Morry's 36th Birthday

Today is Morry's birthday.

Noah had sports class today, but after that we went out to lunch at Rudy's. I packed a lunch for the boys since there isn't much they eat there.  They were good and Morry enjoyed his bbq.

This afternoon Noah gave Evan a bloody nose.  We aren't sure what exactly sparked it, but Noah punched Evan in the nose.  Evan is fine now, but at first he was pretty scared.  So were we since we weren't sure if his nose was broken.  He bled a lot at first, but it stopped pretty quickly.  Noah spent the rest of the afternoon in his room.  We aren't sure what to do.   Noah keeps hurting Evan.  We had another serious talk with him tonight.  I don't know what else to say or do to get it through to him. 

For dinner Morry wanted to go to Home Slice, but the main restaurant is closed on Tuesdays.  We thought we would eat in their pick up building (there is some seating).  But, it started to rain and we were worried it would be too crowded there.  Morry chose Texas Land and Cattle instead.  We'll go to Home Slice tomorrow.

We are home now.

The boys are allowed to watch a few minutes of the baseball game and then it's time for bed.

Grandma and Papa Arrive

Noah threw a little fit about going to school today.  I had a hair appointment and was not happy that he was making us late.

I dropped him off and went to my hair appointment in Round Rock.  I came home for a little bit and got some stuff done around the house.

I picked up Noah and we went to the bank and then home.

We got Evan on the bike a little bit later.

Grandma and Papa got here around 5pm.  Papa played baseball with Evan and Noah in the front yard for a little bit.

For dinner we went to Texas Land and Cattle.  We ordered salmon for the boys.  Evan ate a lot, but Noah had a few pieces.  They both ate a wedge salad with it.

The boys are ready for bed now, but not asleep.

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.

Morry’s Day

Happy Father’s Day!

I’m feeling better today and don’t have a fever. I’m still hoarse and a little achy – a lot better than yesterday.

For lunch Morry chose Home Slice. Surprised? We thought it opened at 11:30am so we got there about that time. It turned out it didn’t open until 12, so we had to wait outside for a little bit. Once they opened, we got seated and ate almost right away. They gave the boys dough balls to play with while we waited for our food. Evan and Noah ate very well.

After lunch we came home for nap/rest.

For dinner we went to Texas Land and Cattle and then got frozen yogurt for dessert.

Evan and Noah were both pretty tired. We just put them both to bed, but they are still awake.

Walk with Lauren

This morning I planned on walking with Lauren and the kids she nannies. I thought I’d take one kid with me and leave the other with Grandmom/Marilyn. I asked Evan if he wanted to go and he said no. I planned on taking Noah, but at the last minute he said he wanted to stay home too. I had a nice walk with Lauren. We stopped at Zilker park so that Presley could play for a little bit.

I came home and picked up Evan, Noah, and Grandmom. We met Morry for lunch at McDonalds. Evan ate really well there. Noah had some nuggets, apples, and a lot of fries. The boys played on the playground for a little bit before we left.

At home I put Noah down for a nap, set Evan up in the game room, and tried to take a nap. Noah wasn’t sleeping and then started crying, I went in there and he had had a blowout. There was poop everywhere. I had to give him a shower and change his sheets. He never went back to bed.

For dinner, we met Matt, Rachel, and her kids at Texas Land and Cattle. Evan was very good there and ate a lot. Noah was ok.

We just put Noah to bed. Evan is taking a shower right now and then he’ll go to bed too.

Playgroup

This morning we had playgroup at our house.  I made muffins and Evan helped put the cups in the muffin pan.

Morry was home again today and it was nice having his help with the boys.

After lunch Evan and Noah took good naps.  I was able to take a nap as well.

For dinner we went to Texas Land and Cattle.  Evan and Noah were very well behaved and ate well.  Evan ate all of his shrimp and Noah ate all of his hotdog, minus the  bun.

The boys are in bed now, but still up talking/playing.

Jungle Java

Hello everyone, this is Morry. Rachel is finishing up putting the boys to bed. Well really it's Evan that she's trying to put to bed. He's being really picky, asking for a certain song to be played. Then he asked to have his humidifier put on. He really knows how to drag out bedtime if he wants to.

This morning, I was awakened to our neighbors having their lawn mowed and leaves blown - at 8am. Yes, 8am on a Saturday. If that happens again, we are going there are going to be some problems. On either side of us we seem to have neighbors that have no regard for our sleep.

Everyone else got up at 9am. We got the boys ready and then we went up to Round Rock to meet Aunt Susan, Sherah, JW, Nolan and Court at a place called Jungle Java. It's an indoor playground, basically. It has these things to climb and tunnels and slides. It's really meant for kids Evan's age. I'd say the ideal age is about 3 to 6. They offer free wireless and fancy coffee for the adults which is why it's called Jungle Java. There was also a little section for kids Noah's age to crawl around. Both boys really enjoyed themselves. Evan was crawling around, swinging on things, going down the slide. He insisted on having help climbing though, even though I know he can do it. We took some good pictures with our new camera. We got lunch there, but I think that was a mistake because Evan was too preoccupied with playing. We ate our lunch and he was running around. During that, I guess he tried to climb up somewhere and got himself in a position that he was too scared to go up or down. So he just sat there crying. I felt awful that he was "stuck". JW found him and then I climbed with him everywhere and he was happy. A 5-year-old little girl named Avery attached herself to Evan and me and wanted the two of us to play with her the whole time. It was nice.

Both boys were cranky when we left because they were worn out from playing. We got home and put them down for naps. Noah actually slept on the way home. We kept Evan awake because if he fell asleep in the car, we wouldn't be able to transfer him.

For dinner, we went to Texas Land and Cattle. We ordered shrimp for Evan. That's what he insisted he wanted. We didn't know, but the shrimp was fried again. He insisted we take off the "bread". He did eat all of his shrimp, some of Rachel's french fries, and applesauce. The whole time he was incredibly well-behaved. Noah was somewhat well-behaved. If he had food he wanted, he was happy.

On the way home, Evan told Noah it was "dark". Then he called Noah, "Dark Vader".

Now the boys are in bed. I bet they sleep pretty well. It was a big day.

Until next time...