking of places to take the scouts, I had to think of somewhere that they had likely not been before and that they would like. I remembered a hike I had done with the family that would be perfect. … Continue reading “Cub Scout Hike at Fort Bellefontaine – 6.18”
We decided to be spontaneous and visit Brian and Kelly. It had been a bit since we had seen them and though we would just drop in. Hanna was still with us since the family vacation and we wanted to show her as much of St. Louis as we could. After calling Brian, we found … Continue reading “BrianAndKellySurprise – 6.16”
The last day of our family vacation. We slept in at my parents house and left for St. Louis around 9:30am. We were in for a casual drive home after the numerous miles we had put on during this trip. Hannah was coming back with us to hang out for two weeks. We stopped in … Continue reading “Family Vacation Day 11 – 6/12/2011”
This morning, the St. Louis van got underway before 7am! Hannah, Bob, and the Stl Haakes knew that they had a long trip ahead of them if they were going to make it from Douglas, Wyoming to Kansas City in one day. meanwhile, the KC vehicles didn’t leave the parking lot till after 10:30am… White … Continue reading “Family Vacation Day 10 – 6/11/2011”
Happy Birthday Hogan and Matt! On our last day, we finally managed to get on the road by 9am. This was also the first day that the St. Louis’ van needed to pay to get into the park! As we drove towards Old Faithful, we saw either a wolf or coyote cross the road. We’ll … Continue reading “Family Vacation Day 9 – 6/10/2011”
For our last full day in Yellowstone, we started off with a big breakfast of pancakes and french toast. We made our way into the park with partly cloudy skies. the next thing we know, we are driving through hail and sleet. About 5 minutes later and it is snowing — 5 more minutes and … Continue reading “Family Vacation Day 8 – 6/9/2011”
Today was an early day. We needed to get to the Whitewater place by 10 am and it was about an hour and a half drive to the north. Hogan, Danelle, and a a few others were awake before 7am. By 8am, the 9 of us going on the trip were loading into the car. … Continue reading “Family Vacation Day 7 – 6/8/2011”
Once again, Corvin woke about an hour before the rest of us, except Bob. Corvin had slept through the buffalo last night. The tow of them were playing a game of Sorry when Danelle woke up. They had been through a whole deck when Danelle joined in. It was a fun game — very close … Continue reading “Family Vacation Day 6 – 6/7/2011”
At the Super8, Danelle and Sonora shared a bed, Hogan and Corvin shared a bed, and Bob took the floor. In the morning, Bob was up early. Danelle woke with Sonora’s feet in her back, only a few inches from falling out of bed. Hogan and Corvin were face to face, allowing for some great … Continue reading “Family Vacation Day 4 – 6/5/2011”