Hannah is near the end of her stay for this visit. Danelle was busy with a prior commitment, so I thought I would take her and the kids out for an adventure. We started the day at the Melvin Price Lock and Dam and the associated National Great Rivers Museum. We were hoping to get … Continue reading “More Fun With Hannah – 6/3/2016”
Sonora wanted to have a birthday party with her friends. So I took her and three of her friends to the City Museum for her party. So Sonora, Clare, Keann, and Ella are headed into the museum with me. Clare is a bit afraid of heights, so I’ll have to be extra careful with her … Continue reading “Sonora’s Birthday Party – 5/15/2016”
Okay, so its one day early, but its hard not to celebrate when your grandparents are in town just for you’re birthday! And they are watching Sonora blow out the candles on her cookie cake. And no birthday for a kid is complete without a present or two! We took a trip to the botanical … Continue reading “Sonora’s Birthday – 5/14/2016”
I’m trying to get my kids excited about uni-cycling. Its easy to see somebody do it, but much harder to do it yourself. They have seen me do it tons, but I’m now trying to get them to do it. This means that I have to be out there with them to make it happen. … Continue reading “Unicycle Training – 5/7/2016”
Sonora had an orchestra concert today. Here she is in uniform getting ready. She was lucky enough to sit with her friend Ella for the concert. You can tell that they are having a great time together! And focusing on playing her music. Hogan Haake
We’re shaking off the winter as the sun is coming out more. Grandma Carol with Danelle and Sonora in the kitchen all smiles! And if you didn’t know it was warm yet, you can tell by the number of unicycle photos I’ve taken, getting out as much as possible! Hogan Haake
I had a work party earlier in the day. One of my co-workers brought out a giant Jenga set and it was quite a hit! I went straight from the party out to the hardware store and purchased enough wood to make my own set. Once made the kids and I proceeded to play a … Continue reading “Giant Jenga – 4/23/2016”
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”
We found a nice day for the family to bike around Forrest Park. Its right around 5 miles and mostly flat. The kids and Danelle were on bikes and I uni-cycled on my 29″. Around the halfway mark, we stopped to play with some dinosaurs. The T-Rex stepped on me, but I escaped unharmed! And … Continue reading “Forrest Park Ride – 2/28/2016”