Kayaking

 Yesterday Evan had games near San Antonio.   I got a ride with Grandma and Papa to the second game and then we met Uncle Jay for dinner at Willie's.

This morning we took it easy.

In the afternoon Morry and I went kayaking and then picked up drinks from Black Rock.

Around 6pm all of us went to H-E-B and then we picked up Domino's for dinner.

After dinner, Morry and I walked Chewie.

Finally Home + Noah's Birthday

We are home! Our Spring Break travel adventure has finally ended… almost 48 hours after the time we were supposed to be home, we are finally done.

It’s all fun and games until you get stuck in Charlotte without your luggage. ⁣

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We had a great time in Bradenton, Florida for baseball spring training. I went to a couple of the Pirates games with Morry, Evan, and Noah, but what I would do was drop off the boys early. Then, I’d head to the beach or river for a while and come back to see the last part of the games. ⁣

We played mini-golf, ate a lot of good food, played on the beautiful white sandy beaches with turquoise water, and more.

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We were supposed to get home on Thursday, the 18th. There was bad weather in both Charlotte and Dallas that apparently caused lots of issues for both airports. We knew there was going to be bad weather in Charlotte and we even got a warning from American Airlines that our flight might change. But American wouldn’t let us change our layover to a different city even though they knew that the bad weather was coming through Charlotte. Well, that was unless we wanted to pay an extra $400 something dollars per person.⁣

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So after our first flight from Orlando to Charlotte was delayed, we eventually landed in Charlotte, a lot later than planned. We turned on our phones to an email that our next flight home to Austin was canceled.⁣

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After a couple of hours of trying to figure out how to get home, we realized there were no options that night.  We even tried renting a car to drive home, but there were no cars available. 

The kids and I took the hotel shuttle while Morry stayed at the airport a little longer hoping to get our luggage.

As soon as the boys and I checked into our hotel room, around 10:30pm, I ordered a couple of pizzas from Domino’s.   

We waited and waited for our pizzas. I even called to check on them and was told they would be coming soon.  

In the meantime, Morry came to the hotel finally but without our luggage.  American said our luggage would be sent to Austin the next day on the first flight out.

After two hours of no pizzas, and completely exhausted, I finally called to cancel our pizza order and get a refund.

We ate snacks from the gift shop for dinner at almost 1am and then went to sleep.

We woke up at 6:30am Friday morning to head back to the airport to try to get a flight home.

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After a crazy day, trying flight after flight to fly standby we eventually were able to get on a flight to San Antonio. 

Only one of our suitcases (mine) made it to San Antonio.

The cheapest way to get all of us back to Austin was with a rental car. So funny thing about the rental car. We just wanted to get home last night from San Antonio and they said for $30 extra we could have the BMW and drive it right then, otherwise, we would have to wait about 10 minutes for another car. So we went with the BMW, although it took us about 10 to 15 minutes to even figure out how to start the car and put it into drive. We had to actually Google it.

We finally got back to our house around 8:30pm last night.

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This afternoon, the other suitcase was delivered to our house. ⁣

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Our kids were troopers. All of the airline staff were super friendly and helpful. I don’t know how people did it with young kids or even babies. What a mess!⁣

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After Evan’s baseball game this afternoon, we drove back to San Antonio to return the rental car.  We had to return it to SA or pay a large fee for not returning it at the pickup location.⁣

Since we had such a crazy last few days, we are celebrating Noah's birthday today and tomorrow rather than packing everything in in one day.

Today, he chose Wholy Bagel for lunch and Black Rock lavender lemonade to drink.  Wholy Bagel made his sandwich wrong, so I had to go back out to pick up the correct one after we got home.  They threw in several desserts to make up for it.

When we went to pick up the car in San Antonio, we stopped at Genghis Grill on the way home.  Noah loves that restaurant, but we no longer have one in Austin.

When we got home, he Facetimed with Michael, Jen, Maya, and Artie and then Grandma and Papa.

Last Monday of Elementary School

Today, we walked Noah to school and talked about how it's the last Monday walking to the elementary school.

I took it easy today since I had a big weekend.  I went to San Antonio for a travel bloggers event.

We walked to get Noah from school today.  It was very hot and humid.

I tutored one student this afternoon.

Evan went to Grandma and Papa's for dinner.

For our dinner, we made tacos at home.

After dinner, we walked with Chewie to Grandma and Papa's house.  The kids played Frisbee in the backyard for a while.  Chewie had fun running around with them.

Now, the boys are playing video games and will get ready for bed soon.

Champions

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Last night, we drove to San Antonio to see the NCAA Basketball Championship.  Villanova was playing against Michigan.  With Villanova playing so close to us, Rachel and I decided we had to take the boys and experience everything.  We bought the tickets from a broker on Sunday.  They had a booth set up at a bar to pick up the tickets on Monday near the stadium.  We hit traffic driving down, which we assumed we'd hit.  Once we got there, we were able to get parking fairly easily.  We walked to the bar and got the tickets and then walked to a Denny's that was right near the stadium and ate.  It was, surprisingly, not crowded.  We ate quickly and walked to the stadium.

The stadium was very well organized and got you through security well before you'd give your tickets to get into the actual stadium.  The feeling in the area was like nothing I've ever felt at a sporting event.  Our seats were not bad.  We weren't far from mid-court and we were in the upper deck but in the 4th row.  We were able to see everything.  The boys loved it.  Evan kept taking pictures with his phone.  Noah told me how nervous he was.  When Villanova won, we were able to get Villanova Championship merchandise.  We also went to the lower level and watched some of the trophy presentation.

We got home around 1am.  The boys slept in the car on the way home.  Getting up was hard this morning, but the whole thing was worth it.  The experience was amazing.

Rachel had to teach and I went into the office.

Rachel didn't come with me to get Noah.  She wanted to get a little more rest.  Noah went to Grandma's after school.  Rachel tutored.

When Evan got home, I took him to TRPD for a pitching lesson.  He got some work in at catcher as well.

For dinner we had leftovers.

The boys will be getting ready for bed soon.

Until next time...

Separate Evening

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

All or us stayed home in the morning.  I was busy with work.  Rachel was trying to get some stuff done for her blog as well.  The boys played with Legos most of the morning.

Just before lunch, Darius' dad called and invited Evan out to lunch with them and to go to the park.  They stayed out all afternoon.

Grandma picked Noah and Rachel up in the early afternoon to drive to San Antonio.  Valencia was having a party at Main Event in San Antonio.  Rachel, Noah and Grandma stayed in San Antonio after the party to get dinner.

Evan and I drove with Josh and Chad to baseball practice.  It was at the TRPD facility.  Evan said that practice was really fun.

When we got home, we met Papa at Backspin.  The food was good, just REALLY slow.  It took an hour and a half for us to get our food.  We ended up getting the food for free.

The boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

San Antonio Quick Vacation

We just got back from a short vacation with two other families.

We all met at the Hyatt resort in San Antonio.

We had a really nice time.  The kids had a great time playing in the pool and lazy river.  The adults had a great time as well.

Here are a few pictures.

Evan the MVP

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Evan's team got the 9-seed in a 16-team bracket.  Luckily we didn't have an 8am game.  His first game was at 11:30.  He had to be there at 10:30.  Evan and I left the house around 9:15 and stopped at Donut Taco Palace for donuts.

Rachel and Noah rode with Grandma, Papa and Aunt Susan to go to San Antonio for Susie's daughter's birthday party.  It was at the community pool.  I think they had fun.

Noah got invited to go to our community pool with Jude when he got home.  He didn't swim in San Antonio, but he swam up here.

Evan's team won the first game.  Evan caught.  He also went 2-2 with a double and 3 RBI.  This was after going 2-2 yesterday with 3 RBI.  After the first game, we went to a pizza place.  The whole team joined us.  I brought 3 of the kids in the car with me which made Evan super happy.

In the second game, we played the one seed.  They were quite good.  But Evan's team played well.  Reid pitched amazingly.  Evan cooled off on the RBI, but he still went 3-3 with a double and two singles.  Every ball he hit, he hit really hard.  Evan played first base in this game.  Evan's team won making it to the semi-finals.

In the third game, Evan caught again.  You could tell he was getting tired playing 3 games in the heat.  His throws didn't have the same zip to second that they normally do.  He had thrown another runner out at second yesterday.  Again, Evan came through at the plate going 2-2 with 2 more RBI.  He also stole several more bases.  In the final inning, the TRPD pitchers began to struggle.  They pulled Evan out at catcher.  I assumed it was because he was getting tired.  Nope, they pulled him out to pitch.  He ran into the dug out and threw off his gear and got his regular glove and went out and pitched.  He got the final two outs of the inning.  Unfortunately, it wasn't enough and they lost.

I looked at Evan's stats on the team site and Evan is leading the team in hits, singles, batting average, RBI, on-base percentage, and OPS. He's second in slugging percentage and stolen bases.  He has the second fewest strikeouts on the team as well.

On the way home, we picked up Subway.  Evan got a foot long sub.  I think he needed all that food for energy.

Rachel and Noah ate dinner without us.  They were watching Brain Games when we got home.

The boys are now in bed.

Until next time...

The Pooch is Back

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, just after I got up, the vet called.  We got the unexpected news that Lizzy was really doing well and she could come home any time after noon.  Rachel went back to sleep for a bit and I did work but around 10:45 all of us left to get Lizzy.

We got down to San Antonio quickly.  The vet spent about 10-15 minutes with us explaining what he did with Lizzy and how we should take care of her for the next 10-14 days.  He was really nice and made us feel good about how things had gone.  He said she's on some pain medicine that may make her lethargic.  Then he went and got Lizzy.  Lizzy seemed very confused - as if they had just woken her up or something.  She seemed basically happy to see us but just not sure what was going on.  Even when we got her in the car, she wasn't sure what to do and just stood there for a bit.

By the time we got back home, though, Lizzy was really back to her normal self.  As soon as we got in the house she wanted to go in the backyard.  When she came in she ate a bit.  A little while later she found a rawhide and threw it up in the air and chased it before checking on it.  Really, she didn't have a big incision on her neck and shaved around there, I wouldn't have guessed anything had happened to her.

Rachel tutored in the afternoon.  When she got home, we had salmon, steak which was cooked on the grill and corn on the cob.

After dinner, we went on a very short walk and took Lizzy with us.  She did well.

The boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Second to Last Weekend

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This weekend was the second to last weekend before school starts.  I get the sense that the boys are ok going back to school.  They is no dread, which is good.

Yesterday morning I had emailed Noah's spring baseball team and said I'd be out practicing with Evan and Noah and invited anyone to join us.  Well as we were going to leave, Noah decided he did not want to come.  So Evan and I went out.  Several other kids joined us and we had a good time.  Evan was running around.  As I pitched to one boy, Evan played both catcher and first base running between the two.

We stopped at Smoothie King on the way home.

We took it easy before leaving for San Antonio where we went to The Incredible Pizza Company in San Antonio for Valencia's fourth birthday party.  We ran into terrible traffic on the way home and got there almost an hour late.  The place was very crowded - it was kind of like a giant Chuck E Cheese but for older kids.  We didn't get home from the birthday party until nearly 11pm.

This morning Rachel and I slept in.  The boys were playing Wii when we got up.

Evan and I watched the replay of the Steelers game from last night together in the afternoon.

Later the boys went outside and worked on pitching.

We had some leftovers for dinner and then went to HEB.

The boys are finishing cleaning up now and then they will go to bed.

Until next time...

Season is Over

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, Rachel and I slept in a bit.  Evan came into our room a bit after 9 and wanted me to cut up some apples for him.

We decided to take it easy today.  It seemed like a hectic week and Evan had at least one if not two baseball games.  Rachel and Noah were going to go to San Antonio for Tegan's birthday so they were going to have a long day later in the day so we decided to do nothing.

I put on the movie National Treasure for Evan.  Noah eventually came down to watch it.  I think Evan really enjoyed it.

We had apple cinnamon pancakes for lunch.

Around 2:30, Rachel and Noah left for San Antonio.  Evan and I went to Smoothie King and then on to the fields.

In the first game, the team played really well and led for most of the game until the end.  Evan played very well.  He backhanded a ball moving to his right while he was shortstop and as he fell towards third, threw a perfect strike to second base for the force.  He also played a bunch of first base and made some nice stops.  Unfortunately because we lost, we had to play a second game 10 minutes after the first game.

Again, Evan played a good game and again the team led early only to lose steam at the end.  Evan fielded a ball behind second base, stepped on second and threw on to first for the double play.  When he was at first base, he fielded a ball to his right and turned and threw a perfect ball to second for another force.  He made a really big stretch as a first baseman.  In fact I didn't know he could stretch like that.  When the game was over and we lost Evan was really crying.  He absolutely hates to lose.

We went to Rudy's after the game because that's what Evan wanted.  Rachel said she had picked me up a surprise for dinner on the way home.  Ironically, she picked up Cooper's Barbeque which is my favorite on the way home.  So we have a lot of barbeque at home.  I really enjoyed the Cooper's.

The boys are in their rooms now.

Until next time...

Only One Today

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, Evan and I left the house around 7am to go to his baseball game.  We stopped at Donut Taco Palace I on the way out.

It was cold when we got to the fields, but it warmed up considerably during the game. Unfortunately, Evan's team lost and did not advance.  It was, however, a terrific baseball game.  The score through three innings was 1-0, Marauders.  I've never seen such good defense played by both teams when the teams are made up of 7- and 8-year-olds.  It was terrific.  The other team was from San Antonio.  After one out in the top of the 4th, Evan came up to bat and turned hard on an inside pitch.  It went right down the left field line all the way to the corner.  It started a rally where the Marauders scored 4 runs to go ahead 5-0.  Unfortunately, the other team scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 4th.  After the Marauders tied it up in the top of the 5th, the other team scored 6 runs in the bottom of the fifth.  The Marauders had one more chance in the top of the 6th but came up short.  Evan played catcher most of the game.  In the bottom of the fifth he made a great play.  He got a throw home with a kid coming from third.  Instinctively, he blocked the plate and applied a hard tag.  Evan really saved a run there.

After the game we came home.  Rachel had picked up Zayde.  I took a shower and then we went to Waterloo Ice House for lunch.

After lunch, I had a meeting.

Then, Evan, Zayde, Rachel and I went into the cul-de-sac.  Evan and Nathan played basketball against me.

When the boys had enough we came back home and Nathan and Noah played Wii.

I grilled outside and we ate outside on the porch for the first time.

On the way to drop Zayde off at home, we stopped at TCBY.

The boys are now in bed.

Until next time...

Brunch

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning the boys were very good and let us sleep in, although at one point, I was dead asleep and I heard, in a whisper, "Daddy, Daddy".  I looked up and it was Noah.  He said "Who is the Pirates' DH?"  I said "I don't know" and went back to sleep.

We never went to Mother's Day brunch since Rachel went to San Antonio so we did a somewhat Mother's Day/Father's Day brunch this morning.  We went up to a place in North Austin called Cafe Java.  It was good and the boys were good as well.

From there we went to Dick's Sporting Goods.  I wanted to get the boys new bat bags that are backpacks so they could carry their own backpacks.  We spent quite a while in the store and got new shoes for the boys as well as some shirts for me and a jacket for Rachel.  Rachel had printed out a bunch of coupons and we were going through trying to figure out which we could use in conjunction with each other and what was the best deal.  The cashier asked the manager and they just ended up giving us 30% off the purchase.

When we got home, the boys and I played Wii for a bit and then we went out to play baseball in the front yard.  I can definitely notice a difference, particularly in Noah, after their week of baseball camp.   Rachel trimmed some of the plants in the front bed while we played.

We had leftovers for dinner.

Then we went to go to Sweet Caroline's for shaved ice for dessert but they had just closed.  We went to TCBY instead.

We gave the baths to the boys when we got home and they are now in bed.

Until next time...

Mother's Day 2013

Evan, Noah, and I went to Tegan's birthday party in San Antonio.  Morry had to stay home to work.  We had a good time.  Evan and Noah spent a lot of time with the other kids outside.

We took it easy at home this afternoon and then picked up Hula Hut for dinner. 

Here are some pictures from today.

Happy Mother's Day!

San Antonio Day Trip

Morry had a meeting in San Antonio today. 

All of us drove to San Antonio.  Morry dropped the boys and I off at Susie and Ryan's house and we spent the afternoon there.  We had a nice time.  The boys and Ryan played some football and also watched football on tv. 

After Morry's meeting we hung out at the house a little more and then drove back home.

For dinner we had leftovers.

For dessert we went to TCBY.

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

Here are a few pictures from today.

Valencia

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning the boys got up and went downstairs to play on the Wii.  Rachel got up and went for a run.  When she got home we got lunch ready for the boys.  The boys ate while Rachel cleaned up.

We had to get going to San Antonio for Jonah's daughter's, Valencia, birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese.  Aunt Susan came to our house at noon so we could get going.  We left a bit later than we had planned as we were getting food for ourselves, but we knew it wouldn't take us as long as Google Maps said.

On the way down, Evan was seeing license plates all over the place.  I think we saw 13 or 14 different state license plates on the way down.  We've been doing this since our trip.  The only two states we never found were Hawaii and South Dakota.

The party itself was nice.  It was a nice, new, clean Chuck E. Cheese.  They gave the boys tokens.  They had a football game and a baseball game.  The football game you had to throw as many footballs in one of three holes in 2 minutes.  The higher the whole the higher the points.  The baseball game was similar but with baseballs.  Evan played with those almost exclusively.  He loved it.  Noah played a really cool bowling.  Evan ended up playing with that as well.  They had pizza and cake for the kids.

On the way home as we were driving back to I-35, we heard Evan yell "It's Hawaii! There's Hawaii!"  We looked in the other lane and a Kia Sedona minivan was passing us with a Hawaii license plate.  We all started to laugh as Evan screamed at the top of his lungs with such excitement, "I found Hawaii! I found Hawaii!"  I ended up getting behind it so Rachel could try to take a picture.  I hope we didn't scare them.

When we got home, Evan wanted to show Aunt Susan how he could play baseball.  I had a catch with Noah and Evan out front while Aunt Susan watched.  She was impressed with how well they played.  Evan and Noah then went out back.  Evan came in after a bit to tell me that he was "working with" Noah to get better at fielding. Evan stayed outside for another hour playing baseball until dinner time.  When he came back in he was dripping with sweat.  After dinner, he wanted to go back out again but it was bed time.

For dinner, I made two pizzas.

The boys are now in bed.

Until next time...

Rachel the Half Marathoner

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This weekend was spent in San Antonio.  Rachel signed up to run the San Antonio Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon.  I guess it's called Rock 'n Roll because they have bands playing along the way.  I don't really associate San Antonio with a Rock 'n Roll city.

We left yesterday morning - about an hour after we planned.  Both boys independently and consecutively threw massive fits.  That, unfortunately, was a sign of things to come.  We stopped in north San Antonio at a restaurant called Momak's which has a big soccer field and soccer balls, volleyballs and footballs to play with, as well as a play scape.  It was super crowded and it took forever to order and get food.  The boys did not eat as well as we had hoped considering it was a place that tailored to kids.

Then we drove the rest of the way down where I dropped Rachel off at the Alamodome to get her runners stuff.

From there we went to the hotel and checked in.  Both boys were cranky and caused issues while we were trying to get them to rest.

We stayed at this hotel last year.  At 5pm, they have snacks out including hot dogs and popcorn.  Last year we have a video of Evan eating carrots in the hot dog bun.  Well, Evan again ate that.  Noah just played with his hot dog.

We had hoped they would eat well there so we didn't have to pay for dinner for them.  We went to a restaurant called Zocca's which I made reservations for.  It is an Italian restaurant.  The boys shared a kid's bowl of spaghetti which was a tiny, tiny portion.  They ate that up, which was good.  We basically accomplished our mission of reducing the amount we spent on them.  The food was good for us, but again, small portions.  And the service was very slow.

When we went back to the hotel, the boys spent most of the night before falling asleep arguing with each other or us about stupid things

This morning, Rachel left around 7pm to go the start line.  She signed up for a service from RunKeeper Pro that allowed me to track her movements.  That way I knew when to leave to meet her at the finish line.  The hotel included breakfast with the room, so the boys and I got breakfast and then came up to the room for awhile before leaving to meet Rachel. We saw Rachel finish - with an even better time than last year.  She did great.

We stopped at the hotel for Rachel to shower and to pack, then met Uncle Jay, Aunt Diane, Susie, Ryan, Tegan, Anika, Jonah, Chrissy, Valencia and Aisha at a place called Chacho's for lunch.  It was good seeing everyone.  They have a play area where all the kids played together.  They seemed to have a good time.  The food was not very good, but we got to spend time with everyone and the kids had fun and really, that's why we were meeting so it was a nice time.

We came home through terrible traffic.  The boys played upstairs until dinner time.  Then we had pasta for dinner.  The lunch seemed to make Rachel sick so she only had soup.

After dinner, the boys and I watched the first half of the Steelers game which I recorded.  At half time we put them to bed.  They went to sleep fairly quickly.

The Steelers won, by the way.

Until next time...

Movies

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Today is Veteran's Day so Evan did not have to go to school.  That allowed me to sleep in until I got up for my "commute" to work.  It was nice.

The boys still got up before 7 though.  I heard them talking and playing.

I got up and did some work and Rachel and Evan took Noah to school.  From there, Rachel and Evan went bowling followed by picking up smoothies at Smoothie King.

When they got home, Evan went around on his scooter outside for a bit.

We all had lunch outside together and then I did some more work.

But I had promised the boys that I wouldn't work this afternoon and Evan and I would pick Noah up from school and go to see Puss in Boots.  We drove over to Noah's school.  The teacher and another mom told me that Noah had been talking about Puss in Boots, San Antonio and popcorn.  They assumed that we'd be driving to San Antonio to go see Puss in Boots.  I had to explain they were separate things.  We were about to go to see Puss in Boots, but that we were heading to San Antonio for the marathon and staying at a hotel where they have a popcorn machine.  Everyone got a good laugh at that.

The boys and I enjoyed our time at the movies.

When we got home, Rachel suggested that we go out together and drop the boys off at Clubhouse for Kids.  We bought a couple certificates for pre-paid hours from one of those group deal sites.  So we dropped the kids off and went to see Tower Heist.  It was only the second time in my life that I went to the movies twice in one day.  The movie was very good.  It was definitely entertaining.

For dinner, Rachel and I went to the Texas Chili Parlor.  Rachel had their chili, of course.  They had a special for a NY Strip so that's what I had.  The food was good.

We picked the boys up and now they are in bed.

Until next time...

Susie's Baby Shower

This morning Mom/Grandma, Aunt Susan, Bubbe, Mandy and I drove to San Antonio for Susie's baby shower. It was at a nice restaurant in a wooded area. We had fun.

While we were there Morry, Evan, Noah, and Papa went to Evan's baseball game and then to Which Wich for lunch. They had a busy day too.

We got home around 4pm and hung out for a little bit.

For dinner we went to Texas Land and Cattle to celebrate Bubbe's birthday (actual birthday tomorrow). The boys both ate very well. I ordered talapia for myself and they both ate a lot of it. Evan also had shrimp and Noah had a lot of Grandma's steak. They gave Bubbe a dessert for her birthday. She chose a chocolate brownie a la mode.

The boys are ready for bed and in their rooms, but not asleep yet.

San Antonio Weekend

We were in San Antonio over the weekend. My cousin Zach and Allison got married.

The kids were not invited, so we had babysitters for them for the rehearsal dinner and the wedding. Both nights went well and the babysitters were good.

Friday night, the rehearsal dinner was at the hotel. Saturday we went to Brackenridge park with Grandma, Papa, and the boys. We rode the train and played Frisbee.

The wedding was at the McNay Museum of Art. It was a beautiful wedding. The music was good and it was very nice to see and chat with everyone.

Sunday brunch was next door to the hotel overlooking the Riverwalk. Evan and Noah especially had a good time playing with Ryan.

Before leaving to go home we hung out at Aunt Diane and Uncle Jay's house for a little bit. We drove Michael and Jen to the airport and then went back to Austin.

Grandma, Papa, and Bubbe are going to spend the night here and then drive back to Dallas tomorrow.

For dinner we ate at Trattoria Lisina. Evan and Noah ate well and were well behaved. We all enjoyed our food.

Now, we are totally exhausted. The boys are in bed, but still pretty wired. Noah doesn't seem like he's going to fall asleep any time soon.

Here are some pictures and video from the weekend.

Picasa Web Album of Zach and Allison's wedding weekend here.

Anika's Party

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, we had a birthday party for Anika down in San Antonio. It was outside at a park. We got some stuff together and drove down. We let the boys watch a movie in the van as we drove. It didn't take us long to get down to the park - about 70 minutes.

The party was at a park with a bunch of playsets. The boys enjoyed climbing on them. They both went on the swings for a bit as well. They had a pinata and Evan really crushed it. Noah enjoyed hitting the pinata as well.

We got to see Susie, Ryan and Aunt Diane. It was nice seeing them.

Noah was cranky on the way home, but he eventually fell asleep.

When we got home the Steelers game was on. The boys played during the game but ended up sitting on the couch with me during the 4th quarter.

For dinner, we had left over pizza.

The boys are in bed now but awake.

Until next time...