Friday on Thursday

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The temperature dropped again here in Austin.  So we drove to school.  The wind picked up throughout the day and even though the temperatures got warmer it felt much colder.

Tomorrow during lunch, I have a meeting so Rachel and I would not be able to have our standard lunch.  So today, we went to Wholy Bagel.  We met there because I had a haircut before that.  I'm glad we were still able to do it this week.

We walked to get the boys but I think we were both sorry we walked.  Actually, we only picked Evan up since Noah had Mad Science.

Evan's teammate, Josh, came over this evening with his Dad.  Rachel is going to be tutoring Josh.  Josh's dad and I talked while he was here about things including batting lessons for the boys.

We had pulled pork we had gotten from Costco for dinner.  It was pretty good.

The boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Back Home in Austin

Evan didn’t go to sleep until 11pm last night. Noah was up once in the middle of the night. I didn’t sleep so well because I was hurting.

This morning I got everything packed up and loaded the car.

Evan, Noah, and I went over to Sherah’s house. Evan and Noah had a great time playing with Nolan and Court. Sherah picked up pizza and Starbucks coffee. We had a nice lunch. We stayed until about 2pm and then drove back to Austin from there.

It was not a very pleasant car ride. Evan was ok, but Noah was very whiny and cried a lot. I was so glad to get him home and out of the car.

Morry picked up Torchy’s Tacos for us for dinner. He made nuggets for the boys. Noah didn’t eat any. He cried in his highchair. We took him out so at least we could eat our dinner in peace.

I unpacked the boys’ stuff and then we got them ready for bed.

They are both in bed now, but Evan has already come out of his room.

A Better Day

Last night Evan slept in his own room. He slept until 7:45am when Dingo’s barking woke him up. I called and left another message for them today about their barking dog. They never called back after the last 2 messages we left.

Evan was good this morning. I think it was because he was well rested. He got dressed without a fight and was happy to go to school.

At school this morning they were celebrating Miss Mai’s birthday. They had donuts for the kids and parents. Evan picked a sprinkled donut, of course. He ate about half of it and then gave the rest to Noah. Noah was in heaven. He made a big mess and I had to clean him off at the sink.

After dropping of Noah we had to go to my doctor for a quick blood test (thyroid).

At home, I did some cleaning. Noah and I ate lunch and then picked up Evan.

The kids were out on the playground when it was time for pick-up. Evan was very excited to see Noah out there and wanted to show him the playground.

When we got home I put Evan and Noah down naps. Noah went to sleep right away. Evan was at his door for maybe 30 minutes and then he said he wanted to watch a movie. I got a movie set up for him and went back downstairs to get some stuff done. Michael called. He had just gotten to the Austin airport and was on his way over. I went upstairs a few minutes later to check on Evan and let him know that Uncle Mike was on his way. Evan was asleep on the couch in the game room. He slept there for about 1.5 – 2 hours.

When Michael got here Noah was just getting up from his nap. Noah was a little shy at first, but then he just ran over and gave Michael a big hug.

Evan got up from his nap and we played downstairs and then I made dinner. Morry had a dinner meeting.

Evan and Noah ate good dinners and then Michael took them to play in the backyard so that I could finish my dinner and clean up.

Michael’s dinner plans ended up falling through so he picked up some Taco Bueno and ate it here.

Evan and Noah are both in Noah’s room now. There’s still some talking/playing going on in there. If it goes on much longer we’ll have to separate them.

Full Day and Fireworks

This morning Evan woke up around 8:30 and came in my room. We got dressed, finished packing, ate breakfast. Then, Grandma, Papa, Evan, Noah, Lizzy, and I drove back a full car to Austin.

We only stopped once to get gas and lunch. Since Lizzy was with us and I didn’t want her sitting in a hot car, we ate lunch at a picnic table with Lizzy. It worked out well and gave the boys a break from sitting in the car. Traffic was sort of bad and it took us about 5 hours to get home. Normally it takes about 3 ½ hours.

Evan and Noah were very excited to see Morry and be home.

For dinner we went to California Pizza Kitchen and then heard Mr. Fabulous, a swing band play outside in the shopping center. It was very nice and the boys enjoyed running around and playing.

Every 3rd of July the golf course near us shoots off fireworks. We get a great view from our street. When we got home it was just getting dark outside. We grabbed folding chairs and set up on the driveway. We talked to some of the neighbors and then the fireworks started. Right away, Evan was scared and hung on to Morry, facing backwards, the whole time. Noah was a little scared, but watched most of the fireworks.

The boys are in bed now. It’s nice to be home. I hope they sleep well tonight.

Dallas

So, we arrived in Dallas Friday night around 9:30. Evan and Noah were very excited and didn’t go to sleep until about 1am that night.

We had a nice weekend. Maureen and Doug were also in town. On Saturday night, Morry, Evan, Papa/Lenny, and Doug went to the Rangers game. They had a nice time and Evan was really following the baseball game.

Today, we went to brunch at Café Brazil. The food was good, but the air conditioning was broken in the restaurant and it was pretty hot.

After brunch Morry drove back to Austin. The boys and I will stay here in Dallas until Friday and drive back to Austin with Grandma/Lynn and Papa/Lenny.

After naps today we went to the sprayground. It was 105 degrees outside when we got in the car at 5:00! Evan ran right into the spraying water, Noah was a little more hesitatant, but eventually seemed really comfortable. We stayed for about an hour.

For dinner, we went to Sweet Tomatoes.

We just gave the boys baths and put them to bed. They are still up and playing around. They have been staying in the same room here which makes naps and bedtime difficult. Grandma/Lynn is in there now dealing with them for the 100th time tonight. Evan and Noah are just so excited to be staying in the same room together.