Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Chewie woke up about an hour before our alarms. Rachel took him out and then fed the animals.
After walking Noah to school, Rachel laid back down before leaving for school.
I worked from home for a while and then took the van in to get an oil change and inspection.
When Rachel and I picked Noah up from school, the kids were really giving Chewie attention. Two girls didn't want to leave Chewie. One girl was saying that she's told her mom about Chewie.
Evan had baseball practice today. TRPD got a new pitching coach. The coach is a guy named Bruce Ruffin. He played 11 years in the majors 6 years with the Phillies. I remember when he got called up to the majors when I was a kid. I know I saw him pitch many times in person. It was surreal watching him work with Evan.
The boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Back From Spring Training
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
The boys and I are back from Spring Training. We left on Tuesday and returned mid-day today. Zayde flew with us to Tampa, but returned back to Philadelphia today after his two-month Austin stay.
We didn't leave until late Tuesday afternoon and got in the evening in Tampa and then drove to Bradenton. On Wednesday, the Pirates were playing about an hour and 45 minutes south of Bradenton in Ft. Myers against the Twins. On the way, we stopped at a restaurant called Quarter A Cup Cafe. Every time the filled your cup of coffee it was a quarter. The food was very good. Noah ate well there. The Pirates won the game. One of Evan's favorite players, Gerrit Cole, started the game so Evan was excited. He got one autograph there. After the game we went to a Steelers Bar and Restaurant called Nick and Stella's.
On Thursday, we again, had to drive south, but not as far, only about an hour, to Port Charlotte to see the Pirates vs the Rays. Before we went, we went miniature golfing. Evan did very well. He had a string of a hole in one followed by 4 two shots. From there, we went back to the Quarter A Cup Cafe for breakfast. Unfortunately, the Pirates lost. The game wasn't a very good game. For dinner we went to the Longhorn Steakhouse.
On Friday, we drove to Pirate City to watch the Pirates minor leaguers. Evan really seemed to enjoy it. At one point I asked him if he was ready to go and he said he wanted to stay longer. We then went to Popi's for lunch. Then we went to the field to see the Pirates play the Phillies. Our friends from Austin, Evan's coach from last year in baseball and his wife, and their sons who played baseball with Evan met us at the stadium. Evan and Carter particularly had fun with each other. My cousin, Aaron, also drove down for Tampa for the game. It was nice seeing everyone. For dinner we went to the Anna Maria Oyster Bar with the Merrimans. We enjoyed our time with the them. The adults ate at one table while the four boys ate at another. It started off well, but they got progressively louder as the meal wore on. All in all, I think everyone had fun.
Today, we got up at 4:30am Eastern, and drove to Tampa. The boys and I had to fly to Dallas first and then to Austin. Our flight from Dallas to Austin ended up being delayed. It was good to be home when we got here. Lizzy was very excited to see me and Calvin was very excited to see the boys. Rachel said that Calvin was clinging to her all week long. I think he's now used to the attention he gets from the boys.
The boys are in the shower now and about to go to bed.
Until next time...
The boys and I are back from Spring Training. We left on Tuesday and returned mid-day today. Zayde flew with us to Tampa, but returned back to Philadelphia today after his two-month Austin stay.
We didn't leave until late Tuesday afternoon and got in the evening in Tampa and then drove to Bradenton. On Wednesday, the Pirates were playing about an hour and 45 minutes south of Bradenton in Ft. Myers against the Twins. On the way, we stopped at a restaurant called Quarter A Cup Cafe. Every time the filled your cup of coffee it was a quarter. The food was very good. Noah ate well there. The Pirates won the game. One of Evan's favorite players, Gerrit Cole, started the game so Evan was excited. He got one autograph there. After the game we went to a Steelers Bar and Restaurant called Nick and Stella's.
On Thursday, we again, had to drive south, but not as far, only about an hour, to Port Charlotte to see the Pirates vs the Rays. Before we went, we went miniature golfing. Evan did very well. He had a string of a hole in one followed by 4 two shots. From there, we went back to the Quarter A Cup Cafe for breakfast. Unfortunately, the Pirates lost. The game wasn't a very good game. For dinner we went to the Longhorn Steakhouse.
On Friday, we drove to Pirate City to watch the Pirates minor leaguers. Evan really seemed to enjoy it. At one point I asked him if he was ready to go and he said he wanted to stay longer. We then went to Popi's for lunch. Then we went to the field to see the Pirates play the Phillies. Our friends from Austin, Evan's coach from last year in baseball and his wife, and their sons who played baseball with Evan met us at the stadium. Evan and Carter particularly had fun with each other. My cousin, Aaron, also drove down for Tampa for the game. It was nice seeing everyone. For dinner we went to the Anna Maria Oyster Bar with the Merrimans. We enjoyed our time with the them. The adults ate at one table while the four boys ate at another. It started off well, but they got progressively louder as the meal wore on. All in all, I think everyone had fun.
Today, we got up at 4:30am Eastern, and drove to Tampa. The boys and I had to fly to Dallas first and then to Austin. Our flight from Dallas to Austin ended up being delayed. It was good to be home when we got here. Lizzy was very excited to see me and Calvin was very excited to see the boys. Rachel said that Calvin was clinging to her all week long. I think he's now used to the attention he gets from the boys.
The boys are in the shower now and about to go to bed.
Until next time...
Monday, March 7, 2011
Back From Florida
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Rachel suggested I post about Evan and my trip to Florida with Zayde/Jack. It was a very fun trip and Evan really seemed to enjoy himself. Evan came back with a full load of stuff including, two baseballs that had been used, a game-used bat, a hat, two t-shirts and a Pirate Parrot stuffed animal.
The first night in Florida, Evan convinced Zayde to get him crab. Evan and Zayde share crab at Anna Maria Oyster Bar. Then, to top that off, Evan was able to coax some ice cream out of Zayde as well.
On Saturday, we drove to Clearwater, Florida to see the Pirates play the Phillies. We stopped at Perkins for breakfast where Evan got a balloon sword and parrot. He seemed to enjoy the game, especially when Neil Walker hit a homerun. He was really cheering. They also had a playground at the stadium and Evan played there a lot. After the game, Evan got change from Zayde and threw it in a fountain outside. For dinner, we went to a pizza place.
On Sunday, the prediction was rain. Rain woke me up in the middle of the night, but it was a beautiful day when we got up. We went to Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf to play some miniature golf. Evan had an absolute blast. We played two round and Evan was extremely enthusiastic after each hole. It was a lot of fun watching him play golf. He even got a hole-in-one and just missed on a few others.
At the game, Evan fell in love with the Pirate Parrot. He made us follow the Parrot around the ballpark. At some point, the Parrot obtained a water gun and he shot Evan with it. Evan thought that was hilarious. He then made us find the Parrot again where he proceeded to convince the Parrot to shoot me - which he obliged. Evan was laughing so hard at all of this. We sat next to a nice woman who was trying to become a baseball reporter. A player at the Pirate City training facility had given her a ball and she gave it to Evan. Evan was very excited by it.
Today, we went over to Pirate City. There are 6 fields, but four of the fields come together at their home plates. You can sit and watch all four fields. The minor leaguers train here. As we were walking in, a player yelled "Here you go" and tossed a ball to Evan over the fence. Then, as we sat watching batting practice, a player came out and walked up to Evan and handed him a bat. A real bat used by one of the major leaguers. It was cracked but it had the players name engraved in it and his number written on the top and bottom. It was still sticky from whatever resin they put on it. Many people were very jealous of Evan for getting a bat. It would not fit in my suitcase so I had to ship it home.
The flight home was uneventful, but Evan seemed to have had a great time in Florida.
At the airport when Evan and Noah saw each other they were giggling and jumping up and down together. They were so hyper. They hugged and hugged until they both fell down. The first fight between the two didn't occur until we were almost home.
They are now in bed.
Until next time...
Rachel suggested I post about Evan and my trip to Florida with Zayde/Jack. It was a very fun trip and Evan really seemed to enjoy himself. Evan came back with a full load of stuff including, two baseballs that had been used, a game-used bat, a hat, two t-shirts and a Pirate Parrot stuffed animal.
The first night in Florida, Evan convinced Zayde to get him crab. Evan and Zayde share crab at Anna Maria Oyster Bar. Then, to top that off, Evan was able to coax some ice cream out of Zayde as well.
On Saturday, we drove to Clearwater, Florida to see the Pirates play the Phillies. We stopped at Perkins for breakfast where Evan got a balloon sword and parrot. He seemed to enjoy the game, especially when Neil Walker hit a homerun. He was really cheering. They also had a playground at the stadium and Evan played there a lot. After the game, Evan got change from Zayde and threw it in a fountain outside. For dinner, we went to a pizza place.
On Sunday, the prediction was rain. Rain woke me up in the middle of the night, but it was a beautiful day when we got up. We went to Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf to play some miniature golf. Evan had an absolute blast. We played two round and Evan was extremely enthusiastic after each hole. It was a lot of fun watching him play golf. He even got a hole-in-one and just missed on a few others.
At the game, Evan fell in love with the Pirate Parrot. He made us follow the Parrot around the ballpark. At some point, the Parrot obtained a water gun and he shot Evan with it. Evan thought that was hilarious. He then made us find the Parrot again where he proceeded to convince the Parrot to shoot me - which he obliged. Evan was laughing so hard at all of this. We sat next to a nice woman who was trying to become a baseball reporter. A player at the Pirate City training facility had given her a ball and she gave it to Evan. Evan was very excited by it.
Today, we went over to Pirate City. There are 6 fields, but four of the fields come together at their home plates. You can sit and watch all four fields. The minor leaguers train here. As we were walking in, a player yelled "Here you go" and tossed a ball to Evan over the fence. Then, as we sat watching batting practice, a player came out and walked up to Evan and handed him a bat. A real bat used by one of the major leaguers. It was cracked but it had the players name engraved in it and his number written on the top and bottom. It was still sticky from whatever resin they put on it. Many people were very jealous of Evan for getting a bat. It would not fit in my suitcase so I had to ship it home.
The flight home was uneventful, but Evan seemed to have had a great time in Florida.
At the airport when Evan and Noah saw each other they were giggling and jumping up and down together. They were so hyper. They hugged and hugged until they both fell down. The first fight between the two didn't occur until we were almost home.
They are now in bed.
Until next time...
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Texas Football
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Today we took the whole family to the Texas-Iowa State football game. Before we left for the game, however, Rachel went for a seven mile run. As she was finishing up it began to rain. We weren't sure how the game would be, but luckily it stopped raining before the game.
We parked near the fire station closest to the stadium and walked from there to the stadium. It was a pretty long walk, but both boys walked the entire way. They seemed to enjoy the walk and everything to look at.
During the first half of the game, the boys were a little cranky. They weren't that into the game. I think they were kind of hungry. During the 2nd quarter, Rachel and I took them down to the food court and got them food. They each got an ICEE and Evan had a personal pizza. Noah ate some of the pizza as well and they both had some apples. After that the boys were in a much better mood.
We stayed into the 4th quarter because the boys were being so well behaved. Unfortunately, Texas was not playing well. After they went down 28-6, we left.
The walk back to the car was tough because by that point, Evan and Noah were tired. I carried Evan almost the entire way back.
When we got to the fire station, one of the trucks was pulled out and sitting there. Evan wanted to look at the truck. One of the firefighters came out and was happy to show Evan the truck. Noah wanted to see it too. They got to go into the fire truck and both boys actually go to sit in the driver's seat. Evan absolutely loved it. On the way home, he said he wanted to do it again.
When we got home, the boys played outside for a bit. But then they got really cranky. We put Noah down for a nap and after a little fit, Evan fell asleep next to me on the couch while I watched the Auburn-LSU game.
For dinner, Grandma and Papa babysat for the boys. They took them to Waterloo Ice House. Noah ate all of his peanut butter and jelly sandwich and his fruit. Evan ate half of his sandwich and all of his fruit.
Rachel and I went to the Buenos Aires Cafe. It was pretty good. It was nice and relaxing too.
When we got home we watched the end of the Phillies-Giants game. I was happy that the Giants won.
Until next time...
Today we took the whole family to the Texas-Iowa State football game. Before we left for the game, however, Rachel went for a seven mile run. As she was finishing up it began to rain. We weren't sure how the game would be, but luckily it stopped raining before the game.
We parked near the fire station closest to the stadium and walked from there to the stadium. It was a pretty long walk, but both boys walked the entire way. They seemed to enjoy the walk and everything to look at.
During the first half of the game, the boys were a little cranky. They weren't that into the game. I think they were kind of hungry. During the 2nd quarter, Rachel and I took them down to the food court and got them food. They each got an ICEE and Evan had a personal pizza. Noah ate some of the pizza as well and they both had some apples. After that the boys were in a much better mood.
We stayed into the 4th quarter because the boys were being so well behaved. Unfortunately, Texas was not playing well. After they went down 28-6, we left.
The walk back to the car was tough because by that point, Evan and Noah were tired. I carried Evan almost the entire way back.
When we got to the fire station, one of the trucks was pulled out and sitting there. Evan wanted to look at the truck. One of the firefighters came out and was happy to show Evan the truck. Noah wanted to see it too. They got to go into the fire truck and both boys actually go to sit in the driver's seat. Evan absolutely loved it. On the way home, he said he wanted to do it again.
When we got home, the boys played outside for a bit. But then they got really cranky. We put Noah down for a nap and after a little fit, Evan fell asleep next to me on the couch while I watched the Auburn-LSU game.
For dinner, Grandma and Papa babysat for the boys. They took them to Waterloo Ice House. Noah ate all of his peanut butter and jelly sandwich and his fruit. Evan ate half of his sandwich and all of his fruit.
Rachel and I went to the Buenos Aires Cafe. It was pretty good. It was nice and relaxing too.
When we got home we watched the end of the Phillies-Giants game. I was happy that the Giants won.
Until next time...
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