Author: Mike

We celebrated the Super Bowl this Sunday with our traditional chili and cornbread dinner. Henry was quite the helper, pitching in on both dishes. Both kids really enjoyed watching the game, and the halftime show. Unfortunately, it got a little too late so they didn’t get to see the end of the game. Also this…

Henry has double shark teeth coming it! He is super excited about losing his first teeth, although the baby teeth aren’t very loose. Maybe he will just have four front teeth for a while. Other than that, it was a pretty relaxing week. We had some nice weather on Sunday and broke out Henry’s hockey…

This week started off with a day off for MLK day – Eleanor had her Winter Adventure Camp, and Henry and I had a fun time hanging out in the snow. We were quite impressed with ourselves after building a snow fort with four exit tunnels. Eleanor did awesome and Winter Adventure, and especially liked…

After two weeks off and two fun trips, it was back to reality for Eleanor and Henry. It was tough getting out the door for school on Monday, and by the end of the week, the kids were exhausted. Lucky for us, we get a three day weekend to recover. On Saturday, Dad and Henry…

This week Eleanor and Henry jetted off with Mom and Lala to Kansas for a fun getaway with Mimi and Papa, as well as Grandma Geneva, Aunt Karren, Aunt Margret, Uncle Gene, and cousins Dennis, Denise, Caleb, Leah, Tara. Thursday afternoon was spent with Grandma Geneva and her two dogs, Lady and Sugar. After running…

Eleanor and Henry had a great last week of the year, escaping the cold with a trip to Florida. We had some mild trouble with the rental car as they first tried to give us a two door muscle car – they must not have noticed the two kiddos I had with me and the…