Category: Eleanor

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),…

Eleanor and Henry celebrated Monkey’s birthday this weekend with a string trail. Everyone wrapped up a gift for Monkey, and Eleanor made two cards, and then She and Henry set up a string trail for Monkey to follow and find all her gifts. It was great fun, and Eleanor especially was very excited about it.…

Eleanor and Henry celebrated Earth Day with a busy schedule, including two birthday parties, and starting with a beach cleanup service project. While not initially thrilled with the idea, Eleanor and Henry warmed to the task and helped to clean up a lot of trash – although we had to ask them to stop picking…

Henry and Eleanor celebrated Easter this weekend with a visit to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. We had beautiful weather on Saturday so there was lots of scootering in the driveway, plus dying Easter Eggs and making a bunny cake – and we also celebrated Grandma’s birthday. On Sunday, the kiddos woke up early and were…