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.

Hello Friday!

This morning we walked with Chewie.

Then, I was at school from 10-2 and Morry had a meeting at HomeAway.

Shortly after I got home we walked to pick up Noah.

Jude came over after school and he and Noah had a good time.

When Evan got home Morry took him to the CVS Minute Clinic.  Evan is still complaining about this throat hurting and now his ear hurts too.  We tried to make a doctors appointment but they only had after hours times available. 

It turns out Evan has a double ear infection along with a virus and he got some antibiotics.

For dinner, we ordered pizza from Papa John's and watched the last episode of Stranger Things.

We walked with Chewie after dinner.

Now the boys will get ready for bed.

Full Day

This morning Noah had a football game at 11.  We needed to get there at 10:30.  About halfway there we realized we left his football bag at home that included is flag belt and mouthguard.  He cannot play without those.  We decided to keep going to the field to drop Noah off and then either go home or somewhere to purchase the needed items.

Morry dropped Noah and me off at the field.  I was able to get a belt for him for free from the organization's booth. They normally sell mouthguards but were all sold out.  I guess we weren't the only ones that needed a new one today.  

Meanwhile, Morry and Evan stopped at CVS, but were unsuccessful.  Though they did think they saw Vince Young there.  They went over to Academy, bought a mouth guard, and headed back to the field.

Evan ran through the field to give Noah his mouthguard and got it to him just as the game was starting.

Noah played well and his team actually won their first game of the season.

From there, we ate lunch at Denny's.  I had a free gift card from a review I had done.

Then, we dropped Evan off at Altitude (indoor trampoline park) for a baseball team building event.

We were home for about an hour and then Morry went back out to pick up Evan.

They got home and then we left for a party of a friend of mine.   They had a family friendly party at her house for her 50th birthday.

We had a nice time.   They live in Rim Rock and have 1-2 acres or so.  There were other kids there and the boys had fun running around their yard playing various games.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Here are some pictures from today.

Taking care of things

This morning we had an appointment to drop of my car at the dealer at 9am.  I drove my car there and then Morry and the boys came a few minutes later to pick me up.  My car recently hit 100,000 miles so we are getting a check up and oil change.  It's still not ready.

I took the boys to get passport photos taken.  We are planning on applying for passports tomorrow.  We don't have any international trips planned, but we figured it was a good time to get it done and have the passports ready if needed.

Wade came over during the afternoon.

Morry and Evan went to meet Coach Chris for a baseball lesson.  Shortly after they started it began to rain and lightning, so they came home.

We had corned beef, baked potato, and salad for dinner.

The boys are playing Legos now, but soon will get ready for bed.

Wade at Wholy Bagel

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Basketball camp was only 4 days so Evan didn't have to go to camp today.  Wade's mom did come pick him up around 9:30 to go to Wade's house.  They wanted to practice basketball trick shots.

Wade's mom dropped them off at our house around 11 because she was going to her daughter's dance recital at the dance camp.  Wade came with us to Wholy Bagel.

Both boys hung out at the house for a while, then back to Wade's for a little while longer.

I worked all day.  Rachel was preparing for the garage sale tomorrow.

Evan and Jack played together before dinner outside.  We had a light dinner at home.

After dinner, we went to CVS to buy soda to sell at the garage sale.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Swimming

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Things were finally back to normal this morning.  I got up and did some work.  Evan came down shortly after I got up.  Noah got up a bit after that.

Later in the morning I went into Aaron's for a bit so we could figure out what's next for Your Trainer.

The boys stayed at home while Rachel went for a run and they read.

I got home around lunch time.

In the afternoon, the boys played on their iPads for a while.  They went outside for a bit too. Around 3, Rachel took them to the pool to meet Lorena and Owen.  They stayed until around 5pm.

When they got home, we went to Target, Costco and CVS to get some things.

We ate leftovers for dinner and then took a walk.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Allergy Doctor

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The dentist diagnosed Noah with enlarged tonsils last week.  So Rachel made Noah an appointment with a pediatric allergist for this morning.  The thought is that his tonsils are enlarged because Noah has bad seasonal allergies.  Rachel walked Evan to school early in the morning.  When she got back, we took Noah to the allergist.

The allergist agreed that the right course of treatment is to handle the allergies first and see if that helps with the tonsils.  Noah will start taking Flonase today.  Next week he'll go in for an allergy test.  She doesn't want Noah to be on medication all year long so she wants to know what he's allergic to and therefore he might only need to take medicine during those times of year.  Or he could get allergy shots.  But we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

Rachel took Noah back to school while I went into Aaron's.

Rachel went to a lunch for the Pink Ribbon Cowgirls.  Then Deborah followed Rachel home and worked on Lizzy some.

We drove to get the boys because it was raining.  The rain also caused Evan's baseball practice to be cancelled.

Rachel left for tutoring around 5 and we I took the boys to CVS to get Flonase.

We had steak and salmon for dinner when Rachel got home.

Noah is reading with Rachel now.

Until next time...

Mostly Easy Day

We mostly took it easy today.

Morry and Evan went to a memorial service.  Noah and I stayed home.

We had our yard sprayed for mosquitoes.  It's supposed to be a mostly natural spray made out of garlic.  We'll see if it really works.

Later in the afternoon we all went to CVS and then picked up dinner from Sap's.

We ate dinner outside and I only got a few mosquito bites.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Desmond

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning we drove to school.  Noah was acting very tired.  We had to bring Noah to his classroom rather than drop him off in the cafeteria.  The school was having Kindergarten Round-up where the incoming Kindergarten kids get to see the school and register.  We're done with that.

Rachel folded laundry as well as went to a Pink Ribbon Cowgirls lunch and then went to CVS.

After school, Noah had a friend come home with us - Desmond.  He's been wanting to play with Desmond for a while and we finally were able to arrange it.  Desmond walked home with us.  Noah and Desmond seemed to have a great time together.  It was nice seeing Noah have a friend come over.

After that, Evan and I went to his practice.  He had a good practice and had fun with his buddies.  He seemed to be over any lingering stomach issues.

We come home and gave the boys dinner.

Now, Rachel and I are about to eat dinner and the boys are in their rooms.

Until next time...

Lots of Shopping

This morning Noah and I did a lot of shopping.  We went to CVS, Party City, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Home Depot - all before lunch.

We ate lunch at home, relaxed, and then picked up Evan from school.

Blanca came over to watch the boys while I left to tutor.

Morry gave the boys dinner while I was gone. 

I got home around 7:30 and we started making our dinner while getting the boys ready for bed.

We had cheesy foldovers for dinner.

The boys are both in bed now.

Noah is very excited about his birthday tomorrow.

Lizzy in the Shower

From Noah:

This morning I slept late until 9:30.  Then I went to school.

At school I played with Cole.  I went outside to play a race.  And I won the race. And I ate lunch.  I ate oranges for lunch and yogurt and juice box.

Mommy picked me up. We went home.

I played Wii for a little bit.

Gabby came over and we went to pick Evan up from school.

At home we played the dog game.

Then Daddy came home.

With Daddy we went to the bank and CVS.  I was good at CVS and that's how I got the Skittles.

Then, Mommy came home.

Then we had dinner.

For dessert I had Skittles.

Then Lizzy went in the shower with me and Evan and we gave Lizzy a bath.   We washed her.

And now we are writing the blog,.

Here is a picture and video.

Thunderstorms

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Last night, around 2am, we had thunderstorms roll in.  It was loud and lasted until after 7am.  I woke up.  Rachel said she heard the rain but now the thunder.  It was still bad when I got up around 6:20.  I was planning on getting Evan up at 6:30, but apparently the thunderstorms woke him up too, so he came in our room when I got up.  He didn't seem scared though.

Because he got up early, we were ready early for school.  I drove him over there and parked in front since the path was probably going to be muddy.  Evan was the third kid in the cafeteria.  I don't think anyone from his class showed up for another 10 minutes.  I waited with him until his friends came.

When I got home, I laid down for a bit until Rachel's alarm went off to get up to take Noah to school.

Noah was good until Rachel wanted to leave.  Then he started throwing a fit.  He said that I hadn't taken him to school in a long time.  So I went with Rachel to take Noah to school.

When we got home, Rachel laid down for a bit before she left to go to a Pilates class.

On the way home from Pilates, Rachel picked Noah up and went to CVS to buy some things.  They were having a sale on things we needed.  Rachel also picked up the first Cadbury Creme Eggs of the season.

Rachel stayed at home for a bit before leaving to get Evan.  Noah stayed home with me.

When she got back, she gave the boys haircuts.  They wanted her to do it.

Rachel went to tutor and Gabby came to babysat.

After I finished worked, I took the boys to deposit some MB Squared checks.  Then we went to McDonald's for dinner.  After that I had to stop at Office Depot to pick up some 1099 forms for people who have done work for me.

We came home, played a bit of Super Mario Brothers, then I got the boys ready for bed.

Until next time...

Healthy Eaters

This morning we had a guy come give us an estimate on tree trimming. He was such a salesman. It was really annoying. I did not like his tactic at all. He was willing to give me a lower price (by $200) if I agreed to go with him right then. We had a coupon and he wouldn't tell me the quote until I told him what coupon it was that I had. I told him that that shouldn't matter. I was glad to see him go.

The boys and I went to the gym. I did a yoga class.

Before I left the house I cut up the rest of these little yellow tomatoes we had. It was a pretty big bag, but I figured if Evan didn't finish we could save the rest for later. When we got in the car I gave the boys snacks. Noah had a bag of apples and Evan had the tomato bag and a bag of apples. Evan chose the tomatoes first and ate all of them.

We ran into CVS to get free Crest toothpaste - a coupon deal.

Then, we went to Newflower. The boys love going to Newflower because we get fruit things (dried fruit sticks/fruit leather, whatever you call it) and they always get their free cookie at the end. As we were picking out vegetables Noah saw the bean sprouts and wanted me to buy some. I put some in a bag and then he wanted to hold the bag. He wanted the sprouts as a snack so I let him eat a few.

When we got home the boys ate lunch outside.

I got dinner ready for tonight.

Around 5pm Gabriella called to see if we wanted to come over and play for a little bit. The boys enjoyed playing in the backyard. We only stayed for a little while.

We had dinner (pork ribs and baked potato). I left for tutoring and Morry put the boys to bed.

When I came home both boys were in bed and asleep.

Here's a picture of Noah snacking on the bean sprouts.

Lots of Cooking

This morning I made fix and freeze breakfast tacos. I filled a bunch of tortillas with scrambled eggs, potatoes, cheese, and ham/turkey. I rolled them up in foil and froze all but one. I saved one for my lunch today.

We went to the gym. I did a Yoga class, then the boys and I went to the CVS and the library. Noah was really bad at CVS. He didn’t want to go in and screaming and crying. I tried to put him down to pay for Mottel’s medicine, but he started kicking all the hanging candy below the counter. Somehow I managed to hold him, while he was screaming, and pay for our stuff.

When we got home we had lunch and then I put Noah down for a nap. He wouldn’t sleep.

I started getting dinner ready. For dinner I tried out a new recipe I found online, Slow Cooker Enchiladas. I got it all ready in the crock pot and put the crock pot in the refrigerator so that Morry could start it when he got home.

Gabby came over at 3:45. I tutored and got home a little after 7pm.

We ate dinner and then put the boys to bed.

Oh, today is Noah’s half birthday. He is now a 2 ½ year-old.

They are both still awake.

School Tomorrow

Today was a busy day. It took us a while to finally get out of the house, but once we did, we were busy. First, I took the boys in the stroller to Town Lake. I ran, but mostly walked around the 3 mile loop. It was already really hot at 11am.

Evan and Noah were really good on the walk. We were all pretty hot so I suggested we go to the gym to swim. I had planned ahead and had everything in the car just in case.

Evan and Noah really enjoy swimming, but it is hard work. First I had to dress them and sunscreen them. They were super excited and were not always listening to me. We stayed at the pool for a while, but getting them out and dressed again was tough. They insisted on taking a shower. The whole process took a really long time.

I needed a couple of things at CVS, which is right next to the gym. On the way home we stopped at CVS. That ended up taking a while because the boys were super excited there and wanted to touch and see everything.

We finally got home around 2 something. I made them lunch and then put Noah down for a late nap.

I had wanted to go to HEB today, but ran out of time. We needed a lot of stuff including things for school tomorrow.

When Morry got home we all went over to HEB and did a huge shopping trip. It took a long time. On the way home we picked up a pizza and breadsticks from Little Caesers.

We had a late dinner and then put Evan and Noah to bed. We’ve been getting stuff together for both of them for school tomorrow.

It will be Noah’s first day ever at school. Noah is just going from 9 -11am tomorrow. For the first day they have the 2 year-olds just coming for 2 hours. Evan will be there from 9am -1:30pm.

Evan and Mommy

This morning we went to the gym. We got a late start so I only had enough time to run/walk on the treadmill for about 30 minutes. Gabby was coming over to the house at 11:30 and I wanted to make sure we were back in time.

We got home a few minutes before Gabby. Evan and Noah played with Gabby for a few minutes while I got Noah’s lunch ready. Then, Evan and left and Gabby took care of Noah. I thought it would be good for Evan and I to spend some time together.

First I had a few things to get at CVS. Then, we went to the park. I brought Evan’s bike in the car. I wanted him to practice riding his bike and feel more comfortable on it. The park we went to has a nice paved path that’s maybe a mile long. At first Evan needed help with the littlest hills. I had to push his back to get him going. By the end he hardly needed any help. He rode his bike around the whole path. We had to stop at each of those exercise areas so he could do flips on the bars.

Here’s a video…

When we got home I made smoothies for us and then put Noah down for a nap.

For dinner we had Fix and Freeze bbq chicken and couscous.

We gave the boys baths and got them ready for bed. They are supposed to be sleeping now, but they are both still awake. Evan just went in Noah’s room to him his water.

Mother's Day

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, Evan slept in a bit later. He came in our room after 8am. Noah was up by 8:30 or 8:45. I took them downstairs so Rachel could sleep in on Mother's Day. I got them breakfast and put on the Scooby-Doo marathon on Cartoon Network for them.

When Rachel came downstairs, we realized we couldn't go swimming or biking because it was raining. We decided to go to CVS. They were having some sales on things and we needed a bunch of stuff. When you use your CVS card, you can get CVS bucks that can be used towards another purchase. Rachel made us organize the items into two groups - all the ones that got us CVS bucks and the ones that didn't. Then we had to check out twice. Each of the CVS bucks prints out as a separate coupon. The checkout guy said we had some kind of record. The strip that printed out seemed to be about 6 feet long (I don't think I'm exaggerating). After we got all those coupons, then we checked out with the second group. Rachel was very proud of herself because that second group, which consisted of 11 items, cost us 86 cents. Not 86 cents plus tax - a grand total of 86 cents.

When we got home, I made pancakes (Evan asked for them) and we ate brunch out on the porch upstairs.

For Mother's Day I booked Rachel an appointment for a massage and facial. She's been through a lot and deserved a nice relaxing pampered day. She left after brunch and I cleaned up and put Noah down for a nap.

For dinner, we went to Phara's which is a Middle Eastern restaurant. The food was good. We sat outside in a covered gazebo. It was really neat. The service was pretty slow but overall it was a very nice time.

We came home and got the boys ready for bed.

Evan is really annoying me now as he's crying at the top of the steps saying he's scared of his room. This is not real, he's just trying to get attention.

Lunch with Lizzy

This morning I took Evan to school and then came back home. Morry was working from home today.

Around 9:30am the carpet cleaning guy came. We needed to get out of his way so Grandma, Noah, LIzzy, and I went to brunch/lunch. Austin Java Company allows dogs on the patio, so we ate outside with Lizzy. Lizzy was very good. That is the first time I have taken her to a restaurant.

After lunch we walked the 3 mile loop at the lake. Lizzy was very excited to be there and pulled the first part of the walk.

After the walk we picked Evan up from school and then came home to drop off Lizzy.

The boys had a 2:45 appointment with the doctor. To kills some time we went to Sonic for slushes.

The doctor thinks Evan and Noah just have allergies. We were worried they might have sinus or ear infections, but so far they seem ok.

At home Noah took a nap. Evan played in his room.

For dinner we went to Joe’s Crab Shack.

On the way home we went to 3 different places to try and find kid’s Zyrtec. Finallly, CVS had it in stock.

We just put the boys to bed. Evan is still awake.