Sonora has a birthday tradition where her grandparents from Kansas City come in town and visit. This weekend also included a track meet a ways away, so we offered for the grandparents to skip if they didn’t want to go to the track meet. GPM (Grand Pa Monster) and Grandma Pat came to St. Louis … Continue reading “Sonora’s Birthday Weekend – 5/14/2022”
Sonora got invited to senior prom this year. She was super excited and so was Danelle. So first thing a girl has to do is go and find a dress. Here are some of the highlights of the shopping trip to find a dress. I feel like prom snuck up on us even though I … Continue reading “Prom – 4/22/2022”
A month with cats is an incomplete month. Brawndo looks outside. And playing in the laundry. Eric made a visit and got to see how big Brawndo is. And it seems a common theme for me that as spring starts to show up, I get interested in unicycling again. A quick trip out to the … Continue reading “March 2022”
Track season has begun. We were hoping for a nice warm day, but it was not to be. While waiting for Sonora to throw discus, we got some light snow falling on us. Everybody was very cold waiting around for our athletes to compete. Every piece of clothing we could find in the car to … Continue reading “Track Season – 3/31/2022”
Danelle continues to poke fun of me for my old man eye sight. I need more like than I used to for reading in bed. I’ve taken to putting a light on my chin to face the book. I put the book upside down for the photo, its semi-staged. Always cat photos! Ohh look, a … Continue reading “January 2022”
We packed up and headed to Kansas City for Christmas this year. We’ve gotten worse at planning, but my parents didn’t mind the last minute surprise. I texted my dad this photo right before we came in the front door. Did I mention the weather seemed extra warm? As an added bonus, Herman came in … Continue reading “Christmas in Kansas City – 12/25/2021”
The kids played in the Christmas concert this evening. Sonora with her violin. Corvin with the bass and blue mask in the back. And finally the video of the concert. Hogan Haake
Like nearly every month, we spend way too much time with our cats. Of course, this photo of me with Brawndo is staged. Brawndo and Coatrack playing in the kitchen. I’m not sure if he’s practicing playing dead, or just trying to block the heat vent. Danelle and I took a wonderful walk on a … Continue reading “November 2021”
Corvin and Sonora were playing in the Symphonic Orchestra tonight. Danelle and I went out to see them play. Corvin is the standing bass player on the left. Sonora plays in the front, therefore its much easier to zoom in on her. The kids played a lovely concert that you can watch below if you’re … Continue reading “Webster Groves High School Symphonic Orchestra – 12/7/2021”
My sister Hannah purchased her first house this year. We figured the best way to help her celebrate the new house was to invade for a holiday. So without further adieu, we set out to drive to Ottawa Kansas (about an hour south of Kansas City) for Thanksgiving. Of course we called first, but here … Continue reading “Thanksgiving At Hannah’s House – 11/25/2021”