Sonora decided that she wanted to participate in the science fair this year. She teamed up with her friend, Ella. It was decided that they would come to our house and perform the experiments. They were observing different candy (Mentos) being dropped into Diet Coke. First stop was to shop for supplies! Back at home, … Continue reading “Preparing for the Science Fair – 12/16/2016”
The day after Sonora’s concert, Corvin had one of his own. Danelle and Sonora decided to warm up by the fire before we went into the concert. Glad they didn’t burn themselves! Unfortunately, Corvin plays the bass and we often forget to bring the good camera, so you can’t really see him in the back … Continue reading “Corvin’s Orchestra Concert – 12/14/2016”
Sonora had a school concert in the evening. Grandma Carol and Grandpa Henry were able to make it out. She played very good! Hogan Haake
Danelle’s PhD research involved deploying equipment into storm sewers to measure lots of stuff and make the world a better place. Its best to check out her research website cause I’ll just get it wrong! Anyway, time was getting away from her and she needed to get her equipment deployed. So I took a day … Continue reading “Storm Sewer Deployment – 12/13/2016”
Laura wanted to check out Tilles Park’s Winter Wonderland. We decided it would be best to visit on a carriage. So we split a large carriage and invited Josh and Jen to join us. We all met early as we were quite excited to get our ride. The kids were super excited and we all … Continue reading “Christmas Lights With Friends – 12/7/2016”
After Ingrid’s annual Christmas Cookie party, many people came over to my house to hang out for pizza. We’re all getting so busy with our kids, we hardly see each other anymore! Hogan Haake
I wanted to ride the Chain of Rocks bridge for some time and the weather was decent. I packed up Corvin and Sonora along with snacks and hot chocolate and set out. Corvin had spent the night at a friend’s house and didn’t sleep much that night. By the time we got to the parking … Continue reading “Chain of Rocks Ride – 12/3/2016”
I decided to participate in No-Shave November this year. I took a photo every day for a month. And the full experience! Hogan Haake
All of our Thanksgiving plans with family fell apart this year. We didn’t plan to out of town, so we improvised a last minute camping trip. It has been three years since our last Thanksgiving week camping adventure. The kids seemed to miss the camping this time of year. So we quickly shopped for food … Continue reading “Thanksgiving Day Camping – 11/24/2016”
On January 14,2017, JoJo is hosting a showing of “Peeled Faces on the Amazon” at her warehouse. In order to make this transition from warehouse to theater, many friends volunteered time to make it happen. This night, I showed up to make beer to be served at the event. While I was doing that, there … Continue reading “Beer and Planning – 11/22/2016”