Author Archives: Erin

Happy 10th Birthday Elliott! We had many celebrations. It kicked off with a Battlehouse birthday party with 12 friends. The party room was all concrete – the noise level was deafening. Chocolate cake there. The Marx fam came down  they … Continue reading →

Elliott and I helped Conor build his first Lego set this morning. “Start your engines!” “1 2 3 4 off we go!” (I just heard him say this. he loves to build magnatiles and with a strong older brother Lego … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas! It’s the first Christmas we have woken up at our house that I didn’t have a newborn (2010 in Evanston – Natalie was six days old or 2018 in Longmeadow- Conor’s due date and I was puking my … Continue reading →

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Elliott is in a chess tournament right now. The kids are in a quiet cafeteria, and the parents have to hang out in the cold gym. I’m glad he is trying something new, and this is giving me time to … Continue reading →

He did quite well! Lots of passing in the big stadium. Go Bears!

We had a super fun fall day. I wish I could remember the name. It was a little chilly but the jumping helped. Natalie opted out but the boys had so much fun together.

We visited Glacier Park in McHenry County with G and G.