Morry’s Birthday Eve

This morning playgroup was cancelled so I called a few people and we had a little playgroup here. Evan’s friends Cayden and Kevin came over to play. I enjoyed talking with the moms and the boys enjoyed playing together. Noah played with the big kids some and hung out with us a little.

After playgroup Evan and Noah ate a little bit more and then I put Noah down for a nap. He didn’t sleep though. I kept trying to put him back in bed, but for some reason he didn’t want to nap.

Evan brought down his Toy Story costumes. So, Evan and Noah dressed up as Woody and Buzz. Noah only kept his costume on for a few minutes. It’s a pretty hot costume.

When Morry got home we got ready to leave the house for dinner. We had made reservations at Benihana.

We had a great time at dinner. Evan and Noah really enjoyed the show and they actually ate well. Noah ate shrimp and fried rice. Evan ate his shrimp and some salad. I told them it was Morry’s birthday so they sang a song and gave him some dessert.

We got home a little while ago and put the boys to bed. They are both still awake. Hope they fall asleep soon.

Valentine's Day Party

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Last night, Noah was up twice - at 1:30 and 5:30. Evan got up at 3:30 and wanted me to help him find his pacifier.

This morning, I left for work around 7:15. I got Rachel up because she had to take Noah's to the home day care that he's been to a bit and Evan to school and then get to a gall bladder exam by 9:30. Evan gave her a hard time and wouldn't get dressed. Rachel ended up bringing him to school in his pajamas and changing him in the car once they got there.

Luckily, she was able to get to the exam right on time. The good news is that she already received the results, late this afternoon and everything is all clear.

Today was the Valentine's Day party at Evan's class. Both Rachel and I went to it. Rachel came from her exam and I came from work. Evan was very excited to have us there. He's funny because I know he cleans up after himself at lunch. But as soon as we get there, he wants us to clean up for him. We don't though. He was very hyper once we got there and was jumping around. It's just amazing to see him because he's getting so big and he's just a kid now. He's definitely not a toddler anymore. It was also nice because he's just so happy. First the teacher gave each child a box of candy hearts. They dumped them onto a place mat and then she had them make towers out of them. She then asked them to make a pile of 10. They were allowed to eat those 10 and then put the rest back in the box. She came around and wrote their names on the their box. Evan insisted that she write "Buzz" and not "Evan". After that they had cupcakes and then they exchanged valentines.

Rachel took Evan to pick Noah up and then brought them home. I went back to work.

When I got home Evan was coming down the stairs to see me. He was in a very good mood. I showed him the new Toy Story 3 trailer that was released yesterday. I guess at some point Woody ends up on a train. It's like the perfect movie for Evan. Put the Toy Story characters on a train. If they only added Batman and Superman playing baseball or football, you'd get all of Evan's interests.

Evan and I went up and got Noah and we came downstairs and I made them dinner. Tonight was my work Christmas party...in February. Due to inclement weather it was postponed twice. Tonight ended up being the worst weather of all, but they couldn't postpone it again. Rachel got ready for the party while I fed the boys. Then I went up and got ready.

Blanca came over at 6:45 and we went to the party. It was a good time. Many people came up to me to tell me how good Rachel looked. She's really looking healthy. I think people were impressed.

When we got home, at 10, guess who greeted us almost at the gate? I'll give you a hint. His name begins with an 'E' and ends with an 'N' with a 'V' and an 'A' in between. I put him back to bed. We'll see if he stays.

Until next time...

School and The Lake

Evan and Noah eventually fell asleep in Noah’s room last night and slept through the night. Unfortunately, we were woken up by Dingo (the neighbor’s dog) at around 6am this morning. Dingo had also been barking Sunday morning and Morry left a message for them then. I called again at 6 this morning and left another message. This is really annoying! We later found out they are out of town until Saturday.

Evan woke up a little after 7am. He got to say goodbye to Grandmom.

By the time I got Evan to school it was almost 10am. We had a hectic morning. For some reason Evan decided to poop in his pull-up while he was in our room while I was getting dressed. It was a mess and was not all contained in the pull-up. I had to just hose him off in the shower.

After we dropped Evan off at school, Noah, Lizzy, and I went to walk around the lake. Noah and Lizzy seemed to enjoy it. Lizzy got to go swimming a little.

We got home had lunch and then it was pretty much time to pick Evan up at school.

Evan was very happy to see me and hugged me. Patricia (one of the teachers) said he did well today and was very loving. She said he hugged her and said “I love you” to her.

After a little fight, I got both boys down for naps in their separate rooms. They slept a really long time.

Blanca came over at 3:30 and Evan and Noah were still sleeping when Morry got home after 5pm.

I tutored 4 students tonight. While I was gone Morry and the boys went to Chick-fil-A for dinner.

I got home about 8:45 and both Evan and Noah were awake and still playing in Noah’s room. In fact, it’s 9:36pm now and they are still talking and Evan playing with his Buzz doll. I hear a lot of machine gun sounds in there.

Playgroup and Target

This morning Evan woke up early and watched a movie until I got up.

We had playgroup this morning. Evan, Noah, and I had a nice time. Evan and Noah played with the toys and I got to talk some with the other moms. We stayed at playgroup until about 12:30.

I took the boys to Target. I had a few things to return and I heard they had a good toy clearance sale. We got some toys including a Buzz Lightyear kite for $2.

After Target we came home and ate lunch.

Then, I put Evan and Noah down for naps. They both slept really well.

For dinner we went to Tony C’s Pizza in the Hill Country Galleria. We had to wait a while for our food, but it was good. As we were getting ready to leave, it started pouring down rain. Morry had to run and get the car and then pick us up outside the restaurant.

When we got home we cleaned up the toys downstairs and went upstairs to get Evan and Noah ready for bed. Noah is in bed now, but Evan is still up stalling. He keeps saying he needs to potty, but doesn’t go.

Inside day

This morning Morry had to work from 9-12:00. Evan got up early and Morry took care of him until he had to leave.

I just stayed in the house with the boys while Morry was at work. Evan is feeling a lot better today. He didn’t have a fever during the day, but still didn’t eat much. He mostly just had drinks and a smoothie today.

I helped Evan put on a temporary tattoo. He picked out a Buzz Lightyear one and showed me where on his arm he wanted me to put it. We walked outside to get the paper. Evan likes going to pick up the newspaper every Sunday because he knows the Garfield comic strip is in there. We laid out the paper on the table and Evan asked me to read Garfield to him.

Noah got cranky around 11:00 so I put him down for a nap and he slept until Morry got home. We woke him up to have lunch.

Evan and Noah would not nap today. At least I got to nap though. Morry watched the boys so I could get some sleep.

We had pasta and soup for dinner.

We gave the boys a bath and put them down to bed early tonight. It sounds quiet in Evan’s room. He asked for the banana song (Day-o), so I hear Raffi playing. Noah’s still making some noise.

Halloween Party

This morning we woke up to dog barking like usual. We met Yenis and Kevin at the park near their house. Kevin and Evan had a great time playing together. They enjoyed rolling down the hill and chasing each other. Noah enjoyed sitting in the grass and watching. At one point he put a small leaf in his mouth and I had to fish it out. Noah’s getting better at putting small things in his mouth. I really need to watch him now.

Evan didn’t eat very much for lunch. All he ate was tortilla, goldfish, and strawberries.

After naps we went to the Circle C MOMs club Halloween party. We got there about an hour late since Evan and Noah were still napping. There were tons of little kids in costumes running around the backyard. Evan liked seeing all the costumes. There were 2 other Buzz Lightyears. Evan saw a kid in a fireman costume and went up to him and just stared at the kid without saying anything. We stayed at the party for about an hour and then came home.

Morry made chicken and rice for dinner. Again, Evan didn’t eat much. I don’t know why he hasn’t wanted to eat today.

Noah is very close to crawling. He pushed himself up on all fours but didn’t move at all. I think it won't be long until he is able to crawl. We'll see.

Noah had a little bit of cupcake and got some icing on his lips

Neighbor's Barking Dog

We were awoken again by the barking dog next door. He woke us up at 6 something this morning and then woke the boys up with his barking around 8. That dog is so annoying.

Morry worked from home today. He took Evan to school and we all went to pick him up. Evan seemed to have a good day at school. When we got there they were singing the bubble song. We also got the proofs from picture day.

While Evan was at school I went for 2 mile run with Noah and then to the MOMs club meeting. There was supposed to be costume exchange there. I brought Evan’s old lion costume. It’s a size 0-6 months and I’m not even sure if Noah would be able to wear it this year. Only 2 other people brought costumes. One was the exact same lion costume in a size 12-18 months (too big for Noah) and the other was a giraffe costume for 24 months. So, we came back home with our lion costume. I’m not sure what Noah will be for Halloween. We are hoping to maybe find a Woody costume for him since Evan will be Buzz Lightyear.

Blanca came at 3:45 so I could go tutor. I got home at 6 and we had the brisket that Morry made in the crock-pot. We use the crock-pot pretty often. It’s so easy. We just get the stuff ready in the morning or the night before and then let it cook on low all day.

After dinner we took a walk.

Morry got called to be an extra in a movie, but he can’t do it since they only needed him during the week.