Category: Eleanor

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…

It was back to school time for Eleanor and Henry this week. Eleanor wasn’t particularly looking forward to heading back to school, but Henry was pretty excited. He has the same kindergarten teacher that Eleanor had, so he knew what to expect. He is really looking forward to going to the same school as Eleanor,…

Henry and Eleanor had a super fun week as we attempted to check off all the remaining items from our summer bucket list. Mom and the kids hit Maggie Daley park and the bean one more time, met up with Lala for lunch at the Choo-Choo cafe, met up with Dad for a horse and…

This week Henry had his sleepover with Lala – he was a bit nervous at first, but ended up having a great time. They played games and made mac and cheese for dinner, and then had a waffle breakfast in the morning. Saturday was a bit busy, Henry had a friend’s birthday party and Eleanor…

Eleanor and Henry ventured out this weekend for their first camping trip. We went to Starved Rock State Park, which is just a couple of hours away. We started with a couple of hours of hiking, exploring the river, the lookouts and a canyon with a waterfall. Then, we headed over to the campsite to…