The Long Weekend

On Friday, the kids didn't have school and came with me to my school.  They participated in my math class and then played tennis together for a while.  I was ready to leave and go home, but they wanted to hang out more.

Noah had a football game on Saturday morning. Grandma came with us and Papa met us there.  Noah's team won.

Evan had baseball games with the blue team on both Saturday and Sunday.

Today, the kids also did not have school.

I went for a run.  Then I tutored.  After that, we had a video conference with the rabbi.  Shortly after that, we left for Round Mountain.

Aunt Sandy and Uncle Marvin invited some of the family over for dinner since Mark and his wife Gina are in town.  We had a nice time.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Half-Marathon + Day Off

Yesterday, I left the house around 6:15am for the half marathon.  It was 31 degrees at the start of the run.   I did pretty well for about the first half, but then I got some stomach cramps and had to slow down.  I ended up finishing in just under 2 1/2 hours.  Deborah met me around mile 8.5 and ran the rest of the way with me.

Morry, Noah, Grandma, and Papa met me at the finish line.

Morry went to Evan's baseball scrimmage game.

Grandma, Papa, Noah, Deborah, and I met Holly (Suzanne's sister) and her family at Kerbey Lane for brunch.

Later in the day I took Noah to Sunday school and then went to Evan's flag football game.

Morry and Evan picked up Noah from Sunday school and then they picked up food from Me Con Bistro for all of us.

Today, the kids and I had off from school.

Evan and Noah went with Morry into the office for a little a while.  I got some things done around the house and was able to rest a little bit.

I tutored one student this afternoon.

For dinner, we had steak and shrimp.

Noah finished his science fair project tonight.  Morry helped him edit and print his reports and I helped glue them on the display board.

Noah the boys are playing video games until it's time for bed.

Here are some pictures from yesterday.

Quick Trip + Sushi

Yesterday Morry and Evan went to Mansfield, outside of Dallas for a baseball tournament.

Last night, since it was just Noah and me, I asked Noah what he wanted for dinner.  He said he wanted sushi, so we tried a revolving sushi restaurant.  We had a nice time.  Look below for the video.  After dinner, we went to the bookstore next door.  It was a Japanese bookstore that had gifts and books with an Asian theme, but also American and English products as well.

This morning Noah had an 8am football game and had to be there at 7:30.  He and his team played well. They won 28-6.

There had been a lot of rain in the Dallas area and this morning, they canceled the baseball tournament.

Morry and Evan ate breakfast with the team and then drove back to Austin.  2 other boys rode in the car with them and came back to our house.  Then, 2 more boys were dropped off here as well.

The last kid was picked up a little after 7pm.

We ate dinner at Panera.

Now the boys are playing some video games.

Opposite sides of town

This morning we were able to somewhat take it easy.  Morry and Evan left the house around 11am for baseball games in Taylor (an hour away, up north).  Noah and I left about 1pm to get to his football game downtown.

Noah's team lost the game, but Noah played well.

After the game, we just came home since Noah was pretty hot.

I was busy all afternoon mostly just doing things around the house.

Evan and Morry got home around 6:30.

We ate dinner at home and then went to Sweet Caroline's for dessert.

The boys are playing video games now.

Non-stop Sports

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

We didn't have to be anywhere early this morning so we got to sleep in some.  Our first event was Noah's flag football game which started at noon.  Around 9:45, Evan and I took Chewie for a long walk.  We wanted to tire him out before we put him back in his crate.

Rachel got lunch together and while we were walking.

I took Noah to his warm up before the game.  Rachel and Evan met us later.

Noah's team shut out their opponent for the second week in a row.  Noah was a force on defense.  They had him blitzing on every play.  In the first series, he pulled a flag on the running back behind the line to force a turnover on downs.  The opposing team started to fake handoffs just to slow Noah down some.  He really played well.  He didn't do much on offense, but his defense was excellent.

From there, we went to Taylor for Evan's games.  It was Evan's first game back after his injury last week.  He started at catcher.  He played really well.  The opposing coach told our coach how good he thought Evan was at catcher.  Evan went 2-2 in the first game with two singles.  The team played badly but Evan played well.

In the second game, Evan played centerfield and he came in to pitch.  When he was in centerfield, he got a ball off the fence just to the left of dead center and threw it to third on the fly to get the runner trying to get a triple.  Unfortunately, the first baseman was called for interference as the runner was rounding first so the throw didn't count.  Evan went 1-2 with a double in that game.  On the season, between the both teams, Evan is batting 23-for-41which is a .561 average.

After the games, we drove down and met Rachel at Lupe Tortilla for dinner.  The boys ate really well.  The food was good.

We're home and the boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Half Marathon and Football Game

This morning I left the house at 6:15am for the 3M Half Marathon.  This is my third year in a row.

I finished in 2 hours and 23 minutes. It was a little slower than last year, but I'm still recovering from my ankle sprain and the weather was very gross. It was around 60 degrees, very humid, and sprinkling some.  I'm glad to have finished.  I wasn't sure I was going to be able to finish it. 

Deborah met me along the course and ended up running the last 5-6 miles with me.

Morry, the boys, and Grandma and Papa met me at the finish line. 

Then, we went to First Watch for lunch.

Evan had a football game this afternoon.  He was not happy about the way his team played, but they still won. The score was 2-0.

From there, the kids went to Sunday School.

With Grandma and Papa we picked up the kids from Sunday School and then had dinner at Tarbouch.

Now the kids should be getting ready for bed.  It's been a long day for all of us.

Here are a few pictures.

Touchdown!

This morning Morry got up early to do work.

I made the boys waffles for brunch.

Morry, Evan, and Noah went to Evan's practice and football game. 

I went for a short run.

Then, with Chewie I picked up Papa and we went to Evan's football game.  Evan got a touchdown for his team!

This afternoon we were at home.

Evan and Papa went for a bike ride.

Luna's family came over to thank us for taking care of Luna while they were out of town.

Then, for dinner, we invited Papa over and had grilled chicken.

Tonight, we worked more on Noah's science fair project.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Long Time No Blog

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

I didn't realize we hadn't written the blog since Friday.  So here's a quick recap. 

Saturday, Evan had football practice followed by a team meeting for his baseball.  Evan was excited for the team meeting because he got to see his teammates after being off for a month.  Josh came home with us and stayed the night.

Sunday, Evan had a football game.  During the first play of the game, Evan pulled a flag and he intercepted a pass on the second play.  Meanwhile, Noah went to a info session for the 6 Points camp he and Evan went to last year.  He volunteered during the session to speak and talk about his experience at the camp for the prospective campers.  After that they went to Sunday school and then we went to dinner with Grandma and Papa at Rudy's.

Monday, the kids went to school.  Rachel had to go into school for a teacher in-service day for a bit.  I went into the new Touch To office.  In the evening the boys and I watched the College Football Championship.

Today, I went to Camp Gladiator after taking Noah to school.  Rachel went into to teach.  After that I went into Touch To.

Rachel had a Pink Ribbon Cowgirls lunch at Whole Foods in the afternoon.

For dinner, Evan went to Grandma and Papa's house and had dinner with Grandma.  They had steel-head trout.  Rachel, Noah and I just had leftovers.

We walked to pick Evan up.

Now the boys are in bed.

Until next time...