Crazy Summer Winding Down

We have had one heck of a crazy summer! It’s been filled with a trip to Ohio to visit with family and friends, three nights of classes every week (Mel in class, Josh dealing with home life on his own), trips to the park and the pool, bike rides, the street fair, a trip to the farm, a visit from our German friend, Chris, and a 106-degree day at Six Flags in St. Louis. Yes, it’s been crazy – crazy fun!

With just a couple weeks left before the girls return to school, we thought you might enjoy some of the highlights. We will hopefully get some more pictures out here in the coming weeks to help tell you all about the specific events. Until then, enjoy the delightful images below!

~Mel

What's in a Name?

I was talking with a co-worker the other day about how people come about choosing names for their children and he enlightened me to a modernist approach to naming children. Using this approach, the parents would wait until the child is old enough to name him or herself. He explained that this is how skier Pikabo Street came by her name. Now, I don’t know if that’s 100% accurate, but it is an interesting premise. It got me wondering about our own offspring – if given the opportunity, what would they choose for their name? As for Cooper, I’m certain he would pick something like Hey Buddy Hapner or Applesauce Hotdog Hapner. I was able to ask Dani and Jessi and this is what they came up with:

Jessica automatically replied with Awesome Dude Hapner. And Danielle would choose Joey Lee Hapner, but people would call her “Joe.”

So, if you could rename yourself, what would you choose?

We're back!

We've taken a bit of a hiatus, but we're going to try this blogging thing again. As you may have notices, we've changed the name and color scheme of the blog. Josh came up with the name - Hectic Tranquility. This seems fitting since we are constantly on the move and also constantly content.

Here are just a few pictures to catch you up with Cooper. We'll be posting more items in the coming weeks and try to keep up with it from here on.

-Melody