Don’t get your hopes up, this is not a dirty post. It actually about our Thanksgiving trip out of town to French Lick, Indiana. We booked a room at the Big Splash resort/indoor water park. The water park is located on top of a hill, so its hard to miss, but not a place I … Continue reading “French Lick – 11/19/2014”
On a whim, I wanted to go on a hiking trip with the family. I packed them up and headed for a surprise destination. I had an idea where I wanted to go, but was not telling them. On the way to our initial destination, we encountered The Wabash, Frisco, and Pacific Association. This is … Continue reading “Wabash Railroad – 10/26/2014”
We participated in the annual River Des Peres cleanup. I think it has a cooler name, but Danelle isn’t here to ask. We got there early to help setup. Corvin was creative with the sign. Once the event got going and people showed up, we ended splitting up into three groups. Danelle stayed around the … Continue reading “River Des Peres Cleanup – 10/18/2014”
Jake and Robin invited us to go camping with them at Onondaga Cave state park. They gave us the date and told us the campsite they would be staying at. We had the weekend open and decided it would be a fun time to hang out with them. We booked the campsite next to them. … Continue reading “Onondaga Cave Camping – 8/2/2014”
I discovered Meramec Highlands Quarry Park by accident. I was looking through my Facebook page and noticed my neighbor had taken his kids to a park in town. I inquired with him further to understand. He explained where the park was and gave me some tips for getting around the park. The map (thanks Google … Continue reading “Meramec Highlands Quarry Park – 7/29/2014”
We had a large turn out for this Sunset Race. It was late enough in the day, that I brought my wife and kids. We put two boats in the water early and paddled for a bit before the start of the race. For the race, she and the kids hung out for a bit, … Continue reading “67th Sunset Race 7/17/2014”
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”
I was signed up for the MR340 race. it was set to start on Tuesday 7/8. I have family in KC and decided to visit for Independence Day. It wouldn’t require any extra time off work, so it was perfect. We loaded the boat on the van and took off after work on Thursday. Everything … Continue reading “7/3/2014 – KC For The MR340”
The kids always want to go to the pool. I should make it a point to take them more often as they have a bunch of fun. Ok, I might even have fun myself. Danelle was kind enough to document our craziness on the diving boards. Sonora is still building up her confidence, so she … Continue reading “Diving Board – 6/15/2014”