Sonora decided that she wanted to participate in the science fair this year. She teamed up with her friend, Ella. It was decided that they would come to our house and perform the experiments. They were observing different candy (Mentos) being dropped into Diet Coke. First stop was to shop for supplies! Back at home, … Continue reading “Preparing for the Science Fair – 12/16/2016”
Sonora had a school concert in the evening. Grandma Carol and Grandpa Henry were able to make it out. She played very good! Hogan Haake
Laura wanted to check out Tilles Park’s Winter Wonderland. We decided it would be best to visit on a carriage. So we split a large carriage and invited Josh and Jen to join us. We all met early as we were quite excited to get our ride. The kids were super excited and we all … Continue reading “Christmas Lights With Friends – 12/7/2016”
I wanted to ride the Chain of Rocks bridge for some time and the weather was decent. I packed up Corvin and Sonora along with snacks and hot chocolate and set out. Corvin had spent the night at a friend’s house and didn’t sleep much that night. By the time we got to the parking … Continue reading “Chain of Rocks Ride – 12/3/2016”
All of our Thanksgiving plans with family fell apart this year. We didn’t plan to out of town, so we improvised a last minute camping trip. It has been three years since our last Thanksgiving week camping adventure. The kids seemed to miss the camping this time of year. So we quickly shopped for food … Continue reading “Thanksgiving Day Camping – 11/24/2016”
In an effort to get away, I took the kids out to bike on Grant’s Trail. It was a bit cold outside, so Sonora was quite bundled up. Corvin and I unicycled and he did a great job! And as a treat, we had hot chocolate out of the thermos when we finished our ride! … Continue reading “Grants Trail – 11/20/2016”
Sonora dressed up as a very creepy clown for the Avery Fall festival. But it was perfect for the haunted house! Danelle and Sonora spent a day at Six Flags. And Corvin is getting much better at his unicycle. He went on a 4 mile ride with me. So we had to stop for Ice … Continue reading “October – 2016”
We came into Kansas City to visit family. It was a rare weekend when Corvin didn’t have a soccer game and we took full advantage of it. Corvin and Sonora were most excited to meet Heidi, the new puppy. Planning ahead, I brought my unicycle and had a nice ride with Herman. I couldn’t get … Continue reading “KC Visit – 11/5/2016”
Josh and Jen invited us over to their house to make apple cider. Ok, the real goal was to get the juice so they could turn it into hard apple cider. But all good things take time and we needed to start with getting the juice out of the apples. Several of their friends showed … Continue reading “Apple Cider – 10/29/2016”
One of the goals of the shelter we’re building at Waterfall is to have a place to store boats where they are not in the sun all of the time. We’re specifically planning on putting our two plastic boats out there. Plastic and exposure to the sun don’t mix! As you can see, we had … Continue reading “Waterfall Shelter Walls – 10/23/2016”