This weekend we decided to hit the batting cages in preparation for Henry’s baseball assessments next week. Neither Henry or Eleanor had tried a batting cage before, so they were a bit nervous but ended up doing great. Eleanor, Henry…

Back to reality for Henry and Eleanor – with school back in full swing. Henry’s class put on a “Flash Mob” dance performance as the culmination of their hip hop unit in dance. Eleanor started Jiu Jitsu classes and Henry…

Eleanor and Henry headed over to Florida to celebrate the new year with the family. We had a blast reconnecting with our Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Grandparents plus Great Grandma! It was pretty relaxing for Mom and Dad as well,…

This week Eleanor and Henry celebrated their first Christmas in San Diego. Henry kept commenting on how it didn’t feel like Christmas because it wasn’t snowing (he was unconvinced by us telling him that it wasn’t snowing in Chicago either),…

Henry celebrated his birthday this week with a string trail and sushi dinner. The string trail required more string than ever before, as Henry requested an “advanced trail”. He solved it easily, which was good because then we had to…

Eleanor and Henry had a fun visit this weekend from Grandma and Grandpa, in to celebrate an early Christmas and early Henry Birthday. We had a fun visit, including a trip to the Zoo, which we hadn’t been to in…

This week Eleanor and Henry made their annual gingerbread houses. We tried a new type of house this year, with interlocking pieces, and boy does that help the roof stay on! Brilliant. We also went to Coronado to view the…