I had planned a surprise trip with Danelle to Boston, MA earlier this year. Some personal things came up and we canceled the trip. Of course the airline didn’t provide any refunds, so we had airfare we were not using. I figured we would never end up using the airfare. However, it worked out that … Continue reading “New York – 10/13/2013”
More flags more fun? At least the kids think so. This is our first family trip to Six Flags ever, let alone since we moved to St. Louis. It isn’t that far from home. The kids don’t look excited in the photo before we entered the park, but I promise we had trouble keeping them … Continue reading “6 Flags – 8/13/2012”
We left the kids at my parents house for a week in Kansas City. While my parents were busy spoiling their grand kids, Danelle and I were catching up on cleaning and sleep. Yep, that’s what parents do when their kids are not around. We even got new tires on our van together. Nothing super … Continue reading “Rock Bridge Park – 8/5/2012”
It was Saturday evening and Danelle came to me quite excited. She had that look in her eye like a kid waiting to go into a candy store. I’m not sure I have ever seen her with that look in her eye before. There was something urgent that she wanted to tell me. She started … Continue reading “Burning Bandit – 12.18.11”
Danelle works hard each year planting and managing our home garden. One of the more successful plants this year were cucumbers. They grew on a trellis made from Hogan’s bamboo. The harvest was so plentiful, that she was having trouble figuring out what to do with all of the cucumbers. After a bit of thought, … Continue reading “Pickles – 7.17”