Smoothies After a Walk

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Rachel and I both slept in this morning.  There was nothing planned for today.  We weren't planning to meet up with another family.  The boys didn't have any sports or birthday parties planned.  So we really could just sleep in and figure out what we wanted to do when we woke up.

When we got up, we had brunch - eggs, bacon and waffles.

After that, we walked around the Costco shopping center.  The loop is 1.3 miles and we did it twice.  At the end we stopped at Smoothie King and got smoothies.

The boys and I watched The BFG when we got home.  Then Evan and I went outside to play wiffleball.  One of Noah's friends from first grade rode by on his bike.  He didn't know that we/Noah lived there.  He stopped and ended up coming inside and playing with Noah.

For dinner we went to Me Con Bistro.  Then we stopped at HEB on the way home.

The boys are now in bed.

Until next time...

Easy Morning, Long Afternoon

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Evan was scheduled to play two baseball games at 4 and 5:45.  We had to be at the fields at 2:45 so we had to leave around 2.  Since we knew the games wouldn't be done until 7:15 at the earliest, we took it very easy this morning.

The boys played in the game room with the Playstation and Wii for most of the morning.  Zayde was in there with them.  Zayde was able to tell the boys about their family tree from that side.  Evan seemed very interested.

Rachel and I used the opportunity to sleep in some.  When we got up, Rachel went for a run.

We had waffles and eggs for brunch.

Then, Zayde, Evan, Noah and I left for the game,

In the first game, Evan played first base and right field.  He got one at bat and drove in a run.  I thought he was safe at first but the umpire called him out.  He got several opportunities at first base with throws over and pick offs.  It was good for him.

In the second game, Evan was catcher most of the game.  He really played well at catcher.  His throws to second and third looked great.  He had three hits in this game, including a double as well as a ball he really hit solidly to left.  He scored the first run of the game after doubling, taking third on a passed ball and scoring on a wild pitch.  The coach came up to me at the end to tell me he thinks they found a new catcher and they're going to really want to do some more work with Evan back there.  They said they wished they could clone Evan.  It was really nice to hear.  Evan was very happy with how the day went.

Rachel was invited by another blogger in the city to go see a acapella group named Straight No Chasers.  The blogger was able to invite 9 other bloggers in the city to go to a meet and greet, private preview, dinner and the show.  In return they just had to blog about the band.  Rachel was able to meet the band and seemed to have a good time.

For dinner, Zayde, Noah, Evan and I went to Texas Roadhouse after the game.  The boys ate well.

They are sleeping now and Rachel is on her way home.

Until next time...

Rainy Day at Home

This morning it was raining so we just stayed at home. The boys and I made rice crispy treats. We ate lunch on the upstairs porch.

I tried this recipe I found in the HEB magazine. You cut out a shape out of a slice of bread and then cook an egg in the middle of it. Neither Evan nor Noah would touch theirs – even though it was in the shape of stars. Noah ate the star cut outs, but Evan wouldn’t even eat the plain bread stars. They did finish the big plate of fruit I cut up.

For dinner we went to Red Robin. Evan was really cranky at first, but once he ate, he was good. Evan ate all of his pizza and most of his orange slices. We got a pizza for Noah too, but he didn’t eat much.

When we got home we gave the boys baths.

Morry is leaving to pick up Marilyn from the airport. She wasn’t planning on coming in this weekend, but she was able to get a good flight deal. She’ll be here until Tuesday.

Evan and Noah are in their rooms, but they are both still awake and making noise.

Another Day at the Gym

This morning Evan gave me a hard time for some reason. He didn’t want to get dressed. He didn’t want to eat the eggs I made him. Then, when we got in the car he wanted his eggs and threw a fit because I didn’t have them. He insisted on bringing toys into school and then threw a fit when his teacher asked him to put them in his cubby.

After dropping Evan off, Noah and I went to the gym again. I tried out 2 classes, neither for the full time. I got to the dance jam class late because of Evan’s issues this morning. Then, I tried out some of the yoga class. Noah did ok in the childcare. They said he cried some, but when I picked him up he seemed happy sitting in one of the girl’s lap.

We stopped at CVS on the way home.

We ate lunch and then picked up Evan at school. They were outside on the playground when we got there. I had a hard time getting Evan and Noah to come inside.

When we got home I put Noah down for a nap and did some cleaning around the house. Evan watched TV in the gameroom and I took a little nap.

For dinner we had the leftover turkey from last night.

I left to tutor at 6:45 and Morry took the boys to HEB to pick out a cake for their birthday party on Saturday.

I got home around 8:45pm. Evan and Noah are still up, but in bed right now.

Another early start

So, again we had a rough night. Noah woke up multiple times. We just let him cry and eventually he went back to sleep. Then, Evan woke up crying at 7:14am. Ugh. He started doing this forced cry. When I went in there he said he wanted to play Geo Trax.

I got the boys dressed and fed. We took Evan to school. He gave Wendy and Natasha their cards and brownies. I think Evan was disappointed that he didn’t get any brownies, though I did let him have one later after school.

I went to the bank to deposit some checks. I drove up to the teller window. I’m not going to be depositing any more checks through the ATM.

Noah and I met Melissa at the lake. We walked the 3 mile loop. It was nice, but a little hot out. Noah did really well and only got a little fussy at the end.

Then, Noah and I went to HEB. I had a lot of shopping to do and Noah did very well. He ate a few samples (some streusel thing and a little cupcake). When we went to put the groceries in the car, I had forgotten about both strollers (regular and jogging) being back there. I had to place the bags in various places around the strollers. Luckily everything fit.

By the time we finished at HEB it was almost time to get Evan. There was not really enough time to go home so we just got to Evan’s school a little early. Evan was very excited to see us. I put Noah down on the floor so he could play too. Evan wanted to stay a little longer and do the songs with everyone before we left. The kids gathered on the carpet and sang a few songs. After the second one, I told Evan we needed to leave. I had the groceries in the car.

We got home and I opened the back of the car to get the groceries. Things must have shifted, so when I opened the back door a bag of groceries fell out and hit the ground. Guess which bag that was? The eggs, of course. Only a few broke, but it was still a mess.

I brought the boys inside and put the groceries away. I let Evan eat a brownie while I fed Noah. Then, the boys went upstairs for naps. Noah napped, but Evan did not.

Blanca came at 4:00. I tutored and got home at 6:00.

Morry made pizza and I made the salad for dinner. Evan insisted on sitting at his red table. He almost always sits at the dinner table with us. He ate a lot of veggies and dip (ranch dressing), but just the olives off his pizza. He didn’t sit still and was all over the place. Somehow Evan was under the little table and tipped it so his whole plate of food fell off and on to the carpet. We told him that next time he needs to sit the table with us.

We gave the boys baths and Evan was a real pain. He didn’t want to be washed. Then, he didn’t want to get out. He was just overly tired.

Evan and Noah and in bed now and it sounds quiet. Let’s hope they both sleep through the night and late in the morning.

Another Cold

Well, Evan and Noah have had runny noses, but this time I got it worse. Last night I was up a lot and today my throat is hurting. I was supposed to go out with Yenis tonight, but I’m not feeling up to it.

Evan went to school today. When I picked him up his teachers told me they read Green Eggs and Ham and made green eggs. Evan told me that he helped mix them up and watched them turn green.

I didn’t do much today. I just cleaned up the house while Evan was at school and then more when I put Evan and Noah down for naps. Evan maybe napped for 30 minutes and Noah didn’t nap at all. Morry came home early and we went to pick Jack/Zayde up at the airport. He got in a little after 5:00.

We all went into the airport to pick up Jack/Zayde. Evan loves going to the airport. He was very excited.

After the airport we went to Logans for dinner. Evan ate lots of bread and a ton of peanuts.

Another Sunday

Noah slept until 10am this morning. He’s been sleeping really well lately. He was getting up about once or twice a night and we’d have to go in and give him his pacifier. Now he usually makes it through the night without needed us. Let’s hope this continues.

We were trying to decide what to do this morning, but since we didn’t have much time (the Steelers game was on at 12) we decided to take a walk in the neighborhood. We walked to the elementary school and Evan played on the playground for a little while.

I made scrambled eggs for brunch. Morry ate his in front of the TV. Evan and I ate outside on the upstairs patio. Evan loves to eat outside.

I took Evan to TJ Maxx. He needed a few more long sleeved shirts. The ones we had were a little too big on him. I wanted to just go somewhere cheap and quick.

After naps we went to HEB. We put both Evan and Noah in the cart. Evan always likes to eat something while we are there so I gave him a plum. He ate about half of it and left it in front of the cart. We were in the meat section looking at something and when I looked back at the boys Noah was eating the plum! He had grabbed it and was sucking on it.

So, we think Noah is getting another tooth. He’s been cranky today and we feel a little bump on the top of his mouth.

So, as I’m writing this I hear Morry cracking up. He says I have to come see this video on the internet. Here it is… pretty funny….http://video.yahoo.com/network/100284668?v=3710199&l=4418225