Category: Eleanor

Great Grandma came into town this weekend for a trip to US Cellular Field to see the Tigers battle the White Sox. Unfortunately, we were again foiled by the weather, this time with a fierce heat wave. On the plus side, they started the game with the end of the previous night’s game, so we…

Eleanor and Henry headed to Michigan this week for some time at with Grandma, Grandpa and the rest of the family. Both kids enjoyed swimming in the lake, but when the waves were a little bigger Henry preferred to dodge them on the shore rather than swim. Eleanor wanted to explore the waves a bit…

Eleanor and Henry celebrated the Fourth of July with a visit to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. We had lots of scooter time, and Eleanor even tried out a different ride on toy – mastering the street luge. We also did rockets, and managed to recover three out of five – a new record! We spent…

Eleanor and Henry celebrated Mom’s birthday this week with a fun day of presents and bowling. It was our first family trip to the bowling alley, and while we weren’t sold on the idea at first, everyone ended up having a good time. Henry was especially reluctant, but once he saw Eleanor bowl her first…

Eleanor and Henry finally got to celebrate Uncle B’s birthday with our traditional cup cake feast. The kids also each filled a candy jar at the store with an amazing variety of bulk bin candy that I’m sure will keep Uncle B busy for months. We also celebrated Father’s Day early with a fun trip…