Back on the Blog

Hi!  Did you miss us?

We've had a busy summer so far.  Here's what's been going on since the last post.

Morry and I flew with the boys to Greensboro, NC to drop the off at camp.  We got there the night before camp.  Overnight, Evan's ear was bothering him so much that we ended up video conferencing with a doctor and getting a prescription for what was most likely and ear infection.

Camp drop off went well.

From Greensboro, Morry and I drove to Richmond and spent a few days there with Fran and Scott.  Morry's new job is based out of Richmond, so he worked most of the days at the office.  I was able to explore Richmond a little bit.

Fran and Scott picked up the boys from camp and Fran flew home with them.   Then, she spent a few days with us here in Austin.  We had a great time.

We went on a big trip to Canada with Grandma, Papa, Michael, Jen, Maya, and Artie.  We spent a few days in Calgary and a few days in the Banff area.  It was beautiful there and we had a really nice time.  We just got back late Sunday night.

Now we have less than 3 weeks left before school starts.

Today, I tutored and the kids stayed at home most of the day.

Evan went to Grandma and Papa's for dinner and then we walked to pick him up.

Now the boys are playing video games.

Here are a few pictures from the summer.

Long Hiatus

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

We're back to writing the blog after our longest hiatus since the blog began in 2008.  In that time, Rachel and I went to Thailand and the boys went to camp for 4 weeks.  This past weekend, the first weekend home for the boys, we went to Galveston to celebrate Rachel's 40th birthday.

But things are starting to get more "normal" around here, so we're back and so is the blog.

The boys had a great time at camp.  They enjoyed playing baseball as well as other sports.  Noah enjoyed it so much that he wants to take some hitting lessons with Justin at TRPD.

Thailand was great.  Rachel and I visited Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Koh Samui.  I think we liked Koh Samui and Chiang Mai the most.  Chiang Mai is in the northern mountainous region of the country.  We were able to go to an elephant sanctuary which we enjoyed.  Koh Samui is an island off the southwest part of the country.  It was relaxing.  It was more of a resort area.

Aunt Fran brought the boys home from camp.  The boys really enjoyed having Aunt Fran and Uncle Scott pick them up.  And they enjoyed having Aunt Fran here.  Evan and Aunt Fran played laser tag together and Evan had a dance party with Aunt Fran.

This past weekend was quite fun.  Everyone enjoyed being on the beach.  Grandma, Papa, and Aunt Susan joined us where we rented a house together.  Chewie came down.  It was his first time at the beach.  He loved running around the beach and jumping in the water.  He made some friends with other dogs.  Evan was in the water almost the entire two days we were there.  Noah was in the water much of the time as well.  For Rachel's birthday dinner, we went to a seafood restaurant where Rachel got crab.

Everyone came home today and now we're trying to get into a routine.

Until next time...

Trip to Philadelphia and Summer Camp

We were gone for about a week.

We started out in Philadelphia to celebrate Grandmom's birthday and Avery's Bat Mitzvah.  Then, we drove to Greensboro, NC to drop the kids off at camp.   They will be there until July 15 when Fran and Scott pick them up.  Then, Fran will fly them back to Austin.

Here are some pictures from our trip.

Camp --> July 4th

Here is a summary of the last few weeks.

The kids had summer camp at 6 Points Sports Academy from June 20 - July 2.  We drove them to Greensboro, NC.

Our road trip started on June 16.  We spent one night in Auburn at a hotel.  Then, we stayed with Lissa's family in Atlanta for 2 nights.  Next, Greensboro for one night and then we dropped the kids off at camp.  Then, Morry and I stayed at Jamie's family's house for one night in Atlanta. After that we went to Rosemary Beach, FL for 2 nights.  Finally, drove back home to Austin.

Fran and Scott drove to Greensboro from Richmond, VA to pick up the kids. Then, Fran flew them back to Austin.

Fran is still here visiting but will go home tomorrow.

The kids had a great time at camp.  In Noah's letter, he asked if he could stay longer.

On July 3, we had a neighborhood block party on our street.  We were able to watch the fireworks from the nearby golf course.   It was a fun night.

On July 4, we had a small party at our house.  Grandma, Papa, Aaron's family, Mandy's parents, and Deborah came over.

Today, we took Lizzy to the dog park at the lake and then had lunch at Terry Black's Barbecue.

For dinner, we ate at home, but then went to watch the bats come out from the Congress bridge.

After that, we went to Sno Monster for dessert.

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks.