I got up early with the desire to make cinnamon rolls. So I got started and ended up with a pan looking like so! t Later in the day, we ended up visiting Henry and Carol to hang out. The kids spent some time together blowing bubbles, but the rain kept us mostly indoors. A … Continue reading “Sunday with Family – 3/27/2016”
It was a Friday bordering spring break. The kids and Danelle had the following week off, but I still had to work. We had talked about what do and if we should take a trip out of town. I got a social media reminder about the largest canoe and kayak expo around. I had talked … Continue reading “Madison Wisconsin Weekend Getaway – 3/11/2016”
The St. Louis Symphony was giving a free concert tribute to Curtis Mayfield. We decided to go and check it out. We had never been to Powell Hall before and were quite surprised at how nice it is. We made sure to get there early since there were no assigned seats. We were pleasantly surprised … Continue reading “Curtis Mayfield Tribute – 2/3/2016”
Danelle and Sonora took Hannah to her first NHL blues game. The girls were lucky enough to be at a game where there were not as many people in attendance. They came down to the first level from the top to see the game from close up! Quite the experience. Rumor has it that Hannah … Continue reading “A New Hockey Fan – 1/4/2016”
We hadn’t been to the City Museum for a long time. Sonora was begging us to go for a while and the timing seemed perfect. One of the favorites that they kept going back to was the outdoor ball pit. We made several trips to play in it throughout the day. This outdoor shot really … Continue reading “City Museum – 1/3/2016”
Hannah came to visit us during her winter break from school. We didn’t waste any time, from the moment we picked her up, we headed out to Waterfall. 141 ramp from I-44 was still closed as they were cleaning up debris from the flooding. You can see extra water where there normally isn’t any. The … Continue reading “Hannah in STL – 1/2/2016”
Christmas day had great weather and we decided to take advantage of it. We headed out to Rockwoods Reservation to hike the Lime Kiln trail. The trail head for this hike is hard to miss. The start has a large lime kiln. The weather was perfect, and we had a good time exploring and goofing … Continue reading “Christmas Hike – 12/25/2015”
Since we purchased Waterfall, we’ve been thinking about an outdoor fireplace. While we have not agreed on what it will look like when we’re done, we do agree on the price… So we found free bricks. This is our second load delivering them and worried about the tires on the van as it was quite … Continue reading “Bricks to Waterfall – 10/25/2015”
We purchased a few acres of land on the Big River in Hillsdale, MO a few days ago. This is our first family trip out to our property, Waterfall, since our purchase. We walked around to check it out as owners. We got a few snaps near the water. It didn’t take Danelle long … Continue reading “Family Trip to Waterfall – 10/18/2015”
What birthday would be complete without having your friends for a sleepover? So we invited Zach and Henry over to share in the festivities. After dinner, we had to provide dessert. In order to keep things interesting, I served a few scoops of ice cream and cake. But they each got special implements to eat … Continue reading “Corvin’s Friend Birthday Party – 10/10/2015”