Author: Mike

This weekend Eleanor and Henry took a trip up to Wisconsin to get some skiing in. We had some cooperative weather, and although there was no snow on the ground anywhere the entire drive up to the mountain, the mountain itself had good conditions. Eleanor settled right in, and really enjoyed her first few runs.…

This week we finally got around to celebrating Christmas with Uncle B and Aunt Breanne. We had a fun afternoon of present opening and Chinese food. Eleanor and Henry were super excited about their new racecars compete with launching ramp, and once we got them put together they spend the rest of the day racing…

It was a super busy week for Eleanor and Henry, as Eleanor had sessions three days in a row in order to get ready for her big Adventure Camp on Monday. It took her a little while to get back into the swing of things, but by Friday she was doing great. We can’t wait…

After a fun trip to Florida, it was back to reality for Eleanor and Henry, as they had just one day to adjust before heading back to school. The adjustment proved a bit tough, and there were a few meltdowns all around. One particular meltdown by Henry raised the following question – where do you…

Eleanor and Henry took off this week for the beach! We had a great vacation with family down in Florida. Both kids really enjoyed the warm weather and our time at the pool and the beach. Eleanor really took to the pool and was very excited to have figured out how to do handstands under…

This week Eleanor and Henry celebrated Christmas! It was a lead up with the kids off school for the whole week. They got to do Winter Wonderland at Navy Pier, the train exhibit at the Botanical Gardens, ride the Santa Train, and see a play at Emerald City Theater. Lala also had the whole week…

Eleanor and Henry had an action packed week, including celebrating Henry’s birthday four times! Early in the week the kids took a trip with Lala to the local animal shelter – Henry’s class was supposed to have a field trip there, but it was cancelled at the last minute and they encouraged kids to visit…

Eleanor and Henry had a fun sleepover this weekend with Uncle B and Aunt Breanne. We had a blast playing with the new camping set, and also making graham cracker houses. We also kicked off Henry’s birthday celebrations with his party for his school friends at Pump It Up. Henry was very excited to have…

Eleanor and Henry enjoyed our first snow accumulation this week with some snow fun in the back patio. At first I couldn’t get them excited about going out, but then I showed them how it was perfect snowball snow and then they were in. There wasn’t quite enough for a full size snowman, but we…