Month: October 2016

Henry and Eleanor had been rooting on the Cubs this week as they host the World Series for the first time in what seems like forever. Both kids said they wanted to watch the games, but really they just want to know in the morning if the Cubs won. So far it hasn’t gone so…

This week Eleanor and Henry headed out to Didier Farms for their annual Fall Festival. Eleanor was disappointed that they didn’t have the funhouse ride, but all in all we had a good time. Henry’s favorite ride was the Mini Himalaya, and Eleanor’s favorite was the Dragon Roller Coaster. Eleanor loved the first loop on…

This week Eleanor and Henry celebrated Lala’s birthday with a trip to Medieval Times! It was quite the experience – Henry especially loved it. He didn’t stop waving his cheering banner the entire time we were there. As an added bonus, our knight, the Green Knight, was the overall winner of the evening. Eleanor also…

Eleanor and Henry had a fun weekend visit from Grandma! We had lots of fun playtime, built an entire Lego amusement park, played dolls and Sorry, and got some good park and scooter time. Grandma and Henry got a special lunch date at Panera while Dad and Eleanor went to a birthday party. Mom had…

Amy and I went to the Lions Bears game this weekend in Chicago – revisiting the scene of our first meeting :) Unfortunately, just like that time, the Lions were the losers. Hard to believe that was 11 years ago… Anywho, the kids spend this week getting settled back into our routine. Eleanor had her…