Category: Henry

Eleanor and Henry had a busy weekend including our first hosted sleepover! Eleanor’s friend Lincoln stayed over and they had a great time – although Eleanor didn’t get to sleep until past 11! That actually isn’t too surprising, as the first time Eleanor had a sleepover at Lincoln’s house she was also up late into…

Eleanor and Henry welcomed in December getting back into the school routine after a fun Thanksgiving break. Henry’s bottom tooth came out, bringing his total to 6. We also got our school pictures in this week, and both Henry and Eleanor had very nice portraits. On Friday, we gathered a group of school friends and…

It has been a busy two weeks for Eleanor and Henry. We had a dentist appointment, Zoo Lights, the Tree Lighting Parade – including dinner at Benihana, and finally Thanksgiving. The kids favorite part of Zoo Lights was definitely the cookie decorating, where Henry liberally applied the iceing to the entire cookie. We were also…

Eleanor and Henry went to the Bears Lions game this week – Eleanor went last year but this was Henry’s first time at Soldier Field. It was a bit chilly so we had to bundle up in our ski clothes, but both kids were troopers and had a good time. Mom and Eleanor watched the…

This week we celebrated Lala’s birthday with a cupcake celebration! Yipee! This weekend featured the final soccer game of the season, and both kiddos played really well. Henry scored a goal for his team in a winning effort, and Eleanor had her best game of the season. Both kids really enjoyed the season and are…

We finally got around to carving our pumpkins this weekend – we had to get some emergency replacements as the pumpkins that we got a the pumpkin patch rotted after only a few days. Henry wanted to carve a scary pumpkin, and Eleanor wanted to carve a cat. We are looking forward to Halloween –…