Month: May 2016

Eleanor and Henry celebrated Memorial Day weekend with some fun activities. On Saturday, Eleanor had a playdate with some school friends, and Henry and Dad got some alone time to play trains and do some scootering. For dinner, we did a make your own pizza night with bonus ice cream desert. On Sunday, after a…

Eleanor and Henry had a fun sleepover at Uncle B’s house this weekend. Both kiddos had a super fun time, although we may have had a bit too much sugar. About two hours after regular bedtime, and after a cake pop, and two ice cream treats, Henry came over to me, having just finished playing…

Eleanor and Henry were excited to host Eleanor’s class guinea pigs Brownie and Snowy this weekend. We were a bit nervous about how Zapa would feel, so we decided to do a trial weekend before committing to a full week over the summer break. So far so good. Both kids slept in sleeping bags on…

Eleanor and Henry celebrated Mother’s Day this week with a super sized surprise breakfast for Mom. Henry helped prepare everything, from making Mom’s espresso to washing the veggies and mixing up the pancake batter. He was very proud of the effort, and led Mom into the kitchen by the arm to unveil the breakfast. We…

This week we celebrated Monkey’s birthday, which after moving around a bit in the past, seems to have settled on May 1st. Eleanor spent quite a lot of time preparing for the event, including making and wrapping several presents. The rest of the family got into the spirit as well, and Monkey had a wrapped…