Hello everyone, this is Morry.
On Saturday, Grandmom flew in. She went straight to Matt and Rachael's house for Ben's graduation party. Rachel and I took separate cars as I had to take Evan to baseball afterwards. It was a nice party.
Evan played well in his baseball games. He hit well and pitched well. Unfortunately, his team lost.
For dinner, we met Rachel, Noah and Grandmom at Texas Roadhouse.
Evan had baseball early on Sunday. We took Chewie to the game. He got a ton of attention. I think 75% of the time we were there, someone was petting Chewie. Evan played amazing and his team won.
I drove Chewie home and got back in time for Evan's second game. He again played well, but the team lost.
Grandmom came over after we got home. Rachel and I left her with the boys and went out to dinner for our 16th anniversary. After dinner we went to a coffee shop called Opa!
Today, Rachel got up and took Chewie for a long walk. After that she went to tutor.
Evan, Noah and I picked Grandmom up and we went and had lunch at an Independent/Assisted Living Home. I don't think Grandmom liked it much.
We came home for a little while before driving to Round Mountain to have dinner with Uncle Marvin and Aunt Sandy. Aunt Sandy cooked chicken and ribs. It was good. Grandma and Papa joined us.
We came back and dropped Grandmom off and are now back at the house. The boys will be getting ready for bed soon.
Until next time...
Monday, May 27, 2019
Friday, May 24, 2019
Last Day of Elementary School on to 6th and 8th Grades
Today was our last day going to the elementary school.
We drove to school today. Noah went to his classroom and we went to the cafeteria to get seats for graduation. Grandma and Papa were already there when we got there.
The graduation started at 8am with the 5th-grade kids walking the hallways. Then, they came into the cafeteria.
They had each kid come up, one by one. They said their names, where they want to go to go college, and what they want to study. Noah said he wants to go to Carnegie Mellon and study Fine Arts.
After graduation, they had cookies and juice reception for everyone.
Then, the kids got ready for their pool party at the pool next door to the school.
We went home after the reception.
I had to go into my school for a little bit to take care of a few things and enter final grades into the system.
We did our last walk to school this afternoon and brought Chewie with us. Chewie got a lot of attention, so he was happy.
For dinner, we went to Kura, the revolving sushi place to celebrate Noah's graduation.
Then, we went to Aaron and Mandy's house for Mandy's graduation (MBA) party.
It was a long fun day and now we have 6th and 8th graders!
Here are some pictures from today.
We drove to school today. Noah went to his classroom and we went to the cafeteria to get seats for graduation. Grandma and Papa were already there when we got there.
The graduation started at 8am with the 5th-grade kids walking the hallways. Then, they came into the cafeteria.
They had each kid come up, one by one. They said their names, where they want to go to go college, and what they want to study. Noah said he wants to go to Carnegie Mellon and study Fine Arts.
After graduation, they had cookies and juice reception for everyone.
Then, the kids got ready for their pool party at the pool next door to the school.
We went home after the reception.
I had to go into my school for a little bit to take care of a few things and enter final grades into the system.
We did our last walk to school this afternoon and brought Chewie with us. Chewie got a lot of attention, so he was happy.
For dinner, we went to Kura, the revolving sushi place to celebrate Noah's graduation.
Then, we went to Aaron and Mandy's house for Mandy's graduation (MBA) party.
It was a long fun day and now we have 6th and 8th graders!
Here are some pictures from today.
Monday, May 20, 2019
Last Monday of Elementary School
Today, we walked Noah to school and talked about how it's the last Monday walking to the elementary school.
I took it easy today since I had a big weekend. I went to San Antonio for a travel bloggers event.
We walked to get Noah from school today. It was very hot and humid.
I tutored one student this afternoon.
Evan went to Grandma and Papa's for dinner.
For our dinner, we made tacos at home.
After dinner, we walked with Chewie to Grandma and Papa's house. The kids played Frisbee in the backyard for a while. Chewie had fun running around with them.
Now, the boys are playing video games and will get ready for bed soon.
I took it easy today since I had a big weekend. I went to San Antonio for a travel bloggers event.
We walked to get Noah from school today. It was very hot and humid.
I tutored one student this afternoon.
Evan went to Grandma and Papa's for dinner.
For our dinner, we made tacos at home.
After dinner, we walked with Chewie to Grandma and Papa's house. The kids played Frisbee in the backyard for a while. Chewie had fun running around with them.
Now, the boys are playing video games and will get ready for bed soon.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Second to Last Tuesday
We are getting closer to the end of school. This is our second to last Tuesday before the end of school.
I had to be at school early today, so I didn't walk with everyone to school.
I was at school until about 2:00.
On my way home I stopped at Petsmart to get more food for Chewie and saw a friend there. One of the moms on Evan's baseball team works for Petsmart and she happened to be at the store when I was there, so we talked a little bit.
I got home in time to walk to pick up Noah from school. He went to Grandma and Papa's house on the way home.
I only had one hour of tutoring today in the neighborhood so that was nice.
I went to Grandma and Papa's after they ate to pick up Noah.
When Morry and Evan got home from baseball we ate our dinner.
Soon the boys will get ready for bed.
I had to be at school early today, so I didn't walk with everyone to school.
I was at school until about 2:00.
On my way home I stopped at Petsmart to get more food for Chewie and saw a friend there. One of the moms on Evan's baseball team works for Petsmart and she happened to be at the store when I was there, so we talked a little bit.
I got home in time to walk to pick up Noah from school. He went to Grandma and Papa's house on the way home.
I only had one hour of tutoring today in the neighborhood so that was nice.
I went to Grandma and Papa's after they ate to pick up Noah.
When Morry and Evan got home from baseball we ate our dinner.
Soon the boys will get ready for bed.
Monday, May 13, 2019
Final Two Weeks
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Over the weekend, there was no baseball. It rained enough last week that the tournament was cancelled. Noah had a football game. He played quite well. He played defense the whole time. He pulled several flags. He jumped in front of one pass and knocked it down. (though it was caught by someone else despite his best efforts) His coach was highly pleased.
After Noah's game, we went to Toyota of Cedar Park. We were able to get a good deal on a Highlander. Rachel had to turn back the car she's been driving to Charles Maund. But we were able to get a good deal at the other dealership. We hated to turn the car back in, but if we had to, I think we got a good deal on a good car.
Yesterday, we went to Snooze for Mother's Day with Grandma and Papa. We came home, got Chewie and went for a walk around Lady Bird Lake. For dinner, we picked up food from Pinthouse Pizza and then got frozen yogurt at TCBY.
Today marked the start of the second-to-last week of school. It was a nice morning so we did our normal walk to school with Chewie.
As always I was home. I had several phone meetings.
Rachel went into school to teach around lunch. After that, she had to run up to the dealership that we bought the car at and drop off a check. Then she had to give the keys to the dealership where we were returning the car. She and Evan got home at the same time.
For dinner, I made ribs on the grill.
After dinner, we had to go to HEB to get a few things.
The boys are getting ready for bed now.
Until next time...
Over the weekend, there was no baseball. It rained enough last week that the tournament was cancelled. Noah had a football game. He played quite well. He played defense the whole time. He pulled several flags. He jumped in front of one pass and knocked it down. (though it was caught by someone else despite his best efforts) His coach was highly pleased.
After Noah's game, we went to Toyota of Cedar Park. We were able to get a good deal on a Highlander. Rachel had to turn back the car she's been driving to Charles Maund. But we were able to get a good deal at the other dealership. We hated to turn the car back in, but if we had to, I think we got a good deal on a good car.
Yesterday, we went to Snooze for Mother's Day with Grandma and Papa. We came home, got Chewie and went for a walk around Lady Bird Lake. For dinner, we picked up food from Pinthouse Pizza and then got frozen yogurt at TCBY.
Today marked the start of the second-to-last week of school. It was a nice morning so we did our normal walk to school with Chewie.
As always I was home. I had several phone meetings.
Rachel went into school to teach around lunch. After that, she had to run up to the dealership that we bought the car at and drop off a check. Then she had to give the keys to the dealership where we were returning the car. She and Evan got home at the same time.
For dinner, I made ribs on the grill.
After dinner, we had to go to HEB to get a few things.
The boys are getting ready for bed now.
Until next time...
Friday, May 10, 2019
Science Day
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
We drove Noah to school this morning. It wasn't raining but there was rain predicted. It seemed like it could rain at any moment so we didn't want to chance it. We did just drive to the trail rather than the front of the school, though.
I had a meeting at 8:30. After the meeting finished, Rachel and I went to school for a 5th Grade Science Day for Noah. They showed us some of the things they worked on and performed some experiments for us. Noah seemed happy to have us there. It also marked the last school event that we'll go to other than Graduation at Clayton Elementary.
Rachel left to tutor not too long after Evan got home. Then I dropped Noah off at his football practice and took Evan to his practice.
For dinner, we picked up Me Con Bistro. At dinner, Evan told us about his science work in his Engineering Design Problems class. He and a partner had to build something to keep an egg safe when dropping it. They used a drone to lift the project up and drop it from varying heights. Evan and his partner were able to build a case for the egg that survived a 300 foot drop. They won third place in the class.
The boys are getting ready for bed now.
Until next time...
We drove Noah to school this morning. It wasn't raining but there was rain predicted. It seemed like it could rain at any moment so we didn't want to chance it. We did just drive to the trail rather than the front of the school, though.
I had a meeting at 8:30. After the meeting finished, Rachel and I went to school for a 5th Grade Science Day for Noah. They showed us some of the things they worked on and performed some experiments for us. Noah seemed happy to have us there. It also marked the last school event that we'll go to other than Graduation at Clayton Elementary.
Rachel left to tutor not too long after Evan got home. Then I dropped Noah off at his football practice and took Evan to his practice.
For dinner, we picked up Me Con Bistro. At dinner, Evan told us about his science work in his Engineering Design Problems class. He and a partner had to build something to keep an egg safe when dropping it. They used a drone to lift the project up and drop it from varying heights. Evan and his partner were able to build a case for the egg that survived a 300 foot drop. They won third place in the class.
The boys are getting ready for bed now.
Until next time...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Wellness Check Ups
This morning I had to be at school for my early class, so just Morry and Chewie walked Noah to school.
The boys had wellness checkups at 10am. Morry picked the boys up from school and I met them at the doctor's office.
The boys are both growing well and everything looks good. Noah is 4ft 6inches tall and Evan is 5ft 1in tall. Evan got one vaccine and Noah got 3.
I took Evan back to school and Morry took Noah back. After dropping off Evan I went back to my school for a staff meeting.
After school Noah went to Grandma and Papa's house.
I tutored this afternoon.
Morry took Evan to baseball practice, but it started raining and they ended practice early. They stopped at got Tucci's on the way home.
The boys had wellness checkups at 10am. Morry picked the boys up from school and I met them at the doctor's office.
The boys are both growing well and everything looks good. Noah is 4ft 6inches tall and Evan is 5ft 1in tall. Evan got one vaccine and Noah got 3.
I took Evan back to school and Morry took Noah back. After dropping off Evan I went back to my school for a staff meeting.
After school Noah went to Grandma and Papa's house.
I tutored this afternoon.
Morry took Evan to baseball practice, but it started raining and they ended practice early. They stopped at got Tucci's on the way home.
Monday, May 6, 2019
Champions
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
I just noticed how long it's been since we wrote the blog. It's been a busy few weeks. Two weeks ago, Rachel was at a conference for most of the week. Last week, I was in Philadelphia and then Richmond for work. And this past weekend, Evan and I were in Dallas for a baseball tournament.
Rachel enjoyed her conference. She feels like she met some good people and made some good contacts. We'll see if anything comes out of it, but it seems promising.
My trip to Philadelphia and Richmond was good. I went to Grandmom's retirement party. It was nice and some really nice things were said about her. It was also a super productive time at the office. I think it went really well.
Evan and I left for Dallas on Friday afternoon. We were able to get out before the big rains came. Rachel and Noah went to Panera and on the way home, they saw police cars. It turns out there was a water rescue not far from Panera because of the floods caused by the heavy rains. Luckily our house was good and the lighting which was close did not affect Rachel, Noah or the house.
Evan and I went out to dinner with all the families that had made it up to the hotel. Then the boys went swimming at the hotel while the parents are sat out and talked.
Evan played on Saturday late morning/early afternoon. His team won both games. He caught the first game and threw out a runner at second. He almost threw out another runner. The throw beat the runner but the umpire said the tag was too slow. The team won the second game as well. Evan had a key hit in the game and played third base. He was also involved in a controversial rundown where the umpire said that the fielder interfered with him and they said he was safe at home.
Noah had a football game in the afternoon. Rachel didn't think it would happen based on the amount of rain the night before, but they were able to play. Noah had two QB sacks and caused a safety. It seemed like he had a good time.
Saturday night in Dallas, we went to a sports bar for dinner. There is a pool table and arcade games for the kids to play. The parents all ate together. Then the kids went to a laser tag place with the coaches while the parents stayed at the hotel. Evan came back into the hotel with his arm around his friend Elliot. They seemed to be in a really good mood.
On Sunday, Evan's first game was not until 11:30. He was named the starting pitcher for the first game. The other team showed up late, but they still played. They did shorten the game. Evan pitched two innings of no-hit shutout baseball. The offense took over most of the game and took up the rest of the time. Evan had a hit and scored a run. The final score was 7-0.
We wen to lunch and then played the second game. Evan caught in that game. He played very well at catcher. The starting pitcher also pitched well. The team won that game 6-0.
In the third game - the championship - the team faced a pitcher who was 6'5" or 6'6". He seemed about as tall as Evan's coach who is 6'6" but we didn't see them exactly together. This boy was 13. But Evan's team did not seem intimidated. Evan had an RBI ground out, knocking in the first run and a well hit line drive that was right at the shortstop. The boys threw hard, probably in the mid 70's. But the pitcher on Evan's team was even better. Evan made three very key plays at third base including two in the final inning. He looked really good there. They won the championship, 4-0. So for the day, they didn't give up any runs. They allowed two total hits in 11 innings with 17 strikeouts between the three pitchers.
We got home a little after 10pm.
Today, the boys started their 3rd-to-last week of school. It was a fairly uneventful day.
Until next time...
I just noticed how long it's been since we wrote the blog. It's been a busy few weeks. Two weeks ago, Rachel was at a conference for most of the week. Last week, I was in Philadelphia and then Richmond for work. And this past weekend, Evan and I were in Dallas for a baseball tournament.
Rachel enjoyed her conference. She feels like she met some good people and made some good contacts. We'll see if anything comes out of it, but it seems promising.
My trip to Philadelphia and Richmond was good. I went to Grandmom's retirement party. It was nice and some really nice things were said about her. It was also a super productive time at the office. I think it went really well.
Evan and I left for Dallas on Friday afternoon. We were able to get out before the big rains came. Rachel and Noah went to Panera and on the way home, they saw police cars. It turns out there was a water rescue not far from Panera because of the floods caused by the heavy rains. Luckily our house was good and the lighting which was close did not affect Rachel, Noah or the house.
Evan and I went out to dinner with all the families that had made it up to the hotel. Then the boys went swimming at the hotel while the parents are sat out and talked.
Evan played on Saturday late morning/early afternoon. His team won both games. He caught the first game and threw out a runner at second. He almost threw out another runner. The throw beat the runner but the umpire said the tag was too slow. The team won the second game as well. Evan had a key hit in the game and played third base. He was also involved in a controversial rundown where the umpire said that the fielder interfered with him and they said he was safe at home.
Noah had a football game in the afternoon. Rachel didn't think it would happen based on the amount of rain the night before, but they were able to play. Noah had two QB sacks and caused a safety. It seemed like he had a good time.
Saturday night in Dallas, we went to a sports bar for dinner. There is a pool table and arcade games for the kids to play. The parents all ate together. Then the kids went to a laser tag place with the coaches while the parents stayed at the hotel. Evan came back into the hotel with his arm around his friend Elliot. They seemed to be in a really good mood.
On Sunday, Evan's first game was not until 11:30. He was named the starting pitcher for the first game. The other team showed up late, but they still played. They did shorten the game. Evan pitched two innings of no-hit shutout baseball. The offense took over most of the game and took up the rest of the time. Evan had a hit and scored a run. The final score was 7-0.
We wen to lunch and then played the second game. Evan caught in that game. He played very well at catcher. The starting pitcher also pitched well. The team won that game 6-0.
In the third game - the championship - the team faced a pitcher who was 6'5" or 6'6". He seemed about as tall as Evan's coach who is 6'6" but we didn't see them exactly together. This boy was 13. But Evan's team did not seem intimidated. Evan had an RBI ground out, knocking in the first run and a well hit line drive that was right at the shortstop. The boys threw hard, probably in the mid 70's. But the pitcher on Evan's team was even better. Evan made three very key plays at third base including two in the final inning. He looked really good there. They won the championship, 4-0. So for the day, they didn't give up any runs. They allowed two total hits in 11 innings with 17 strikeouts between the three pitchers.
We got home a little after 10pm.
Today, the boys started their 3rd-to-last week of school. It was a fairly uneventful day.
Until next time...