This morning was my early day at school.
After I taught, I came back home for a little bit and then went back to school for our 12:30 staff meeting.
Two of my students canceled today, so I only had the one hour of tutoring in the neighborhood.
I was able to come back home and walked to get Noah from school.
Morry took Evan and Cooper to practice.
They got Chick Fil A for dinner on their way home.
Noah and I had dinner at home.
Morry and Evan got home a little while ago and soon the boys will be ready for bed.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
On the Move
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
It was 29 degrees at the time we went to walk to school. The weather app said the wind chill was 22 degrees. I really didn't feel too much wind. But it was still cold. Rachel decided not to walk with us.
I came home, did some work, and then went into Touch To. Rachel laid down for a little while and then left to teach.
I had a meeting in the afternoon and couldn't get back in time to walk to get Noah. Rachel got him and dropped him off at Grandma's.
Rachel left shortly after I got home to go to tutoring.
When Evan got home, we left, picked Cooper up, and then went to practice. We hit bad traffic on the way there because of an accident.
While Evan was at practice, I met up with a guy from fantasy football and hung out for a bit.
On the way home, we hit more traffic because of another accident. We stopped at Chick-Fil-A for dinner.
Chewie and I drove over to pick Noah up. Rachel is still tutoring. She should be home soon.
The boys are upstairs playing now.
Until next time...
It was 29 degrees at the time we went to walk to school. The weather app said the wind chill was 22 degrees. I really didn't feel too much wind. But it was still cold. Rachel decided not to walk with us.
I came home, did some work, and then went into Touch To. Rachel laid down for a little while and then left to teach.
I had a meeting in the afternoon and couldn't get back in time to walk to get Noah. Rachel got him and dropped him off at Grandma's.
Rachel left shortly after I got home to go to tutoring.
When Evan got home, we left, picked Cooper up, and then went to practice. We hit bad traffic on the way there because of an accident.
While Evan was at practice, I met up with a guy from fantasy football and hung out for a bit.
On the way home, we hit more traffic because of another accident. We stopped at Chick-Fil-A for dinner.
Chewie and I drove over to pick Noah up. Rachel is still tutoring. She should be home soon.
The boys are upstairs playing now.
Until next time...
Friday, March 23, 2018
More Conference, Baseball Practice and Football Practice
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel left pretty soon after walking Noah to school to go downtown for her conference. The speakers started at 9am and there was a breakfast at 8am.
I did some work and then went into the office for a HomeAway meeting.
After the meeting, we went to lunch and then I came home and let Chewie out.
Chewie and I walked to get Noah. Chewie got some attention, as usual, but for some reason not as many kids came by so he didn't get as much attention as normal.
When Evan got home, he got ready for baseball practice and Noah got ready for football practice. I dropped Noah off at Grandma and Papa's. They were taking Noah to practice. Then Evan and I went to Cooper's house and picked him up.
Rachel got out of her conference in time to pick up Noah. First she stopped home and got Chewie.
I went to Dick's Sporting Goods and got a mouth guard for Noah and then I picked up Chick-Fil-A for Evan and Cooper. When practice was done, I dropped both boys at Cooper's house. Evan is staying over there tonight so he can get a ride to the game. I will take Noah to his football game but won't be able to stay. I need to get up to Evan's game and score it. Papa will pick Noah up from his game. I'll make sure to be at Noah's next game in two weeks.
Rachel, Noah and I just made our own dinner. We had a mix of things.
Now Noah is getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Rachel left pretty soon after walking Noah to school to go downtown for her conference. The speakers started at 9am and there was a breakfast at 8am.
I did some work and then went into the office for a HomeAway meeting.
After the meeting, we went to lunch and then I came home and let Chewie out.
Chewie and I walked to get Noah. Chewie got some attention, as usual, but for some reason not as many kids came by so he didn't get as much attention as normal.
When Evan got home, he got ready for baseball practice and Noah got ready for football practice. I dropped Noah off at Grandma and Papa's. They were taking Noah to practice. Then Evan and I went to Cooper's house and picked him up.
Rachel got out of her conference in time to pick up Noah. First she stopped home and got Chewie.
I went to Dick's Sporting Goods and got a mouth guard for Noah and then I picked up Chick-Fil-A for Evan and Cooper. When practice was done, I dropped both boys at Cooper's house. Evan is staying over there tonight so he can get a ride to the game. I will take Noah to his football game but won't be able to stay. I need to get up to Evan's game and score it. Papa will pick Noah up from his game. I'll make sure to be at Noah's next game in two weeks.
Rachel, Noah and I just made our own dinner. We had a mix of things.
Now Noah is getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Out All Day
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel left the house to teach this morning and is just getting back now. In between, she went to South By Southwest EDU conference, then to tutor, then to some event where an app was debuting.
Meanwhile, I left the house around 10am. I went to Touch To, to HomeAway, back home, walked to get Noah, met Cooper's parents and got Cooper at Wendy's, up to practice (which is across from HomeAway), over to TopGolf for a HomeAway event, picked up Chick-fil-A for the boys, back to practice, drove back and dropped Cooper off and then drove home. From there, I walked with Chewie to Grandma and Papa's to pick up Noah. It feels good to be sitting down and relaxing.
Noah had a good day at school and he had a good time at Grandma and Papa's. He ate a ton. He had flank steak, a baked potato, popcorn, pomegranate, and a self-made cookie-wich.
Evan had a good time with Cooper in the car to and from practice. On the way home, they were being so silly that they both started laughing to the point of having a hard time breathing.
The boys are now relaxed and getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Rachel left the house to teach this morning and is just getting back now. In between, she went to South By Southwest EDU conference, then to tutor, then to some event where an app was debuting.
Meanwhile, I left the house around 10am. I went to Touch To, to HomeAway, back home, walked to get Noah, met Cooper's parents and got Cooper at Wendy's, up to practice (which is across from HomeAway), over to TopGolf for a HomeAway event, picked up Chick-fil-A for the boys, back to practice, drove back and dropped Cooper off and then drove home. From there, I walked with Chewie to Grandma and Papa's to pick up Noah. It feels good to be sitting down and relaxing.
Noah had a good day at school and he had a good time at Grandma and Papa's. He ate a ton. He had flank steak, a baked potato, popcorn, pomegranate, and a self-made cookie-wich.
Evan had a good time with Cooper in the car to and from practice. On the way home, they were being so silly that they both started laughing to the point of having a hard time breathing.
The boys are now relaxed and getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Warrior
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This weekend we were in Mansfield, TX (about 20 minutes due south of Arlington) for a baseball tournament. Evan was playing with the "B" team which they call the "Blue" team. After the third game today, one of the parents on the team came up to Evan and told him how well he played and he called Evan a "warrior". I don't think there is a better way to describe how Evan played today.
The whole family drove up to Mansfield on Friday after Evan got home from school. We went with two families to dinner at a pizza place. The pizza was just ok, but we had a nice time with the two other families and all the boys got along well.
On Saturday, the games didn't begin until 3pm. We just stayed at the hotel for most of the day. I took the boys to Chick-Fil-A for lunch. They also swam in the pool some with other boys from the team.
The games didn't go very well for Evan's team. Evan personally played very well. He was hitting the ball better than he has this season. He caught the second game and had one bad call on a potential runner at third and the second baseman dropped a perfect throw where he could have thrown another runner out. He was really throwing well. They lost both games.
After the games, both teams - the 12U teams and 13U teams went to a restaurant that had arcade games and pool tables that I had found for all of us. It was nice because all the parents could talk while the kids played. Then the coaches and a few parents took the kids out to laser tag. Trent, the head coach, said while we were there to play baseball, the weekend is a team building event as well and he was ok with sacrificing Sunday in order to do laser tag with the kids. Siblings joined so Noah went along. They were out late, getting home after 11pm. Both boys had fun though. I think Noah likes to be included with the older boys.
Unfortunately, Evans team was cursed with an 8am game because of their poor showing. We got to the fields at 7:15. The team played much better. Again, Evan caught and again he hit the ball well. Today he ended up having 4-5 straight at-bats where he had an RBI. The pitching was much better and Evan's team won.
We went back to the hotel and got Rachel and Noah. Then we went with another family to brunch.
Evan started the next game at third base. They wanted to use him as the second pitcher if they needed him so they didn't want to pull him out to pitch if he was catching. The first pitcher only got one out and gave up 6 runs so they put Evan in. Evan quickly got the next two outs. Evan gave up one run in the next inning, although, if I recall, it was unearned. Evan's team then took the lead going up 9-7. In the bottom of that inning as time expired, a poorly played ball in the outfield allowed two runs to score to tie it with the winning run on third base with two outs. Evan set up make the next pitch and the runner took off for home to steal home. In my experience, that's a very bush league move. The idea isn't really to steal home, but rather to fluster the pitcher and cause him to balk. Essentially the team was trying to win on a balk. Evan, however, appeared unfazed, stepped off the rubber and threw home getting the runner out and sending the game into extra innings. Extra innings begin with bases loaded and one out. Evan's team erupted for 6 runs. Evan came in to pitch for the bottom of the inning and quickly got the second out. He gave up a fly ball to center for what looked like the winning out but the centerfielder dropped it leading to two more runs. But Evan induced the next batter to ground out to win the game.
Evan was very efficient and only threw 40 pitches in that game. The coaches came to me and said they really needed Evan, would it be ok if they allowed him to pitch 75 and let him start the next game. Knowing he won't be playing next week, I said that was fine. So Evan started the game pitching. He gave up one run in the first (again with more poor defense) and no runs in the second. His last inning pitched was his most efficient. He finished with 69 pitches, 70% strikes. The game was tied 1-1 after his two innings pitched. Unfortunately, the next two pitchers could not keep the game close. Evan played third base in the third inning and threw a runner out and he caught the final inning. He looked exhausted in that final inning but he was still trying to give it his all.
Some other highlights from today - as a pitcher, he picked off two runners at first. He also recognized that a ball fielded to the first baseman's right, needed him to cover first. It was going to be close so Evan caught the toss from the first baseman and then dove and tagged the bag to end one inning.
Meanwhile, Noah seemed to have a great time. He worked the scoreboard in the second game today keeping the score, balls and strikes. In the third game he was having fun with other siblings on the team. It was fun to watch him have so much fun.
We drove home after that last game. Evan was exhausted though he never actually fell asleep. He had his pillow with him and he just rested most of the way. Both boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
This weekend we were in Mansfield, TX (about 20 minutes due south of Arlington) for a baseball tournament. Evan was playing with the "B" team which they call the "Blue" team. After the third game today, one of the parents on the team came up to Evan and told him how well he played and he called Evan a "warrior". I don't think there is a better way to describe how Evan played today.
The whole family drove up to Mansfield on Friday after Evan got home from school. We went with two families to dinner at a pizza place. The pizza was just ok, but we had a nice time with the two other families and all the boys got along well.
On Saturday, the games didn't begin until 3pm. We just stayed at the hotel for most of the day. I took the boys to Chick-Fil-A for lunch. They also swam in the pool some with other boys from the team.
The games didn't go very well for Evan's team. Evan personally played very well. He was hitting the ball better than he has this season. He caught the second game and had one bad call on a potential runner at third and the second baseman dropped a perfect throw where he could have thrown another runner out. He was really throwing well. They lost both games.
After the games, both teams - the 12U teams and 13U teams went to a restaurant that had arcade games and pool tables that I had found for all of us. It was nice because all the parents could talk while the kids played. Then the coaches and a few parents took the kids out to laser tag. Trent, the head coach, said while we were there to play baseball, the weekend is a team building event as well and he was ok with sacrificing Sunday in order to do laser tag with the kids. Siblings joined so Noah went along. They were out late, getting home after 11pm. Both boys had fun though. I think Noah likes to be included with the older boys.
Unfortunately, Evans team was cursed with an 8am game because of their poor showing. We got to the fields at 7:15. The team played much better. Again, Evan caught and again he hit the ball well. Today he ended up having 4-5 straight at-bats where he had an RBI. The pitching was much better and Evan's team won.
We went back to the hotel and got Rachel and Noah. Then we went with another family to brunch.
Evan started the next game at third base. They wanted to use him as the second pitcher if they needed him so they didn't want to pull him out to pitch if he was catching. The first pitcher only got one out and gave up 6 runs so they put Evan in. Evan quickly got the next two outs. Evan gave up one run in the next inning, although, if I recall, it was unearned. Evan's team then took the lead going up 9-7. In the bottom of that inning as time expired, a poorly played ball in the outfield allowed two runs to score to tie it with the winning run on third base with two outs. Evan set up make the next pitch and the runner took off for home to steal home. In my experience, that's a very bush league move. The idea isn't really to steal home, but rather to fluster the pitcher and cause him to balk. Essentially the team was trying to win on a balk. Evan, however, appeared unfazed, stepped off the rubber and threw home getting the runner out and sending the game into extra innings. Extra innings begin with bases loaded and one out. Evan's team erupted for 6 runs. Evan came in to pitch for the bottom of the inning and quickly got the second out. He gave up a fly ball to center for what looked like the winning out but the centerfielder dropped it leading to two more runs. But Evan induced the next batter to ground out to win the game.
Evan was very efficient and only threw 40 pitches in that game. The coaches came to me and said they really needed Evan, would it be ok if they allowed him to pitch 75 and let him start the next game. Knowing he won't be playing next week, I said that was fine. So Evan started the game pitching. He gave up one run in the first (again with more poor defense) and no runs in the second. His last inning pitched was his most efficient. He finished with 69 pitches, 70% strikes. The game was tied 1-1 after his two innings pitched. Unfortunately, the next two pitchers could not keep the game close. Evan played third base in the third inning and threw a runner out and he caught the final inning. He looked exhausted in that final inning but he was still trying to give it his all.
Some other highlights from today - as a pitcher, he picked off two runners at first. He also recognized that a ball fielded to the first baseman's right, needed him to cover first. It was going to be close so Evan caught the toss from the first baseman and then dove and tagged the bag to end one inning.
Meanwhile, Noah seemed to have a great time. He worked the scoreboard in the second game today keeping the score, balls and strikes. In the third game he was having fun with other siblings on the team. It was fun to watch him have so much fun.
We drove home after that last game. Evan was exhausted though he never actually fell asleep. He had his pillow with him and he just rested most of the way. Both boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Mamma Jamma + Flag Football
This morning Evan and I got up around 6am and left at 6:30 for the Mamma Jamma Bike Ride. The ride benefits 8 different local breast cancer organizations.
On the way there, we stopped at Donut Taco Palace. Evan got a doughnut and I got a breakfast taco.
We met Papa at the ride.
Evan and I did the 15 mile ride and Papa did the 25 mile one.
At the finish line, Evan and I raced toward the end. He wanted to race. The crowd was really cheering and the announcer said that Evan was the first kid to finish. He was really happy about that. Then, right after the finish line, we got a medal. They placed it around our necks. Evan was super excited about that. It was his first medal. It turned out everyone got a medal, but it was still cool.
While we waited for Papa we walked around and got lots of different swag (food samples, drinks, pens, chip clips, etc.). Evan saw one of his Camp Kesem counselors there and they hung out together for a while cheering at the finish line.
We really had a nice time this morning. Evan was loving it. The event had a good turnout. But, it wasn't too big. Everyone was very friendly.
We left around 11:30 so that Evan could get to his flag football practice and then the game.
Earlier in the morning, Morry took Noah to his flag football game. Even though Noah's team lost, Noah still had a good time.
Morry met us at the Wendy's near our house and then took Evan to his practice/game.
I went home for a little bit to unload the bikes and shower, then Noah and I went to Evan's 2:00 game.
Like Noah's team, they lost, but still had fun.
After the game, both Evan and Noah went with Reid's family to the Pecan Street Festival and then Chick-Fil-A for dinner.
We picked up the kids from Reid's house and then Morry and I picked up dinner at Chipotle.
We ate at home and we all watched Stranger Things. We had heard good things about that show and watched the first episode. We all liked it so far.
Now the kids are getting ready for bed.
Here are some pictures from today:
On the way there, we stopped at Donut Taco Palace. Evan got a doughnut and I got a breakfast taco.
We met Papa at the ride.
Evan and I did the 15 mile ride and Papa did the 25 mile one.
At the finish line, Evan and I raced toward the end. He wanted to race. The crowd was really cheering and the announcer said that Evan was the first kid to finish. He was really happy about that. Then, right after the finish line, we got a medal. They placed it around our necks. Evan was super excited about that. It was his first medal. It turned out everyone got a medal, but it was still cool.
While we waited for Papa we walked around and got lots of different swag (food samples, drinks, pens, chip clips, etc.). Evan saw one of his Camp Kesem counselors there and they hung out together for a while cheering at the finish line.
We really had a nice time this morning. Evan was loving it. The event had a good turnout. But, it wasn't too big. Everyone was very friendly.
We left around 11:30 so that Evan could get to his flag football practice and then the game.
Earlier in the morning, Morry took Noah to his flag football game. Even though Noah's team lost, Noah still had a good time.
Morry met us at the Wendy's near our house and then took Evan to his practice/game.
I went home for a little bit to unload the bikes and shower, then Noah and I went to Evan's 2:00 game.
Like Noah's team, they lost, but still had fun.
After the game, both Evan and Noah went with Reid's family to the Pecan Street Festival and then Chick-Fil-A for dinner.
We picked up the kids from Reid's house and then Morry and I picked up dinner at Chipotle.
We ate at home and we all watched Stranger Things. We had heard good things about that show and watched the first episode. We all liked it so far.
Now the kids are getting ready for bed.
Here are some pictures from today:
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Dinner Separately
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
There was no drama on the way to school this morning. Rachel and I were happy about that.
After Camp Gladiator, I came home and Rachel went to tutor.
Rachel thought she might stop at HEB after tutoring, but she decided to come home and rest.
Both Rachel and I walked to get the boys. Rachel had to run into the school for a minute to see if they had a form which they did not.
Evan and Noah went over to Grandma's after school. Rachel left to go to tutor. I picked Evan up after a while and took him to meet Reid's mom who took him to practice.
Noah had dinner with Grandma. Reid's mom picked up Chick-Fil-A for Evan and the other boys after practice. Rachel went to a photography course that was given to bloggers. I ended up getting Chick-Fil-A for myself and some nuggets for Noah while we waited to meet Reid's mom.
The boys are about to go to bed and Rachel is coming home from the photography course.
Until next time...
There was no drama on the way to school this morning. Rachel and I were happy about that.
After Camp Gladiator, I came home and Rachel went to tutor.
Rachel thought she might stop at HEB after tutoring, but she decided to come home and rest.
Both Rachel and I walked to get the boys. Rachel had to run into the school for a minute to see if they had a form which they did not.
Evan and Noah went over to Grandma's after school. Rachel left to go to tutor. I picked Evan up after a while and took him to meet Reid's mom who took him to practice.
Noah had dinner with Grandma. Reid's mom picked up Chick-Fil-A for Evan and the other boys after practice. Rachel went to a photography course that was given to bloggers. I ended up getting Chick-Fil-A for myself and some nuggets for Noah while we waited to meet Reid's mom.
The boys are about to go to bed and Rachel is coming home from the photography course.
Until next time...
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Austin Bucs
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
While Rachel and Noah are having fun in San Diego, the Austin Bucs were scheduled to play two today for the first day of a tournament. I woke Evan up at the time I normally get him up for school. He was pretty tired, but I think he was excited to play.
We had to stop at the bank on the way out and then we went to Donut Taco Palace for our normal pre-tournament breakfast.
In the first game, the starting pitcher struggled in the first inning. Evan was playing third base. The runner on third took too big a lead and the pitcher threw over to Evan. The runner broke for home and Evan threw a perfect strike to get the runner out and end the inning. The coach put Evan in to pitch in the second inning. Evan needed 11 pitches to strike out two players and get an easy pop up for a 1-2-3 inning. In the third inning, Evan went back out to pitch. The first batter hit a ball between third and short. The third baseman dove for it and ended up knocking the ball away from the shortstop. It would have been a tough play even if he had gotten it. Evan thinks it was an error. I don't know. Either way, it was the first base runner that Evan has allowed in 4 appearances dating back to September. That boy stole second and third and scored on a easy ground out. Like the base runner, the last time a runner had scored on Evan was 4 appearances ago. In the fourth inning, Evan went back out there and gave up two solid hits to start the inning. They were good pitches but the kids hit them well. It didn't seem to faze Evan one bit and he quickly got the next three batters out to finish the game for a win.
In the second game, we struggled a bit with our pitches. Darius came in to save us in this game. Evan had a nice game. He walked a couple times and scored. The Bucs won this game to go 2-0 for Saturday. That should be good enough to give us a bye tomorrow so we can start later in the day.
Evan and I went to Chick-fil-A for lunch.
For dinner, Mangieri's a local pizzeria sponsored the Bucs so we had a team dinner. We ate outside. It was just a really nice time. The kids all were able to run around and play and the adults were able to talk. The weather was beautiful. It was a really nice time.
Evan wanted to get dessert afterwards so we stopped at TCBY.
Now we're home and Evan is in bed. We're just waiting for the final results to be posted to find out our start time tomorrow.
Until next time...
While Rachel and Noah are having fun in San Diego, the Austin Bucs were scheduled to play two today for the first day of a tournament. I woke Evan up at the time I normally get him up for school. He was pretty tired, but I think he was excited to play.
We had to stop at the bank on the way out and then we went to Donut Taco Palace for our normal pre-tournament breakfast.
In the first game, the starting pitcher struggled in the first inning. Evan was playing third base. The runner on third took too big a lead and the pitcher threw over to Evan. The runner broke for home and Evan threw a perfect strike to get the runner out and end the inning. The coach put Evan in to pitch in the second inning. Evan needed 11 pitches to strike out two players and get an easy pop up for a 1-2-3 inning. In the third inning, Evan went back out to pitch. The first batter hit a ball between third and short. The third baseman dove for it and ended up knocking the ball away from the shortstop. It would have been a tough play even if he had gotten it. Evan thinks it was an error. I don't know. Either way, it was the first base runner that Evan has allowed in 4 appearances dating back to September. That boy stole second and third and scored on a easy ground out. Like the base runner, the last time a runner had scored on Evan was 4 appearances ago. In the fourth inning, Evan went back out there and gave up two solid hits to start the inning. They were good pitches but the kids hit them well. It didn't seem to faze Evan one bit and he quickly got the next three batters out to finish the game for a win.
In the second game, we struggled a bit with our pitches. Darius came in to save us in this game. Evan had a nice game. He walked a couple times and scored. The Bucs won this game to go 2-0 for Saturday. That should be good enough to give us a bye tomorrow so we can start later in the day.
Evan and I went to Chick-fil-A for lunch.
For dinner, Mangieri's a local pizzeria sponsored the Bucs so we had a team dinner. We ate outside. It was just a really nice time. The kids all were able to run around and play and the adults were able to talk. The weather was beautiful. It was a really nice time.
Evan wanted to get dessert afterwards so we stopped at TCBY.
Now we're home and Evan is in bed. We're just waiting for the final results to be posted to find out our start time tomorrow.
Until next time...
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Back to Baseball
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Somehow we got an early start this morning. Because of that we didn't see the two little girls that love Lizzy.
Both Rachel and I stayed home all day.
When we picked up the boys, they wanted to go home by themselves. Since we walked, we walked quickly behind them, but we let them speed up on their scooters and get all the way home. They bumped into Jack and Jack rode his bike along with them.
Evan and I left early and stopped at Chick-Fil-A for dinner before baseball practice.
Evan had a good practice. It was their first practice in a week. We have a tournament this weekend. When Evan pitched he didn't tonight, every single pitch he threw was a strike. He didn't throw any balls.
We came home. Rachel and Noah were out running errands. They just got home.
The boys are about to get ready for bed.
Until next time...
Somehow we got an early start this morning. Because of that we didn't see the two little girls that love Lizzy.
Both Rachel and I stayed home all day.
When we picked up the boys, they wanted to go home by themselves. Since we walked, we walked quickly behind them, but we let them speed up on their scooters and get all the way home. They bumped into Jack and Jack rode his bike along with them.
Evan and I left early and stopped at Chick-Fil-A for dinner before baseball practice.
Evan had a good practice. It was their first practice in a week. We have a tournament this weekend. When Evan pitched he didn't tonight, every single pitch he threw was a strike. He didn't throw any balls.
We came home. Rachel and Noah were out running errands. They just got home.
The boys are about to get ready for bed.
Until next time...
Saturday, April 19, 2014
No Baseball Saturday
There's no baseball this weekend since it's Easter weekend.
We took it easy most of the day.
Gradmom took the boys to the Lego store and Chick Fil-A. While they were out Morry and I went to AT&T to work out a deal for phone, internet, and cable tv.
Around 4pm Matt and Rachael and their family came over. We spent most the time outside. We ordered food from Yaghi's and had it delivered.
They just left and now the boys are getting ready for bed.
We took it easy most of the day.
Gradmom took the boys to the Lego store and Chick Fil-A. While they were out Morry and I went to AT&T to work out a deal for phone, internet, and cable tv.
Around 4pm Matt and Rachael and their family came over. We spent most the time outside. We ordered food from Yaghi's and had it delivered.
They just left and now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Full Day of Baseball
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Today, we had the first day of a tournament that is benefiting the Oak Hill fields that were destroyed in the flooding a few weeks ago. Each boy had two games today. The games today set up seeding for tomorrow. Noah had games at 10:30 and 1:30. Evan played at 4:30 and 6pm.
Noah and I left the house around 8:45 to get to the fields which were far up north. We were playing a team from Cedar Park. I wasn't sure how good they were going to be. During the regular season, I am required to have each player play in the infield sometime in the first three innings. The tournament rules do not have such a requirement. I decided to stick with those rules for our team. Unfortunately, the other team was really good - they were a select team and we got absolutely killed. We started off well getting three outs on the other team, but that was pretty much the high point. Noah hit the ball well though. His hitting has been doing well.
From there, much of the team went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch, so we joined them. Evan and Rachel met us there. Noah seemed to enjoy playing with his teammates.
In the second game, we played another team from Oak Hill. But I didn't want to wind up with the lowest seed on Sunday so I changed the lineup to play to win. I talked to some of the parents about this ahead of time and I didn't get any push back. The strategy worked and we scored the most runs of any team in the tee ball portion of the tournament.
We stopped by the concession stand between that game and Evan's first game. Then we had warm ups for Evan's team.
His team also was playing against a select team and like me, Evan's coach tried to play fairly in the first game with similar results. Evan crushed a ball in the first inning down the left field line for a double. He singled in his second at bat. Unfortunately a mix-up with the third base coach had Evan running to third and he was a sitting duck. He realized this but there was a kid on second and he had to run but he slid hard. I mean really hard. Somehow the third baseman held onto the ball because Evan clearly was trying to knock it loose.
Evan's coach employed my strategy in the second game. The results were not the same as mine because we played another select team. But the game went better even if we didn't win. My feeling has been that Evan's best position is third base. He played first base in the first inning and made a sliding catch of a really short pop up, but then he was at third base the rest of the game. There he caught a really high pop up in short left field, snagged a hard hit line drive, and caught a force thrown by the shortstop with the boy running hard on him and sort of running into him without sliding. His coach described him as a "monster" at third base. His hitting was not as good in the second game but I think he really liked being at third base.
So after getting to the fields at 9:30am, we finally left the fields around 7:20pm or so. For Father's Day, Rachel got me a Fitbit which keeps track of your steps, active minutes, calories burned, miles walked and even your sleep. I set personal highs in steps, calories burned and miles walked today. I think I stood pretty much the whole day as I was the assistant coach for Evan's team.
For dinner, I stopped and picked up Torchy's Tacos. We ate dinner when we got home and then put the boys to bed. Both boys went to sleep fairly quickly, though Noah didn't go down right away.
Noah's team is the number three seed in just a 5 team field. The game is at 4:30pm. Evan is the #8 seed in a 9 team field. He is part of a play-in game now. He will play at 10:30am. If he wins he plays at noon against the 1 seed. If he wins that at 3pm and then with a win there he'd have to play at 6pm. If Noah wins, he will play at 6pm.
Until next time...
Today, we had the first day of a tournament that is benefiting the Oak Hill fields that were destroyed in the flooding a few weeks ago. Each boy had two games today. The games today set up seeding for tomorrow. Noah had games at 10:30 and 1:30. Evan played at 4:30 and 6pm.
Noah and I left the house around 8:45 to get to the fields which were far up north. We were playing a team from Cedar Park. I wasn't sure how good they were going to be. During the regular season, I am required to have each player play in the infield sometime in the first three innings. The tournament rules do not have such a requirement. I decided to stick with those rules for our team. Unfortunately, the other team was really good - they were a select team and we got absolutely killed. We started off well getting three outs on the other team, but that was pretty much the high point. Noah hit the ball well though. His hitting has been doing well.
From there, much of the team went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch, so we joined them. Evan and Rachel met us there. Noah seemed to enjoy playing with his teammates.
In the second game, we played another team from Oak Hill. But I didn't want to wind up with the lowest seed on Sunday so I changed the lineup to play to win. I talked to some of the parents about this ahead of time and I didn't get any push back. The strategy worked and we scored the most runs of any team in the tee ball portion of the tournament.
We stopped by the concession stand between that game and Evan's first game. Then we had warm ups for Evan's team.
His team also was playing against a select team and like me, Evan's coach tried to play fairly in the first game with similar results. Evan crushed a ball in the first inning down the left field line for a double. He singled in his second at bat. Unfortunately a mix-up with the third base coach had Evan running to third and he was a sitting duck. He realized this but there was a kid on second and he had to run but he slid hard. I mean really hard. Somehow the third baseman held onto the ball because Evan clearly was trying to knock it loose.
Evan's coach employed my strategy in the second game. The results were not the same as mine because we played another select team. But the game went better even if we didn't win. My feeling has been that Evan's best position is third base. He played first base in the first inning and made a sliding catch of a really short pop up, but then he was at third base the rest of the game. There he caught a really high pop up in short left field, snagged a hard hit line drive, and caught a force thrown by the shortstop with the boy running hard on him and sort of running into him without sliding. His coach described him as a "monster" at third base. His hitting was not as good in the second game but I think he really liked being at third base.
So after getting to the fields at 9:30am, we finally left the fields around 7:20pm or so. For Father's Day, Rachel got me a Fitbit which keeps track of your steps, active minutes, calories burned, miles walked and even your sleep. I set personal highs in steps, calories burned and miles walked today. I think I stood pretty much the whole day as I was the assistant coach for Evan's team.
For dinner, I stopped and picked up Torchy's Tacos. We ate dinner when we got home and then put the boys to bed. Both boys went to sleep fairly quickly, though Noah didn't go down right away.
Noah's team is the number three seed in just a 5 team field. The game is at 4:30pm. Evan is the #8 seed in a 9 team field. He is part of a play-in game now. He will play at 10:30am. If he wins he plays at noon against the 1 seed. If he wins that at 3pm and then with a win there he'd have to play at 6pm. If Noah wins, he will play at 6pm.
Until next time...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Busy Thursday
Noah wanted to get up early again and play Wii so Morry woke him up.
When it was time for Noah and I to leave this morning he was pretty cranky. I'm not sure if this early morning Wii playing is a good idea. We'll see.
Noah came with me to my tutoring this morning and towards the end, the mom of the student took him over to Chick Fil A and I met them there.
From there, Noah and I went to the Little Gym. Noah had a good time.
We were home for a little bit and then it was time to get Evan.
Evan was pretty hyper. I had rained today so he didn't have outside recess.
Blanca came over at 4pm and I left to tutor.
When Morry got home we took the boys to Evan's baseball practice.
I picked up Noah from the practice and brought him home when I was done tutoring.
Morry and Evan got home around 8pm and we had pasta for dinner.
Evan is reading to Morry now and then we'll get them to bed.
When it was time for Noah and I to leave this morning he was pretty cranky. I'm not sure if this early morning Wii playing is a good idea. We'll see.
Noah came with me to my tutoring this morning and towards the end, the mom of the student took him over to Chick Fil A and I met them there.
From there, Noah and I went to the Little Gym. Noah had a good time.
We were home for a little bit and then it was time to get Evan.
Evan was pretty hyper. I had rained today so he didn't have outside recess.
Blanca came over at 4pm and I left to tutor.
When Morry got home we took the boys to Evan's baseball practice.
I picked up Noah from the practice and brought him home when I was done tutoring.
Morry and Evan got home around 8pm and we had pasta for dinner.
Evan is reading to Morry now and then we'll get them to bed.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday and Friday
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel went to Dallas yesterday so the responsibility of the blog fell on my shoulders. However, I forgot to write it last night. In my defense, I was up late working. I realized when I got into bed that it hadn't been written but I was too tired. So today's blog will encompass both days.
Yesterday, I took Evan to school. It was really windy. I put both a sweatshirt and jacket on Evan because I knew it would be cold walking the path.
After lunch, Rachel and I took Noah to sports class. They are playing basketball now. They use the same kids basketball hoop that we have. Noah did a very good job. The teacher even asked us if we had the hoop at home since Noah was doing so well. The teacher also said that Noah sings the loudest.
When we got home, Rachel packed up and left for Dallas. I took Noah to pick up Evan from school.
We came home and I did some work and then we left to pick Grandmom up from the airport. We went to Cypress Grill for dinner.
I had a 10pm meeting last night.
This morning, I took Evan to school again. It was actually colder than yesterday but the wind wasn't nearly as bad so it felt much better.
Grandmom took Noah to school while I did work.
For lunch, Grandmom and I went to Applebee's and then we picked Noah up from school.
Grandmom took Noah to pick Evan up from school. I told Noah he was the boss and would have to tell Grandmom what to do and where to go to pick up Evan. I think Noah liked that.
Before dinner, we went to Toys R Us tonight and got GeoTrax for Noah and Legos for Evan. Then we picked up Chick-fil-A for dinner. The boys couldn't eat fast enough because they wanted to play with their toys. They played with them until they fell asleep.
Until next time...
Rachel went to Dallas yesterday so the responsibility of the blog fell on my shoulders. However, I forgot to write it last night. In my defense, I was up late working. I realized when I got into bed that it hadn't been written but I was too tired. So today's blog will encompass both days.
Yesterday, I took Evan to school. It was really windy. I put both a sweatshirt and jacket on Evan because I knew it would be cold walking the path.
After lunch, Rachel and I took Noah to sports class. They are playing basketball now. They use the same kids basketball hoop that we have. Noah did a very good job. The teacher even asked us if we had the hoop at home since Noah was doing so well. The teacher also said that Noah sings the loudest.
When we got home, Rachel packed up and left for Dallas. I took Noah to pick up Evan from school.
We came home and I did some work and then we left to pick Grandmom up from the airport. We went to Cypress Grill for dinner.
I had a 10pm meeting last night.
This morning, I took Evan to school again. It was actually colder than yesterday but the wind wasn't nearly as bad so it felt much better.
Grandmom took Noah to school while I did work.
For lunch, Grandmom and I went to Applebee's and then we picked Noah up from school.
Grandmom took Noah to pick Evan up from school. I told Noah he was the boss and would have to tell Grandmom what to do and where to go to pick up Evan. I think Noah liked that.
Before dinner, we went to Toys R Us tonight and got GeoTrax for Noah and Legos for Evan. Then we picked up Chick-fil-A for dinner. The boys couldn't eat fast enough because they wanted to play with their toys. They played with them until they fell asleep.
Until next time...
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Rio
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Noah woke up around 8:30 or 9. He just came into my room, climbed into bed and went back to sleep. We both got up around 10.
We came downstairs and I got cereal for Noah and did some things around the house. I also had promised Noah we'd go to see Rio. I was trying to figure when and what theater we'd go to see it. I had given Noah a bunch of options for what we could do today and that is what he picked.
I decided where we were going to see the movie. Right before I was going to get him dressed for the day so we could get ready to go, I said he needed to drink some milk. He agreed and went to the fridge to get his milk cup out. I told him that I had to get his milk because I had washed the cup last night. For some reason this set off a meltdown that lasted nearly an hour. He wasn't destructive, he was just whining and crying and he refused to get dressed. We missed the movie due to this.
All of a sudden he got happy so I found a later time movie and put him in the car. I figured we'd stop at Chick-Fil-A or Steak n' Shake for lunch as they were both in the same shopping center. I made the mistake of asking Noah which place he'd prefer as we could see a McDonald's on the opposite side of the road. He saw that and asked to go to McDonald's. We were kind of in a rush, due to the earlier fit, so I said we needed to go somewhere more convenient. That set off another fit. I ended up remembering that in the same shopping center was a Walmart that had a McDonald's in it. We ate there.
Noah was in a good mood for the movie and he seemed to enjoy it. There was a kid sitting behind us laughing at the movie. Whenever the kid would laugh, Noah would turn around and look at him and then start to laugh himself.
After the movie, we drove home and I put Noah down for a nap. He didn't sleep at all.
For dinner, I ordered Papa John's.
I had been waiting to talk to Evan. Rachel called a few times but Evan was very busy the whole time. He was very busy playing with his cousins. Rachel said he was having an absolute blast. One of his cousin's, Benji, is 13 and Evan was having a great time with him. When I eventually talked to Evan, he really was talking a lot about Benji. Rachel said that all the older kids loved having Evan there. She said Evan was the center of attention. She said they were being very physical but she wasn't at all concerned because the older kids were very understanding that Evan is smaller and younger. She thought it was really a lot of fun to watch Evan have so much fun. They'll be coming home tomorrow. The party of the bat mitzvah is going on now. Evan said it was a sports party. I don't know what that means. But he told me he was going to play baseball there so he could practice for his season.
Until next time...
This morning, Noah woke up around 8:30 or 9. He just came into my room, climbed into bed and went back to sleep. We both got up around 10.
We came downstairs and I got cereal for Noah and did some things around the house. I also had promised Noah we'd go to see Rio. I was trying to figure when and what theater we'd go to see it. I had given Noah a bunch of options for what we could do today and that is what he picked.
I decided where we were going to see the movie. Right before I was going to get him dressed for the day so we could get ready to go, I said he needed to drink some milk. He agreed and went to the fridge to get his milk cup out. I told him that I had to get his milk because I had washed the cup last night. For some reason this set off a meltdown that lasted nearly an hour. He wasn't destructive, he was just whining and crying and he refused to get dressed. We missed the movie due to this.
All of a sudden he got happy so I found a later time movie and put him in the car. I figured we'd stop at Chick-Fil-A or Steak n' Shake for lunch as they were both in the same shopping center. I made the mistake of asking Noah which place he'd prefer as we could see a McDonald's on the opposite side of the road. He saw that and asked to go to McDonald's. We were kind of in a rush, due to the earlier fit, so I said we needed to go somewhere more convenient. That set off another fit. I ended up remembering that in the same shopping center was a Walmart that had a McDonald's in it. We ate there.
Noah was in a good mood for the movie and he seemed to enjoy it. There was a kid sitting behind us laughing at the movie. Whenever the kid would laugh, Noah would turn around and look at him and then start to laugh himself.
After the movie, we drove home and I put Noah down for a nap. He didn't sleep at all.
For dinner, I ordered Papa John's.
I had been waiting to talk to Evan. Rachel called a few times but Evan was very busy the whole time. He was very busy playing with his cousins. Rachel said he was having an absolute blast. One of his cousin's, Benji, is 13 and Evan was having a great time with him. When I eventually talked to Evan, he really was talking a lot about Benji. Rachel said that all the older kids loved having Evan there. She said Evan was the center of attention. She said they were being very physical but she wasn't at all concerned because the older kids were very understanding that Evan is smaller and younger. She thought it was really a lot of fun to watch Evan have so much fun. They'll be coming home tomorrow. The party of the bat mitzvah is going on now. Evan said it was a sports party. I don't know what that means. But he told me he was going to play baseball there so he could practice for his season.
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...
Monday, September 6, 2010
Comic Books
This morning we asked Evan where he wanted to go and he said the bookstore. Evan said he wanted Ironman books.
We went to the Borders in Southpark Meadows and found the comic book section. We let Evan and Noah pick out two books/magazines. Noah got Toy Story and Disney magazines. Evan picked out a Batman and Superheros comic books.
After the bookstore we picked up food from Chick-Fil A and ate lunch at home.
For dinner we picked up food from Blue Bamboo and also ate at home.
Evan and Noah are drawing superhero pictures now. In a few minutes we’ll take them upstairs, give them baths, and put them to bed.
Tomorrow is school. We’ll see how it goes with Noah.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Despicable Me
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel is still in Dallas. So Gabby came over to babysit today. She got here around 7:30. Noah heard the door, I guess, and got up then. He was very excited to see Gabby. I went to work.
Around 11:15, I came home. Evan and Noah are starting their new pre-school year on August 24. This pre-school has the teacher come to the house just before school starts to observe the children in their natural environment. Evan's teacher, Miss Julie, came first. She read a book to Evan and Evan brought her into his room.
Miss Alexis, Noah's teacher, came over at noon. They actually overlapped a bit. Noah showed her his new backpack. Noah also conned her into giving him a ton of stickers.
After that I got the boys lunch and went back to work.
I got home around 5:15 and got the kids ready to go see Despicable Me. I decided we'd see the 6:40 showing at the mall. We could go and have dinner at Chick-Fil-A in the food court and then go see the movie. That worked out really well.
At the movies, I got a medium popcorn to share (that was actually free) with Noah and Evan got an Icee. Noah had a ton of popcorn and nearly all of the 4 clementines that I had peeled and brought with us. They both seemed to really enjoy the movie. At some point during the movie, Evan turned to me and said "This is a really good movie." They both were absolutely terrific. They never misbehaved and they sat still the whole time.
We came home and they both were tired. It was a big day and neither napped. They are in bed now.
Until next time...
Rachel is still in Dallas. So Gabby came over to babysit today. She got here around 7:30. Noah heard the door, I guess, and got up then. He was very excited to see Gabby. I went to work.
Around 11:15, I came home. Evan and Noah are starting their new pre-school year on August 24. This pre-school has the teacher come to the house just before school starts to observe the children in their natural environment. Evan's teacher, Miss Julie, came first. She read a book to Evan and Evan brought her into his room.
Miss Alexis, Noah's teacher, came over at noon. They actually overlapped a bit. Noah showed her his new backpack. Noah also conned her into giving him a ton of stickers.
After that I got the boys lunch and went back to work.
I got home around 5:15 and got the kids ready to go see Despicable Me. I decided we'd see the 6:40 showing at the mall. We could go and have dinner at Chick-Fil-A in the food court and then go see the movie. That worked out really well.
At the movies, I got a medium popcorn to share (that was actually free) with Noah and Evan got an Icee. Noah had a ton of popcorn and nearly all of the 4 clementines that I had peeled and brought with us. They both seemed to really enjoy the movie. At some point during the movie, Evan turned to me and said "This is a really good movie." They both were absolutely terrific. They never misbehaved and they sat still the whole time.
We came home and they both were tired. It was a big day and neither napped. They are in bed now.
Until next time...
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Kirby
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Evan came in around room around 6:15am. He said he wanted to watch Scooby-Doo. We told him it was too early and he should go back to sleep. He seemed to. He came back in about an hour and half later.
When all of us got up, Rachel and I decided to go for a run. She's been running a bit so I didn't run as long. She was pushing the stroller too.
We got home and got dressed for swim lessons. Noah was doing as well as he was last week. He really didn't want to go under the water but he was doing everything else. He seems to really enjoy being in the water. During Noah's swim lesson, the fire alarm went off. We had to leave the pool and go out into the parking lot for a bit. After a few minutes they let us back in. Evan did well during his swim lessons. She said he's kicking a lot better. She said he's progressing well.
After swim lessons, we over to the new bagel place, Whole Bagels and picked up lunch for Rachel and me. Then we got lunch for the boys at Chick-Fil-A and headed up north. Our vacuum cleaner broke. We seem to go through a lot of vacuum cleaners. We decided that we were going to go with the top-of-the-line - a Kirby vacuum cleaner. We found a lady that was selling on for about 1/5 of what she paid in north Austin. So we went up and picked it up.
We came home and Noah and Rachel napped. I cleaned up some while Evan watched Scooby-Doo.
For dinner we went to Cypress Grill. We had paid $10 for a $20 certificate from The Lunch Deal. The waiter was very good. I liked my food but Rachel's was too creamy.
We came home and Rachel used Kirby while I got the boys ready for bed. Rachel was impressed with it.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
This morning, Evan came in around room around 6:15am. He said he wanted to watch Scooby-Doo. We told him it was too early and he should go back to sleep. He seemed to. He came back in about an hour and half later.
When all of us got up, Rachel and I decided to go for a run. She's been running a bit so I didn't run as long. She was pushing the stroller too.
We got home and got dressed for swim lessons. Noah was doing as well as he was last week. He really didn't want to go under the water but he was doing everything else. He seems to really enjoy being in the water. During Noah's swim lesson, the fire alarm went off. We had to leave the pool and go out into the parking lot for a bit. After a few minutes they let us back in. Evan did well during his swim lessons. She said he's kicking a lot better. She said he's progressing well.
After swim lessons, we over to the new bagel place, Whole Bagels and picked up lunch for Rachel and me. Then we got lunch for the boys at Chick-Fil-A and headed up north. Our vacuum cleaner broke. We seem to go through a lot of vacuum cleaners. We decided that we were going to go with the top-of-the-line - a Kirby vacuum cleaner. We found a lady that was selling on for about 1/5 of what she paid in north Austin. So we went up and picked it up.
We came home and Noah and Rachel napped. I cleaned up some while Evan watched Scooby-Doo.
For dinner we went to Cypress Grill. We had paid $10 for a $20 certificate from The Lunch Deal. The waiter was very good. I liked my food but Rachel's was too creamy.
We came home and Rachel used Kirby while I got the boys ready for bed. Rachel was impressed with it.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Sleepless In Austin
We were up about every 2 hours last night. Noah kept waking up. It wasn’t necessarily that he was feeling sick. One time he wanted milk, another time he said he was hungry, etc. It took a long to get him back to sleep each time.
This morning we planned on taking both kids to swim lessons. We didn’t think either one had a fever. We got Evan and Noah dressed in their swimsuits. Noah started acting really cranky and we decided that I would just take Evan. Noah would stay home with Morry.
On the way to swimming Evan and I stopped at Target to get goggles, a present for Sabastian’s party, and a few other things.
When we got to the pool Evan threw a fit because he said we were supposed to go outside first. I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn’t calm down. I told him we could go to the outside pool for one minute. As we were coming in he said he needed to go to the bathroom. In the family locker room there are 2 bathrooms. Both were locked. I think the people were changing their kids in there even though there are separate private changing/shower stalls. Evan starting crying because he needed to go to the bathroom. Finally the people came out and Evan went potty. Evan started complaining his stomach hurt and he didn’t want to do swim lessons. I really believe he wasn’t feeling well. So, we ended up not doing his swim lesson.
At home Evan seemed like he was feeling better. So later in the afternoon I took him to Sebastian’s party. Morry and Noah stayed at home. The birthday party was in a high rise apartment complex pool. Bernardo’s parents live downtown and rented out the indoor pool for the party. Evan had a good time playing in the water. They had a clown, but the clown did his show in Spanish. Evan got bored and we went back in the water.
On the way home we picked up Chick-Fil-A for dinner.
We just gave the boys baths. Noah threw a really big fit when it was time to get out of the bath. He also fought going to bed. It just got quiet in there. I really hope he sleeps better tonight.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Gym and HEB
This morning the boys were pretty good at home. Evan got up early and Morry set him up in the game room before he left for work.
It was almost 12 by the time we got out of the house. I took Evan and Noah to the gym and Noah did a lot better this time. I was able to run on the treadmill for 25 minutes, shoot some hoops, sit in the sauna a few minutes, and swim a little bit. While I was getting dressed in the locker room they called my name over the speakers to come to the childcare. I was done with my workout luckily. Noah needed a diaper change and was crying that he wanted me. It sounds like besides that things went well. Evan told me he saw Emma (a girl in his class) and Jodie, but Allen (Jodie’s son in Evan’s class) wasn’t there since he was taking a Karate class.
After the gym we went to HEB. Evan and Noah were pretty good there. Noah threw a mini-fit and kicked off his shoes, but I kept them well fed on samples and things we were buying in our cart.
When we got home the boys had lunch and then it was nap time. Noah slept and Evan played in the game room.
Blanca came at 4:15 and went to tutor.
When Morry came home he took the boys to Evan’s sports class. We moved him into the 4-6 year-olds class. They did tennis today.
On my way home I picked up dinner at Chick-Fil-A.
We ate at home and then put the boys to bed. Evan fought sleep. Morry and I watch some TV and then went to check on Evan. He was sleeping on the landing of the stairs. Morry just moved him into his bed.
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