Hair Cuts and Shaved Ice

The kids had fun at school today, like always. Today was a pizza day at school, so it was nice not having to pack their lunches.

After school we came home and I gave the boys haircuts on the upstairs porch. After that they got baths and then it was nap time. Noah wouldn't nap.

For dinner we had chicken in the crock pot.

After dinner we told the boys that if they cleaned up their rooms and the game room we could go to Blizzy's.

Once they cleaned up we all went to get shaved ice.

When we got home Noah became very cranky. He started complaining in the car that he wanted dessert. He didn't consider shaved ice dessert. Then, when we pulled into the garage he threw a fit because we wouldn't physically carry him out of his car seat.

Now, he's been throwing a fit because I won't carry him upstairs. I told him I'd love to hold his hand and walk upstairs, but I wasn't going to carry him. He's been crying and saying that he is a baby and needs to be carried. I can't even concentrate writing the blog. He already broke the baby lock off the office door.

Now what did he do?

This morning we went to the gym. We had lunch at home and then I tutored one student here at the house. The boys were good while I tutored and just played upstairs.

Tonight we had the Wonders and Worries parenting class. Evan and Noah were both super sweaty when we met up with them after the class. They had been playing outside and obviously had a good time.

They provide dinner at Wonders and Worries, but it wasn't anything Morry or the kids would eat. They stopped and got McDonalds on the way home.

Just now, we went upstairs to put the boys to bed. Here's what I saw on Noah's wall. I guess he did this at naptime. Luckily it was just crayon. I made Noah clean it up with a damp cloth and that seemed to pretty much get it all off.

Playdate with Victoria

Today was busy. I felt like I was going all day.

I dropped the boys off at school, went for a run, and got things done around house. I got dinner ready for tonight. Then, it was time to pick up Noah at school. Evan had plans to go play at Victoria's house after school. Her mom picked them both up from school and brought them home to their house.

While Evan was at Victoria's Noah and I played some at home and then went to get shaved ice.

We picked Evan up at 4:30. He seemed like he had a good time, but would get embarrassed when we asked him what he did. He didn't want to talk about it.

For dinner we had grilled chicken and Noah ate a whole chicken breast.

We just gave the boys baths. Morry's reading to them now.

Swim Lessons #3

Evan and Noah had their 3rd swim lesson today. I can tell they are improving. Evan is starting to swim a little on his own. Noah is getting more comfortable in the water. We have one more swim lesson next week.

After swimming we ran a few errands and then I dropped the boys off at Clubhouse for Kids. I made a doctors appointment with a new doctor today. My throat has been bothering me almost 2 weeks now, but I don't have a fever.

I liked this new doctor. My strep test came back negative, so he started me on a z-pack.

I picked the boys up and then we came home. Noah didn't nap.

For dinner I had a veggie burger and Morry had a hamburger.

Morry is reading to the boys now and then we'll put them to bed.

Party Three of Three

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning the boys were really good. They never came in our room and didn't fight with each other. They just played really well and let us sleep in. It was a nice surprise.

When we got up we decided to run over to Kohl's. We had a birthday party to go to today for Evan's twin friends, Jake and Cory. We've had birthday parties three weeks in a row. We had been unsure if we were going to go today since Evan has been sick, but he's doing much better and he shouldn't be contagious anymore given he's had 5 doses of the antibiotics.

The boys were really really hyper at Kohl's. Randomly we found a Steelers hat with 43 on the front and Polamalu on the back. Evan really wanted it so he wore it around the store. Eventually we found presents for Jake and Cory and then tried to figure out whether the hat came from to get one for Noah. We never did find it. When we asked the checkout girl where it came from, she didn't know and didn't seem interested in finding out for us. Then it rang up as $21.99. So we didn't get that hat.

We came back and had a small lunch and then left for the party.

The party was at a place called Pump It Up which is one of the inflatable places. This one was set up only for parties. There are two rooms that they rotate the parties in and out of. Only the kids at your party are in one of these rooms at a time. Evan and Noah had a great time. Noah did really well and didn't need our help at all with the physical stuff. He did this inflatable obstacle course over and over which looked really tough. I was impressed at how well he did. Evan played with his friends as well as with his friend Victoria. The boys really had a good time at the party.

We came home and had some dinner. Now the kids are in bed.

Until next time...

Cars 2

The boys were pretty good this morning playing on their own in the game room.

Morry took Evan and Noah to see Cars 2. I stayed at home to get some rest and relax.

Morry and the boys had a good time. Morry said Noah got really excited before the movie. They had a Toy Story short.

As they were coming home I got lunch ready. I made blueberry muffins.

Noah took a long nap this afternoon.

For dinner, we made pasta at home.

After dinner we went to Wendy's to get Frosties for dessert.

We are about to put the boys to bed.

Strep?

Evan was coughing a lot this morning. He took a shower and after that seemed to feel a lot better. But then, this morning we got a call from the doctor's office. Evan does in fact have strep throat. I guess there is a more detailed test that takes longer and those results came in today. They called in a prescription of Amoxicillin. Evan seems to be a lot better today, but he still has to do the 10 days of antibiotics.

We ate lunch at home and then went over to HEB to pick up the medicine. That was our only time out of the house today.

Noah eventually took a nap today, but it took some time before he fell asleep. He has been really cranky today. I asked if he needed to get a strep test, but they said only if he has a fever and a sore throat, which he doesn't.

For dinner, Morry ran out and picked up Chuy's for us.

We did our biweekly clean up tonight and in a minute we'll put the boys to bed.

Sicky

This morning I took both boys to the doctor. I was able to get a 8:00am appointment for them. Evan still had a fever. Noah seemed ok, but he still had that cough. I was worried they could have strep.

The doctor said Noah was fine. She did a strep test on Evan, but didn't think that was what he had. The test came back negative, so he just has a virus. She suggested Mucinex if he's coughing a lot and just to give the virus some time. I was glad it wasn't strep.

I dropped Evan off at home with Morry (who worked from home this morning) and took Noah to school.

I had a 10am hair appointment, so Morry said he would stay with Evan.

We went in separate cars to pick up Noah. Evan stayed in the car with me. Morry ran in the get Noah, and then I took both boys home. Morry went to work after that.

Before dinner Noah and i went to HEB, did some grocery shopping, and picked up dinner for us there. Morry and the kids had pizza. I had fish and couscous.

Evan seems to be feeling a lot better now. He ate pretty well and doesn't seem to be coughing as much.

Now, it's time to get them to bed.

Afternoon at the Gym

It took a while to get dressed and get out of the house today. I packed a lunch for us and we went to the gym around noon.

I worked out first and then got the boys from the child care. We swam and ate our lunch at the outdoor pool. Evan and Noah were both very good and listened when it was time to leave.

I tried to get Noah to nap, but he fought it. Eventually it got quiet and I found him asleep in his rocking chair.

We left the house around 5pm to go to Wonders and Worries. Morry met us there. We signed up for a parenting class that meets once a week for a while. They dinner for all of us and activities for the kids while we were in the class.

The dinner wasn't that filling so on the way home I got Panera and Morry got Popeye's for dinner.

When we got home Evan said he wasn't feeling well and was cold. He has a fever. I'll try to make an appointment for both boys tomorrow morning. Noah has been coughing a lot, but I think it's just a cold or allergies, but I'd like to get him checked out too.

Morry is reading to the boys now and then they will hopefully go to bed.

School Day

Noah gave me a hard time this morning. I organized their art supplies into boxes (crayons, markers, pencils, supplies). Noah didn't like that I cleaned them up. He threw a fit the whole time I was getting ready this morning and followed me to each room whining. I was very glad to drop him off at school. Evan was good this morning. He made a pirate eye patch and hat out of paper and wore it to school.

Pick up went well, but when we got home Noah was very whiny again. I put him is his room for nap, but he didn't sleep.

Around 4pm we went to the library. Evan really likes the Black Eyed Peas song "I've got a feeling", so I reserved the CD from the library. We listened to it on the way home.

For dinner Morry had steak and I had fish.

Morry just read to the boys. Now, I'll go up and tuck them up.

Swim Lessons #2

I didn't sleep well last night.

Normally I would workout before swim lessons, but I was really tired. Evan and Noah did well at their swim lessons and then we swam in the outdoor pool for a little bit.

At home we had lunch and then I tried to put Noah down for a nap. During Noah's "nap", I moved all of my computer/office stuff into the actual office rather than the dining room. I also did some reading workbooks with Evan. Many years ago, when I was at Texas State I volunteered working with a bilingual kindergarten student. The school gave me a bunch of workbooks and I still have them. Evan loved doing the worksheets in the book. There were letter recognition exercises and rhyming word activities. Evan wanted to keep going when I stopped to do more work on the office. We did a few more pages.

For dinner we had pasta.

We gave the boys baths, got them ready for bed, and now Morry is reading to them.

Happy Father's Day

We had a nice Father's Day today. The boys were both very good, for the most part.

This morning I took the boys out to pick up donuts for breakfast. We surprised Morry when we got back home.

After breakfast we walked to the elementary school, played on the playground, and went to the pier.

We came home and then went to Scooters, a coffee shop. They have a smoothie that Morry really likes. They also have some board games for the kids to play with.

We took it easy at home in the afternoon.

For dinner we went to Benihana and for dessert we got gelato at Mandolas.

here is a video of our day.




Happy Father's Day!

Farmer's Market

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Noah woke up in the middle of the night last night. At first he was crying that he had to pee and then he was crying that he wanted his door opened. His door wasn't full closed and he can open it himself, there's nothing stopping him. His gate was open already. And he can leave his room and get us if he needs help going to the bathroom. Rachel and I have decided he needs we will not give into these demands. If he wants to come in our room and ask us without whining or crying, we will help him. This went on for an hour or so. I do think he eventually went to the bathroom, or at least opened the door himself. His pull-up was dry this morning.

The boys got up and played in the game room some. Then Rachel got up and went for a run while I continued cleaning up the office upstairs and getting all my computer equipment set up. I'm just about finished.

Then we went to the Sunset Valley Farmer's Market. It didn't seem to be as big as it has been other times we went. It could have something to do with the high being around 103 degrees. We walked around and looked at the produce. We saw a demonstration of a screen printing (using all natural ink) on a t-shirt. Then we got water ice for the boys. Noah and I each got an all natural grass fed beef hot dog. It was pretty good. It was kind of spicy but Noah ate all of his. Then each boy picked out their own sweet bell pepper.

We got home and Rachel made lunch for herself and cut up the peppers for the boys. Evan ate his entire pepper.

After lunch, Evan and I went to a birthday party for a boy from his tee ball team. It was at the Little Gym where Evan used to have his sports class. He seemed to have a really good time. I had a good time talking to the dads.

When we got home, Noah not napping. Noah ended up playing in the game room with GeoTrax and Evan watched TV downstairs.

Gabby came over at 6:30 to babysit for the boys. Rachel and I drove up to the Domain and ate at a restaurant called Gloria's. We walked around a bit there and listened to a live band.

When we got home, Evan was still up. He wanted me to read a book to him. We finished the second Harry Potter book last night. I found my old copy of Mr. Popper's Penguins. I told Evan I would read that to him next. He has wanted to go see the movie. The funny thing about that book is I wrote my name in it - in first grade. So my handwriting was very child-like. It's amazing because Evan is almost that same age. It's kind of crazy.

Noah is sleeping. Let's hope he sleeps through the whole night.

Until next time...

Gym and Central Market

This morning we went to the gym and then the Pink Ribbon Cowgirl lunch at Central Market.

Last time I went to the CM lunch the boys were not very well behaved. I thought I'd see how they were doing this morning and them make my decision about going. They were pretty good this morning and played in the child care at the gym so I thought they would be ok.

I don't know what it is about Central Market, but something there makes them have to go to the bathroom multiple times.

The boys were fighting at the table and then when I was trying to talk to someone Noah kept interrupting saying, "Mommy, I'm talking to you."

We were sitting inside by a window. On the other other side of the window was a fenced in balcony with more seating. I asked the boys if they wanted to sit outside. So, I sat them at a table near the window where I could see them and they ate their lunch outside while I tried to eat mine and talk to people inside. It worked a little. They still came in multiple times for various things.

After lunch Evan and Noah played on the playground and then went back in Central Market to pick up a few groceries. A few days ago Evan said he wanted to do Shabbat. We were talking about it and the fact that there is a Jewish holiday every Friday. While we were at CM we picked up a challah.

At home, they were both hyper. Neither one took a nap.

For dinner we picked up Blue Bamboo and we did the candles, wine, and challah. We let the boys have a sip of wine and Evan said it tickled his throat. After dinner I made chocolate chip cookies.

Morry is reading to the boys now and then they will hopefully go to sleep.

New Windshield

I dropped the boys off at school and a little while later the guy from Safelite came to repair our broken windshield. It took him about 1 1/2 hours. While he was here I cleaned the house and went for a 3 mile run.

Evan and Noah were happy at pick-up. They had made presents for Father's Day and were very excited about them. They couldn't wait to give them to Morry. They said they wanted to give them to him tonight and not wait until Father's Day. Evan made a book about why he loves his dad and illustrated it. He also had a card, a coozie, and a bag of chips in his bag for Morry. In Noah's bag there was a laminated poem and his footprint along with a rock that was decorated and said, "Dad, you rock."

Noah was very cranky when we got home. He cried for a long time. I have no idea what he was so mad about. He wouldn't tell me. I put him in his room for a while. I took him potty and after that he calmed down and actually fell asleep in his bed.

After naps, we tried to set up the Slip and Slide, but it was broken. I found an old sprinkler in the garage and set that up. The kids had a good time playing in it. Even after Noah had come in Evan still played for a while outside by himself.

For dinner we had flank steak and potatoes.

We just did a quick clean up upstairs. The kids' room and game room get so messy and I feel like I'm always cleaning. I came up with the idea to have clean up nights (Thursday and Sunday). They have to clean up their rooms and the game room and then I'll vacuum. This is only our second one, but so far it seems to be working well. It wasn't as messy this time and didn't take too long to clean up.

Morry is reading to Evan and Noah now and then we'll put them to bed.

Locomotion and Chick Fil A

This morning we met another mom and her kids at Locomotion. I met her through the Pink Ribbon Cowgirls and she has girls close in age to Evan and Noah. At Locomotion, Evan ran off and played with some older boys. Noah mostly wanted me to stay by him.

After Locomotion we all went to lunch at Chick Fil A.

We got home a little before 1pm.

I had a student come over for tutoring and had the girls down the street watch the boys while I tutored. The boys seemed to have a good time with them.

For dinner I had the leftover pork tenderloin and Morry made a hamburger.

Noah is very cranky right now. He took a little bit of a nap, but he needs to go bed soon.

Oh, I forgot to tell you about Noah's dream last night. He woke up crying and saying that the cactus hurt him. I had to explain to him that he had a bad dream and there was no cactus in his room. Today, I asked him about it and he thought it was funny that he dreamed about a cactus in his room that had poked him.

School and Art Project

I ran/pushed the stroller to school today. I ran the empty stroller back home. I always feel weird pushing the empty stroller. I wonder if people look at me funny and think maybe I forgot something. The kids were good at drop off. Evan brought his Evan Bot to school today. Evan bot is a robot Evan made out of paper.


While the kids were at school I got stuff done around the house and dropped off my art bra.

The boys were happy at pick up from school.

At home they were both very energetic and of course didn't take naps.

We decorated a tshirt with a photo of the boys. Evan and Noah picked out a picture and we edited it in Photoshop. Then, I printed out the picture on a special iron on sheet. The boys showed me where they wanted their pictures on their shirts and I ironed them on. Evan said he wants to sleep in his tonight.

For dinner we had pork tenderloin and vegetables that I made in the crock pot and quinoa to go with it.

Pretty soon we'll put the boys to bed.

Swim Lessons

This morning we went to the gym. I worked out a little and then took the boys to their swim lesson there in the indoor pool. I signed them up for semi-private lessons, just the two of them. I was not in the water with them, but I sat off to the side. They both seemed happy and followed directions.

After the gym we went to Sams Club. I got the boys food there and they ate while we walked around. They were both good. I got a lot of stuff and by the time I got home and put everything away I was exhausted. It was a lot of loading and unloading either to the cart or the car or at home.

I tried to take a nap, but Noah was very cranky and threw a fit in his room.

For dinner we had our leftover casserole and Morry made shrimp for the boys. They are both acting really wild tonight. We'll try to put them to bed soon.

5 Miles

This morning we walked to the Starbucks, had some drinks and walked home. The whole walk was about 5 miles. It was hot out, but still a nice walk. Morry and the boys got smoothies and donuts. I got a frappaccino.

I made a smoothie when we got home. We were all so hot.

We tried to get Noah to nap, but he just played in his room. Evan watched School of Rock.

For dinner we made a noodle casserole.

After dinner we had the boys clean up their rooms and the game room, which really meant we did most of the cleaning.

Morry is reading to Evan and Noah now. Let's hope they go to sleep at a decent time tonight.

Fountain and a Birthday Party

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

I was awakened at 7:05 by a little boy. As I opened my eyes, all I saw were lips puckered trying to kiss my face. It was Noah. I don't know if Evan was up as I just let Noah kiss me, rolled back over and went to sleep. Forty-five minutes later, Noah came in again because Evan had upset him somehow.

The boys played for a while in the game room before we got up. Finally we were able to roll out of bed and came downstairs.

We weren't sure what to do today, but we finally decided to go to the Liz Carpenter Fountain near Auditorium Shores which the kids can run in. We got breakfast ready for everyone, and jumped in the car and drove over.

The boys loved running through the fountain. They enjoyed standing over the water and letting it hit them in the tush. Evan told me he let one spray squirt him in the face and then said "Curse you, tiny toilet" which is a line from Despicable Me.

We came home and had lunch. For some reason, Evan started talking about Spaceballs and wanted to see that at his nap time. I told her what "barf" meant which is John Candy's character in Spaceballs. He thought that was really funny.

After "naps", quoted since neither boy slept, we went to Anna Belle's birthday party. Anna Belle is one of Evan's oldest friends, though they rarely see each other anymore. Rachel used to meet a group of women for coffee when Evan was a few months old and one was Anna Belle's mother. I go to the UT football games with Anna Belle's father, Will.

At the party, they had a clown/magician who was targeted at young kids. All the kids there seemed to really enjoy her. They served pizza and cake. They have a detached garage and a basketball hoop above the garage. Evan spent much of the party shooting baskets.

We came home and gave the kids baths and now they are in bed.

Until next time...

Swimming and Motorcycles

Evan was up early again today. Before Morry left for work I heard Evan talking with Morry in the bathroom. Then, I heard him sing Happy Birthday to Lizzy. Today is Lizzy's 8th birthday.

Around lunch time today we went to the Circle C Pool. Evan and Noah had fun in the kids pool. They went down the slides many times. Then, we sat down in the shade and had our picnic lunch.

Noah actually napped today. Swimming wore him out.

For dinner we went downtown to eat at Hickory Street Bar and Grill. They have a salad buffet there (and other things) and I thought it would be good for the boys. We didn't realize the biker rally was going on right there at the same time. Luckily we got decent parking and when we came out of dinner all these motorcycles were parading down Congress right in front of the restaurant. It was very loud. Noah seemed to enjoy it, but Evan didn't.

We just got home and put the boys to bed.

here's a video and picture from today

Lots of Fits

This morning the boys got up early again.

I dropped them off at school all sunscreened up and in their bathing suits. Today was a water day at school.

I ran 3 miles and got some stuff done around the house.

Both boys were happy at pick-up.

At nap time, Noah wasn't napping so I asked Evan to open Noah's gate. For some reason Noah started to throw a fit. I still needed to lie down so I just let him throw his fit. It got quiet and he fell asleep on the floor at his gate. He only slept about 30 minutes because we had to leave the house at 5pm.

Noah got upset getting in the car because he wanted to get in from Evan's side, but Evan was already in the car. Then, he wouldn't let me buckle him. From there, it just got worse. The whole car ride he was screaming and crying that he wanted to go home.

Morry met us at Wonders and Worries. We had a meeting at 5:30 at Wonders and Worries to talk with a counselor there about options for us. Noah's fit continued in Wonders and Worries for a little while. The counselor finally got him to calm down and then he was ok the rest of the time. The kids played with toys during our meeting.

For dinner we went to BJ's. Evan started complaining his stomach hurt and was whining all throughout dinner. Morry couldn't take it anymore and took Evan home. Noah and I finished our meals and then brought the leftovers home for Evan to eat. He started feeling better once they got home.

It's now almost 9pm. These boys need to get to bed.

Rise and Shine

This morning both boys were up at 6:30am. That's very early for them. Evan said he heard the air conditioning come on and thought it was the garage door. When he ran out in the hallway Noah was coming out to use the restroom. Both boys were excited to see each other and never went back to sleep.

Evan and Noah were very hyper this morning, but then it turned to crankiness. I dropped them off at Clubhouse for Kids around noon. I packed a lunch for them to eat there.

I stopped in Target to get a few things and then went to the hospital to visit Lauren and Shayne. She had her baby last night. I visited with Lauren, Shayne, Aunt Susan, Aaron, Mandy, and of course baby Garrett for about an hour.

I picked up the boys at Clubhouse for Kids and then we came home. Noah wouldn't nap.

For dinner we had flank steak and corn. Noah ate really well. He actually ate our dinner, which was nice. Evan ate ok.

We tried getting the boys ready for bed a little early, but they are both still awake right now.

Lauren, Garrett, and Aaron

Running around (literally)

Today was a busy day. After dropping off the boys at school I went for a run around the neighborhood. I ran 3 miles and it was really hot out, even at 10am.

I did some stuff around the house and then went to HEB. HEB was packed and I waited in a line a while. I got to the boys school just in time. They both had a good day at school.

When we got home I put away groceries while the boys ate the Trix yogurt I just bought. Then, I made myself lunch. I tried putting Noah down for nap, but he didn't sleep.

I spent a lot of time doing my hair and makeup while the boys were supposed to be napping. I could have had it professionally done, but both the hair and make up places were across town.

I had a photo shoot scheduled for 6pm for the Breast Cancer Resource Center calendar. I didn't want to be driving through the city during rush hour, so I just got ready here at home.

Gabby came at 5pm and then I left to meet everyone on South Congress. The photos were taken in front of one of those food trailers. Here's one photo the photographer just sent. While we were taking pictures some cyclists came up and asked to take a pic with us. No, that's not Lance Armstrong, though it does kind of look like him.



Right near there is a Hey Cupcake trailer. We have heard good things about it, but every time we have tried to go it was closed or sold out. I was able to pick up 2 cupcakes tonight. We haven't tried them yet.

Both boys are asleep now. I'm exhausted.

Crying over Spinach

This morning the boys and I went to the gym.

After the gym we went over to the Breast Cancer Resource Center to pick up my art bra. There's a photo shoot tomorrow for a calendar and they want all the models from the fashion show in it.

We came home and had lunch. I tried to get Noah to nap, but he wouldn't.

I noticed a flyer on our door. Two girls on our street put out a babysitting flyer. They are pretty young, but I thought it might be good to use them as mother's helpers when I am home to start out. I talked to both girls and asked them to come over at 5pm to meet the boys.

Gabby came and I got some stuff done around the house. Then, the girls (Maddie and Landry) came over to "meet" the boys. They have met before, but I wanted to see if Evan and Noah like them and would want them to babysit. The girls were good with Evan and Noah. We all went in the backyard and Maddie was very impressed with Evan's batting.

For dinner Morry had steak and I had fish. Among other things I had put spinach on Evan's plate. All of the sudden Noah started crying. It took us a while to understand what he was saying. He was upset because he didn't have spinach too. We got him spinach and both boys ate all of their spinach. Have you ever heard of a kid crying because he did not get spinach?

After dinner we went to Petco to get some more food for Lizzy. Lizzy wanted to come with us, so we brought her along. She was very excited going into Petco.

We are now going to put the boys to bed. Let's hope for a good night.

Big Day with Zayde

We did a lot today.

This morning Morry's friend Katie and her husband Rex came over for brunch. They live in Pittsburgh, but were here in Austin visiting Rex's sister.

After that we took the boys rollerskating for the first time. They were both very hesistant at first, but by the end they were having a good time. They had these little walker/cart like things for the smaller kids to push to help with their balance. You'll see what I'm taking about in the video.

For dinner we ate at TGI Fridays downtown. The boys were very well behaved and we enjoyed eating on the patio overlooking the lake. We had planned on seeing the bats after dinner, but we had some time to kill before the bats came out from under the bridge. We walked a few blocks to a yogurt shop and ate outside.

Then, we walked back to Fridays and watched the bats come out of the bridge.

Evan and Noah have been put to bed, but I hear them running around upstairs.

Here is a video and pictures from today.

Wearing the boys out

We went to Locomotion today and the boys both ran around a lot. They had a good time.

After Locomotion we all got Slushes at Sonic.

At home we took it easy and then got ready for an early dinner. We made reservations for Trattoria Lisina in Driftwood.

We got there at 5:30, had a nice dinner, and then played outside. Evan played Bocce Ball with some other older boys. Noah ran around. The boys also enjoyed throwing coins into the fountain.

Here are some pictures from today.

Errands with Zayde

This morning Zayde went with us to Michaels. We had to get a new frame for the picture of the boys we had on the mantle. Noah broke it last night. It was a really big, matted frame. He threw a ball at it and it came crashing down. Broken pieces of glass were everywhere.

We also went to Newflower and Wholly Bagel.

Noah took a good nap today.

For dinner we all went to Cypress Grill.

We just gave the boys baths and hopefully they will go to sleep easily tonight. Noah cried for about 1hr and 15 minutes last night because he didn't like the clean sheets on his bed.

Here are some pictures and video from our Dallas trip.

Noah's Mickey Mouse Drawing and his name