We finally made it out to the strawberry fields before all of the berries were gone. We missed the season last year. So we picked them like fiends (or at least I did). I would transfer the ones I picked to the kids so they could look like stars! Eventually we went home and the … Continue reading “Strawberry Jelly – 5/31/2015”
We left KC from picking up the kids earlier in the day so we could get home at a decent hour. I thought it would be nice to stop in Rocheport and get some movement/exercise before continuing the drive home. There, we found several things. Cool wooden train We found a lake that was flooded … Continue reading “Katy Trail – 5/30/2015”
Danelle’s car got attacked by a peacock at her work. She came out because she heard something and saw a peacock actively pecking and attacking her car. It saw its reflection and tried to remove the other male from its area. You might say, what sort of damage could a peacock do to a car … Continue reading “Peacock Attack – 5/29/2015”
So I talked Danelle into a canoe race with me. A simple 72 mile race in South Dakota. Here is how it all went down. Thursday after work was the last day of school for the kids. We went to the after school party and let the kids hang around till right before 7pm. Then … Continue reading “South Dakota Kayak Challenge – 5/22/2015”
We went to Tilles park to hang out together. Ok, maybe we had stale bread and wanted to feed it to the ducks and geese. We walked around the lake slowly first. There were people about and we noticed a sign when we got there asking not to feed them. Being proper Americans, we decided … Continue reading “Don’t Feed The Geese – 5/10/2015”
Corvin got to sing at the St. Louis Cardinals game for the 7th inning stretch. This was his last time since he won’t be Avery after this year. We couldn’t get in focus photos, but he had a great time. Sonora and Andrew hung out a bunch. And we brought Danelle’s dad Henry with us! … Continue reading “Avery Spotlight Singers at Cardinals Game – 5/6/2015”
Danelle and I are participating in the South Dakota Kayak Challenge at the end of the month.Its a 72 mile race and this is our first real training run. The plan was that I would do the Mud Run in the morning, come home and get ready, then drop the kids off at Grandma’s house … Continue reading “Training on the Meramec – 5/2/2015”
Its always hard to be good parents. We try to mix things up for the kids to keep life interesting. This evening, we decided to do something different with the kids. We got pizza, then picked up the kids from after care. From there we went to the Laumeier Sculpture park. Of course, we started … Continue reading “Sculpture Park Dinner – 4/23/2015”
We met around 9 am in the morning for this cleanup. I believe it was an event organized by the River Des Peres Watershed Coalition. It had been planned a few months out and had a fair number of volunteers. At the start, the group was splitting into two. First, a group of people that … Continue reading “Stream team Cleanup MacKenzie Creek – 4/18/2015”
We received a call from the browns to join them for an outing to Chesterfield Sports Fusion. After some quick research, Danelle and I agreed it would be a fun thing to do. So we picked a time to meet the Browns. It was especially good timing as it was another cold wet wintery time. … Continue reading “Chesterfield Sports Fusion – 1/25/2015”