Our friend from college, Josh was in town with his wife, Jen, and their kids around Thanksgiving. They live in Virginia, but Josh grew up in St. Louis. He and Danelle were in the Honors College crew who went to London for a semester and then meandered around Europe for a couple of months. Another … Continue reading “Honors Friends – 11/26/2014”
The Missouri Botanical Garden put out their annual Christmas Light and we decided to grace them with our presence. It was extremely cold outside, but it was still crowded. Corvin and I were not completely in the mood to visit that night, so we were not quite up to the Christmas spirit. I wasn’t thinking … Continue reading “Garden Glow – 11/21/2014”
Don’t get your hopes up, this is not a dirty post. It actually about our Thanksgiving trip out of town to French Lick, Indiana. We booked a room at the Big Splash resort/indoor water park. The water park is located on top of a hill, so its hard to miss, but not a place I … Continue reading “French Lick – 11/19/2014”
Danelle’s college friend, Mary happened to be visiting St. Louis for a few days. We were lucky enough to meet up with her and her sister at the Transportation Museum. We didn’t have much time, but with several kids, it was probably better that way. My kids did a great job playing/watching the other four … Continue reading “Mary Day – 11/9/2014”
On a whim, I wanted to go on a hiking trip with the family. I packed them up and headed for a surprise destination. I had an idea where I wanted to go, but was not telling them. On the way to our initial destination, we encountered The Wabash, Frisco, and Pacific Association. This is … Continue reading “Wabash Railroad – 10/26/2014”
We participated in the annual River Des Peres cleanup. I think it has a cooler name, but Danelle isn’t here to ask. We got there early to help setup. Corvin was creative with the sign. Once the event got going and people showed up, we ended splitting up into three groups. Danelle stayed around the … Continue reading “River Des Peres Cleanup – 10/18/2014”
We came into KC for the weekend to see Holly. This was the last weekend she was going to come into town before she had her baby girl. Of course we got to see my parents who seemed quite happy! But it wasn’t meant to be, mom wasn’t actually happy. She has been having issues … Continue reading “Kansas City – 8/30/2014”
Danelle entered the 20 mile Race For The Rivers this year in her kayak. This is her third race and she has used her third boat. She was excited to race and do her best to place high in the field. First, she needed to put on her sun screen. With sun screen on, she … Continue reading “Race For The Rivers – 8/23/2014”
Jake and Robin invited us to go camping with them at Onondaga Cave state park. They gave us the date and told us the campsite they would be staying at. We had the weekend open and decided it would be a fun time to hang out with them. We booked the campsite next to them. … Continue reading “Onondaga Cave Camping – 8/2/2014”
I discovered Meramec Highlands Quarry Park by accident. I was looking through my Facebook page and noticed my neighbor had taken his kids to a park in town. I inquired with him further to understand. He explained where the park was and gave me some tips for getting around the park. The map (thanks Google … Continue reading “Meramec Highlands Quarry Park – 7/29/2014”