Category: Eleanor

Henry and Eleanor welcomed in fall with a fun week enjoying the cooler weather. Henry was a little under the weather starting on Friday, so we had a relaxing weekend at home. Sunday night we woke Eleanor up to see the lunar eclipse – the clouds parted just in time for us to see the…

Eleanor and Henry had a Dada weekend this week while Mom got a well deserved vacation. As Dad tends to do, we planned most of the weekend around meals. Lala was a life saver and took care of dinner and Henry Thursday night while Eleanor and Dad were stuck in traffic and a rain storm…

Henry and Eleanor settled into the new school routine this week. Morning drop-offs have been going well for Eleanor and she is getting comfortable with her new classroom. Henry is also getting used to his new classroom, and was excited to be the snack helper this week. He is also getting used to going full…

It was a busy back to school week for Eleanor and Henry. Eleanor started her school on Monday, and Henry moved into a new “grade” on Tuesday. Both kids did great, although there was a bit of sadness for each as well. Eleanor is getting into a routine during drop off – she really likes…

Eleanor completed her very extended birthday celebration with a party this week for her friends. She decided to have it at Kids Science Lab, and she got to pick the experiments that they did during the party. They ended up doing three different slime experiments, one with diaper gel, and a final demonstration they called…

This week Great Grandma came for a visit to Wrigley Field to see the Cubs play the Tigers. Unfortunately for us, we were rained out early in the game, although we did get to see three home runs! They eventually finished the game after a 2+ hour rain delay, but we had elected to leave…