Passport Photos

 This morning I got my hair done professionally for the first time in over a year.

Then, I went to Aaron's Rentals to take some photos for a sponsored campaign.

I tutored this afternoon.

Evan had baseball practice.

While Evan was at practice, Morry, Noah, and I ate dinner (hamburgers) at home.

Morry went to pick up Evan and they got back around 9pm.

After Evan changed we went to CVS to get passport photos for the boys.   Their passports expire soon and we have appointments Thursday to get them new passports.

Now the boys are having some dessert (candy that they got at CVS).

Tomorrow Evan is taking a standardized test at his school and he convinced us he needed some candy to snack on during the test.

Halloween 2018

This morning we walked Noah to school.

I was at my school from about 11:30 - 1:30 and then I came home.

I drove with Chewie to pick up Noah from school.

We ate an early dinner (corned beef) around 5:30 and starting trick-or-treating about 6:00.  Noah's friend Grayson joined us.

It was raining for about the first hour, but then it stopped.

We stopped trick-or-treating around 8:45pm.

The kids each got 11.5 pounds of candy!

Now everyone is getting ready for bed.

It was a fun night.

Noah to Grandma's

This morning we walked Noah to school.

I was at my school from about 9:45-2:00.

Morry had a haircut today.

When I got home we walked to pick up Noah from school.  From there, he went over to Grandma and Papa's house.  It was just Grandma tonight since Papa is out of town.

Morry and I went to an event I was invited to in the Domain.  A fancy candy shop is partnering with a Vodka company to sell Vodka candies.   It was a nice event. 

We walked to pick up Noah from Grandma and Papa's house.

When we got home we ate our dinner.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Another Long Day

This morning I woke up at 5:45am.  The 3M Half Marathon started at 7:30am.   It was very windy today. There were winds up to 40 miles per hour.  I ran the half marathon in 2 hours 17 min.  Morry, the kids, and Papa met me at the finish line.  Then, they drove me to pick up my car near the start line.

Noah needed to use the restroom so we went inside to World Market (near where I parked).  I let the kids pick out 2 small things of candy each.

We dropped Papa off back at home.

We were home for just a little bit and then it was time to go to Noah's football game.  He played very well and his team won!

In the afternoon I got lunches ready for the week.

Morry and the boys watched the Steelers game.

We had shish kabobs for dinner.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Evan is in a terrible mood right now.

Halloween 2016

This morning we walked the boys to school and then went to Camp Gladiator.

Zayde went to both boys' lunches at school.  First, he and Morry went to Noah's lunch.  Then, Zayde came home for a little bit and Grandma picked him up to go to Evan's lunch.

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

This afternoon we hung out at home.

We had an early dinner of grilled chicken and baked breadcrumb zucchini.

Then, around 6:30pm we started trick-or-treating.  Of course, the boys had a great time.   They got a ton of candy!  Noah's candy bag weighs 5 pounds and Evan's is 8.5 pounds.  Evan did a little more trick-or-treating than Noah.  We were on our way home with Evan and passed by a neighbor's house.  They had just gotten home and wanted to give us some of their candy.  They were trying to get rid of all of it.  They dumped almost the whole basket into Evan's bag!

While we were out, Zayde passed out candy at our house.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Here are some pictures from tonight.

Nau's

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning when I got up the boys were still sleeping.  I'm glad they have been sleeping more.  Evan came downstairs a little after 8am.  Noah slept past 9am.

I went into Aaron's as we were submitting a new version of the app we work on.  Rachel and the boys came for lunch.  Aaron and Mandy joined us in walking to Nau's Pharmacy for lunch.  It's an old-time pharmacy with a lunch counter.  They also sell a lot of candy and the boys bought some candy for themselves.  It was fun having the boys come in.

Rachel left early to go to a meeting.  The boys stayed in the office for awhile while we fixed some things.  They wrote on the white board and ate some of their candy.

Rachel stopped at HEB on the way home from her meeting.

For dinner, we had rotisserie chicken.  After dinner we were going to go for a walk but we had a thunderstorm roll through.  The boys ended up showing us movies they made on their iPads.

The boys showered and are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Happy Halloween

This morning Jack and I dropped Noah off at school. I came home for a few minutes and then went back again at 10am for Noah's parade. The kids dressed in costumes and paraded around the playground.

After that I ran some errands.

Morry and Jack went to Noah's school at 12:30 for the class Halloween party. They played pin the nose on the pumpkin. When they asked Noah to put his nose on the wall, he did that, literally. Blindfolded, he put the nose on his face right up to the wall.

After Noah's party, Noah, Morry, and Jack picked up lunch and then ate at home.

A little while later Jack, Noah, and I left to pick up Cool Whip from HEB and then get Evan from school.

My tutoring ended up being cancelled today.

When we got home, I made Ghosts in the Graveyard.

For dinner we ordered pizza from Papa John's.

Around 6:30 we went outside, took a few pictures, and talked to neighbors. We started trick-or-treating around 7pm. Noah was very good and did not complain at all. He outlasted Evan. Evan wanted to go home and Noah wanted to keep on going. We dropped off Evan at home with Zayde. Morry and I walked around with Noah for quite a while. We had never seen him walk that much before. He was highly motivated by all the candy.

We had a lot of trick-or-treaters come by tonight. It was nice. There were lots of kids out.

It's been a long day.

The kids are worn out. We put them to bed and I think they are both asleep now.

Noah's Friend

This morning Noah's friend, Cole, came over to play at our house. They had a great time together and really played well. Cole speaks very well and they both talked a lot. It was very cute. Cole's mom picked him up around 11am.

Noah and I ate lunch and then went to sports class. Noah loves going to the Little Gym.

After sports class we went to HEB to pick up a few groceries including Halloween candy.

We went straight from there to pick up Evan from school.

When we got home Evan wanted to put the Halloween candy in a bowl. I usually do that with them on Halloween. Evan said he didn't want to wait. It wasn't worth a fight. So now, our candy bowl is all ready for Halloween.

For dinner, we had roasted garlic with bread. I had my leftover fish from last night and Morry had a rotisserie chicken I picked up at HEB today.

We just read to the boys and now they are supposed to be in bed.

Halloween 2010

This morning we went to HEB to pick up some groceries for this week. Evan and Noah wore their costumes there and got a lot of smiles and “cute costumes”.

We came home and had lunch. Then, I tutored 1 student.

Around 5:00 we headed to the block party at the end of our cul-de-sac. It was really nice. Everyone brought a dish. We brought watermelon and cantaloupe. Evan and Noah had fun running around and playing with the other kids. Around 7pm everyone started trick-or-treating. Morry went to a few houses with us, but then came home to watch the Steelers game. I took Evan and Noah for a little bit. We came home so they could eat dinner and then Evan and I went back out to a few houses.

We are about to put the kids to bed. It seems the trick-or-treaters have all gone home.

Lots of Activities

This morning I went for a 2 mile run with the boys in the stroller and Lizzy.

When we got home I quickly showered and then we left the house again. We met the Pink Ribbon Cowgirl group at Central Market. When we got to Central Market the boys and I walked around the store picking out what we wanted for lunch. They have a café there too, but the boys eat better when we find stuff in the store. I got soup and egg salad. The boys picked out bagels, juice, and Pirate Booty. I let them pick out one type of candy from the candy bins. Noah picked gummy raspberries and blackberries. Evan got hard lego candy. I also brought a few things from home for the boys. Evan and Noah did well at lunch and were well behaved. There were 2 other 2 year-olds there today.

After the lunch I took the boys to playground outside at Central Market. Evan and Noah played a while at the playground and had a good time. They were good when it was time to leave because I told them they could have their candy in the car.

When we got home I put Noah down for a nap and mopped. Evan helped me mop.

Noah wasn’t napping so we left to meet the playgroup at My Gym. My Gym has an open play area room with lots of climbing toys and gymnastics like equipment. We got there around 4pm and stayed until almost 6pm. Morry met us there after work.

From there we went to dinner at Cypress Grill.

When we got home we gave the boys baths and then put them to bed.

Getting Stuff Done

This morning Noah slept a little later than he had been.

We dropped Evan off at school and then went to Target to return something.

At home I did a lot of cleaning. Noah just followed me around and played wherever I was trying to clean.

After we ate lunch we went to pick up Evan. Evan was upset because he wanted to borrow Cayden’s batman toy from show-and-tell. We told him he couldn’t take it home since Cayden’s mom had not okayed it. Cayden stays later for after care and we would not be able to ask his mom. Evan was crying he was so upset.

Before going home we stopped to pick up Morry’s suit from the cleaners. They had a bowl of candy and Evan and Noah each picked out a piece of candy. Evan got some kind of sour candy and Noah got a lollypop.

I put Noah down for a nap but he didn’t sleep long. Our doorbell rang - some guy selling pest control. I was very annoyed that it woke up Noah. Noah did not go back to sleep.

For dinner we had Fix and Freeze ribs.

We just put Evan and Noah to 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.

Evan the Bad

This morning Evan must have heard the garage door when Morry was leaving. He was crying for Daddy for a while. I brought Evan downstairs and got him some breakfast. Gabby came at 7:30am and I was able to lie down a little bit. I didn’t sleep well last night

Later in the morning I went to Newflower to get some groceries for us and some stuff for Bernardo and Gabriela who just had a baby.

When I got home Gabby left and I gave Evan and Noah lunch. Neither one ate very much. Evan has gotten into a bad habit of wanting candy after every meal. He threw a fit when I said no today. Evan started throwing his toy trains at the wall. I told him if he threw any more we’d stop playing and go upstairs for naps. He started to dump his whole box of trains. I asked him not to do that but he did it anyway. Then he grabbed one of his stuffed animals (lion) and started whacking it against the wall too. I took the lion and put it on top of the refrigerator and brought him upstairs. He was screaming and crying. I put him in bed, but he wouldn’t stay there. I closed his gate and the gate at the top of the stairs. He can easily open his gate and the gate at the top of the stairs has a really stupid design. It has Velcro on it and Evan knows how to unvelcro it and get through the gate. Evan kept coming downstairs and I had to carry him back up at least 5 times. I was so mad at the makers of the gate I gave them a call to complain about who ever designed the gate. Evan was crying for his lion the whole time I was on the phone. Anyway, they are sending us a replacement gate that apparently doesn’t have that flaw.

Somehow both boys actually ended up taking good naps.

For dinner Ursula, from Morry’s work, bought us food from BJs.

After dinner I went over to Gabriela and Bernardo’s house for a few minutes to see the baby and bring them the food I bought at Newflower.

Evan and Noah are in bed now. Noah is quiet, but I hear a lot of thumping and movement coming from Evan’s room.