Its Friday and tomorrow, 7/12, my brother Hayden is celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary. He’s living in Kentucky and St. Louis happens to be on the way. In addition, Corvin and Sonora were still at Grandma’s house visiting. Since there wouldn’t be enough room in the car for all of them, my kids plus Herman … Continue reading “Balls, Bats, and Slurpees – 7/11/2014”
I was signed up for the MR340 race. it was set to start on Tuesday 7/8. I have family in KC and decided to visit for Independence Day. It wouldn’t require any extra time off work, so it was perfect. We loaded the boat on the van and took off after work on Thursday. Everything … Continue reading “7/3/2014 – KC For The MR340”
Its been 5 years (almost to the day) since Corvin and I last shaved our heads. True to the format, though not planned, Corvin went first! It didn’t take Danelle long to get him into top mohawk form! While the chair was still warm, I decided to sit down myself. Here is my last chance … Continue reading “Head Shaving – 7/2/2014”
The kids always want to go to the pool. I should make it a point to take them more often as they have a bunch of fun. Ok, I might even have fun myself. Danelle was kind enough to document our craziness on the diving boards. Sonora is still building up her confidence, so she … Continue reading “Diving Board – 6/15/2014”
Corvin and Sonora are on baseball and softball teams. They dressed up for picture day and we realized that our kids are lucky 13! Album Hogan Haake
I came home from work to find my son doing the following. I had to get a photo before he stopped. It may not look like much, but he was trying to get the newspapers off the neighbor’s roof. He tied tree branches to the end of a hockey stick and is using it to … Continue reading “Hockey Roof – 4/28/2013”
With the kids out of town for the week in Kansas City, we figured it was time to paint their rooms. It would be a nice surprise for them when they got back home. First, the before photos: Sonora Corvin Then we started the magical transformation that a fresh coat of paint can do. Sonora … Continue reading “Room Painting – 3/20/2013”
What a busy fun month! Lets look back at some of the memories. I remember picking up the kids from school one night and Sonora was especially sad. I had some shopping I wanted to do and asked her to come along with me. I figured some one on one time with her would help … Continue reading “February – 2013”
We needed some family time. I figured the best way to do that was to do something together that the kids would enjoy. Making dessert kept the kid’s interest, and they got to eat their work when they were done. We decided to make fruit pockets.We started by making the crust. We may have cheated … Continue reading “Making Dessert – 2/21/2013”
Corvin always wanted to be in a cup stacking contest. He finally got signed up and went with mom to the contest. He says that the contest is fun but hard. By the look on his face, it takes deep concentration to do your best work. Album Hogan Haake