Evan’s Favorite Foods

This morning, Noah didn’t want to go to school. He started getting upset as soon as he realized we were getting ready to leave the house.

We went to Noah’s classroom first, but Noah was so upset, I took him with me to Evan’s room for a little bit. Then, we went back to Noah’s room and I had to leave him there crying. Poor little guy. They said he was better during the day what would have periodic moments of being sad. In Noah’s class they made a friendship fruit salad. They asked everyone to bring their favorite fruit to share. We brought in watermelon. Noah likes watermelon and it was something we already had in the house. There were quite a few other bags/containers of watermelon.

In Evan’s class they asked the kids their favorite foods and then wrote down the answers on a paper that was posted. The teacher wanted me to come over and see Evan’s answers. She said they seemed like suck up to mom answers – things that moms would want the kids to say. Evan’s favorite foods were broccoli, carrots, strawberries, clementines, and pomegranates. The other kids had answers like pizza and cookies.

When we got home I put Noah down for a nap, but he didn’t sleep.

Blanca came at 4pm. I tutored and came home at 6:30.

For dinner we had crock pot brisket and baked potatoes.

The boys are cleaning up now and we are about to put them to bed.

Small Playgroup

No one volunteered to host playgroup today, so last night I sent out an email saying I could have people over at our house. Since it was last minute only a few people replied. It turned out only one kid ended up coming. Marissa (and Bodar and baby brother, Espen) came over this morning. We had a very nice time. The kids had fun playing with each other. Noah was very curious about the baby. I made blueberry/cranberry oatmeal muffins for the playgroup. Since it was last minute, I hadn’t gone shopping so I just made muffins using what we had in the house. They turned out pretty good. Evan ate a ton of them. I also cut up oranges and Bodar brought clementines. Evan ate a lot of the oranges and clementines as well. Noah didn’t seem to like the muffin, but he did eat quite a few animal crackers.

After playgroup I let Evan and Noah play for a little while and then I put them down for naps.

Right around the time Morry got home Evan woke up. We spent some time upstairs. I was getting some things together to get rid of (baby toys, etc) while Morry hooked up the tv and components upstairs in our old entertainment center we moved upstairs.

For dinner we went to Mimi’s Café. We ate for free. Yes, you heard me. Evan, Morry, and I had free dinners. A little while ago we ate at Mimi’s and were disappointed with the service. We had to wait a really long time for everything and they didn’t give the kids a snack plate. I wrote a little message through their website saying although the food was good, we were disappointed with the service. I got a call from the manager and he invited us to come back and dine on them. The service was a lot better this time. All we paid was $9 for the tip.

The boys are playing now and we are about to put them to bed.