Corvin and I went out for a unicycle ride on the Katy Trail. We didn’t set any distance or time records, but we did spend time together. I like hearing Corvin talk about his life and the things that interest him. He even got up on the big unicycle for a bit. While he can … Continue reading “Katy Trail with Corvin – 7/6/2017”
We made a trip to KC to drop Sonora off for the week. She wanted to spend the Independence Day holiday with her uncle and cousins. So we went in town. While we were there Henry invited Corvin and I to the shooting range with him. Corvin had only ever shot a .22 riffle and … Continue reading “Kansas City – 7/1/2017”
After being apart for a week, we just wanted to hang out together for the day. We started off with a family paddling trip. We enjoyed a family lunch at the half way point. Not to let the day be normal, we finished it off by going bowling! Sometimes you just have to go out … Continue reading “Family Day – 6/18/2017”
Today Danelle, Kelly, and Kerry came back from a week on the beach. We made signs so they could find us as they came off the plane… It was great to have them home again! Hogan Haake
This was a week that started off bad and only got better! Danelle was going out of town for a girls 40th birthday party week and that left the kids and I to hang out. After thinking of lots of ideas of what to do with the kids, I decided to visit my sister Holly … Continue reading “Holly Week – 6/10/2017”
I let myself get talked into a bad haircut again. I didn’t loose a bet, I just wanted a colored mohawk to celebrate summer and the upcoming South Dakota Kayak Challenge. It started off with Sonora pretending to be a cat, and then a turtle… Corvin decided to get his hair cut first. He eagerly … Continue reading “Bad Haircuts – 5/21/2017”
Corvin and I went out for a unicycle ride on Grant’s trail. He’s gotten good enough on the unicycle that I gave him my 29″ unicycle and told him I would just ride the 36″ one now. Not only is he excited, he is FAST! Hogan Haake
Corvin’s final Honors Orchestra concert of the year. Its best to listen to the video more than watch. Corvin is in the back. Also of note, he wore a Spam tie, but the director made him take it off. Hogan Haake
I asked Bernie in passing if I could borrow his 4 person aluminum boat for the South Dakota Kayak Challenge. He surprised me by saying yes. So I was going to pick up the boat from him with a test float. He agreed to go out with myself and my kids for the test paddle. … Continue reading “Paddle With Bernie – 5/7/2017”
So one day after my last outing on the flooded Meramec river (yesterday) and its risen several feet! I went out with Corvin to check it out. Parking was quite different as the parking lot I was in yesterday is under about 8 feet of water! We were out about an hour, look at the … Continue reading “Meramec Flood 5/1/2017”