Month: August 2016

This week Henry had his sleepover with Lala – he was a bit nervous at first, but ended up having a great time. They played games and made mac and cheese for dinner, and then had a waffle breakfast in the morning. Saturday was a bit busy, Henry had a friend’s birthday party and Eleanor…

Eleanor and Henry ventured out this weekend for their first camping trip. We went to Starved Rock State Park, which is just a couple of hours away. We started with a couple of hours of hiking, exploring the river, the lookouts and a canyon with a waterfall. Then, we headed over to the campsite to…

This week we had Eleanor’s birthday party for her friends at Pump It Up. Everything went smoothly, and everyone seemed to have a good time, especially Eleanor. She chose a mermaid for her cake design – the other finalist was a Sesame Street theme, which Mom and Dad both found interesting because she has never…

Eleanor was excited to celebrate her sixth birthday this week. She had been considering plans for a while, and had plans for all three meals of the day, as well as activities throughout the day and sleeping arrangements for the night before and night of. We started festivities with a slumber party with Mom on…