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”
I must be going soft. I used to never buy flowers for Danelle. But I sprung for several roses. I try to take a lunch walk every day that I’m working from home. Often, I can even convince Danelle to walk with me. One of the highlights of our walk is spotting the birds (I … Continue reading “December – 2022”
We hosted new years at our house this year. It was a small affair, but just right for the occasion. The Neimeyer’s plus Drew were over for the night. We had some shenanigans at the air hockey table. And of course our midnight toast. Don’t worry, this one is non-alcoholic. Hogan Haake
Its an annual tradition that Tilles Park decorates the whole park into a winter wonderland. There are options to walk, drive, or horse drawn carriage through the park. Surprisingly, the walking tickets (which are limited) sell out very fast. We choose to make a night of it and take the horse drawn carriage through the … Continue reading “Tilles Park Carriage Ride”
We left early for Kansas City on Christmas Day. So early in fact that the kids decided to sleep just a bit more. Danelle was kind enough to stay awake with me while I drove. Once we got to KC, the kids were well rested and we went about hanging around the house. My sister … Continue reading “Christmas in KC – 12/25/2022”