Author: Mike

It has been a busy two weeks for Eleanor and Henry. We had a dentist appointment, Zoo Lights, the Tree Lighting Parade – including dinner at Benihana, and finally Thanksgiving. The kids favorite part of Zoo Lights was definitely the cookie decorating, where Henry liberally applied the iceing to the entire cookie. We were also…

Eleanor and Henry went to the Bears Lions game this week – Eleanor went last year but this was Henry’s first time at Soldier Field. It was a bit chilly so we had to bundle up in our ski clothes, but both kids were troopers and had a good time. Mom and Eleanor watched the…

This week we celebrated Lala’s birthday with a cupcake celebration! Yipee! This weekend featured the final soccer game of the season, and both kiddos played really well. Henry scored a goal for his team in a winning effort, and Eleanor had her best game of the season. Both kids really enjoyed the season and are…

We finally got around to carving our pumpkins this weekend – we had to get some emergency replacements as the pumpkins that we got a the pumpkin patch rotted after only a few days. Henry wanted to carve a scary pumpkin, and Eleanor wanted to carve a cat. We are looking forward to Halloween –…

We had a week of cold fall weather here, and didn’t take very many photos! We did have a fun week, Eleanor and Henry both had a soccer game, and then we had a playdate with another family that has a kid in Eleanor’s class and one in Henry’s class, so that was fun. Henry…

It is hard to believe that it is October and pumpkin patch time! Henry and Eleanor were excited to try a new pumpkin patch this year, and enjoyed the petting zoo, pig races and pony and camel rides. Unfortunately, it was a little muddy so we didn’t get to do the corn maze. Eleanor had…

Henry had a big food week this week – starting off with a field trip to an apple orchard. He was really excited to eat the apples that he got there – even though he only picked one directly from a tree. He has also decided that he wants to be a chef when he…