We agreed to do a family camp out in the fall. About two years before that was the last family camp out and it was quite a success. Since the St. Louis Haakes were joining this year, we decided to pick somewhere in the middle of Missouri. We ended up choosing Graham Cave state park. … Continue reading “Family Campout – 10/5/2012”
What a great month for our family. We spent a lot of time together outside with great weather. We also spent some quality time indoors with little Mark. Outside, I was working on getting more redneck points by mowing a small lawn on a riding mower. The only thing missing is a trucker ball cap … Continue reading “September – 2012”
Steve and Jackie wanted a night out and I wanted to see my buddy, Nathan. So they brought him over for a night of fun at “Uncle” Hogan’s house. Nathan was ready for me, cause he is walking all over the place now! The lovely couple looked ready to go, but like all first time … Continue reading “Babysitting Nathan – 9/8/2012”
Back in August, I showed plans for how I was going to re-hang my canoe on the ceiling of my garage. I finally got motivated and started with the original base of the strongback I used to make the canoe in 2009. It would serve as the base that the boat would sit on. I … Continue reading “Re-hanging my canoe [First Draft] – 9/3/2012 AND 9/23/2012”
The Sunset Race is an event that was started in December 2007 to help train for the Missouri River 340 race. A dedicated group of us come out the second Thursday of each month and paddle to train for distance racing and enjoy the river. I spent the first hour of the race hanging out … Continue reading “August Sunset Race 8/9/2012”
It seems just nuts, but that’s the whole point. My father-in-law has two pecan trees in his yard. He wants to get the nuts from the trees,but the squirrels think they own the nuts. The one that wins will be the one that gets to the nuts first. The key to keeping the squirrels from … Continue reading “Squirrel Prevention – 8/19/2012”
I just can’t help myself sometimes. I hadn’t done anything crazy for a while and decided it was time. It was a random Saturday and i was bored, so I took the kids to the office with a large stack of post-it notes and we decided to have some fun. I picked the VP of … Continue reading “A Little Office Decorating – 8/18/2012”
Nothing goes better with cookies than kids. Well, maybe milk, but for this post, we’ll say kids. I don’t remember what prompted this get together with the Metheny Family. Probably just an excuse for us to hang out. Our theme for this cookie gathering: transportation! And if you know us at all, yes, we had … Continue reading “Midsummer Baking with the Methenys – 8/17/2012”
More flags more fun? At least the kids think so. This is our first family trip to Six Flags ever, let alone since we moved to St. Louis. It isn’t that far from home. The kids don’t look excited in the photo before we entered the park, but I promise we had trouble keeping them … Continue reading “6 Flags – 8/13/2012”
We left the kids at my parents house for a week in Kansas City. While my parents were busy spoiling their grand kids, Danelle and I were catching up on cleaning and sleep. Yep, that’s what parents do when their kids are not around. We even got new tires on our van together. Nothing super … Continue reading “Rock Bridge Park – 8/5/2012”