Gym and a Date

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Last night, both boys got up saying their tummy hurt. Neither seems to be serious, luckily. Apparently the virus that caused Evan's croup is associated a bit with a small intestinal virus and Noah may have that. Evan seems to be fine.

Evan got up around 7:30 this morning. As usual, I went down and got breakfast for him and then he watched tv in the gameroom.

We hadn't yet signed up at Lifetime Fitness and we got invited to an open house there. So we could use the gym for free and they'd buy as lunch as part of it. This particular gym has a cafe in it. We went over there and put the boys in the daycare. We didn't realize this but the daycare has an outside area so the boys ran to go out there. I think they had a good time. Rachel and I worked out for about an hour, including going into the basketball area and just shooting hoops. We got the boys and went and ate at the cafeteria. They both ate their chips and some of the fruit but they didn't eat their peanut butter and jelly sandwich. After lunch, we went into the pool area for free swim. They have a big water slide and things that spray. And a lot of the pool is shallow enough for both boys to walk around. We also had them tested for which swimming class they should go in. Evan went on the water slide but the end was tough because it put him into deeper water. A lifeguard was there to catch him, but I think going underwater scared him a bit. He wasn't crying, but he didn't seem to keen to do it again.

After the gym we came home and Noah took a nap. Evan played upstairs. I did some work. Rachel did some blog stuff and then took a nap.

Erika and Jonah came over tonight so we could go on a date. The boys were eating when they got here but finished before we left. Neither Evan nor Noah seemed upset when we left so that was good.

We weren't sure what we were going to do but ended up at the Melting Pot. It was nice and it was nice to have some quiet time.

When we got home, both boys were in bed and sleeping (although I guess Noah woke up when he heard us). They said that Evan didn't give them a hard time which is good. Noah threw a mini-fit but overall he went to bed easily. I'm glad that it was so easy for them.

Until next time...

Jonah and Erika’s Wedding

Yesterday we went to San Antonio for Jonah and Erika’s wedding. We had a great time. The boys were very good. Evan was the ring bearer in the wedding and he looked so cute in his tuxedo. He did so well walking down the aisle with the flower girls. We thought Morry would have to help him down, but that was not the case.

After the wedding, we went to the reception and didn’t think we would stay that long. Evan and Noah had a great time dancing and we stayed until about 11:30pm. Everything went really well. We drove back to Austin after the wedding and put the boys to bed as soon as we walked in the door.

Evan was up around 8am this morning. Noah got up about 9. Michael, Jen, Grandma/Lynn, and Papa/Lenny got here around 12:30 while Morry was watching the Steelers game.

We put Evan and Noah down for naps and then I went with Michael, Jen, Grandma, and Papa to Rudy’s for lunch.

Evan and Noah didn’t nap well. When I got back Evan was already downstairs and Noah was waking up.

Morry ran out to Newflower to get some groceries for the week.

For dinner, we got Chuy’s takeout. We used one of the gift cards Evan’s class gave to us. It worked out well and it was nice not having to worry about making dinner.

Evan threw a fit going to bed, but it seems to be quiet up there now.

Click here to see the photos from Jonah and Erika’s wedding.

Stupid Football

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Amazingly, Evan slept until 8:15 this morning. He came in and got me and I got him some breakfast and set him in the game room as usual. Shortly after 9, Noah started calling for "Mommy". I got up and got the boys dressed. Uncle Mike got up too and we brought the boys downstairs. We watched some TV and played with them.

Around noon, Uncle Mike left to go meet some people for barbecue and then go to the airport to fly back to Seattle. Rachel, Evan, Noah and I went to Jason's Deli at Southpark Meadows. Rachel was going to San Antonio for Erika's (Jonah's, Rachel's cousin, fiancee) shower. The food was just ok there. It was very crowded. Rachel left after a little while and the the boys and I finished up. Evan ate a bunch of watermelon.

I brought the boys home and put them down for naps. Unfortunately, Evan didn't nap. So we put on football and watched that until the Steelers game came on. That game put me in a very bad mood. The Steelers lost the game, the Bears did not win the game. I'm still angry about it. During the fourth quarter, Noah climbed into his high chair. When he does that, he's telling you he's hungry. So I went over, put on his tray and gave him some dried peas. I kept looking over my shoulder at him to make sure he was ok eating. I saw him with his finger in his nose and I got concerned. So I went over to him and sure enough, he had stuck a pea in each nostril. So we are now two-for-two, both boys have stuck food up their nose.

For dinner we just had pasta. Then we went for a walk. Evan wore his new Roethlisberger jersey (Zayde got if for him) all day. He also insisted on wearing it on the walk. He walked for half of the walk and was well behaved.

They are in bed now but not sleeping.

Until next time...