Our last full day in Florida was a day at the beach. It didn’t seem like we could spend in a better way. So we went out to the beach and set up our borrowed tent with our 100 square feet of shade to prevent sunburn. Of course, being the horrible person that I am, … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 8 – 7/10/2015”
Today we head to the Magic Kingdom. If you speak of a Florida vacation, you are likely talking about Disney World. So we headed out the slow way to avoid tolls. It didn’t take long before we found what we were looking for! We paid to park (cause it isn’t expensive enough to get in … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 6 – 7/8/2015”
Today’s plan was to go deep sea fishing. We got spots on a large boat that was slated to go about 10 miles offshore for good fishing. The kids were quite excited. We arrived early to check things out and ensure that we didn’t miss the boat. When I checked in, I purchased some rags … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 5 – 7/7/2015”
Today we were going to Universal Studios Orlando for the day. We mostly wanted to see the Harry Potter area. So the trip started out with us driving the hour into Orlando. By the time we got to Universal, I was rather upset. During the drive, we had to stop 5 times for toll booths … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 3 – 7/5/2015”
Our goal today was to finish the drive with a pit stop in Savannah, Georgia. We wanted to make sure we got out of the car to do something at least once a day instead of a long boring drive. We’ve heard about the beauty of the city of Savannah and wanted to see what … Continue reading “Florida Vacation Day 2 – 7/4/2015”
Earlier in the year, I heard that Weird Al was coming to St. Louis. I told Danelle that my birthday was coming up and I wanted tickets. She bought them a few minutes after the tickets opened up and got amazing tickets! The show was amazing. The best I’ve ever been to! I highly recommend … Continue reading “Weird Al – 6/28/2015”
The town of Kimmswick, Missouri is a river town south of St. Louis on the Mississippi river. We went down there once to have lunch with the browns at the Blue Owl restaurant. The kids remember going there and are quite fond of it. We heard on the news that the flooding of the Mississippi … Continue reading “Kimmswick Sand Bagging – 6/27/2015”
I promise, this is the last of my insanely frequent visits to the Meramec River in Valley Park. I took the kids earlier in the day to see it and I just wanted to paddle it myself. So I went out to the river with my kayak! Hogan Haake
The Meramec river was up a bunch. In fact, it was flooding and still rising. Danelle, JoJo and I decided to meet at the river for dinner and a paddle. We brought the pizza and she the beer. After a quick meal and conversation with a fellow paddler, we were ready to paddle. I placed … Continue reading “Paddle with Jo – 8/18/2015”
Corvin wanted to dye his hair before going to camp Lakewood this summer. We each sort of joined one after the other till the 4 of use were in the bathroom getting our hair dyed. Here is the result! Hogan Haake