Today we head to the Magic Kingdom. If you speak of a Florida vacation, you are likely talking about Disney World. So we headed out the slow way to avoid tolls. It didn’t take long before we found what we were looking for! We paid to park (cause it isn’t expensive enough to get in … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 6 – 7/8/2015”
Today’s plan was to go deep sea fishing. We got spots on a large boat that was slated to go about 10 miles offshore for good fishing. The kids were quite excited. We arrived early to check things out and ensure that we didn’t miss the boat. When I checked in, I purchased some rags … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 5 – 7/7/2015”
Today we were going to Universal Studios Orlando for the day. We mostly wanted to see the Harry Potter area. So the trip started out with us driving the hour into Orlando. By the time we got to Universal, I was rather upset. During the drive, we had to stop 5 times for toll booths … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 3 – 7/5/2015”
Our goal today was to finish the drive with a pit stop in Savannah, Georgia. We wanted to make sure we got out of the car to do something at least once a day instead of a long boring drive. We’ve heard about the beauty of the city of Savannah and wanted to see what … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 2 – 7/4/2015”
The town of Kimmswick, Missouri is a river town south of St. Louis on the Mississippi river. We went down there once to have lunch with the browns at the Blue Owl restaurant. The kids remember going there and are quite fond of it. We heard on the news that the flooding of the Mississippi … Continue reading “Kimmswick Sand Bagging – 6/27/2015”
We went over to JoJo’s to swim in the pool. The weather didn’t look promising, but we went anyway. A small amount of swimming was completed before the lightning got everybody out of the pool. One of her friends with her two kids came over and the kids had somebody to play with. We were … Continue reading “JoJo’s Pool – 6/25/2015”
I’m obsessed with the Meramec flooding! Today I drug the whole family back out to the river to see where it was at. The kids had been out of town and didn’t get to see our two visits earlier in the week. So Corvin and I walked farther down the road to see the mess. … Continue reading “Kids In The River – 6/20/2015”
Corvin got bit by a spider. He complained to Danelle and she thought it wasn’t good. Like a typical dad, I said to just wait it out. Mostly its just a large raised area, but she didn’t like it. I was out doing something when she decided the next day it was worse and took … Continue reading “Corvin’s Spider Bite – 6/15/2015”
Corvin wanted to dye his hair before going to camp Lakewood this summer. We each sort of joined one after the other till the 4 of use were in the bathroom getting our hair dyed. Here is the result! Hogan Haake
Now that all of you know my birthday, I expect presents next year… Anyway, this day started off fantastic. Danelle told me not to leave for work till I talked to her. I was mildly concerned. I got ready slowly can came downstairs to her and the kids singing me happy birthday with my first … Continue reading “Crazy Birthday – 6/10/2015”