Bike With Your Boots On is a a citizen science initiative with the Missouri Stream Team to get people out exercising and testing local creeks. For this outing, we met at Fults Field near River Des Peres and split into groups to cover the most ground. At each site we tested for things like conductivity … Continue reading “Bike With Your Boots On – 6/23/2018”
Its Saturday and it is going to be a very long day. I’ve been resting from my last week paddling the Texas Water Safari. Both of the kids are at Camp Lakewood and we have to pick them up. So Danelle and I start the drive early packed for a wedding and headed to camp … Continue reading “Heather and Keith Wedding – 6/17/2018”
Coatrack, our large tuxedo colored cat is still very new to us. We’ve had him for a year and I don’t remember him ever going in the car except when we brought him home and maybe a followup vet trip. So I brought him with Corvin and I for a quick out and back trip. … Continue reading “Coatrack In The Van”
Corvin had another concert. He is second from the right standing up in the back. And if you would rather listen to it… Hogan Haake
Corvin joined track this year and had his first meet. Danelle snapped a few photos of the action. People watching between events keeps things interesting. There was one mother that was the complete definition of being self absorbed! Two different times, she walked across the track causing a runner to have to slow down not … Continue reading “Corvin’s First Track Meet – 4/24/2018”
Spring is here, and we needed to get out of the house. I had a few checks to take to the bank, so I brought the whole family along. Its a little over a mile walk to the bank. The kids were not completely into the walk, but I found ways to entertain them. And … Continue reading “Walking To The Bank – 4/17/2018”
I needed to get out of the house and Danelle needed some peace and quiet for her school work. So I packed up the kids and drove to Castlewood State Park. There, I wanted to hike a trail that overlooks the Meramec river. We did hike it for a short time, but the kids and … Continue reading “Cold Day at Castlewood – 4/1/2018”
Sometimes you just have to get out of the house and explore. Corvin and I wanted to go for a unicycle ride and it seemed just warm enough at the house. We packed the unicycles and headed downtown to the Mississippi Riverfront Trail. We got out of the van, unloaded and started to ride. It … Continue reading “Unicycles and Water Pipes – 2/18/2018”
What a super cold month! So cold in fact, there were pipes bursting all over town. One popped in my office building giving us some unexpected time off… I tried to turn my driveway into an ice rink. On a few of the warmer days, I got in some unicycle riding. My parents came in … Continue reading “January – 2018”
For Christmas, we got family tickets to see 2 Cellos. With both of the kids in orchestra, we though this would be a nice treat. The concert was at the Fox theater, which is also cool. Here is a short video near the end of the concert. I left the concert with mixed feelings. I … Continue reading “2 Cellos – 1/29/2018”