Month: August 2015

  • Another Happy Birthday

    Another Happy Birthday

    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…

  • Videos!

    Videos!

    From the week ending 8/23. Enjoy! Counting in Spanish Stepping Disks Driveway Fun

  • Great Grandma visits the Cubs

    Great Grandma visits the Cubs

    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…

  • Videos!

    Videos!

    From the week ending 8/16. Enjoy! Karaoke with Colby Smiley Face Egg Eleanor’s Unboxing

  • Trains All Week

    Trains All Week

    Henry and Eleanor had a week filled with trains. First there were a couple of trips downtown on the L – and then on Sunday we went to the Illinois Railway Museum for a ride on Thomas the Train. Both kids were pretty excited about riding on Thomas – although not always at the same…

  • Videos!

    Videos!

    From the week ending 8/9. Enjoy! Papa’s Beard Eleanor’s Birthday Dance Show Learning to Pump Museum Fun Ceiling Fan Fun Splash Park Fun Lala Shuffle Swimming Sliding Fun

  • Happy Birthday Eleanor!

    Happy Birthday Eleanor!

    Eleanor and Henry celebrated Eleanor’s birthday this week with a fun packed day of presents, a trip to the museum, and more presents. We started the morning with a string trail of presents. The day before Eleanor had asked Mom to call Dad at work and ask him not to sleep in too late the…

  • Videos

    Videos

    From the week ending 8/2. Enjoy! Squirt Guns Trampoline Fun Swimming Crazy Monkey

  • Another Tooth!

    Another Tooth!

    Eleanor lost her second tooth just today, and she packed it away in her “Molar Bear” stuffed friend to await the tooth fairy. She lost it while jiggling it with her fingers on the couch just before dinner. This week everyone enjoyed just being home after a lot of recent travels. Henry got back into…