Author: Mike

This week Eleanor and Henry celebrated Lala’s birthday with a trip to Medieval Times! It was quite the experience – Henry especially loved it. He didn’t stop waving his cheering banner the entire time we were there. As an added bonus, our knight, the Green Knight, was the overall winner of the evening. Eleanor also…

Eleanor and Henry had a fun weekend visit from Grandma! We had lots of fun playtime, built an entire Lego amusement park, played dolls and Sorry, and got some good park and scooter time. Grandma and Henry got a special lunch date at Panera while Dad and Eleanor went to a birthday party. Mom had…

Amy and I went to the Lions Bears game this weekend in Chicago – revisiting the scene of our first meeting :) Unfortunately, just like that time, the Lions were the losers. Hard to believe that was 11 years ago… Anywho, the kids spend this week getting settled back into our routine. Eleanor had her…

This week we traveled to Kansas for Granny’s funeral. It was a beautiful service and a privilege to join with family and friends honoring her life. I wish that it was under happier circumstances, but it was great to see everyone, and really fun to take a trip down memory lane with Papa. He showed…

This weekend Eleanor and Henry went to the local circus. It is a fun little event that they hold in the park with mostly gymnastic related activities. They both seemed to have a good time, although I think Henry’s favorite part was the pre-event face painting, and the after event spaghetti eating :) We also…