Corvin and I happened to be in Kansas City for a quick visit and were able to celebrate my brother Henry’s birthday with family. Mom did good making him a special cake, and Henry did his part by taking a large strange shaped piece to celebrate. Hogan Haake
Danelle’s parents planted some pecan trees in their front yard many years ago. The trees have had many years to grow up and now product pecans. They have spent quite a bit of effort keeping the squirrels off of the trees to protect the nuts. Because they did a good job protecting the pecans from … Continue reading “Pecan Tree Shake – 12/14/2014”
We were on the road by 6 am, which was a feat with the people involved. Even getting our two kids to wake up on time was simple compared with my brothers, Herman and Henry. Much to my surprise, everybody got up with minimal fuss and we were on the road. 3/4 of my passengers … Continue reading “Hayden and Jennifer 10 Years – 7/12/2014”
Its Friday and tomorrow, 7/12, my brother Hayden is celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary. He’s living in Kentucky and St. Louis happens to be on the way. In addition, Corvin and Sonora were still at Grandma’s house visiting. Since there wouldn’t be enough room in the car for all of them, my kids plus Herman … Continue reading “Balls, Bats, and Slurpees – 7/11/2014”
Another wonderful month had come and gone. My brother Henry came to visit and we had some good times downtown… I showed him some sights he never expected to see and he’s ready to come back to St. Louis! Sonora inspired an eighties memory of a boombox on your shoulder so you can hear the … Continue reading “March – 2013”
My father in law was awarded a Knights of Columbus award for family achievement. We went to watch him receive the award and celebrate with him. Album
My father in law is fascinated with bridges. He can spend hours in Google Earth searching for them. I could think of no better gift to give him on Christmas day, than to take him to see the new I-70 bridge being built in St. Louis. I picked him up in the afternoon and we … Continue reading “Christmas Bridge – 12/25/2012”
Hogan and his brother Henry have accepted the challenge – they are racing in the Missouri River 340 river race. About 150 other canoes and kayaks are racing with them to see who can make it from Kansas City (where the Kansas River meets the Missouri) to Frontier Park in St. Charles. The race … Continue reading “3rd Annual MR340 – 8/17/2008”