School Parties

This morning we drove to drop the kids off at school.

At 8am we came back to school for Evan's holiday party.  Evan seemed happy to have us there.

We went home for a little while and then came back to the school at 1pm for Noah's party.  Noah also liked having us there.  He seemed to enjoy his party. 

We went home for just a short time and then walked back to school the pick up the boys.  The weather was very nice and we walked home with Brian and his boys.

For dinner we made Asian food.

In a little bit we'll get the boys ready for bed.

Holiday Parties

Evan and Noah both had their holiday parties at school today.

I went to Noah's party at noon. After all the kids ate lunch they played games and ate gingerbread men. Noah wanted to be by my side the whole time.

I dropped Noah off at home with Blanca and met Morry at Evan's school. Last time we brought Noah to Evan's party it was not very pleasant. He was cranky and demanding. Evan's party was nice. They rotated stations with different games and crafts. One of the stations was the dreidel game. Evan spent a lot of time there. Mr. Valdes got the class together for a picture. The parents were joking that it looked like they were going to perform or sing for us. So, the kids decided to sing Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel. After that the kids showed us their surprise projects they have been working on. There was an ornament, a card, and a calendar that they made.

Morry went home and a little later I took Evan home with me after school.

I was invited to this open house type cookie decorating party on our street. She said you could come any time between 5pm and 11pm. I went over there around 5:30 and stayed for a little while. She had all kinds of sugar cookies already made. There were different colors and types of frosting and sprinkles. Then, we all got to take home about a dozen cookies in a box she had for us. It was very nice. I rushed through my decorating so I could get home and we could all go out to dinner. The kids were very impressed though when I came home with a box of decorated cookies.

For dinner we ate at Cypress Grill.

At home the boys picked out one sugar cookie each to eat. They are also picking treats off of Evan's gingerbread house he made at school.

Now, we are going to get the kids ready for bed.

Evan’s School and Coffee with Yenis

This morning Gabby came over at 7:30am. Evan got picked up for school around 9am, and a little while later Yenis picked me up to go get coffee at Starbucks. It was nice getting out of the house for a little bit.

Evan had his holiday party at school today so Morry went there to be with him. For the book exchange Evan got a Cars book. Morry said that Evan wanted Morry to do everything for him while he was at school.

Morry brought Evan home and he worked from home the rest of the day.

We put the boys down for naps. They both napped, but Noah woke up cranky and crying.

For dinner Amy and Duane brought over a fajita dinner for us.

We just gave Evan and Noah baths and got them ready for bed. While we were all in Evan’s room Noah climbed up into Evan’s bed and tucked himself in and pretended to be sleeping.

It seems quiet in Noah’s room now, but Morry is still upstairs with Evan.

Holiday Parties

Hello everyone, this is Morry. Rachel's straightening up and getting ready for hosting a playgroup/baby shower tomorrow at the house, so I'm filling in.

Today was a really dreary day. In fact it was really foggy. The fog driving into work today was one of the thicker fogs I have seen in my 10 years in Austin. And it really never dissipated all day long.

Last night, Noah woke up at 11pm, 3pm and maybe 5 something. It was a few times. We ended up just having to let him cry it out each time. We'd go in there and calm him down but the moment we'd put him back in the crib he'd start crying. He has a bit of a cold so we raised his mattress and put a humidifier on in his room, but I guess it wasn't helping.

Meanwhile, Evan has a cold too and he's coughing a lot. It's not a "juicy" cough, just a normal cough and he was up several times in the night coughing. So he didn't get much sleep. When Rachel went in his room to get him up this morning, she had a hard time waking him. I guess he was just so exhausted. Both Rachel and I were worried about him. But his teacher said he acted completely fine today and she didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. In fact, she seemed surprised we even asked the question.

Today at school was Evan's holiday party. The parents were invited to come to the party. The kids were supposed to decorate sugar cookies with frosting and jimmies (sprinkles for those of you not from the Northeast). As soon as Evan sat down, he stated eating the cookie. He didn't even want to wait to put the frosting on it. He was just so excited to get the cookie. I showed him how to spread the frosting on and then put the jimmies on top. We had fun and made a layer of frosting, then a layer of jimmies, then another layer of frosting and another layer of jimmies. He finished it quickly and asked for another cookie. It was funny to watch this whole scene because all the girls in the class were very diligent about spreading the frosting on the cookies while the boys just dove right in to eat the cookies.

When I got home from work, Evan was still napping but Noah was up. I was glad that Evan got some sleep. While Rachel was tutoring, I put on the movie Air Bud for Evan. It's about a dog who plays basketball. The dog hits the ball with his nose and it goes in the basket. Evan thought this was great and said he was going to teach Lizzy how to play basketball.

When Rachel got home, she got ready for my office holiday party. Evan asked if he could go. I said no, it was only for grown ups. Then he asked me if we were going to Costa Rica. I said no, we'd be home tonight. He then said "I want to go to Costa Rica." I promised him we'd take him sometime.

The babysitter said that both Evan and Noah went to bed with no problems. In fact, Evan stayed in bed. We have not heard Noah make any noise since we got home so that's good on both fronts.

Oh, and I won a CD at the holiday party by being the first to answer how to say Merry Christmas in Portuguese. (Our party was at a Brazilian restaurant) I didn't know how before the night but the waiters said it to us during the evening. So that was cool.

Until next time...