Month: August 2014

  • So long August

    So long August

    Eleanor and Henry had a relaxing end of August. Eleanor had her last week at preschool, and junior kindergarten starts next week! Henry had a fun trip to the zoo, and Eleanor made a few quick visits to her new school to visit with her teacher and explore her new classroom. Uncle B and Henry…

  • Videos!

    Videos!

    From the week ending 8/17. Enjoy! Jumping Jacks Eleanor’s Favorite Song Big Swings Art Party

  • Videos!

    Videos!

    From the week ending 8/10. Enjoy! Birthday Morning Birthday Evening Back to School Fashion Hanging at the Park Swimming Practice Without the Pool How to Eat Pasta

  • Videos!

    Videos!

    From the week ending 8/3. Enjoy! Drink Like a Cat School Highlights

  • Another Birthday Celebration

    Another Birthday Celebration

    Eleanor had her “friends” birthday party this weekend at Pump It Up – and had a blast. She and Henry both reported that their favorite part was eating cake (a rocket ship with a monkey driving, of course) and continuing their Pump It Up tradition, they both decided to forego the dance party in order…

  • Back to Normal

    Back to Normal

    Eleanor and Henry had a relaxing week at home after a couple of weeks filled with Birthday celebrations. Henry had a fun trip downtown on the trains – he said he really wanted to ride the Red Line and go underground, but he got a little bored since there was nothing to look at out…

  • Happy Birthday Eleanor

    Happy Birthday Eleanor

    Eleanor celebrated her birthday this week with lots of festivities. We had a dinner with Uncle B and Lala (Eleanor got to choose the cuisine – cheeseburgers), monkey balloons, a giant inflatable monkey, and a morning present string trail. Eleanor actually slept in, and Mom, Dad and Henry finally had to go in and wake…

  • Videos!

    Videos!

    From the week ending 7/27. Enjoy! Puppet Show Discovery Zone Jingle Bells as Fast as You Can Present Opening Balloon Takeoffs Early Birthday Balloon Races Lego Train Run! Train! Moonshot

  • Happy August

    Happy August

    Eleanor and Henry ushered in August with a relaxing week at home. They were both a little nervous heading back to preschool after a week off, but by the end of the week all was back to normal. Both the rocket tent and the puppet stand got lots of play – so far the “Very…