The Big Game

This morning we walked to school.

I took it easy this morning and then went for a run.

We had someone come to fix and adjust our sprinklers.  He was here for a long time and it looks like everything is fixed and will keep our lawn in good shape.

Evan had a field trip today to Westcave Preserve.  He said he enjoyed it.  The went for a hike and learned about various trees and birds.

I had two students scheduled for tutoring today and wasn't able to pick up the boys.  Morry walked to pick them up from school.

I got home around 6pm and we make burritos for dinner.

The boys are all ready for bed now and watching the Villanova basketball game with Morry.

The next day

This morning we walked the boys to school.  It was chilly - in the 30s.

We walked back later to meet Noah for lunch.  Grandma came too.  Noah seemed really happy to have all of us there.

Deborah came over for some of the day to hang out and do some work.

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

For dinner we had burritos.

Morry had a phone meeting after dinner.  Evan and I took a walk with Lizzy while he was on the phone.

The boys are in bed now.

Night Out and Saturday

Yesterday, we went to Wholy Bagel with the kids for lunch.

Later in the afternoon we dropped off the boys at Grandma and Papa's house.

I had some South by Southwest tickets for a concert and then Morry and I had plans to see a movie.

After dropping the boys off, Morry and I went to the concert party thing.  We stayed for about and hour.  Then, we got dinner at Gourdoughs.

From there, we stopped at Big Top Candy Shop and Crepe Crazy.

Last, we saw The Divergent Series: Allegiant - Part 1.

The boys spent the night over at Grandma and Papa's house.

Today, we went to Grandma and Papa's house around 10:30 to have brunch and a participatory Purim play.  The boys really had fun acting out the story of Purim.

We came home and then I left to tutor.  From there, I went to a casting call and then Costco.

For dinner we made burritos at home and watched the movie Speed.  The boys were very into it. They liked it.

Now, Evan and Noah are getting ready for bed.  Noah is very excited about his birthday tomorrow.

Here are some pictures from yesterday and today.

Back to Being Nice

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

It was crisp and cool on the way to school this morning but it was bright and sunny.  The day would go back to being a really nice spring day.

I went into Aaron's as we worked through a few issues.  I wasn't in for that long.

In the afternoon, Rachel and I walked to get the boys.  Evan had lost his lunch box so I went into the school and helped him look for it while Rachel and Noah walked home.  We successfully were able to get the lunch box.

Rachel left to tutor shortly after.

As soon as the boys were done with their homework, Jack knocked on the door.  The boys then went to play outside.  They were basically outside until 6:30 which is nice.

At one point, though, I was at my desk.  I heard Evan run in the house and run upstairs.  Then I saw him come downstairs with a Russian military hat that Dmitriy had brought back to him from Russia, a Nerf dart shooter, and wearing a fake mustache.  I just burst out laughing.  I think they were at "war" with the girls.

For dinner we had burritos.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Competitive

This morning we walked to school.

I walked on the treadmill this morning and then took Grandma and Papa to the airport.

I had an early tutoring today, so Morry went alone to pick up the kids from school.

The boys played outside with other kids from the neighborhood.

When I got home we made burritos for dinner.

The boys are in bed now and Morry is on the treadmill.  He's in a weekly challenge on Fitbit and trying to get the number 1 spot.

Hair Consultation

I dropped of Noah at Alena’s and then Evan at school.

After that I met my hair dresser for a consultation. Now that my hair is growing out I’m trying to figure out what to do with it and how to style it. I wasn’t sure if I was quite at the point to get a haircut yet. She offered some suggestions and said maybe in a month – 6 weeks I could come in for a haircut and she could shape it up a little.

The rest of the day I spend doing stuff around the house. I cleaned up, vacuumed, mopped, and started the laundry.

I picked up Evan first from school and then we went to Alena’s house to get Noah. We stayed for a few minutes so that Evan could play a little. Of course Noah got all whiny when it was time to go.

Noah took a short nap today.

For dinner we had burritos from the freezer and Morry made rice to go with them.

We were going to go outside after dinner but it started raining. It was thundering for a little while and our power went out for a split second.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Morry is still upstairs getting Evan settled in bed.

Ice Skating

This morning Evan, Noah, and I went to the gym. I ran for 3 miles on the treadmill. Evan and Noah did well in the childcare. The didn’t fight going in and they seemed happy when I picked them. Evan wanted to spend more time there playing on the computers.

We came home at 11:30 to meet Gabby. I asked Gabby to come over to watch Noah so that I could take Evan out and do something fun. When Gabby got here, Evan wanted to play with her so I let him play outside for a while before we got going.

On the way out we stopped to pick up some clothes. I posted an ad on Freecycle that I was looking for some smaller clothes since many of mine don’t fit anymore. A few people said they might have some clothes for me. Anyway, this one lady put together a whole bag full for me. I met her husband at his work and he gave me the bag. There were some really nice dresses, jeans, and other clothes in there.

I asked Evan if he would like to go to the ice skating rink. He got really excited. He has not been ice skating before. He thought it was so cool when I put on his ice skates. He seemed pretty comfortable walking around in them on the floor. Then we got to the ice… he was very whiny at first and didn’t seem to like it. We came back to the seating area and I let him pick out candy from the vending machine to share. He picked the package of red skittles. When we finished the candy he said he wanted to go ice skating again. He would not let go of the rail. He held the rail with one hand and my hand with the other. As time went on he seemed more comfortable. He didn’t want to leave and threw a mini-fit as we were leaving. I asked him what he wanted for lunch, but he was so involved in his tantrum he said he didn’t want lunch so we just came home.

When we got home Gabby left and I put the boys down for naps. Evan started out in the game room, but ended up sleeping in his bed. I think the ice skating really wore him out. It wore me out. Evan after Morry got home, Evan did not want to get up from his nap.

For dinner we had couscous and burritos we made and froze a few weeks ago.

After dinner we went to HEB. We saw a woman from the Pink Ribbon Cowgirls there with her husband and little girl.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed, but since Evan napped he’s not sleeping yet. He keeps coming out of his room.

Staying at Home

Noah had a fever last night and a slight one this morning, so we just stayed at home today. We didn’t do much, just played in the house.

Noah took a good nap while Evan played quietly in the game room.

When Morry got home we all went to Evan’s sports class. Usually he has class on Monday, but we have a few make up classes to schedule. The class today was for 4-6 year olds. Normally, he goes to the 3 to 4 year old group. Evan did great today. He seemed to enjoy being with the bigger kids. We are trying to decide whether to keep him in his original class or move him to this group.

When we got home we ate dinner. Morry and I ate burritos we made yesterday. The boys had sandwiches and veggies. Noah didn’t eat very much. His stomach was bothering him. We gave him some Sprite, which of course Evan wanted too. We split a Sprite between the two of them. Noah didn’t drink his.

We put the boys to bed a little while ago, but both are still awake.