Author: Mike

Eleanor and Henry jetted off to the Bay Area to visit their cousins Saul, Alden and Simone. We had a super great time, and the cousins loved exploring and playing together. We explored San Francisco via street car and cable car, rode a ferry across the bay, checked out the sea lions at Pier 39,…

Eleanor and Henry celebrated their last day of school this week! Henry’s class had a last day party and invited the parents in to see some of the work they did all year, and to watch an end of the year slideshow. Eleanor’s class took an end of the year picnic field trip. On their…

Henry and Eleanor had a surprise visit from Uncle B on Sunday for an early birthday celebration. They were both super excited and had a bunch of fun, especially in Henry’s room where he invented a game where Henry and Eleanor stood on his bed and threw stuffed animals onto the floor, and Uncle B…

Eleanor and Henry had a party packed weekend to celebrate Memorial Day. First, on Friday night we visited a friends house for BBQ Brisket (Eleanor and Henry stuck to hot dogs), Henry enjoyed playing with the older kids and got some good video game watching in, while Eleanor preferred to watch a movie. And then…

Twice this week Eleanor and Henry surprised us with some fantastic costumes. First, on Friday night after putting the kids to bed, Mom and Dad were enjoying a movie when Eleanor and Henry crept down the stairs. We were about to send them back up with they announced that they were getting married and wanted…

Eleanor and Henry had a fun weekend celebrating Mother’s Day. We started the morning with special pancakes for Mom for breakfast. Eleanor wanted one shaped like a flower with a chocolate chip heart, and Henry made one with a chocolate chip heart and a chocolate chip letter “k” for kiss – although he ended up…

Eleanor and Henry finished off a fun week by making pretzels with Uncle B and Aunt Breanne. They were pretty excited about the prospect, and the turned out very tasty. Henry liked cinnamon sugar on his, while Eleanor preferred salt. When I asked them what their favorite part of making them was (not counting eating),…