Beautiful Weekend

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

It was a beautiful weekend here Austin. Both Saturday and Sunday were in the low 80s and sunny with a nice breeze.

Yesterday, Evan and I enjoyed the outside in Liberty Hill, TX where he played two baseball games.  It was actually on the "cool" side when we got there.  It was around 71 degrees.  The sun came out and made it a perfect day for baseball.  Evan caught all of Game 1.  He also batted second in the lineup and knocked in the first and third runs of the game.  The coach was really pleased with Evan's approach at the plate and I thought Evan did a great job calling the pitches for the pitcher.  In game 2, Evan played third base and didn't get a whole lot of action there.  All-in-all, Evan was 1-3 with a walk, two RBIs, and two runs scored on the day.

We came home and Rachel, Evan and I went out to a restaurant for the first time since June.  We went to a restaurant called Abuelo's.  We sat on their patio.  It was really nice.  Again the temperature was great.  We felt very safe as we were not close to other people and the server was really good.  It was a good time eating out.

Today, Rachel and I went for a walk on a trail that is only a 5 minute drive from our house.  We didn't know it existed.  On the hike is a really big pond.  We brought Chewie and he loved it. I think we'll go there quite a bit more since it's so close.

For dinner, we picked up Hunan Lion today and ate out on our back patio.

Everyone is about to get ready for bed.

Until next time...

Dog Park

This morning Evan slept until about 8:45 and Noah slept until almost 11am. I was so glad they both slept well.

This morning I took Evan, Noah, and Lizzy to the dog park. I was trying to think of something fun that all of them would enjoy. I packed up some food for us to eat there. It had been a while since we were at the dog park. Lizzy definitely remembered it. As soon as we got to the parking lot she started whining.

We walked around the park. Evan and I threw the ball to Lizzy in the water. We stopped at one point and sat on a bench to eat snacks.

On the way home the boys ate more snacks and then at home they had popsicles.

Evan and Noah both took naps this afternoon, but at different times. I put them both down around 1:30. Noah went to sleep right away. Evan played in his room and was making noise. Finally, around 3:30 Evan had fallen asleep at his gate. I was about to take a nap when Noah woke up and started making noise.

We went to Abuelo’s for dinner. We had a coupon. If you sign up for the Abuelo's email list, you'll get a coupon for a free entree (when you buy another entree and 2 drinks). Evan and Noah were very good at the restaurant.

We just gave the boys baths and put them to bed. Let’s hope they sleep well tonight.

Bookstore and Bike

Morry worked from home today.

Morry went in Evan’s room when he woke up for the morning and Evan told him he had pee pee in his bed. His diaper had leaked so Morry took the sheets off the bed.

I thought maybe I would take Evan and Noah to the park today, but it was pretty cold today. It was in the 40s so I took them to Barnes and Noble. I asked Evan where he wanted to go today and he said he wanted to go to the bookstore. That was fine with me. Evan and Noah play with the trains while I can sit down and have some coffee. Evan and Noah had a good time. Noah stood for a long time at the train table. A few other kids came over and played. Evan did well sharing the trains. When it was time to go Evan didn’t want to leave. We were looking at some Cars books and he wanted to keep reading them. I couldn’t pick him up since I had Noah in one arm and a gift I was buying for a birthday party in another. Somehow I eventually got Evan to follow me to the checkout counter. Evan wanted to hold the keys to the car, so I let him hold them and press the button to unlock the car. When it was time to get in the car I needed the keys back and Evan threw a fit. He would not get up from the sidewalk. Normally I would just pick him up, but my arms were full. I had to quickly get Noah in the car and then grab Evan. I told him I would take his Geo Trax away when we got home, but he didn’t seem to care. As soon as we got home I packed up all his GeoTrax and put them away for a while. He made me so mad. I told Evan we can’t go out to fun places if he acts like that.

At home I got lunch ready, but Evan didn’t want to sit down. I managed to pick him up and strap him into his seat while he was throwing another fit. His screaming just kept getting louder and louder. I was feeding Noah and all the sudden Evan pulled off his shoe and threw it. He threw it right at Noah’s full cereal bowl and the wet cereal went everywhere. It was all over my clothes, on the floor, on the blinds behind me. It was a mess. Morry came out of the room where he was working to see what was going on. He took Evan up to his room. Evan told Morry he wanted to nap so Morry put clean sheets on the bed and Evan ended up napping.

I had a check up with the Ear Nose and Throat doctor at 2:15pm. That’s why Morry worked from home today. The boys napped pretty much the whole time I was gone.

After naps we went outside so Evan could ride his bike. Morry had Noah in the backpack and we walked around the block. Evan did very well on his bike. He rode the whole way. He’s getting better at pedaling and steering.

Tonight for dinner we went to Abuelo's and then went to the mall afterward. I needed to get the clasp for my watch fixed. When we walked into the mall Evan said he wanted Chick-Fil-A even though we had just eaten dinner. We asked him if he was really going to eat the chicken and he said yes. So, we bought 4 nuggets on the way back to the car. Once we were in the car we gave him the box of nuggets and he ate them all very quickly.

Evan and Noah are in bed now. It seems quiet up there.