We’ve been wanting to get Danelle’s parents out to Danforth to hang out with us for a while. We used her dad’s birthday and decent weather as an excuse. We started off by taking them to Panera for lunch. They don’t go out much and this has become their favorite place to eat (when we … Continue reading “Grandpa Henry’s Birthday – 3/5/2023”
Coatrack looking large as ever! I swear we have another cat, she just isn’t as social. Some pairs of people. First Sonora and Drew. Coty and Dan hanging out. Hogan and Danelle Also, while out on a walk, I saw the Oscar Meyer Hot Dog machine! We ordered the 30″ pizza from Mr. X Pizza.Other … Continue reading “February – 2023”
We went out to Danforth for the afternoon to play and burn. Currently what we’re doing out there feels more like playing than anything else. You can see Danelle putting a marshmallow on a stick if that tells you the type of fun we’re having. Some might say its not all fun and games, unless … Continue reading “Danforth – 2/26/2023”
We took Coty out to hike at Fort Belle Fontaine. Its a hike we’ve done before and enjoyed a lot. It started out a bit brisk, but warmed up as we went along. We started off from the car and just started hiking. We were all in good spirits. It didn’t take long before we … Continue reading “Fort Belle Fontaine Hike – 2/25/2023”
The Big Muddy Speaker Series is a free monthly series of presentations on Missouri River ecology, history, biology and more by experts in their field. For February, my wife, Dr. Danelle Haake, presented on chloride (road salt). I really enjoy hearing Danelle speak about her research. Its a side of her I don’t see often. … Continue reading “Big Muddy Spear Series Featuring Dr. Danelle Haake – 2/8/2023”
Lets get the cat photos out of the way first. Coatrack finished up the dip for us. Coty has decided Sushi is her favorite. We’re having fun being silly with Coty. Here she is getting ice cream. The girls are staying warm on the couch. And more couch time. Sonora is either sitting on the … Continue reading “January 2023”
We picked one of the coldest days of the year to take Coty to the confluence. Its a really awesome place and I wanted her to experience it. So Danelle, Coty, and I set off to visit. Its a long drive down gravel roads to get there. Once we hopped out of the car, we … Continue reading “Coty at the confluence – 1/29/2023”
While Corvin was home for winter break, he wanted to visit his grandparents. We got lunch at the grocery store and brought over lots of food for us to share and extra for them to eat later. After lunch, Danelle and her mom talked about the seeds they put in the bird feeder. Corvin had … Continue reading “Lunch With Grandma – 1/20/2023”
We wanted to do a family event while Corvin was in town over winter break. Of course its cold out so there are not tons of things that we can do out of the house. Of course the kids really like skating. We decided to go out roller skating. The plan was just the 5 … Continue reading “Roller Skating – 1/8/2023”
One of the first things you do when you live in St. Louis and have a visitor come into town is take them to The Gateway Arch. It might even be a law, but I’ll have to look into that and get back to you. Either way, Coty has been with us four months and … Continue reading “Arch Day – 1/2/2023”