Expensive Day

This morning we had a lot of rain and thunder.  Lizzy was not happy.

I drove Evan to his 11am dentist appointment.  He needed to get a cavity filled.  Everything went well and we were done in about an hour.

On the way home we stopped at HEB.

Finally, our car was ready this afternoon.  So, we drove to the dealership to pick it up.

For dinner, we invited Grandma over.  We had hamburgers, corn on the cob, and asparagus.

We walked Grandma home.

The boys are playing video games, but will get ready for bed soon.

Traffic

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

It was a gray day this morning but warm (in the 60s) on our walk to school.  Evan was tired after his long weekend.

Rachel spent some of the morning dealing with an issue on her blog.  I was waiting for traffic to die down before I went into Aaron's to work out this issue we were having.  Unfortunately, Mopac is under construction and traffic lasted much longer than normal.  I finally went in around 10.

Rachel went to HEB right around the time I left.

On the way home, I stopped at Smoothie King.

We drove to school in the afternoon because Rachel had to leave from there to go pick up Grandma from the airport.  Grandma and Papa drove to Dallas yesterday for an event and Papa is staying the week for work and then driving back.  So Grandma flew home today.  Noah went with Rachel to the airport.  Evan and I walked home from school.

Later in the afternoon, I played football with Evan and Noah for a little bit.

Grandma came over for dinner.  We grilled chicken and had asparagus.

Rachel just got back from walking Grandma home.  The boys are upstairs.

Until next time...

Cloudy Sunday

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

When we got up this morning, Evan asked that we go to the park that Rachel and the boys stopped at yesterday.  It's an old school park with a metal sliding board, a merry-go-round and a see-saw.  We drove over there.  They had a very good time.  They also had really never played on equipment like that before so they immediately were testing the limitations of that equipment so we had to make sure they knew the rules.  But they had a good time.

We just hung around the house in the afternoon.  Evan and watched the Steelers game when it came on.

Noah and Rachel went to Grandma and Papa's for a bit.

Noah came down and watched with us in the fourth quarter.

For dinner we had pork tenderloin and asparagus.

After dinner, we walked around the neighborhood and looked at lights.

Until next time...

Maya Goes to School (Twice)

This morning we walked the boys to school even though it was 31 degrees.

When we got home I got dinner ready in the crockpot.

Around 10:15 I met Maya and Jen at Grandma and Papa's house and we walked to meet Noah at school for lunch.

Noah's lunch started at 10:49. We had a nice time sitting with Noah.  Then, we walked back to Grandma and Papa's house.

Evan's lunch starts at 12:30, so we walked back to school a little while later to meet Evan.  Evan was surprised and very happy to see us.  We had told him we might not be able to come depending on Maya's mood.  We ate lunch with Evan on the stage, where the visitor's table is.  We had a nice time with Evan too.

We walked back to Grandma and Papa's house and then I went home.

Morry and I walked to pick up the boys from school.

Around 6:30 everyone came to our house for dinner.  We had garlic chicken, asparagus, and baked potatoes.  They left a little while ago.

Soon, the boys will get ready for bed.

Here are some pictures from today.

Busy Afternoon

This morning and after we walked to school.  John and Jack walked home with us after school.  The boys played in Jack's yard for a little bit while we talked.

At 4:00 Noah and I went to tutoring for Audrey.  Shortly after Morry and Evan left for baseball practice.

After tutoring Noah was invited to play at Brody's house.

I got a text that one of the Pink Ribbon Cowgirls needed some help. She lives nearby.  She had fallen a couple of days ago and was still in a lot of pain.  She needed someone to take her to the doctor/ER clinic.

Noah stayed at Brody's while I took my friend to an ER clinic.  The woman that runs the PRC met us there and I went back home.  It sounds like they are still there getting x-rays and meds.  I might be going back out to her house later today or tomorrow if she needs more help.

I picked up Noah from Brody's and I finished getting dinner ready.

Morry and Evan got home around 8pm.

We had pork tenderloin, asparagus, veggies, and fruit for dinner. The kids ate really well.

Now, they are getting ready for bed.

Day Off / Parent-Teacher Conferences

Today the kids had the day off from school.  We still had to go to school for parent-teacher conferences.  We scheduled the conferences back-to-back.

We walked to school.  Both boys are doing well and we had good conferences.

Later in the afternoon I tutored.

For dinner we had baked breaded chicken with asparagus.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Lots of time outside

The boys had baseball camp this morning and were happy and sweaty when they got home. 

I made them lunch and a little while later Gabby came over.  I left to tutor.

Evan and Gabby played outside for a while.

For dinner we had Sprite chicken, asparagus, and fruit.

The boys were pretty wild tonight.  We couldn't believe they still had energy left after a long day.

Morry is reading to them now and then we'll get them to bed.

Pre-Valentine's Day

I dropped Noah off at school, but came back a little bit later for his Valentine's Day party at school.  They had fruit fondue.  Each kid has a plate of skewered fruit and chocolate to dip in into.  It was cute.  I tried to take a picture of Noah but he didn't want any pictures taken.  Here's all I could get.

Gabby came over this afternoon and I tutored.

Morry took Noah to his baseball practice tonight and I stayed home with Evan. 

Evan helped me make dinner and he actually tasted and ate a lot while we were cooking.  I made these foldover things with ground turkey and cheese stuffed in crescent rolls.  Evan helped/watched me brown the turkey and we talked about how to know it was done.  We added salt and when he tasted it (after it was cooked), he really liked it.  He ate a lot.  

Evan also helped with the asparagus.  He washed them off and then enjoyed snapping off the ends.  After we cooked and seasoned it he tasted a few and said he liked it.

We ate a late dinner.

Evan is reading to Morry now and I'll get Noah ready for bed.

Austin Winter

It's nice living in Austin in the winter. It was in the 70s today and sunny.

This morning I went for a 3 mile run with Noah and Lizzy.

For lunch, Noah and I sat outside in the backyard. He played outside while I got lunch ready and while I cleaned up.

After lunch Noah and I did reading and writing. Noah enjoys that one-on-one time and he's doing well. He was reading a few sentences. "I see red." "I see yellow." "I see blue."

For some reason Noah got cranky when it was time to get Evan from school.

When we got home Evan asked for shaved ice, so I made some for the boys.

At nap time I did some cleaning.

For dinner we had buffalo chicken (in the crockpot), asparagus, and bread with roasted garlic.

I tutored for 2 hours tonight. Morry got the boys ready for bed. Evan was asleep when I got home. Noah is still up.