Month: November 2014

Eleanor and Henry had a blast celebrating Thanksgiving in Kansas with our family. The trip started with a lunch at the Potbelly’s at Midway, and then some ice cream. Both kids did great on the plane ride, Eleanor played Felt Board the entire time, and Henry watched an episode of Doc McStuffins. Once we arrived,…

Eleanor and Henry celebrated Dad’s birthday this week with a day of fun and a birthday doughnut. The week started with the whole family heading into Eleanor’s class for “Family of the Week”. We presented three stories about our family, our ski trip tradition, our picture with Santa tradition, and our penchant for puppet shows.…

The winter finally arrived here, with the first show of the season. The early part of the week was nice enough for some park time, but by Thursday it was definitely time for inside play. We had lots of time for trains and crafts. On Thursday, Eleanor and Henry were watching a video while Mom…

Eleanor and Henry enjoyed a visit from Grandma and Grandpa this weekend. Both kids really wanted to take Grandma and Grandpa to the planetarium, so that was first on our list on Saturday. Uncle B joined us and we had fun launching rockets, watching the Sesame Street movie, and exploring the rest of the great…

Eleanor and Henry celebrated Halloween this week with a parade at Eleanor’s school, and then some fun Trick-Or-Treating with friends. Eleanor decided not to wear her costume for the parade – we aren’t quite sure why but we were surprised that they ended up doing the parade outside, as it was actually snowing. She walked…