Carrots in the nose

So, first I’ll tell you about our day so far and then I’ll summarize our Chicago trip.

Evan and Noah slept well last night and this morning. Evan woke up around 9 and Noah slept until 10. I was so glad. They really needed the sleep.

We went for a walk this morning and then played in the backyard. Our neighbors behind us fixed the fence so that Simon (their dog) can’t come into our yard anymore. Simon is a sweet dog and a good playmate for Lizzy, but it was almost impossible to be outside with him and both boys. He’s not used to kids and doesn’t realize his power. He also chews up Evan’s toys so if Simon is out there we can’t have any toys in the yard. Anyway, it was a great having our backyard back. Evan played on his swing set and with his golf course while Noah watched from the grass.

Then, we came in for lunch. I gave Evan Spiderman mac and cheese and some cut up veggies (frozen veggies). I was busy cleaning Noah up from his lunch and then getting his diaper changed when Evan tells me he has carrots in his nose. I run over and sure enough there are 2 little carrot cubes in his nose. I yelled at Evan and told him to never put anything in his nose. I was able to get one out by gently pressing down and out on the outside of his nose. The other one on the other side was further up. Evan was crying hard at this point because I had yelled at him. I called Morry and as I was on the phone with Morry the other carrot had moved down some and I was able to get it out. I asked Evan if there were any more carrots and he said, “no, just boogers.” I still called our nurse’s line. The nurse said to make sure there weren’t any others by using a flashlight. I didn’t see any others. I can’t believe he did that.

Now, back to Chicago. We left our house around 10am on Friday for what we thought was a 12:15pm flight. We had to wait forever to check in at the airport. There were only 2 people working there and the same 2 groups of people had been up at the counters forever. They finally opened up another counter and we moved though the line quickly after that. We noticed our flight had been changed to a 12:00 departure. Security was a pain. It was tough getting all of our shoes off, the DVD player out, and the stroller though, but the security employees were very nice and even helped bring our stuff over to a bench for us. It was now 11:30. When we finally got to our gate they were just starting to board. At least we didn’t have to wait long at the gate.

We arrived in Chicago around 2:30 and my parents met us near baggage claim with the rented van. Papa/Dad/Lenny and Morry drove somewhere else to put in the car seats and then came back to pick us up. It was nice having a van. It was easy to get in an out and put the boys in the car seats.

We hung out a little in the hotel and then put the boys down for naps. We had to wake up them up to go to the dinner at the synagogue. There was a service before the dinner, but we didn’t make it there in time.

Saturday morning was Jake’s Bar Mitzvah. The service started at 8:50, but they said not to get there until 10 or later. We came around 10:30. Evan and Noah sat for a little of the service and then we took them out and walked around the synagogue. They had a tot Shabbat, but it was too structured. Our boys don’t like structure. :)

They had a nice seated lunch after the service. Evan had a good time running around with the older boys. He was not shy at all. He’s just run up to them and try to join in on the fun.

At the hotel we tried to get Evan and Noah to take naps, but only Noah ended up napping. Morry walked Evan around the hotel. They hung out in parent’s room for a while and saw some other family. Evan loves Uncle Jay. When he saw him in the hallway he ran up to him and wanted Uncle Jay to carry him. We hung out with Ari, Suzanne, and Ava later in the afternoon. Ava had these little cars and buses that Evan loved playing with.

At night they had a casual dinner in the hotel lobby. When we got there the first thing Evan did was run up to Ari and ask to play with the cars again.

The next morning, Dina and Trevor had a brunch at their house. It was a very nice house, but Evan especially loved their basement. Their basement was filled with toys. Evan was down there pretty much the whole time. Evan had a great time with Jake. He really looked up to him and wanted to do everything with him. Jake walked with us to the park near the house. On the way there Evan says, “Look Jake. A fire hydrant.” At one point, Evan didn’t know what else to show or tell him, so he says, “Look Jake. My fingernail.”

Our flight was supposed to be at 5:45, but luckily we checked before we left the hotel. They changed our flight to 5:10. I’m surprised they changed both of our flights and never notified us.

Our flight back ended up being delayed 30 minutes or so. But that was fine. It gave us time to eat dinner (McDonalds). That was only the second time Evan has had McDonalds. We didn’t have many options. We needed something fast and something Evan would likely eat. He didn’t eat very well over the weekend.

We got back around 9:30 last night.

Overall, we had a nice time. It was just kind of tough making such a short trip. We wished we could have stayed a little longer and been able to do some sightseeing as well. Evan saw a commuter train and was very excited. It would have been fun to be able to take him on a train downtown.

To see most of our pictures from the trip click here http://picasaweb.google.com/rachelkbelkin/Chicago?authkey=5mVkLuUM4Lc#