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...
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Monday, May 27, 2019
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Garrett's Party
This morning we picked up Grandma and Papa around 9am and then went to Cedar Park (45 minutes) to Garrett's birthday party. They rented out a pool. We had a nice time. The boys played water basketball for a lot of the time. Evan also jumped off the high dive board. We were surprised to see Ben, Matt's son, working there as a lifeguard. He came up to say hi.
We came back home and took it easy until it was time for Chewie's training at 3pm.
Chewie did well. He enjoyed eating all of the treats.
We ate dinner at home tonight and then went to TCBY for dessert.
Now the kids are playing in the gameroom.
We came back home and took it easy until it was time for Chewie's training at 3pm.
Chewie did well. He enjoyed eating all of the treats.
We ate dinner at home tonight and then went to TCBY for dessert.
Now the kids are playing in the gameroom.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
First Baseball Games
This morning we took it easy.
We took a walk and around 11:30 Noah was picked up to go to his friend Ben's house. He was there until about 3:30.
Evan came with me H-E-B.
When we got back, he got ready for baseball.
Morry and Evan left to go to Georgetown, where Evan's baseball tournament was.
Evan had 2 games. They lost both. The other two teams were in a higher division.
Noah and I came to the second game. Aunt Susan and Lauren's family met us at the game.
After the game, we had dinner together at Mellow Mushroom.
Now the boys are getting ready for bed.
We took a walk and around 11:30 Noah was picked up to go to his friend Ben's house. He was there until about 3:30.
Evan came with me H-E-B.
When we got back, he got ready for baseball.
Morry and Evan left to go to Georgetown, where Evan's baseball tournament was.
Evan had 2 games. They lost both. The other two teams were in a higher division.
Noah and I came to the second game. Aunt Susan and Lauren's family met us at the game.
After the game, we had dinner together at Mellow Mushroom.
Now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
ZDT's
This morning Noah and I got to his friend's Ben's house around 10am. He was invited to go to ZDT's (a small amusement park in Seguin) for Ben's birthday party. Noah wanted me to come too. There were six kids that came along with some adults. We went in two cars to Seguin, about an hour away.
The kids had a good time. It was good that there were a few adults there as the kids wanted to do different things and not necessary stick with the group. Noah liked the water slides best.
We left around 3 pm and stopped at Sweet Carolines on the way home.
Noah stayed at Ben's house for a little while and I went home. Later, Ben's mom dropped Noah off at home.
For dinner we had hamburgers.
After dinner, we took a short walk.
This evening we spent a lot of time finishing packing the kids for camp.
Now Evan and Noah are in bed.
The kids had a good time. It was good that there were a few adults there as the kids wanted to do different things and not necessary stick with the group. Noah liked the water slides best.
We left around 3 pm and stopped at Sweet Carolines on the way home.
Noah stayed at Ben's house for a little while and I went home. Later, Ben's mom dropped Noah off at home.
For dinner we had hamburgers.
After dinner, we took a short walk.
This evening we spent a lot of time finishing packing the kids for camp.
Now Evan and Noah are in bed.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
The Belkin Athletes
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Evan had his first flag football game of the season. His team is the Raiders. I have to tell you, it is very hard for me to root for the Raiders. I just yell "come on guys!" Evan is in the third and fourth grade league and his team is all third graders. The other team today was all fourth graders and they were pretty big. It made a difference and the other team was able to win. But Evan had a great play in the second half. He was covering a boy who was much bigger and the quarterback threw to him. Evan cut in front of the boy dove and knocked the ball away and then somehow taking the kid out. The boys was laying on the field crying and Evan got up and went over to him and checked on him and then tried to pull him to his feet.
After the game, Evan and I went with the two other families to Maudie's for lunch. These are families of boys that Evan has played many sports and teams with. It was Evan and Darius and Carter and Carter's older brother Ben. They were really excited to be with each other. When we got to Maudie's all four boys went to the bathroom together. But somehow, only Evan, Darius, Ben came out and as they walked back to us they had big grins on. Apparently Ben was messing with Carter in the bathroom and they all thought it was funny. Carter was all right and he was smiling when he came out. After lunch, Darius' dad Daniel bought ice cream for the boys.
When Evan and I got home, we picked up Noah to go to Noah's baseball game. I had promised Noah last night that we could go to Smoothie King on the way.
Noah had a very good game. He struck out in his first at bat. In his second at bat he hit a hard grounder to third and then took second on the overthrow. In his third at bat, he didn't get much of a ball but he put it down the third base line in between the foul line, the pitcher, the catcher and third base. No one went to get the ball so I sent Noah to second base. What ever player picked it up threw so wildly to second that it went into the middle of the outfield and Noah came all the way around to score. Everyone was cheering for Noah. He played pitcher quite a bit because he makes great throws to first base. He stopped a shot in the fourth inning and threw just a tad late to get the boy. Noah's team lost in a walk off so Noah was upset but he did well and should be proud of himself.
We came home and had dinner.
The boys are in their rooms.
Until next time...
This morning, Evan had his first flag football game of the season. His team is the Raiders. I have to tell you, it is very hard for me to root for the Raiders. I just yell "come on guys!" Evan is in the third and fourth grade league and his team is all third graders. The other team today was all fourth graders and they were pretty big. It made a difference and the other team was able to win. But Evan had a great play in the second half. He was covering a boy who was much bigger and the quarterback threw to him. Evan cut in front of the boy dove and knocked the ball away and then somehow taking the kid out. The boys was laying on the field crying and Evan got up and went over to him and checked on him and then tried to pull him to his feet.
After the game, Evan and I went with the two other families to Maudie's for lunch. These are families of boys that Evan has played many sports and teams with. It was Evan and Darius and Carter and Carter's older brother Ben. They were really excited to be with each other. When we got to Maudie's all four boys went to the bathroom together. But somehow, only Evan, Darius, Ben came out and as they walked back to us they had big grins on. Apparently Ben was messing with Carter in the bathroom and they all thought it was funny. Carter was all right and he was smiling when he came out. After lunch, Darius' dad Daniel bought ice cream for the boys.
When Evan and I got home, we picked up Noah to go to Noah's baseball game. I had promised Noah last night that we could go to Smoothie King on the way.
Noah had a very good game. He struck out in his first at bat. In his second at bat he hit a hard grounder to third and then took second on the overthrow. In his third at bat, he didn't get much of a ball but he put it down the third base line in between the foul line, the pitcher, the catcher and third base. No one went to get the ball so I sent Noah to second base. What ever player picked it up threw so wildly to second that it went into the middle of the outfield and Noah came all the way around to score. Everyone was cheering for Noah. He played pitcher quite a bit because he makes great throws to first base. He stopped a shot in the fourth inning and threw just a tad late to get the boy. Noah's team lost in a walk off so Noah was upset but he did well and should be proud of himself.
We came home and had dinner.
The boys are in their rooms.
Until next time...
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Second Day of Tournament, Noah's First Coach Pitch Game
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Evan's day was supposed to start with a 9am game. We had some big rain storms come through yesterday so his game was delayed until 11am. Since Taylor is more than an hour away, it was good to get the extra time.
Evan played well again. He was catcher in the first inning and really kept the ball in front of him. In batting, he was 1-2. His hit came on a pitch that literally hit the dirt first and Evan hit it as it bounced back up. It was a complete golf swing, but he hit it well into the hole between short and third knocking in a run. He moved to second on a passed ball and scored on a single. Unfortunately the team lost and were eliminated. Aunt Susan came to watch Evan play which was very nice.
After the game, we went to see Evan's friend Ben play in a 10U tournament game at the same complex. It was good to see Ben's family.
Evan and I drove home and were home for just a bit before we had to take Noah to his first kid pitch game. Noah came up in the bottom of the first. I really didn't know what to expect. He swung at the first pitch and hit it between shortstop and third. In the top of the second, he played second. He fielded a ball hit to him and stepped on second for a force out. He struck out his next time at bat and then lined out to shortstop in his third at bat. But it was a very successful outing for his first time.
We came home and had dinner and now the boys are in their rooms.
Until next time..
Evan's day was supposed to start with a 9am game. We had some big rain storms come through yesterday so his game was delayed until 11am. Since Taylor is more than an hour away, it was good to get the extra time.
Evan played well again. He was catcher in the first inning and really kept the ball in front of him. In batting, he was 1-2. His hit came on a pitch that literally hit the dirt first and Evan hit it as it bounced back up. It was a complete golf swing, but he hit it well into the hole between short and third knocking in a run. He moved to second on a passed ball and scored on a single. Unfortunately the team lost and were eliminated. Aunt Susan came to watch Evan play which was very nice.
After the game, we went to see Evan's friend Ben play in a 10U tournament game at the same complex. It was good to see Ben's family.
Evan and I drove home and were home for just a bit before we had to take Noah to his first kid pitch game. Noah came up in the bottom of the first. I really didn't know what to expect. He swung at the first pitch and hit it between shortstop and third. In the top of the second, he played second. He fielded a ball hit to him and stepped on second for a force out. He struck out his next time at bat and then lined out to shortstop in his third at bat. But it was a very successful outing for his first time.
We came home and had dinner and now the boys are in their rooms.
Until next time..
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Champions
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Noah's championship game was set for 9:30 this morning. We were supposed to be there between 8:30 and 8:45. I woke Noah up at 7:30 and got him ready. He woke up easily but then was kind of cranky as we were going to leave. I just think he was tired. I woke Evan up as well because he wanted to come with us.
On the way over, we stopped at Donut Taco Palace I.
When we got there, Noah's coach, Mario, and a couple of the fathers/coaches discussed the lineup. Mario had made two lineups. One was a departure from what he had been doing and one was pretty much what he had used throughout the playoffs. The championship game format is much different which is why Mario was considering the different lineups. All games up until the championship are timed at one hour. As I mentioned yesterday, a half-inning ends when 5 runs are scored or 3 outs are recorded, whichever comes first. The championship game is 6 innings, untimed. The way a half-inning ends is still the same. Each coach is required to play every kid in the infield at least in the first three innings. In the end, we went with the same lineup.
After the first inning, Noah's team was winning 5-4. Noah knocked in the 5th run that inning. After two, the score was 10-9, again with Noah's team in the lead. In the third, Noah batted 2nd and got a hit. He came around to score. At the end of 3, it was 15-12. Noah's team held the other team scoreless in the 4th and Noah's team scored 4. So after 4, it was 19-12. Jack, Evan's friend, almost single-handedly held the other team to no runs. After a leadoff single, Jack caught a pop up playing in the pitching position and raced over to first and tagged it for the double play. The next batter grounded to Jack's left. Jack fielded it and ran and touched first base for the third out. In the top of the fifth, the other team scored 4 to make the score 19-16. While the game was scheduled for 6 innings, if Noah's team scored 3 runs, the game would end since it would be 22-16 and there would be no way for the other team to come back. Noah led off the inning but grounded out to the pitcher. That's the only time all year he hit the ball to the pitcher. The next boy singled followed by another ground out. The next boy singled scoring the first run of the inning. The next boy up grounded to the pitcher. It looked like a sure out. The pitcher threw the ball to the first baseman perfectly. As if in slow motion the ball went right into the first baseman's glove, rolled around for a bit and just fell to the ground, and the runner was safe. Jack came to the plate with the game-sealing run on first base. He hit a really hard low line drive that dropped between third base and shortstop and rolled all the way to the fence. Jack wound up with a walk-off triple. All the older kids raced out knowing what happened. We had to tell some of the younger kids to get out there and celebrate. It was a good time.
Following lots of pictures and the trophy presentations, the kids celebrated with a pinata. Evan, who originally seemed happy started getting more and more jealous and ended making things really really difficult. I think he was really jealous of his brother and his friend. Especially since this was the team that ended Evan's season a year ago.
Rachel went to tutor and we came home. I made lunch for Noah, but Evan said he wasn't hungry. Noah played Wii for a while and Evan and I went out and played a bit of baseball.
When Rachel got home, the boys and I left to go to Matt and Rachael's house. In the month of May, Matt, Rachael and Maddie have birthdays so we went to celebrate. The boys immediately disappeared playing Legos with Ben.
We left later and met Rachel at Carino's for dinner. Noah was in a bad mood most of dinner making it difficult.
Rachel stopped at Petco to get food for Lizzy on the way home and I stopped at Walmart to pick up some Wii Remotes.
When we came home, the boys showered and we put them to bed.
Until next time...
Noah's championship game was set for 9:30 this morning. We were supposed to be there between 8:30 and 8:45. I woke Noah up at 7:30 and got him ready. He woke up easily but then was kind of cranky as we were going to leave. I just think he was tired. I woke Evan up as well because he wanted to come with us.
On the way over, we stopped at Donut Taco Palace I.
When we got there, Noah's coach, Mario, and a couple of the fathers/coaches discussed the lineup. Mario had made two lineups. One was a departure from what he had been doing and one was pretty much what he had used throughout the playoffs. The championship game format is much different which is why Mario was considering the different lineups. All games up until the championship are timed at one hour. As I mentioned yesterday, a half-inning ends when 5 runs are scored or 3 outs are recorded, whichever comes first. The championship game is 6 innings, untimed. The way a half-inning ends is still the same. Each coach is required to play every kid in the infield at least in the first three innings. In the end, we went with the same lineup.
After the first inning, Noah's team was winning 5-4. Noah knocked in the 5th run that inning. After two, the score was 10-9, again with Noah's team in the lead. In the third, Noah batted 2nd and got a hit. He came around to score. At the end of 3, it was 15-12. Noah's team held the other team scoreless in the 4th and Noah's team scored 4. So after 4, it was 19-12. Jack, Evan's friend, almost single-handedly held the other team to no runs. After a leadoff single, Jack caught a pop up playing in the pitching position and raced over to first and tagged it for the double play. The next batter grounded to Jack's left. Jack fielded it and ran and touched first base for the third out. In the top of the fifth, the other team scored 4 to make the score 19-16. While the game was scheduled for 6 innings, if Noah's team scored 3 runs, the game would end since it would be 22-16 and there would be no way for the other team to come back. Noah led off the inning but grounded out to the pitcher. That's the only time all year he hit the ball to the pitcher. The next boy singled followed by another ground out. The next boy singled scoring the first run of the inning. The next boy up grounded to the pitcher. It looked like a sure out. The pitcher threw the ball to the first baseman perfectly. As if in slow motion the ball went right into the first baseman's glove, rolled around for a bit and just fell to the ground, and the runner was safe. Jack came to the plate with the game-sealing run on first base. He hit a really hard low line drive that dropped between third base and shortstop and rolled all the way to the fence. Jack wound up with a walk-off triple. All the older kids raced out knowing what happened. We had to tell some of the younger kids to get out there and celebrate. It was a good time.
Following lots of pictures and the trophy presentations, the kids celebrated with a pinata. Evan, who originally seemed happy started getting more and more jealous and ended making things really really difficult. I think he was really jealous of his brother and his friend. Especially since this was the team that ended Evan's season a year ago.
Rachel went to tutor and we came home. I made lunch for Noah, but Evan said he wasn't hungry. Noah played Wii for a while and Evan and I went out and played a bit of baseball.
When Rachel got home, the boys and I left to go to Matt and Rachael's house. In the month of May, Matt, Rachael and Maddie have birthdays so we went to celebrate. The boys immediately disappeared playing Legos with Ben.
We left later and met Rachel at Carino's for dinner. Noah was in a bad mood most of dinner making it difficult.
Rachel stopped at Petco to get food for Lizzy on the way home and I stopped at Walmart to pick up some Wii Remotes.
When we came home, the boys showered and we put them to bed.
Until next time...
Saturday, March 30, 2013
The Podbers
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This Saturday was the first Saturday since December that we were home and didn't have any game or practice for any sport. Rachel and I used that time to sleep in. It was nice not having anywhere that we had to be.
When I got up, Evan and Noah were downstairs playing with Grandmom and her iPad/iPhone. They told me that Evan wanted another Lego. The one he got yesterday was not really something you could play with after you built it. I said Evan could get another one.
While Rachel ran on the treadmill, we went to the mall to go to the Lego store. It was packed in the store, but Evan eventually picked out what he wanted. On the way home, we picked up Wendy's for Grandmom and me.
At home, Evan and Noah started to build the Lego while we got lunch ready for them.
In the afternoon, I worked some while the boys played with Legos.
Around 4pm, Matt and his family all came over. All seven of the Podbers were there. As soon as they walked in, Evan ran over and gave Ben a hug. Evan, Noah and Ben started playing with Legos and eventually went upstairs. Tristian, Maddie, and Molly took Max outside. Molly ended upstairs with Ben and Evan while Noah came downstairs.
For dinner, we went to Carino's. Evan, Noah, Ben and Molly sat together. There was lots and lots of laughing going on. They all ate well.
We came home and the boys had dessert. We're getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
This Saturday was the first Saturday since December that we were home and didn't have any game or practice for any sport. Rachel and I used that time to sleep in. It was nice not having anywhere that we had to be.
When I got up, Evan and Noah were downstairs playing with Grandmom and her iPad/iPhone. They told me that Evan wanted another Lego. The one he got yesterday was not really something you could play with after you built it. I said Evan could get another one.
While Rachel ran on the treadmill, we went to the mall to go to the Lego store. It was packed in the store, but Evan eventually picked out what he wanted. On the way home, we picked up Wendy's for Grandmom and me.
At home, Evan and Noah started to build the Lego while we got lunch ready for them.
In the afternoon, I worked some while the boys played with Legos.
Around 4pm, Matt and his family all came over. All seven of the Podbers were there. As soon as they walked in, Evan ran over and gave Ben a hug. Evan, Noah and Ben started playing with Legos and eventually went upstairs. Tristian, Maddie, and Molly took Max outside. Molly ended upstairs with Ben and Evan while Noah came downstairs.
For dinner, we went to Carino's. Evan, Noah, Ben and Molly sat together. There was lots and lots of laughing going on. They all ate well.
We came home and the boys had dessert. We're getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Garage Sale
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Today we had a garage sale. It occupied most of our day. Rachel and I planned to get up at 5:45 to start moving things out. However, she had trouble sleeping thinking about all the stuff we had to do. She got up at 5:20 and started getting ready.
I got up at our scheduled time and promptly began to help. We started bringing things outside and placing them on the driveway. We had a ton of stuff. Evan got up as he heard all the commotion and helped us as well.
The scheduled time for the garage sale was 8am but the first people came at 7am. We were still setting up even then. We had planned to sell sodas, juice boxes and popcorn. I was still setting that up when people came. Also we planned to sell our old mattress and we hadn't gotten those out.
We had people come all the way until about 1pm. It was a very long day. The boys came out with us. Evan played with a neighbor boy for a while. Noah stayed with us. All in all, we made more than $400 selling old baby toys and clothes. There were things that I never thought would sell but ended up selling. Alternately, there were things I was sure would sell that didn't sell.
We still had quite a bit left at the end. Right now it's all in our garage. We're trying to decide what to do next. We may have another garage sale in the spring when they have a neighborhood-wide garage sale for Circle C.
We came in and cleaned up. Rachel and I each had showers and then we left to go to Matt and Rachael's. They had a little party for Molly for her 9th birthday. Ben opened the door for us. I don't think that Evan and Ben said anything to each other. They just looked at each other, nodded, and went into Ben's room to play Lego's. Noah stayed out with us. After some food, at one point, Noah and Max tried to have a catch. I think that Noah liked being the big kid. Then Ben and Evan were having a light saber duel and Max got a light saber and joined in. It was really cute. Evan was really good with Max. All the kids really had a good time tonight.
We came home and the boys had some food. Now they are in bed.
Until next time...
Today we had a garage sale. It occupied most of our day. Rachel and I planned to get up at 5:45 to start moving things out. However, she had trouble sleeping thinking about all the stuff we had to do. She got up at 5:20 and started getting ready.
I got up at our scheduled time and promptly began to help. We started bringing things outside and placing them on the driveway. We had a ton of stuff. Evan got up as he heard all the commotion and helped us as well.
The scheduled time for the garage sale was 8am but the first people came at 7am. We were still setting up even then. We had planned to sell sodas, juice boxes and popcorn. I was still setting that up when people came. Also we planned to sell our old mattress and we hadn't gotten those out.
We had people come all the way until about 1pm. It was a very long day. The boys came out with us. Evan played with a neighbor boy for a while. Noah stayed with us. All in all, we made more than $400 selling old baby toys and clothes. There were things that I never thought would sell but ended up selling. Alternately, there were things I was sure would sell that didn't sell.
We still had quite a bit left at the end. Right now it's all in our garage. We're trying to decide what to do next. We may have another garage sale in the spring when they have a neighborhood-wide garage sale for Circle C.
We came in and cleaned up. Rachel and I each had showers and then we left to go to Matt and Rachael's. They had a little party for Molly for her 9th birthday. Ben opened the door for us. I don't think that Evan and Ben said anything to each other. They just looked at each other, nodded, and went into Ben's room to play Lego's. Noah stayed out with us. After some food, at one point, Noah and Max tried to have a catch. I think that Noah liked being the big kid. Then Ben and Evan were having a light saber duel and Max got a light saber and joined in. It was really cute. Evan was really good with Max. All the kids really had a good time tonight.
We came home and the boys had some food. Now they are in bed.
Until next time...
Sunday, May 27, 2012
New Pool
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, we decided to go to brunch. We had been planning to take Rachel to a Mother's Day brunch two weeks ago but with Rachel having to rush to Dallas, we were not able to celebrate until this morning.
We drove all the way to the other side of the city for a place called the Original Pancake House. We had been to one in Dallas and it was pretty good. The boys did well at the one in Dallas. We called on the way and put our name on the list. We were seated fairly quickly once we arrived. The waitress came and took our order but then we waited...and waited. The boys started to get antsy. I don't even know how long we waited but I'm sure it was at least 30 minutes. When the food arrived it was good and the boys both finished their food. We quickly ate, paid and left because Rachel scheduled to tutor someone.
On the way home, Evan's friend Ben invited us to go to the new pool with them. We agreed I'd take the boys and Rachel would meet us after she tutored. Rachel quickly left after we got home and I got the boys ready for the pool.
At the pool, Ben's parents brought these special things that sink in the water for the boys to dive down to get. Evan and Ben did that pretty much the whole time. Noah had a good time swimming from the steps to me and then back to the steps. We saw several people we know at the pool. All in all we were there for about an hour and 45 minutes.
When we got home, we had someone coming to the house to buy the bed from the guest bedroom downstairs. We decided to really make this more of an office. We'll replace it with a pull-out sofa. The couple that came was furnishing their daughter's college apartment. It worked out well for everyone. We also found some stuff that we didn't know we had under the bed.
We had some small stuff for dinner and then we went to Blizzy's for shaved ice. Blizzy's is only open in the summer. Noah has been looking forward to them opening since September. Everyone had a good time there.
The boys played baseball for a bit after we got home. Now they are in Evan's room but not sleeping.
Until next time...
This morning, we decided to go to brunch. We had been planning to take Rachel to a Mother's Day brunch two weeks ago but with Rachel having to rush to Dallas, we were not able to celebrate until this morning.
We drove all the way to the other side of the city for a place called the Original Pancake House. We had been to one in Dallas and it was pretty good. The boys did well at the one in Dallas. We called on the way and put our name on the list. We were seated fairly quickly once we arrived. The waitress came and took our order but then we waited...and waited. The boys started to get antsy. I don't even know how long we waited but I'm sure it was at least 30 minutes. When the food arrived it was good and the boys both finished their food. We quickly ate, paid and left because Rachel scheduled to tutor someone.
On the way home, Evan's friend Ben invited us to go to the new pool with them. We agreed I'd take the boys and Rachel would meet us after she tutored. Rachel quickly left after we got home and I got the boys ready for the pool.
At the pool, Ben's parents brought these special things that sink in the water for the boys to dive down to get. Evan and Ben did that pretty much the whole time. Noah had a good time swimming from the steps to me and then back to the steps. We saw several people we know at the pool. All in all we were there for about an hour and 45 minutes.
When we got home, we had someone coming to the house to buy the bed from the guest bedroom downstairs. We decided to really make this more of an office. We'll replace it with a pull-out sofa. The couple that came was furnishing their daughter's college apartment. It worked out well for everyone. We also found some stuff that we didn't know we had under the bed.
We had some small stuff for dinner and then we went to Blizzy's for shaved ice. Blizzy's is only open in the summer. Noah has been looking forward to them opening since September. Everyone had a good time there.
The boys played baseball for a bit after we got home. Now they are in Evan's room but not sleeping.
Until next time...
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Shopping with Noah
This morning Noah woke up early. Our neighbor's dog was barking and I'm guessing that woke him up.
Noah and I went to both Target and Walmart today. We got some Halloween clearance items, but also some other things for the house. While we were at Target I bought Noah popcorn and a hot dog at the little cafe they have there. He ate while we shopped.
We went straight from there to the Little Gym for Noah's sports class. Noah really had fun today. At the end of class they called the parents in for a game called "Smash the Cheese". Noah was very excited during the game.
We came home for just a little bit and then it was time to pick up Evan.
After school we went to the park with Evan's friend Ben, his mom, and his sister. We stayed there for about an hour.
When we got home it was rest time. Evan had a baseball game tonight and I wanted to make sure they got some downtime. They maybe had about 45 minutes or so.
Tonight was the first baseball playoff game. Evan's team won because the other team had to forfeit. They didn't have enough players. They still ended up playing a game, but it was just for fun. So now, Evan has another game tomorrow night. We weren't planning on that. That was a surprise.
I took the boys home and Morry picked up food for us from Blue Bamboo.
After dinner we had clean up night. The boys cleaned their rooms and the game room. I cleaned all of the floors both upstairs and downstairs. I mopped and vacuumed.
It was another long day.
The boys are in bed and it's pretty quiet upstairs.
Noah and I went to both Target and Walmart today. We got some Halloween clearance items, but also some other things for the house. While we were at Target I bought Noah popcorn and a hot dog at the little cafe they have there. He ate while we shopped.
We went straight from there to the Little Gym for Noah's sports class. Noah really had fun today. At the end of class they called the parents in for a game called "Smash the Cheese". Noah was very excited during the game.
We came home for just a little bit and then it was time to pick up Evan.
After school we went to the park with Evan's friend Ben, his mom, and his sister. We stayed there for about an hour.
When we got home it was rest time. Evan had a baseball game tonight and I wanted to make sure they got some downtime. They maybe had about 45 minutes or so.
Tonight was the first baseball playoff game. Evan's team won because the other team had to forfeit. They didn't have enough players. They still ended up playing a game, but it was just for fun. So now, Evan has another game tomorrow night. We weren't planning on that. That was a surprise.
I took the boys home and Morry picked up food for us from Blue Bamboo.
After dinner we had clean up night. The boys cleaned their rooms and the game room. I cleaned all of the floors both upstairs and downstairs. I mopped and vacuumed.
It was another long day.
The boys are in bed and it's pretty quiet upstairs.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
The Lion King (Post #1000)
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
I just realized this was our 1000th blog post. That's pretty amazing. We've been doing it for a long time.
Back in the summer, Living Social was having a special. I think it was something like $3 for 2 movie tickets from Fandango. Rachel and I each bought the deal. We used one of them back in July. Two weeks ago, we realized that the one Rachel had bought was about to expire. We saw that we could buy tickets in advance, even though the deal would expire before. So we bought tickets to see the Lion King in 3D with the boys today. We had to pay for two of the tickets. Well, when we got to the theater, they told us that Fandango had listed the showing incorrectly and it wasn't in 3D. They said they'd refund us all the money and still let us see the movie. That was fine because we didn't need to see the movie in 3D anyway. The boys had never seen the movie and Evan, in particular, was very excited to see it.
The boys seemed to enjoy it. It was much darker than I had remembered. Noah was kind of whiny in the movie though.
We came home and put Noah down for a nap. Evan laid down in the game room.
At 4pm, we left to go to Matt and Rachael's for Max's first birthday. They served hot dogs and hamburgers. Unfortunately the boys didn't want to eat that at all. They played with Ben and Molly for a long time. Then we had cake. Max put the cake all over his face. Evan thought that was hilarious. He especially liked it when Max decided to dump the plate of cake onto the floor.
We left around 6:30. We thought we'd go home, but the boys were hungry. There's a Japanese Hibachi place near Matt and Rachael's house. We had been talking about going there for a while now. Evan and Noah usually love that. We thought we'd treat them to that on the way home (and we didn't want fast food). They did pretty well, but I think they were pretty tired so they didn't eat well.
We're home now. Evan is sleeping and Noah is throwing a massive fit. It all started because he didn't want to come upstairs.
Until next time..
I just realized this was our 1000th blog post. That's pretty amazing. We've been doing it for a long time.
Back in the summer, Living Social was having a special. I think it was something like $3 for 2 movie tickets from Fandango. Rachel and I each bought the deal. We used one of them back in July. Two weeks ago, we realized that the one Rachel had bought was about to expire. We saw that we could buy tickets in advance, even though the deal would expire before. So we bought tickets to see the Lion King in 3D with the boys today. We had to pay for two of the tickets. Well, when we got to the theater, they told us that Fandango had listed the showing incorrectly and it wasn't in 3D. They said they'd refund us all the money and still let us see the movie. That was fine because we didn't need to see the movie in 3D anyway. The boys had never seen the movie and Evan, in particular, was very excited to see it.
The boys seemed to enjoy it. It was much darker than I had remembered. Noah was kind of whiny in the movie though.
We came home and put Noah down for a nap. Evan laid down in the game room.
At 4pm, we left to go to Matt and Rachael's for Max's first birthday. They served hot dogs and hamburgers. Unfortunately the boys didn't want to eat that at all. They played with Ben and Molly for a long time. Then we had cake. Max put the cake all over his face. Evan thought that was hilarious. He especially liked it when Max decided to dump the plate of cake onto the floor.
We left around 6:30. We thought we'd go home, but the boys were hungry. There's a Japanese Hibachi place near Matt and Rachael's house. We had been talking about going there for a while now. Evan and Noah usually love that. We thought we'd treat them to that on the way home (and we didn't want fast food). They did pretty well, but I think they were pretty tired so they didn't eat well.
We're home now. Evan is sleeping and Noah is throwing a massive fit. It all started because he didn't want to come upstairs.
Until next time..
Friday, September 2, 2011
No Rachel: Day Two (Welcome Grandmom)
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel was still in Dallas today so I again worked from home. Like yesterday, I had to get Noah up so we could take Evan to school. Evan and I went in to wake him up and he was sitting up in bed. I don't know why he was up, but it made it easy.
We drove to the path and then walked Evan into the school. Evan and Noah were hugging and saying goodbye and a boy named Ben called over to Evan and asked Evan to sit down next to him. Evan got a goofy grin on his face and looked at me and sat down. It was very cute. Evan asked Noah to give him a high five goodbye. He wouldn't let us leave until Noah gave him a hard high five. I think it took three tries.
We came home for a bit and then I drove Noah to school. He seemed to be in a very bad mood and I was worried about leaving him there. He wasn't giving me a hard time or anything, it just seemed like he didn't want to go.
I then went and got a smoothie and Smoothie King and took my car over to H2O Hand Car Wash to get the car washed. I had gotten a Groupon a while back and decided to use it. They have free WiFi there so I could do work from there.
I came home and worked some and then I had to go get Noah. He was in a very good mood when I went in. He was sitting next to Miss Terrie and doing the "Bear Hunt" song. He seemed very excited to see me. He said he had a good day. So that was good.
Gabby met us at home. She took care of Noah while I went and picked up Evan.
When Evan came out of school, he was holding a paper with a bunch of stickers on it. There were three boys around him all wanting to see this paper. I wasn't sure what it was. When he came to me, he said he had filled up his sticker chart and got to choose an item out of the "Treasure Chest". He chose an MP3 player shaped eraser. He was very proud. Apparently, they get a sticker for being helpful in class. Once you fill it up, you get to choose an item. Evan managed to get 20 stickers in the first 10 days of school. I asked him if he was the first to fill up his chart. He said he was the second. Nevertheless, I am very proud that he is so helpful at school. That is wonderful.
Also at school, each day they've been "introducing" a kid to the class. The child has to stand up and tell the class how old they are, what their favorite food is and what they like to do. It was Evan's turn today. He said he told the class his favorite food was crab and that he likes to play sports. I wonder if he's the only kid in his class whose favorite food is crab.
We were home for a bit and then we had to leave to pick Grandmom up. The boys were excited to see her. Once we got her, we had trouble finding a place to eat. Evan said he wanted to eat at the Olive Garden. It turned out to be a 40 minute wait. So then we tried BJs but we didn't even get out of the car. There were a ton of people waiting outside. We ended up at Carino's. The boys did really really well there.
The boys were hyper when we got home and it took a while to get them calmed down. While they were hyper, they were still fairly well behaved. We did get them in bed and they are sleeping now.
Until next time...
Rachel was still in Dallas today so I again worked from home. Like yesterday, I had to get Noah up so we could take Evan to school. Evan and I went in to wake him up and he was sitting up in bed. I don't know why he was up, but it made it easy.
We drove to the path and then walked Evan into the school. Evan and Noah were hugging and saying goodbye and a boy named Ben called over to Evan and asked Evan to sit down next to him. Evan got a goofy grin on his face and looked at me and sat down. It was very cute. Evan asked Noah to give him a high five goodbye. He wouldn't let us leave until Noah gave him a hard high five. I think it took three tries.
We came home for a bit and then I drove Noah to school. He seemed to be in a very bad mood and I was worried about leaving him there. He wasn't giving me a hard time or anything, it just seemed like he didn't want to go.
I then went and got a smoothie and Smoothie King and took my car over to H2O Hand Car Wash to get the car washed. I had gotten a Groupon a while back and decided to use it. They have free WiFi there so I could do work from there.
I came home and worked some and then I had to go get Noah. He was in a very good mood when I went in. He was sitting next to Miss Terrie and doing the "Bear Hunt" song. He seemed very excited to see me. He said he had a good day. So that was good.
Gabby met us at home. She took care of Noah while I went and picked up Evan.
When Evan came out of school, he was holding a paper with a bunch of stickers on it. There were three boys around him all wanting to see this paper. I wasn't sure what it was. When he came to me, he said he had filled up his sticker chart and got to choose an item out of the "Treasure Chest". He chose an MP3 player shaped eraser. He was very proud. Apparently, they get a sticker for being helpful in class. Once you fill it up, you get to choose an item. Evan managed to get 20 stickers in the first 10 days of school. I asked him if he was the first to fill up his chart. He said he was the second. Nevertheless, I am very proud that he is so helpful at school. That is wonderful.
Also at school, each day they've been "introducing" a kid to the class. The child has to stand up and tell the class how old they are, what their favorite food is and what they like to do. It was Evan's turn today. He said he told the class his favorite food was crab and that he likes to play sports. I wonder if he's the only kid in his class whose favorite food is crab.
We were home for a bit and then we had to leave to pick Grandmom up. The boys were excited to see her. Once we got her, we had trouble finding a place to eat. Evan said he wanted to eat at the Olive Garden. It turned out to be a 40 minute wait. So then we tried BJs but we didn't even get out of the car. There were a ton of people waiting outside. We ended up at Carino's. The boys did really really well there.
The boys were hyper when we got home and it took a while to get them calmed down. While they were hyper, they were still fairly well behaved. We did get them in bed and they are sleeping now.
Until next time...
Friday, May 20, 2011
Chicago
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Rachel and Evan left for a bat mitzvah in Chicago. I had to drop them off at the airport very early. Rachel got up at 5:30am and we woke Evan up around 6:15 and Noah around 6:20. We left the house around 6:30. Rachel and Evan arrived safely in Chicago a bit before 11am.
Gabby came to the house after Noah and I returned and took care of Noah until lunch time. Blanca took care of Noah in the afternoon.
Unfortunately, he didn't nap today. He was slightly cranky when I got home.
It was Matt's 40th birthday yesterday so they were having a dinner tonight. Noah and I drove up to Matt's. First we needed to get gas. Noah fell asleep as we pulled up to the gas station and slept the rest of the way up to Matt's. He was probably sleeping for about 45 minutes or so, which was good.
He was very tired and wanted me to hold him for a long time when we go there. Eventually I put him down at the table. And eventually he ate his food.
We had a good time with Matt and Rachael. Ben was really disappointed when Evan wasn't there. We walked in and he said, sounding really upset, "Where's Evan?" and he just was staring, almost as if he was hoping Evan would emerge from behind us. I felt bad.
On the way home, it started to rain and hail. It was really raining hard. Every over pass was filled with cars and there was no room to pull over so I slowly but persistently made my way home. It felt like a very long drive.
We just spoke with Rachel and Evan. Apparently Evan had a great time playing with some kids. He didn't eat much dinner because he was too busy playing with the kids.
Noah is now in his room but not sleeping.
Until next time...
This morning, Rachel and Evan left for a bat mitzvah in Chicago. I had to drop them off at the airport very early. Rachel got up at 5:30am and we woke Evan up around 6:15 and Noah around 6:20. We left the house around 6:30. Rachel and Evan arrived safely in Chicago a bit before 11am.
Gabby came to the house after Noah and I returned and took care of Noah until lunch time. Blanca took care of Noah in the afternoon.
Unfortunately, he didn't nap today. He was slightly cranky when I got home.
It was Matt's 40th birthday yesterday so they were having a dinner tonight. Noah and I drove up to Matt's. First we needed to get gas. Noah fell asleep as we pulled up to the gas station and slept the rest of the way up to Matt's. He was probably sleeping for about 45 minutes or so, which was good.
He was very tired and wanted me to hold him for a long time when we go there. Eventually I put him down at the table. And eventually he ate his food.
We had a good time with Matt and Rachael. Ben was really disappointed when Evan wasn't there. We walked in and he said, sounding really upset, "Where's Evan?" and he just was staring, almost as if he was hoping Evan would emerge from behind us. I felt bad.
On the way home, it started to rain and hail. It was really raining hard. Every over pass was filled with cars and there was no room to pull over so I slowly but persistently made my way home. It felt like a very long drive.
We just spoke with Rachel and Evan. Apparently Evan had a great time playing with some kids. He didn't eat much dinner because he was too busy playing with the kids.
Noah is now in his room but not sleeping.
Until next time...
Friday, December 31, 2010
Playdate
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, everyone slept in a bit. Both boys took a long time to go to sleep last night. In fact, Noah and I had it out. He was being really bad. He ended up falling asleep at his gate. When I went to move him to his bed, he had pulled the comforter and his top sheet off the bed. He had thrown toys out into the hallway. His room was a disaster. He just works himself up when he gets upset.
When we got up, we got breakfast for the boys. Then, Rachel took Evan and Noah to Evan's friend, Ben's, house. His mom had invited Evan over to play and said that Noah was welcome to join. I stayed home to go through papers and things. Ben has an 8 year old sister and apparently, she was leading the group of four with activities. They also had a trampoline in the backyard with netting around the sides. The boys just loved that.
Eventually, Rachel and Noah left to go to HEB to get some things for dinner and dessert. Evan stayed with Ben and had lunch over there. This was his first time basically being dropped off at a friend's house.
Rachel came home and got me and we all went over to pick Evan up. Evan didn't want to leave and was very angry when we got him.
We had to run a few errands - we picked up some movies from Red Box, got gas, and stopped for slushes at Sonic.
For dinner, we had homemade pizzas. I got dough and sauce ready for a pizza for Evan and Noah. Then they put the cheese on the pizza and put what they wanted on their own half of the pizza. Noah chose pepperoni and Evan chose black olives and pepperoni.
For dessert, Rachel got waffle bowls and ice cream and a bunch of different toppings - including sprinkles, marshmallows, gummy worms, Oreos, sour gummy Lifesavers, M&Ms (we had those already), and candy corn (again, we already had these). I scooped the ice cream and the boys were allowed to add stuff to their ice cream. They really enjoyed it. It was like those new frozen yogurt places that charge you by weight.
The kids just had baths and we are letting them lay down in our bed and watch a movie. We have hicks in our neighborhood who set off fireworks and we know that, not only because of the amount of sugar from dessert, but the fireworks will keep the kids up. So we're making it a special treat.
Until next time...
This morning, everyone slept in a bit. Both boys took a long time to go to sleep last night. In fact, Noah and I had it out. He was being really bad. He ended up falling asleep at his gate. When I went to move him to his bed, he had pulled the comforter and his top sheet off the bed. He had thrown toys out into the hallway. His room was a disaster. He just works himself up when he gets upset.
When we got up, we got breakfast for the boys. Then, Rachel took Evan and Noah to Evan's friend, Ben's, house. His mom had invited Evan over to play and said that Noah was welcome to join. I stayed home to go through papers and things. Ben has an 8 year old sister and apparently, she was leading the group of four with activities. They also had a trampoline in the backyard with netting around the sides. The boys just loved that.
Eventually, Rachel and Noah left to go to HEB to get some things for dinner and dessert. Evan stayed with Ben and had lunch over there. This was his first time basically being dropped off at a friend's house.
Rachel came home and got me and we all went over to pick Evan up. Evan didn't want to leave and was very angry when we got him.
We had to run a few errands - we picked up some movies from Red Box, got gas, and stopped for slushes at Sonic.
For dinner, we had homemade pizzas. I got dough and sauce ready for a pizza for Evan and Noah. Then they put the cheese on the pizza and put what they wanted on their own half of the pizza. Noah chose pepperoni and Evan chose black olives and pepperoni.
For dessert, Rachel got waffle bowls and ice cream and a bunch of different toppings - including sprinkles, marshmallows, gummy worms, Oreos, sour gummy Lifesavers, M&Ms (we had those already), and candy corn (again, we already had these). I scooped the ice cream and the boys were allowed to add stuff to their ice cream. They really enjoyed it. It was like those new frozen yogurt places that charge you by weight.
The kids just had baths and we are letting them lay down in our bed and watch a movie. We have hicks in our neighborhood who set off fireworks and we know that, not only because of the amount of sugar from dessert, but the fireworks will keep the kids up. So we're making it a special treat.
Until next time...
Monday, December 27, 2010
Bowling
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Evan came in our room. He told us he had a great idea of what we could do today - we could go bowling.
We got up and got the kids dressed. Grandmom wasn't feeling well so we just went downstairs and put the Wizard of Oz on for the boys. They had never seen it. I was wondering if Evan would find it lame. I think he liked it.
For lunch I made pasta. No one was really hungry except for me so I made something that was easy and you could choose how much of it you wanted.
Grandmom was feeling better after lunch, so we got the kids ready and went to Westgate Lanes. Just Evan, Noah and I bowled. The boys had the bumpers up but Evan was doing really well. He's still just pushing it but he pushes it hard and many times very straight. In fact, he was winning the entire game until the last frame when I finally pulled ahead. I wasn't letting Evan win either, he was just playing that well.
We were going to switch out our cable modem but when we stopped by Time Warner Cable, the line was ridiculously long so we left.
We were going to go to Matt and Rachael's for dinner. Unfortunately, Rachel was not feeling well. Since they have a little baby and Rachel wanted to get some rest she stayed home. When we got there, Evan walked right into the house like he owned the place and went upstairs to play with Ben. I didn't see him again until the pizza was delivered. Noah stayed downstairs with the adults for most of the time. Evan really had a good time. Noah went upstairs after dinner and enjoyed himself.
We came home and I put the boys down, but somehow Noah is out of his room and neither boy is sleeping. I'm going to have to go deal with that momentarily.
Until next time...
This morning, Evan came in our room. He told us he had a great idea of what we could do today - we could go bowling.
We got up and got the kids dressed. Grandmom wasn't feeling well so we just went downstairs and put the Wizard of Oz on for the boys. They had never seen it. I was wondering if Evan would find it lame. I think he liked it.
For lunch I made pasta. No one was really hungry except for me so I made something that was easy and you could choose how much of it you wanted.
Grandmom was feeling better after lunch, so we got the kids ready and went to Westgate Lanes. Just Evan, Noah and I bowled. The boys had the bumpers up but Evan was doing really well. He's still just pushing it but he pushes it hard and many times very straight. In fact, he was winning the entire game until the last frame when I finally pulled ahead. I wasn't letting Evan win either, he was just playing that well.
We were going to switch out our cable modem but when we stopped by Time Warner Cable, the line was ridiculously long so we left.
We were going to go to Matt and Rachael's for dinner. Unfortunately, Rachel was not feeling well. Since they have a little baby and Rachel wanted to get some rest she stayed home. When we got there, Evan walked right into the house like he owned the place and went upstairs to play with Ben. I didn't see him again until the pizza was delivered. Noah stayed downstairs with the adults for most of the time. Evan really had a good time. Noah went upstairs after dinner and enjoyed himself.
We came home and I put the boys down, but somehow Noah is out of his room and neither boy is sleeping. I'm going to have to go deal with that momentarily.
Until next time...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Playdate
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Last night, around midnight, Noah started crying. Rachel went in there several times and each time, Noah would calm down. When she left he'd start crying again. She changed his diaper but there didn't seem to be anything wrong with him. We eventually just had to let him cry. He ended up falling asleep at the gate.
Evan didn't get up with me this morning. But the boys got up shortly after I left. I assume that since Noah's door was open and he was sleeping on the floor that he must have heard me. Apparently, when they got up the boys were really hyper.
Rachel decided to just get up and they went to Newflower to get fruits and vegetables. The boys got to ride in the car cart so they were happy.
At 10am, Evan's friend Ben came over to play. Rachel said that they had a great time. She said they really enjoyed playing together. Rachel enjoyed talking with Ben's mom. All in all, it was a very nice time.
Neither boy ate much for lunch.
Rachel went to tutor and Gabby came to babysit.
When I got home, I took the boys to Chick-Fil-A for dinner. Both boys were incredibly well behaved and they both ate very very well. It took Evan a long time to eat but he finished just about all of his food. I let them play on the playset there and then they got some ice cream for dessert.
We came home and Noah decided to be bad. He wouldn't clean up and he wasn't listening when I was reading Harry Potter. I ended up just putting him to bed and finish up reading in Evan's room.
Oh, and Evan's funny line of the night. We were telling Noah how Evan got to hold a baby alligator in Florida this past March. Evan said that he "almost freaked out" when holding the alligator. Where did he even learn that phrase. And by the way, he did not almost freak out. He was very calm.
Until next time...
Last night, around midnight, Noah started crying. Rachel went in there several times and each time, Noah would calm down. When she left he'd start crying again. She changed his diaper but there didn't seem to be anything wrong with him. We eventually just had to let him cry. He ended up falling asleep at the gate.
Evan didn't get up with me this morning. But the boys got up shortly after I left. I assume that since Noah's door was open and he was sleeping on the floor that he must have heard me. Apparently, when they got up the boys were really hyper.
Rachel decided to just get up and they went to Newflower to get fruits and vegetables. The boys got to ride in the car cart so they were happy.
At 10am, Evan's friend Ben came over to play. Rachel said that they had a great time. She said they really enjoyed playing together. Rachel enjoyed talking with Ben's mom. All in all, it was a very nice time.
Neither boy ate much for lunch.
Rachel went to tutor and Gabby came to babysit.
When I got home, I took the boys to Chick-Fil-A for dinner. Both boys were incredibly well behaved and they both ate very very well. It took Evan a long time to eat but he finished just about all of his food. I let them play on the playset there and then they got some ice cream for dessert.
We came home and Noah decided to be bad. He wouldn't clean up and he wasn't listening when I was reading Harry Potter. I ended up just putting him to bed and finish up reading in Evan's room.
Oh, and Evan's funny line of the night. We were telling Noah how Evan got to hold a baby alligator in Florida this past March. Evan said that he "almost freaked out" when holding the alligator. Where did he even learn that phrase. And by the way, he did not almost freak out. He was very calm.
Until next time...
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Aunt Jane and Uncle Norman
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Noah and Evan both got up throughout the night. Evan woke me up because he had to go to the bathroom. He wanted me to turn the light on. I put a night light in the bathroom tonight so he didn't need me. Noah cried for no apparent reason. We're going to have to break the two of these habits.
Evan then got up at 7am this morning. He got himself breakfast and then I put a movie on for him.
Once everyone was up and had breakfast, we went to the gym. Rachel did the Latin Dance class, the boys went into daycare and I ran and then lifted weights. Noah seemed excited to get to the gym and he ran back to the daycare. I kept peeking in on them and every time I looked in, I saw Evan racing full speed to go to another part of the room.
After the gym we got smoothies at Smoothie King. Both boys really like smoothies and were excited.
For lunch, neither boy ate that well. Noah barely ate anything and Evan had some oatmeal. Rachel and I made breakfast tacos with eggs and some leftover potatoes and cheese.
While everyone was napping I watched the Olympics. I watched the cross-country skiing and I have to admit, it was kind of exciting. It was 30km but there were 8 laps. Half of the laps were done in "classic" style and the second half were done "freestyle". They actually changed skis at the midway point. Right after the midway point, this one Swede got a huge lead. He was able to change skis the fastest. He eventually opened a 25 second lead. What was really interesting was that his two teammates basically sacrificed themselves. They went to the head of the back and then skied shoulder-to-shoulder not letting anyone by and they went very slowly to let their teammate open up such a big lead. But then at the end of the last lap, the guy out in front lost steam and it was a race to the finish. The one Swede who had seemingly sacrificed himself ended up winning and the one guy who had led most of the way got bronze.
For dinner we met Matt, Rachael, Ben and Molly at the County Line BBQ. Matt's parents, my Uncle Norman and Aunt Jane (making their blog debut) were visiting so we wanted to see them. They treated us to a very nice dinner. Evan enjoyed sitting with Ben and Molly and Noah enjoyed the attention that Uncle Norman and Aunt Jane were giving him. Evan ended up eating a lot, eventually. Noah again didn't eat that well. After dinner Uncle Norman and Aunt Jane gave the boys toys. Evan got RC from Toy Story and Noah got a bunch of toy cars from the movie Cars. Both boys were extremely happy with their gifts.
When we got home the boys played with their toys some and then we gave them baths. They are in bed now.
Until next time...
Noah and Evan both got up throughout the night. Evan woke me up because he had to go to the bathroom. He wanted me to turn the light on. I put a night light in the bathroom tonight so he didn't need me. Noah cried for no apparent reason. We're going to have to break the two of these habits.
Evan then got up at 7am this morning. He got himself breakfast and then I put a movie on for him.
Once everyone was up and had breakfast, we went to the gym. Rachel did the Latin Dance class, the boys went into daycare and I ran and then lifted weights. Noah seemed excited to get to the gym and he ran back to the daycare. I kept peeking in on them and every time I looked in, I saw Evan racing full speed to go to another part of the room.
After the gym we got smoothies at Smoothie King. Both boys really like smoothies and were excited.
For lunch, neither boy ate that well. Noah barely ate anything and Evan had some oatmeal. Rachel and I made breakfast tacos with eggs and some leftover potatoes and cheese.
While everyone was napping I watched the Olympics. I watched the cross-country skiing and I have to admit, it was kind of exciting. It was 30km but there were 8 laps. Half of the laps were done in "classic" style and the second half were done "freestyle". They actually changed skis at the midway point. Right after the midway point, this one Swede got a huge lead. He was able to change skis the fastest. He eventually opened a 25 second lead. What was really interesting was that his two teammates basically sacrificed themselves. They went to the head of the back and then skied shoulder-to-shoulder not letting anyone by and they went very slowly to let their teammate open up such a big lead. But then at the end of the last lap, the guy out in front lost steam and it was a race to the finish. The one Swede who had seemingly sacrificed himself ended up winning and the one guy who had led most of the way got bronze.
For dinner we met Matt, Rachael, Ben and Molly at the County Line BBQ. Matt's parents, my Uncle Norman and Aunt Jane (making their blog debut) were visiting so we wanted to see them. They treated us to a very nice dinner. Evan enjoyed sitting with Ben and Molly and Noah enjoyed the attention that Uncle Norman and Aunt Jane were giving him. Evan ended up eating a lot, eventually. Noah again didn't eat that well. After dinner Uncle Norman and Aunt Jane gave the boys toys. Evan got RC from Toy Story and Noah got a bunch of toy cars from the movie Cars. Both boys were extremely happy with their gifts.
When we got home the boys played with their toys some and then we gave them baths. They are in bed now.
Until next time...
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Super Bowl Sunday
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Today was Super Bowl Sunday. Unfortunately, it was a fairly insignificant Super Bowl since the Steelers weren't in it.
Evan didn't got to bed until nearly midnight last night. He was up at 5am this morning because he knocked his comforter on the floor. He then was up for about another hour because he was coughing. I tried to get him to drink some water. Then Lizzy decided she needed to go out. Rachel let her out.
When we got up for real, Rachel and I decided to take the boys to the zoo. It was kind of cold outside but we thought we should get the boys out. We have a membership to the zoo so it wasn't going to cost anything. Plus it's close by. So were there for a little under an hour. All the big animals were out moving around which was nice. Noah walked the almost the whole time. He was very cute. Evan also really enjoyed himself.
We got home and the boys ate lunch. We put them down for naps. Unfortunately, Evan didn't nap.
At 5, we got ready to go to Matt and Rachael's for the Super Bowl. Evan was talking about playing with Ben's toys. As soon as we got there, he immediately went upstairs to find Ben's toys. Ben and Evan played a lot and they played well together. Noah stayed with the adults, mostly, and entertained us. He was very cute. When the Saints scored a touchdown, he screamed "Touchdown" and put his arms up in the air.
We left mid-way through the 3rd quarter. Evan didn't eat dinner there so he ate on the way home and some when we got home.
Then we put them to bed. I think Evan was pretty tired. He has not come out of his room.
Oh, and congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for winning the Super Bowl. They were the team I wanted since the Steelers didn't make it. Only 5 more Super Bowl victories to catch up to the Steelers.
Until next time...
Today was Super Bowl Sunday. Unfortunately, it was a fairly insignificant Super Bowl since the Steelers weren't in it.
Evan didn't got to bed until nearly midnight last night. He was up at 5am this morning because he knocked his comforter on the floor. He then was up for about another hour because he was coughing. I tried to get him to drink some water. Then Lizzy decided she needed to go out. Rachel let her out.
When we got up for real, Rachel and I decided to take the boys to the zoo. It was kind of cold outside but we thought we should get the boys out. We have a membership to the zoo so it wasn't going to cost anything. Plus it's close by. So were there for a little under an hour. All the big animals were out moving around which was nice. Noah walked the almost the whole time. He was very cute. Evan also really enjoyed himself.
We got home and the boys ate lunch. We put them down for naps. Unfortunately, Evan didn't nap.
At 5, we got ready to go to Matt and Rachael's for the Super Bowl. Evan was talking about playing with Ben's toys. As soon as we got there, he immediately went upstairs to find Ben's toys. Ben and Evan played a lot and they played well together. Noah stayed with the adults, mostly, and entertained us. He was very cute. When the Saints scored a touchdown, he screamed "Touchdown" and put his arms up in the air.
We left mid-way through the 3rd quarter. Evan didn't eat dinner there so he ate on the way home and some when we got home.
Then we put them to bed. I think Evan was pretty tired. He has not come out of his room.
Oh, and congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for winning the Super Bowl. They were the team I wanted since the Steelers didn't make it. Only 5 more Super Bowl victories to catch up to the Steelers.
Until next time...
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Second
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Today is the second day after chemo for Rachel and the second night of Hanukkah. Rachel seems to be doing MUCH better this Saturday than the previous Saturday following chemo. She's been downstairs a bunch and has eaten a bit. Her coloring looks much better too.
This morning, Evan came in our room at 8am. Rachel got up and brought Evan to her parents' room but he came right back in to our room. It was a bit of a fight to get him downstairs, but once he was down, he was happy.
Matt, Rachael, Ben and Molly came over around 11. The kids exchanged gifts and played together. I think everyone had a good time. They left just before lunch. Noah was talking a lot and he really likes Rachael. He got upset when I had to take him away from Rachael when they were leaving.
We gave the boys lunch and put them down for naps. Both boys seemed especially tired.
After naps, Uncle Jay and Aunt Diane came over, followed shortly by Aunt Susan. They all brought gifts for the kids. Evan wanted to light the candles so he could get to the presents faster. He's figured this thing out. They seemed very happy with all the gifts they opened tonight. When Evan was done opening up the gifts he got tonight, he wanted more. After we sang the Hanukkah prayer, Noah wanted more singing and wanted to eat challah.
Papa/Lenny went out and picked up the Salt Lick for dinner. It was pretty good.
The boys are in bed now. Evan was very excited to sleep in his Toy Story bed. Zayde got him Toy Story bedding.
Until next time...
Today is the second day after chemo for Rachel and the second night of Hanukkah. Rachel seems to be doing MUCH better this Saturday than the previous Saturday following chemo. She's been downstairs a bunch and has eaten a bit. Her coloring looks much better too.
This morning, Evan came in our room at 8am. Rachel got up and brought Evan to her parents' room but he came right back in to our room. It was a bit of a fight to get him downstairs, but once he was down, he was happy.
Matt, Rachael, Ben and Molly came over around 11. The kids exchanged gifts and played together. I think everyone had a good time. They left just before lunch. Noah was talking a lot and he really likes Rachael. He got upset when I had to take him away from Rachael when they were leaving.
We gave the boys lunch and put them down for naps. Both boys seemed especially tired.
After naps, Uncle Jay and Aunt Diane came over, followed shortly by Aunt Susan. They all brought gifts for the kids. Evan wanted to light the candles so he could get to the presents faster. He's figured this thing out. They seemed very happy with all the gifts they opened tonight. When Evan was done opening up the gifts he got tonight, he wanted more. After we sang the Hanukkah prayer, Noah wanted more singing and wanted to eat challah.
Papa/Lenny went out and picked up the Salt Lick for dinner. It was pretty good.
The boys are in bed now. Evan was very excited to sleep in his Toy Story bed. Zayde got him Toy Story bedding.
Until next time...
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