It has been a busy two weeks for Eleanor and Henry. We had a dentist appointment, Zoo Lights, the Tree Lighting Parade – including dinner at Benihana, and finally Thanksgiving. The kids favorite part of Zoo Lights was definitely the…

Eleanor and Henry went to the Bears Lions game this week – Eleanor went last year but this was Henry’s first time at Soldier Field. It was a bit chilly so we had to bundle up in our ski clothes,…

This week we celebrated Lala’s birthday with a cupcake celebration! Yipee! This weekend featured the final soccer game of the season, and both kiddos played really well. Henry scored a goal for his team in a winning effort, and Eleanor…

We finally got around to carving our pumpkins this weekend – we had to get some emergency replacements as the pumpkins that we got a the pumpkin patch rotted after only a few days. Henry wanted to carve a scary…

We had a week of cold fall weather here, and didn’t take very many photos! We did have a fun week, Eleanor and Henry both had a soccer game, and then we had a playdate with another family that has…

It is hard to believe that it is October and pumpkin patch time! Henry and Eleanor were excited to try a new pumpkin patch this year, and enjoyed the petting zoo, pig races and pony and camel rides. Unfortunately, it…

Henry had a big food week this week – starting off with a field trip to an apple orchard. He was really excited to eat the apples that he got there – even though he only picked one directly from…

It has been a busy two weeks since school started, and both Eleanor and Henry have settled into school nicely. Both have had two more soccer games – Henry is really getting a handle for the game and likes to…