We got up early in KC at my parents house and packed quickly. We said our goodbyes after breakfast and were on our way. Our destination was south on I-35 to Wichita Kansas to see my sister Holly. Of course the real star is her son “Little Moscow” [David]. Holly wasn’t going to go to … Continue reading “Family Vacation Part 2 – 7/4/2012”
This year’s family vacation like the previous year’s had been planned for over a year. We were going to drive down to Austin Texas and see my cousin Leslie get married. Of course Danelle and I had additional plans to make it as fun as possible for the whole family. Today’s goal was simply to … Continue reading “Family Vacation Part 1 – 7/3/2012”
June was a good month. We took the kids to the arch for a festival. They had a rock climbing area and Corvin went right up the rock wall as if it wasn’t an issue at alll. I had a training practice in a 14 person voyager canoe this month. I was a bit rushed … Continue reading “June – 2012”
Corvin played baseball for the first time this year. Part of his baseball season was getting cheap tickets to a Cardinals game and getting to walk around the outside of the stadium with his team. Based on his wave, its good to know that he’ll remember us when he’s famous! Album
My grandfather had a stand of bamboo in his yard for many years. After a while, my parents got a transplant of it into their yard. It didn’t take much for me to get my own transplant at my house in St. Louis. I’ve always been a big fan of the bamboo, but my wife … Continue reading “Bamboo?”
If there is something that the kids really look forward to, its the end of the school year. Avery elementary holds a “blacktop ball” every year to celebrate. This consists of the whole school being invited to a party on the blacktop to celebrate the end of the year. The commemorate this event with official … Continue reading “May – 2012”
I finally made it to the Chinese Lantern Festival at the botanical garden. Danelle and I took the kids and met some other family. It was cold, so I gave my jacket to Corvin to stay warm. I was a bit chilled, but it meant that we got to stay longer! The sculptures are … Continue reading “Lantern Festival at Night – 5/31/2012”
I always try to make sure that when family or friends are in town, I show them the best of the St. Louis area. For this trip, I introduced Hannah to Elephant Rocks State Park. Its a really cool park about 90 minutes South of St. Louis that has large rocks and paths going through … Continue reading “Hannah at Elephant Rocks – 5/28/2012”
While I was out enjoying the 8th Annual Mopar Ride, Danelle and the kids were at home working hard. Corvin had been asking us for a while to get rid of his bunk bed. He wanted something else. We had a queen size mattress that wasn’t being used. So we kept talking about making the … Continue reading “Room Redecorating – 5/20/2012”
We [the kids and I] were shopping at Sam’s club without mom. It seems that all good stories start this way because dad is a sucker for spending money that we maybe should not have. Maybe its also my way into bribing the kids to spend more time with me instead of video games. At … Continue reading “Backyard Pool – 5/19/2012”