Month: December 2013

This week we celebrated Henry’s Birthday and part 1 of Christmas. We started with breakfast out for Henry’s Birthday, and then Mom and the kids went to “Winter Wonderland” out on Navy pier and had a blast. Eleanor was excited about a number of rides, and did the “Lighthouse Lift” all by herself :) Henry…

What a busy week! We started with a trip downtown for lunch and a visit with Santa. Unfortunately, they changed hours and Santa only arrives on the weekends this year, so we had to head back home empty handed. Henry was unfazed, but Eleanor was very sad. She didn’t get upset or throw a fit,…

Brrrrrrr – things sure got chilly fast up here in the Windy City! Poor Henry caught a bit of a bug early in the week – Tuesday morning he even snuggled with Dad in bed for a little while. He rebounded for a fun trip to the train exhibit at the botanical gardens, which both…

Henry and Eleanor had a wonderful Thanksgiving visiting Mimi, Papa, Great Grandma Geneva, Great Grandma Adams and lots of Aunts and Uncles, Great Aunts and Uncles and cousins. We stayed with cousins Caleb, Tara and Leah, who were so much fun to play with. Henry was particularly excited about all of the pets that we…