I purchased tickets from CineConcerts to see the St. Louis Symphony play “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. The jest of this is that the movie is played on a large screen while the orchestra plays the musical score of the movie live in front of us. We also took Danelle’s parents with … Continue reading “Harry Potter at the Symphony – 4/14/2019”
Corvin had a track meet at Kirkwood High School. His grandparents live a few blocks from the school. We parked the car at their house and walked back to the house. For this meet he was in the first (4x800m), middle (1600m), and last (3200m) events. That meant that we would be there for the … Continue reading “Kirkwood Track Meet – 3/27/2019”
As my kids get older, I realize what an effort it is to be a family. Everybody has their own agenda and events that are important to them. But Henry and Carol do a great job inviting us to come over and hang out. And they are always fun events! The excess dessert is also … Continue reading “Game Night – 3/9/2019”
Holidays are what you make of them. We were all busy, so we decided to have our family Thanksgiving late. We all met at Henry and Carol’s house. The plan was an evening to eat and hang out. Of course, its a tradition that we play board games. I learned something interesting today. There is … Continue reading “Late Thanksgiving – 11/24/2018”
After a few months without a car, I took Henry and Carol to the dealership to get a new car. If you forgot, their car was totaled at an intersection when coming to feed our cats. They learned about several valuable services like grocery delivery while they went without a car. Its an interesting position … Continue reading “Henry and Carol’s New Car – 2/3/2018”
Sonora was recommended by her music teacher to participate in the St. Louis All Suburban Orchestra. This involved her learning new music on her own and going to several practices after hours with the rest of the group. We were lucky that my parents were able to come in from Kansas City for the weekend … Continue reading “St. Louis 6th Grade All Suburban Orchestra”
My last post for 2017! Here are a few things that didn’t get their own album. Corvin dressing up at the meme Dat Boi. Danelle’s parents making silly faces with me. Sonora playing Corvin’s bass like a violin. 200,000 miles driven in our van. Now aiming for 300,000. Carol got her car totaled in an … Continue reading “December – 2017”
Corvin’s Jazz concert was today. Henry and Carol came out to see it with us. And of course, the concert. Hogan Haake
We met Danelle’s family at Kirkwood Park for an Easter picnic. They reserved a small area and we hauled a bunch of stuff in to have lunch together. After our meal, we hung out for a few hours playing games and talking to each other. The weather was just right which made it even better! … Continue reading “Easter Picnic – 4/15/2017”
The date is getting closer to the Amazon Event and there is still lots to do. Danelle made it out with me today to work on the Funky Warehouse. JoJo set each of us up with different jobs so we were all working all over the warehouse. As we completed our work, Andy wanted to … Continue reading “Cleaning the Funky Warehouse – 12/29/2016”