Author: Mike

Eleanor and Henry were super excited to spend Thanksgiving with Mimi and Papa and our cousins! We started off the week with a trip up to Legoland – wahoo! Eleanor really liked the roller coaster and Henry was a fan of the go karts. Then, it was back home for some turkey cooking. After a…

This week Eleanor and Henry celebrated Dad’s birthday with a trip to Benihana for a tasty dinner. Everyone left with a full belly and clothes that smelled like smoke and shrimp! We had to move dinner to one day late due to the school play – so for actual birthday dinner Dad had a Taco…

Eleanor and Henry had more visitors this week, with Grandma and Grandpa stopping in for a visit. We had a fun packed week of activities, and a lot of eating out! On Monday we took advantage of a day off of school to visit Cabrillo National Monument and check out the tide pools. The kids…

This week Eleanor and Henry welcomed Uncle B and Aunt B into town for a visit. We wasted no time in getting Uncle B to our favorite Mexican restaurant, and the fun continued from there. On Saturday, Henry had his last soccer games – it was a round robin tournament where the top two teams…

Henry and Eleanor celebrated Halloween this week dressed up as a Cubs player and a witch. It was our first trick or treating event in our new city, and while we missed our old stomping ground, we found a great street where the kiddos could gather up way too much candy in a short amount…

This weekend Henry had his last football game – we were playing for the bronze medal (basically the award for winning the game between the two last place teams :)) His team played well and we got the win, which the kids were excited about. Dad is glad the season is over – I surely…