This morning we left the house around 7am. We dropped Noah off at Grandma and Papa's house and Evan went to the bus stop a little later.
We got to MD Anderson a little after 10am. It was a long day of appointments and tests, but everything looks good so far.
After we were done we ate a late lunch at Katz's Deli and then drove back home.
We went straight to Grandma and Papa's house where the boys were.
Morry went to a dinner meeting and Evan, Noah, and I had dinner at Grandma and Papa's.
Now the boys are getting ready for bed.
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Monday, November 6, 2017
Full Weekend
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This weekend, we were in Houston for a baseball tournament. Evan and I went down on Friday night. Rachel and Noah joined us on Friday afternoon.
Evan had two baseball games on Saturday. He ended the day 0-1 with an RBI (on a sacrifice fly), two runs scored, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch. He played catcher for most of the day and did very well. He also played some first base. His team won both games and got the #2 seed in the tournament.
All the families went out to lunch for wings and watched college football. Then we went back to the hotel and the boys all went swimming.
Noah had two flag football games. Well he had one game and if they won, they would play later in the day in the "Super Bowl". Noah's team won both games and Noah was instrumental in both wins. He pulled a bunch of flags, pressured the quarterback into throwing an interception and had several big runs. On one, he told me, he thought he was going to score but his flag got pulled at the last minute.
When Noah and Rachel got down, Noah immediately started hanging out with Evan and his team.
We all went out for dinner at a Mexican restaurant.
Yesterday, Evan's first game was not until 2pm. For brunch, we went to Katz's Deli.
Evan's team won a very tight game. Games are timed. They are one hour and 40 minutes. Once time has expired, you finish the inning. Evan's team was the home team. With time expired, the other team was batting. They ended up tying the game after a very long inning. That meant Evan's team got a chance to bat before going into extra innings. With two outs, a boy walked. Took second on a passed ball, stole third, and then scored on a wild pitch. The game went 2 hours and 10 minutes long. Evan played third base in the game even though he hasn't played it much. He did very well. I wonder if he'll end up playing there more often.
The second game didn't go so well. The boys on the other team all looked much older. It's hard for me to believe they were the right age. We probably should have asked for birth certificates. All-in-all though, the team played very well this weekend and they should be proud. Evan walked 4 times this weekend and has walked 8 times in the last two weekends. I don't know what his on base percentage is but it has to be high.
Until next time...
This weekend, we were in Houston for a baseball tournament. Evan and I went down on Friday night. Rachel and Noah joined us on Friday afternoon.
Evan had two baseball games on Saturday. He ended the day 0-1 with an RBI (on a sacrifice fly), two runs scored, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch. He played catcher for most of the day and did very well. He also played some first base. His team won both games and got the #2 seed in the tournament.
All the families went out to lunch for wings and watched college football. Then we went back to the hotel and the boys all went swimming.
Noah had two flag football games. Well he had one game and if they won, they would play later in the day in the "Super Bowl". Noah's team won both games and Noah was instrumental in both wins. He pulled a bunch of flags, pressured the quarterback into throwing an interception and had several big runs. On one, he told me, he thought he was going to score but his flag got pulled at the last minute.
When Noah and Rachel got down, Noah immediately started hanging out with Evan and his team.
We all went out for dinner at a Mexican restaurant.
Yesterday, Evan's first game was not until 2pm. For brunch, we went to Katz's Deli.
Evan's team won a very tight game. Games are timed. They are one hour and 40 minutes. Once time has expired, you finish the inning. Evan's team was the home team. With time expired, the other team was batting. They ended up tying the game after a very long inning. That meant Evan's team got a chance to bat before going into extra innings. With two outs, a boy walked. Took second on a passed ball, stole third, and then scored on a wild pitch. The game went 2 hours and 10 minutes long. Evan played third base in the game even though he hasn't played it much. He did very well. I wonder if he'll end up playing there more often.
The second game didn't go so well. The boys on the other team all looked much older. It's hard for me to believe they were the right age. We probably should have asked for birth certificates. All-in-all though, the team played very well this weekend and they should be proud. Evan walked 4 times this weekend and has walked 8 times in the last two weekends. I don't know what his on base percentage is but it has to be high.
Until next time...
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Long Long Week
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
I left on Monday to go to Philadelphia for business on a 5:30am flight. I came home on Thursday night. Rachel had a tough week with the boys all alone. Luckily other parents from TRPD were able to help get Evan to/from practices. Noah did give Rachel a hard time getting to school some mornings.
I was home for 13 hours before I left again. I picked Evan up from school around 12:30 to go to Houston for a baseball tournament. We picked up Reid on the way down.
When we got to Houston, we went to a laser tag place. The entire team was meeting there. While the kids played laser tag, all the parents went next door to a restaurant. They had a nice outdoor deck and we ate outside. It was nice spending time with the parents.
During the two games on Saturday, Evan threw out three baserunners. He came into pitch in the second inning of the first game. He picked off a runner easily. Later that day, he was playing first base and the pitcher picked off a runner. The runner took off for second and Evan threw a strike to get the runner out there. Then Evan came in to catch and he threw out the first (and only) runner who tried to steal on him.
Noah had a football game on Saturday. Rachel and Noah stayed for that. The team lost, but Rachel said Noah played well. They drove down to Houston after that.
After Rachel got to Houston, all the parents got together to decide what to do for dinner. We decided to go to Buffalo Wild Wings. We watched basketball and all the kids played together. The service was difficult. But it was nice being with the families. From there we drove to the Kemah Boardwalk. We drove 3 of Evan's teammates. They had a great time in the car. Evan and two of his friends went on the tower that drops you. Then Evan and Noah went on the ferris wheel.
This morning, Evan's team did not do well. Evan also did not have a particularly good game. But when Evan was catching the other team did not try to steal on him. He had two amazing throws to second after warming up the pitcher and the other team definitely noticed.
After the game was over, we met Rachel's friend from middle school and her boyfriend at a pizza place. It was a nice time.
We followed each other all the way back to Austin. For dinner we had pasta.
The boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
I left on Monday to go to Philadelphia for business on a 5:30am flight. I came home on Thursday night. Rachel had a tough week with the boys all alone. Luckily other parents from TRPD were able to help get Evan to/from practices. Noah did give Rachel a hard time getting to school some mornings.
I was home for 13 hours before I left again. I picked Evan up from school around 12:30 to go to Houston for a baseball tournament. We picked up Reid on the way down.
When we got to Houston, we went to a laser tag place. The entire team was meeting there. While the kids played laser tag, all the parents went next door to a restaurant. They had a nice outdoor deck and we ate outside. It was nice spending time with the parents.
During the two games on Saturday, Evan threw out three baserunners. He came into pitch in the second inning of the first game. He picked off a runner easily. Later that day, he was playing first base and the pitcher picked off a runner. The runner took off for second and Evan threw a strike to get the runner out there. Then Evan came in to catch and he threw out the first (and only) runner who tried to steal on him.
Noah had a football game on Saturday. Rachel and Noah stayed for that. The team lost, but Rachel said Noah played well. They drove down to Houston after that.
After Rachel got to Houston, all the parents got together to decide what to do for dinner. We decided to go to Buffalo Wild Wings. We watched basketball and all the kids played together. The service was difficult. But it was nice being with the families. From there we drove to the Kemah Boardwalk. We drove 3 of Evan's teammates. They had a great time in the car. Evan and two of his friends went on the tower that drops you. Then Evan and Noah went on the ferris wheel.
This morning, Evan's team did not do well. Evan also did not have a particularly good game. But when Evan was catching the other team did not try to steal on him. He had two amazing throws to second after warming up the pitcher and the other team definitely noticed.
After the game was over, we met Rachel's friend from middle school and her boyfriend at a pizza place. It was a nice time.
We followed each other all the way back to Austin. For dinner we had pasta.
The boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Friday, November 11, 2016
Houston
We left the house a little after 7am. We dropped the kids and Lizzy off with Grandma and Morry and I headed to Houston. Grandma walked with the boys school.
I had a full morning of tests and appointments. Everything looked good.
When I was done, we had lunch at a deli.
Then, we drove back to Austin and got home around 5pm.
Evan went to Wade's house after school and Noah went to Jude's.
Shortly after getting home we drove to Grandma's house, walked to get Noah, drove to get Evan, dropped Lizzy off at home, and then ate dinner at Chipotle.
The boys are playing video games now.
In a little bit they will get ready for bed.
Here is a picture from today.
I had a full morning of tests and appointments. Everything looked good.
When I was done, we had lunch at a deli.
Then, we drove back to Austin and got home around 5pm.
Evan went to Wade's house after school and Noah went to Jude's.
Shortly after getting home we drove to Grandma's house, walked to get Noah, drove to get Evan, dropped Lizzy off at home, and then ate dinner at Chipotle.
The boys are playing video games now.
In a little bit they will get ready for bed.
Here is a picture from today.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
End of Math Pentathlon
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rain was predicted for today but it held off all day long. We were able to walk to school this morning with no problem.
Rachel went for a run this morning. Later she had another call with the Point of Sale people. She's creating a cheat sheet for the Houston store.
I stayed home all day long.
Rachel had her long tutoring today so I went by myself to get Evan. Noah had a Math Pentathlon party after school today. This was the last event for it. Next Tuesday, he'll come home like normal.
I dropped Noah off with Grandma on the way to batting practice.
Evan had a good batting practice. He had fun with his friends.
The boys are about to get ready for bed now.
Until next time...
Rain was predicted for today but it held off all day long. We were able to walk to school this morning with no problem.
Rachel went for a run this morning. Later she had another call with the Point of Sale people. She's creating a cheat sheet for the Houston store.
I stayed home all day long.
Rachel had her long tutoring today so I went by myself to get Evan. Noah had a Math Pentathlon party after school today. This was the last event for it. Next Tuesday, he'll come home like normal.
I dropped Noah off with Grandma on the way to batting practice.
Evan had a good batting practice. He had fun with his friends.
The boys are about to get ready for bed now.
Until next time...
Friday, October 16, 2015
Noah the Architect
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Noah had an assignment this week to build a bridge. They could use any material they wanted. It had to be at least one foot long but no longer than 2 feet. And it had to be strong enough to have a Hot Wheels go across the bridge. Noah built his bridge out of cardboard and a shoe box completely on his own. Rachel and I did not help him at all. He walked with it going to school this morning. When I dropped him off in the cafeteria, all the other kids' bridges were obviously built by their parents. They were all colorful and everything was perfectly done. We warned Noah that this would be the case and told him that we were proud of him for doing it on his own. Grades for Kindergarten thru second grade are given on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the highest. Noah received a 4 for his bridge. The teacher also wrote a nice short note praising Noah for doing it by himself. He was the only kid in his class to not have any parent helping him.
Rachel went to Houston today for a checkup. She left around 9:30. She was there for about an hour. The doctor gave Rachel a clean bill of health and said she can resume all normal activities. She ran into traffic on the way home and it took her a long time to get back. She didn't get home until around 5:30.
I picked up Noah after school. Evan went over Jack's house.
Evan got home right after Rachel got home. Evan had asked that we go to Genghis Grill for dinner. Noah agreed. We had a nice dinner there. Then we stopped at Academy on the way home to get a gift for Wade.
The boys are about to go upstairs to get ready for bed.
Until next time...
Noah had an assignment this week to build a bridge. They could use any material they wanted. It had to be at least one foot long but no longer than 2 feet. And it had to be strong enough to have a Hot Wheels go across the bridge. Noah built his bridge out of cardboard and a shoe box completely on his own. Rachel and I did not help him at all. He walked with it going to school this morning. When I dropped him off in the cafeteria, all the other kids' bridges were obviously built by their parents. They were all colorful and everything was perfectly done. We warned Noah that this would be the case and told him that we were proud of him for doing it on his own. Grades for Kindergarten thru second grade are given on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the highest. Noah received a 4 for his bridge. The teacher also wrote a nice short note praising Noah for doing it by himself. He was the only kid in his class to not have any parent helping him.
Rachel went to Houston today for a checkup. She left around 9:30. She was there for about an hour. The doctor gave Rachel a clean bill of health and said she can resume all normal activities. She ran into traffic on the way home and it took her a long time to get back. She didn't get home until around 5:30.
I picked up Noah after school. Evan went over Jack's house.
Evan got home right after Rachel got home. Evan had asked that we go to Genghis Grill for dinner. Noah agreed. We had a nice dinner there. Then we stopped at Academy on the way home to get a gift for Wade.
The boys are about to go upstairs to get ready for bed.
Until next time...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Getting Back to Normal
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
As most of you know, we were in Houston last week where Rachel had surgery. It didn't quite go as well as expected and she stayed in the hospital overnight and we stayed in Houston an extra day. Friday I left to surprise a friend in Philadelphia for his 40th birthday.
But today, it seemed like the start of getting back to normal. Rachel looked and felt better this morning for the first time since before the surgery. And the day was more like a normal day. We did go to school a bit earlier than normal. We had our semi-annual parent-teacher conference with Noah's teacher. While we talked to her, Evan and Noah played on the playground. The teacher gushed about Noah. She talked about how good at Math and Science he is. She said he was one of the few kids to increase their reading level over the summer. She talked about he is really an outside-the-box thinker. And she said he was really just a sweet, good kid. She couldn't say enough good things about him. It was very nice to hear.
I went into Aaron's to work on some Your Trainer stuff in the morning. I met a friend for lunch.
Rachel took it easy during the day. We walked to get the boys after I got home.
Evan had football practice in the late afternoon/evening. He played really well. He's really found his confidence on the team and is playing well.
We had Coke Ham for dinner when we got home. Both boys ate very well.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
As most of you know, we were in Houston last week where Rachel had surgery. It didn't quite go as well as expected and she stayed in the hospital overnight and we stayed in Houston an extra day. Friday I left to surprise a friend in Philadelphia for his 40th birthday.
But today, it seemed like the start of getting back to normal. Rachel looked and felt better this morning for the first time since before the surgery. And the day was more like a normal day. We did go to school a bit earlier than normal. We had our semi-annual parent-teacher conference with Noah's teacher. While we talked to her, Evan and Noah played on the playground. The teacher gushed about Noah. She talked about how good at Math and Science he is. She said he was one of the few kids to increase their reading level over the summer. She talked about he is really an outside-the-box thinker. And she said he was really just a sweet, good kid. She couldn't say enough good things about him. It was very nice to hear.
I went into Aaron's to work on some Your Trainer stuff in the morning. I met a friend for lunch.
Rachel took it easy during the day. We walked to get the boys after I got home.
Evan had football practice in the late afternoon/evening. He played really well. He's really found his confidence on the team and is playing well.
We had Coke Ham for dinner when we got home. Both boys ate very well.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Houston Trip
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel and I drove to Houston today to see a doctor for Rachel down at MD Anderson for a study. We got up at 5am and left the house at 5:30.
The weirdest thing though was that when I woke up at 5, I went downstairs. The lights were on downstairs and Evan's door was open to his room. When I got downstairs, I noticed that on the coffee table was a cereal bowl, a fruit strip wrapper and an empty cup. On the counter was an empty lemonade bottle. I told Rachel that I thought Evan had been downstairs but he was sleeping at that time.
The drive to Houston was fine. We didn't hit much traffic. We stopped at a place called Baby Barnaby's for breakfast. It was pretty good. The appointment went well. We were actually seen early. We left Houston around noon and got home at 3pm.
Grandma and Papa walked with Evan, Noah and Lizzy to school. Evan held Lizzy's leash. They did not take Lizzy when walked to pick the boys up.
They got home just after we got home. I asked Evan what was up with that stuff. He said he woke up at 3:15am. He thought it said 6:15am so he decided he'd get dressed and get himself breakfast. He kept waiting for Noah and me to come down. After a while he looked at the clock and realized it was before 4am so he went back up and went to sleep.
For dinner we went to Uncle Marvin and Aunt Sandy's. We had a nice time.
The boys are upstairs getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Rachel and I drove to Houston today to see a doctor for Rachel down at MD Anderson for a study. We got up at 5am and left the house at 5:30.
The weirdest thing though was that when I woke up at 5, I went downstairs. The lights were on downstairs and Evan's door was open to his room. When I got downstairs, I noticed that on the coffee table was a cereal bowl, a fruit strip wrapper and an empty cup. On the counter was an empty lemonade bottle. I told Rachel that I thought Evan had been downstairs but he was sleeping at that time.
The drive to Houston was fine. We didn't hit much traffic. We stopped at a place called Baby Barnaby's for breakfast. It was pretty good. The appointment went well. We were actually seen early. We left Houston around noon and got home at 3pm.
Grandma and Papa walked with Evan, Noah and Lizzy to school. Evan held Lizzy's leash. They did not take Lizzy when walked to pick the boys up.
They got home just after we got home. I asked Evan what was up with that stuff. He said he woke up at 3:15am. He thought it said 6:15am so he decided he'd get dressed and get himself breakfast. He kept waiting for Noah and me to come down. After a while he looked at the clock and realized it was before 4am so he went back up and went to sleep.
For dinner we went to Uncle Marvin and Aunt Sandy's. We had a nice time.
The boys are upstairs getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Houston Trip
We are back from Houston.
We left Friday afternoon and came back today around 2pm.
We stayed in a hotel for two nights and went to NASA and Kemah yesterday.
While we were there we saw my friends Julie, Sara, and Robbie.
We all had a good time. It was a nice trip.
Here are some pictures from our trip.
We left Friday afternoon and came back today around 2pm.
We stayed in a hotel for two nights and went to NASA and Kemah yesterday.
While we were there we saw my friends Julie, Sara, and Robbie.
We all had a good time. It was a nice trip.
Here are some pictures from our trip.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Little Vacations
On Friday afternoon Noah and I dropped off Evan and Morry at the airport. They went to meet Zayde in Florida for baseball spring training. Noah and I drove to Houston.
Friday night Noah and I stayed at Julie's family's house. On Saturday we stayed at Robbie's family's house. Noah had a good time playing with Dori (5 years old) and he liked playing with Layla's (2 years old) toys.
Sunday morning we met Allon for brunch and then met David and Lisa's family at Herman park.
We did a lot in Houston and Noah had a good time with all of the kids. Here are some pictures and a video.
Friday night Noah and I stayed at Julie's family's house. On Saturday we stayed at Robbie's family's house. Noah had a good time playing with Dori (5 years old) and he liked playing with Layla's (2 years old) toys.
Sunday morning we met Allon for brunch and then met David and Lisa's family at Herman park.
We did a lot in Houston and Noah had a good time with all of the kids. Here are some pictures and a video.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Thank You Mike Gordon
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
As Rachel wrote yesterday, we had a party for everyone who helped us in the past year while Rachel was battling and recovering from cancer. It was a great party and it was so nice for so many people to make it to the party. Most people were local, but we had some people come in from Houston and Dallas, and other parts of Texas. But one person made the trek from Pittsburgh - for all over 20 hours - just to help us celebrate - Mike Gordon. It was so nice of him to come in just for the party. We loved having him stay with us and loved seeing him. We look forward to having the entire Gordon clan make it down here some time.
Mike came in, for his first trip to Austin, at 11am yesterday. I gave him a very quick tour of Austin thru downtown, over to campus, to Mt. Bonnell and down Loop 360. We had lunch at Rudy's. Mike also helped us set up for the party and clean up as well. This morning, his flight was at 6:50am. I thought he should try out Kerbey Lane Cafe so we had some breakfast there at around 4:45am. It was a really nice time.
I came home and went back to bed. I slept until around 10:30am. Rachel and Grandma made cranberry-apple crisp. The boys had some breakfast and had some of the crisp.
The Steelers game came on at noon. Grandma, Papa, and Bubbe left during the 2nd quarter, I think. The boys watched more of the game with me.
After the game I did a little work while Evan watched Empire Strikes Back for the second time today (He later watched it a 3rd time). That was a gift from Mike for the boys. Evan fell asleep on the ottoman. Noah had taken a nap upstairs.
For dinner we had leftover pizza from Home Slice. Home Slice catered our event which was nice. After dinner, we had to return some of Home Slice's stuff that they let us borrow so we drove down and returned it.
The boys are now in bed, both of them in Evan's room. Due to all the people staying with us last night, the boys stayed in Evan's room last night and they loved it. Evan started out sleeping on the top bunk, but he decided he wanted to sleep with Noah and the two boys slept next to each other on the bottom bunk all night. They said they wanted to do it again tonight. They weren't very well behaved last night during this as they were talking a lot. We told them that we could try one more time but if they talk to much, we're going to put Noah back in Evan's room. Uh oh, Noah just turned off the monitor. I guess we're going to have to go see what's going on.
Until next time...
As Rachel wrote yesterday, we had a party for everyone who helped us in the past year while Rachel was battling and recovering from cancer. It was a great party and it was so nice for so many people to make it to the party. Most people were local, but we had some people come in from Houston and Dallas, and other parts of Texas. But one person made the trek from Pittsburgh - for all over 20 hours - just to help us celebrate - Mike Gordon. It was so nice of him to come in just for the party. We loved having him stay with us and loved seeing him. We look forward to having the entire Gordon clan make it down here some time.
Mike came in, for his first trip to Austin, at 11am yesterday. I gave him a very quick tour of Austin thru downtown, over to campus, to Mt. Bonnell and down Loop 360. We had lunch at Rudy's. Mike also helped us set up for the party and clean up as well. This morning, his flight was at 6:50am. I thought he should try out Kerbey Lane Cafe so we had some breakfast there at around 4:45am. It was a really nice time.
I came home and went back to bed. I slept until around 10:30am. Rachel and Grandma made cranberry-apple crisp. The boys had some breakfast and had some of the crisp.
The Steelers game came on at noon. Grandma, Papa, and Bubbe left during the 2nd quarter, I think. The boys watched more of the game with me.
After the game I did a little work while Evan watched Empire Strikes Back for the second time today (He later watched it a 3rd time). That was a gift from Mike for the boys. Evan fell asleep on the ottoman. Noah had taken a nap upstairs.
For dinner we had leftover pizza from Home Slice. Home Slice catered our event which was nice. After dinner, we had to return some of Home Slice's stuff that they let us borrow so we drove down and returned it.
The boys are now in bed, both of them in Evan's room. Due to all the people staying with us last night, the boys stayed in Evan's room last night and they loved it. Evan started out sleeping on the top bunk, but he decided he wanted to sleep with Noah and the two boys slept next to each other on the bottom bunk all night. They said they wanted to do it again tonight. They weren't very well behaved last night during this as they were talking a lot. We told them that we could try one more time but if they talk to much, we're going to put Noah back in Evan's room. Uh oh, Noah just turned off the monitor. I guess we're going to have to go see what's going on.
Until next time...
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