Author: Mike
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Spring at Last!
Well, we seem to be woefully short on pictures this week, but we did enjoy our first taste of spring weather. Henry has been enjoying getting outside each day – alternating between soccer, basketball and football. This weekend we sprinkled in some bike riding, and the kids were excited about moving up to some larger…
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Aspen!
Henry and Eleanor had a fantastic week out in Colorado skiing. Both kiddos did some lessons, and made great progress. Eleanor quickly earned back her ski pols and by the end of the trip was confidently going down blue runs, and even did the top of a black run! Henry had a bit of a…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Eleanor and Henry celebrated St. Patrick’s day with our annual viewing of the river dyeing. This year we had Grandma, Grandpa and Ben as guests for the weekend which made it extra special. We had a fun dinner at Zed 451 on Friday night, and then enjoyed the river on Saturday. We also found time…
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Learning About Volcanoes
This week Eleanor had her big presentation on everything she has learned about Hawaiian Volcanoes. She was very nervous about it, but she did it and was happy with the result. Her model island and volcanoes came out well, and she was pleased with them which was the most important part. Henry got to come…
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Papa Visit!
Eleanor and Henry had a great week off from school, capped off with a visit from Papa! The kiddos were super excited to get some sleepover time with Papa, plus Lala stayed over as well for double sleepover time! Eleanor and Henry also introduced Papa to Super Mario Cart – and he ended up winning…
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Start of Vacation
Eleanor and Henry got a start to their winter break this week, with the last day of school on Thursday. Unfortunately, Mama got sick and was out for the count on Friday and Saturday. Luckily Lala came to the rescue and was able to take Henry to his basketball game while Eleanor and Dad went…
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Hockey Game
Eleanor and Henry had a fun Sunday at the United Center this week watching the Red Wings Blackhawks game – a win for the Hawks which the kids were excited about. We had some fantastic seats thanks to Aunt and Uncle B, which made it extra exciting. On Saturday we had our first soccer and…
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Super Bowl!
Eleanor and Henry were really excited to for the Super Bowl – Henry was most excited about watching the game, while Eleanor was more excited about the food and friends. Lala and Allie came over to join in the fun, and we had three types of chili for tasting. Also this weekend we had the…
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Bowling!
We started this week off with a trip to the bowling alley. Unfortunately, Mom got her hand caught between two balls on after her first throw, so she didn’t get to finish her game. The kids had a good time, and we added lunch at Panera to make it a fun day out and about.…