Corvin wanted a soccer goal for his birthday. It was soccer season and he was getting quite good at it. So we got him a goal to play with. Of course, that meant that we had to play with him. We enjoy family activities and decided to make a night of soccer. We each took … Continue reading “Backyard Soccer – 10.15.11”
For Corvin’s birthday, his grandparents from Kansas City came in town. This ia always a treat for the kids. We normally go to KC to visit them. Grandparents were treated to two soccer games on Saturday morning. Corvin is quite the soccer player scoring a couple goals each game. After the soccer games, we decided … Continue reading “Corvin’s Birthday Weekend – 10.8.11”
As if the morning spent learning about the birds in their hands was not enough, Corvin and Sonora got to visit a very special horse in the afternoon! Thumbelina is in the Guinness World Records as the smallest horse in the world! She is not quite a foot and a half tall. The kids also … Continue reading “Corvin and Sonora Meet Thumbelina! – 8.15.11”
On Monday mornings in the late spring and through the summer, I help a group of researchers form the World Bird Sanctuary capture birds in special nets at the ecology center where I work. On one of these mornings, I was fortunate to be able to bring Corvin and Sonora with me. They watched while … Continue reading “Corvin and Sonora Catch Birds with Danelle – 8.15.11”
The kids had been wanting to learn to ice skate for a while. We decided to take a hot day outside and escape to a chilled ice rink. Corvin had been once before and was ready to go back and have fun. Out on the ice, Corvin was going decent with the metal helper to … Continue reading “Learning to Ice Skate – 8.7.11”
I won’t post any photos for those of you that are squeamish, but Corvin had another accident. He was playing around and fell back, splitting open his head. This required a late night visit to the ER for 4 staples to close up the wound. Luckily, he didn’t start getting staples until he was well … Continue reading “6.16 ER Visit for Corvin”
I made my pseudo annual trip to the St. Louis Auto Show. Like I do every year, I balk at going alone. I usually regret this decision because I don’t get to see everything I want to see. This year was a mixed bag of regret. I took my son, Corvin with me. I wanted … Continue reading “St. Louis Auto Show – 3.3”