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”
So the real reason Hannah and mom came into St. Louis for the weekend was for a school project. Hannah needed to observe a small child for her teaching. Of course I offered Nathan up with his Steve and Jackie’s permission. So we “rented” him for a few hours at the science center. Kalie and … Continue reading “Science Center with Nathan – 2/20/2016”
Hannah’s friend Shelby was coming to St. Louis with a Kalie for a job interview. Hannah couldn’t come at the same time, but decided to come later. Mom wanted to join her for an excuse to visit us. We were not complaining, getting to see my mom and sister at our house! We always try … Continue reading “Mom and Hannah in STL – 2/20/2016”
Sonora had been begging us to take her ice skating for quite a while. I decided it was finally time to do something about it. I took her out to St. Louis’ outdoor rink, Steinberg skating rink in Forrest Park. Neither of us had been there before. It was easy to find and the facilities … Continue reading “Ice Skating – 2/7/2016”
The St. Louis Symphony was giving a free concert tribute to Curtis Mayfield. We decided to go and check it out. We had never been to Powell Hall before and were quite surprised at how nice it is. We made sure to get there early since there were no assigned seats. We were pleasantly surprised … Continue reading “Curtis Mayfield Tribute – 2/3/2016”
I wanted to go canoeing and I needed a partner. I couldn’t think of anybody better to take with me that my lovely daughter, Sonora. When I asked her, she jumped up excitedly and was ready to go. I instructed her on the things I wanted her to wear and the spare clothes to bring … Continue reading “Paddling with Sonora – 4/21/2016”