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Today we witnessed quite a spectacle, along with millions of other Americans. I’ve been waiting since 1979 to see a total solar eclipse, and my opportunity to see one in 1999 was thwarted by overcast skies, so I was overjoyed to actually see the awe-inspiring show in the sky. Dixie was pretty excited to see it too, as were the...
I missed a couple of years, so I’m not sure if I can still call this an annual event, but here is our video Christmas card for 2016. I hope you enjoy it.
The kids (and Dixie) have a new obsession: geocaching. While we were in Kansas City last weekend, we did our first geocaching as a family. Our goal now is 100 geocaches and then maybe hide our own. If you don’t know what geocaching is, you can learn more here.
We spent a long weekend in Kansas City seeing the sights. We went to Moon Marble, the Fed, and the National WWI Memorial on Friday. On Saturday, we spent the day at the Renaissance Festival and got to see some jousting among many other things. And a couple members of the family got up on stage and stole the show!
We just got back today from a weekend camping and the first float trip for the kids. We stayed at Ozark Outdoors Resort in Leasburg, MO. We should have trusted the weather report for Friday night and waited until Saturday to show up to our campsite. But instead we spent a miserable night in the tent, listening to the thunder...
We were lucky to get some great seats to watch the Cardinals beat up on the Mets on Wednesday night. They won 8-1 and Randal Grichuk helped with this home run in the 4th inning. You can hear Josie squealing with delight during the subsequent fireworks. That was the best part for her (and me).
Dixie’s grandparents visited us from Orlando this week. We haven’t seen them since 2014 the last time we were down there. They had a good time seeing the kids and how big they’ve grown since then. I wish the weather had not been so darn hot!
As I mentioned back in January, we have been planning a trip to California to drive the PCH and see some of the other sights. We just got back, and what a trip it was. We drove 1300 miles, took over 2000 photos, and shot over 4 hours of video. A small sample of the photos is now available in...
Dixie wanted to celebrate Mother’s Day this year with a simple picnic at Forest Park, so we happily obliged her. Two ducks also invited themselves to the festivities. Photos are up in my album.
Yeah, I had never heard of it either until last fall when Noah and I went camping with the Boy Scouts. Then Noah told Dixie about it and they bought the game for Noah’s friend Graham for his birthday. At that point, Dixie became obsessed with it, even though she had never played it. Then it turned into a trip...
At Noah’s Blue & Gold Banquet last night, we had a special presentation from Serengeti Steve. He is a local herpetologist who does shows for birthday parties and other events. We chose to sit right up front, and I’m sure this is a decision that Dixie now regrets. But she stole the show! More photos are in my album.
We enjoyed our first snowfall of the year today. It was probably less than an inch, but it was enough for the kids to get outside and build some mini-snowmen, and have a ball, and for Dixie to get a few great shots of the birds. Photos are up in my album.
I nominated my team at work for something called the Atlas Achievement Award and we won! So the company flew us all down (spouses too) to San Antonio, Texas for the weekend to wine and dine us. There was a formal banquet on Friday night where they passed out our awards. Then a tour on Saturday of the Spanish Missions,...
We spent a long weekend in Chicago doing all the touristy things. Photos are available in my album, but here’s a quick video of the highlights. The kids had a blast, and keep asking when we’re going to go back.
What started out as an impulsive addition to my son’s list of Christmas presents, has morphed into an addictive and all-consuming passion for crafting. I’m of course talking about the insanely popular video game for the PC called Minecraft. I must admit I didn’t fully grasp what the game was all about before I bought it. But after watching my...
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