It's really snow!

This morning it was cold and wet again so we drove Noah to school (with Chewie in the car).

When we got back I went to my school and taught the two classes.

After work, I met Morry at Wholy Bagel for lunch.

We walked to get Noah from school.  On the way there it started sleeting a little bit.  The kids coming out of school were very excited about the "snow".  There were maybe just a few snowflakes mixed in there.

By the time Evan got home around 4pm there were actually quite a few snowflakes falling.  A ton of kids came outside to play in the snow.

I left to tutor. 

As I was coming home around 6pm, it was still snowing and starting to accumulate.

We ate dinner (pasta) at home and then the kids went outside to play in the snow.  There was enough on the ground to make a small snowman! 

Morry took Chewie for a walk.  He was super hyper.  He loved the cold and the snow.

Now Noah will have some tea and Evan will have hot chocolate and then they'll get ready for bed.

Here are some pictures.

Shopping

This morning we took it easy.  We ate brunch at home.  Noah and I had omelets.  Evan had scrambled eggs.  Morry had garlic bread.

Early afternoon we left for the outlets in San Marcos.  

It was a long afternoon.   We bought shoes for all of us, socks for the boys and Morry, some clothes.  The deals weren't as good as last year, but we still did pretty well.

The boys convinced us to go to Cracker Barrel for dinner.  It was convenient, so we gave in.  They ate very well.  The both had fried shrimp, broccoli, and apples.

Now the boys should be getting ready for bed.  They just had tea and dessert.

Another Hard Day with Noah

Noah was tough this morning. He got up on his own, but did not want to get ready for school. I tried to get him excited about following the schedule we put up, but he didn't want to do it. I was going to bring him to school in his pajamas and at the last minute he decided he would let me get him dressed. I had to carry him downstairs while he was kicking and screaming. He wouldn't get in the car. Morry had to put him in his car seat.

When we got to school he would not get out of the car. I started walking toward the building, but he didn't follow me. He just stayed in the car. He was throwing a fit when I tried to get him out. Last week when I had to fight with him I was very sore after and I couldn't do that again. I went inside the school and asked one of the teachers for help getting Noah out of the car.

Every time I tried to open the car door he'd close it again with the button. It kept hitting me and closing on my hip. It hurt even though it's supposed to be child proof and stop when something hits it. His teacher had to pry him out of his car seat and carry him to the class room. I followed them in and then left shortly after that.

I had an appointment for a facial since my skin has been breaking out. Then right after I had the Pilates class.

When I got home I quickly showered and got to Noah's school just in time. His teacher said he had a good day at school.

Then, in the car on the way home he started throwing a fit and wouldn't get buckled. At home, the fits continued while I was trying to eat lunch. I offered to have him sit with me and he could eat too, but he still threw a fit. I made tea for me and he said he wanted tea. I offered him some of mine (I made a pot). That wasn't good enough. He wanted his own. Since I only had a few minutes to eat my lunch before it was time to get Evan, there wasn't time to make more tea. It was downhill from there.

I got Evan and Jack at school and we came back home.

Gabby came at 4pm and I left to tutor.

Morry took Evan and Jack to baseball practice while Noah stayed with Gabby.

Morry made dinner for Evan and Noah at home. I got home around 7:30pm and then we had dinner.

The boys are not going to sleep. They are both still up now.

Valentine's Day - A Day Early

Hello everyone, this is Morry. Rachel asked me to write the blog today.

Today, we were having someone come to clean the house. We do this a couple times a year to get a good cleaning. Typically it's before someone comes to visit. In this case, Papa/Lenny and Grandma/Lynn were coming in. The cleaning service was supposed to send a lady over at 9am. So last night Rachel and straightened up (yes, we cleaned for the cleaning lady) in preparation. Rachel got up early for this as well. However, at 9am the lady called and said she'd be a few minutes late. at 9:40, the woman still had not shown up. So Rachel called and the woman said she was lost. Well she got lost until nearly 11am. I don't know how, in Austin, you can get lost for almost 2 hours. It's just not that hard a city to get around. Unbelievable.

While the lady was cleaning, Rachel brought the boys over to meet me for lunch. We went to Matt's El Rancho for lunch. Evan was very hyper at lunch. We ordered him a quesadilla and a Shirley Temple. He didn't eat any of the quesadilla, but Noah did. Noah seemed to have a good time at lunch.

After Rachel dropped me off at work, she went to a gas station, got some gas and went through the car wash. Evan really enjoyed the car wash. He talked Noah through it by saying "Look Noah - it's coming over on that side now," and things like that. He likes to be the big brother.

Rachel put the boys down for naps when she got home but Evan was still awake when Papa/Lenny and Grandma/Lynn came. So he came downstairs to see them for a little bit. Then he went back upstairs for a nap.

When I got home, he was still napping. Rachel and I had plans to go out for an early Valentine's Day. So we exchanged gifts. I got Rachel three bags of loose leaf tea as well as a mug with a built in filter and a tea pot with a built-in filter. Rachel got me front row seats to see Bill Cosby live. I can't believe she was able to do that.

We went to the Alamo Drafthouse to see He's Just Not That Into You. I figured it was a good Valentine's movie. Plus Rachel put up with my football season. It wasn't bad as chick flicks go. Then we got dessert at Chez Zee.

Meanwhile, Evan and Noah went with their grandparents to the Waterloo Ice House. Evan ate all of the chicken out of Grandma/Lynn's chicken taco. Also there was a live band playing music (country, unfortunately). Noah was bouncing up and down to the music. Evan was outside playing on the play scape but he'd occasionally stop to dance.

Both boys are in bed now and sleeping.

Until next time...