Everyone's Busy

This morning we walked Noah to school.

I went to school and Morry had got a haircut and then had a meeting.

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

Noah went to Grandma's right after school.

Around 5:15 I pickup up Lorena and she came with me to a blogger's event.  It was a hotel/shopping event. We got food and drinks at Sonesta in Bee Cave.  Then, they gave us the hotel tour.  After that, we got on their trolley and we toured a few different shops at the Hill Country Gallery.  At each shop, they had some kind of gift or swag for us.  It was a very nice event.

Evan and Morry went to baseball practice and then ate dinner at Mod Pizza.

We got home around 8:30.  Then, Morry walked with Chewie to pick up Noah.

Now the kids are in bed.

Mr. Pitcher

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning Rachel and Noah went for a 3 mile run.  Rachel said that Noah ended up walking quite a bit but it was such a nice morning and she was glad that he wanted to get out of the house.

Meanwhile, I took Evan to work with Coach Chris.  Rather than hitting, they focused on pitching today.  Evan did very very well.  Coach Chris worked with him on bring his arm further back to add velocity.  He then taught him a changeup called the circle change.  Chris came up to me afterwards to gush about the movement on the changeup.  He said for sure that if Evan uses that in the game, it's a definite out pitch.  He was really impressed with Evan's ability to throw it and have control.  He said it's dropping down and in on the right handers.

Evan and I stopped at Smoothie King on the way home.  We had leftover pizza when we got home.

Later in the afternoon, Evan, Noah and I played football outside.

At dinner time, we drove out to the Galleria.  We stopped at a place where Noah will be going for a week long camp in the summer.  It's a cooking camp.  Then we went to Madam Mam's, a Thai restaurant, for dinner.  After dinner, we walked around the Galleria.

The boys are in bed now.

Until next time...

Last Day of School and Perfect Noah

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Today was the last day of school.  The boys were both up when I got up this morning and dressed.  They were excited to get to school for the last day.  It was especially important to Noah because it meant he had gone to school every single day of the school year.  That's right, Noah had perfect attendance for his first year of elementary school.  We are very proud of him for making it perfect through the whole year.

Rachel cleaned a bunch today and started preparing for the trip.

In the afternoon, when Rachel got back from tutoring, we drove to pick up the boys.  Noah gave Mr. Valdes a really big hug.  When he came over to us, he told us he wasn't happy.  I think for Noah it was bittersweet.  He's excited for summer, but he really enjoys school.

The boys got their report cards.  In Austin, for Kindergarten through 2nd grade, they grade the kids on a variety of things on a scale of 1 to 4 with 4 being excellent.  Noah continued the perfection theme by getting all 4's.  His second time in a row.  Evan also got all 4's, his second time this year.

When Evan came over, he seemed excited for the end of the year.  I think he likes being with his friends at school, but the school part of school he could take it or leave it.

Later in the afternoon, Evan and Noah went over to Jack's house to swim.  They both had a good time.

We picked the boys up and then went to the Galleria.  We went to Zingers for dinner.  It's a family sports bar.  It's near Dick's which is why we went there.  We thought the kids would like watching the sports.  We asked them to put on the MLB draft on the tv nearest us.  The service was really poor and everything took awhile.  The food was good though.

We walked to Dick's and I got some shoes.  Rachel talked to someone there who had great suggestions for Rachel's feet.  We got a few other things as well.

We are home and the boys are ready for bed.

Until next time...

Playgroup and Target

This morning Evan woke up early and watched a movie until I got up.

We had playgroup this morning. Evan, Noah, and I had a nice time. Evan and Noah played with the toys and I got to talk some with the other moms. We stayed at playgroup until about 12:30.

I took the boys to Target. I had a few things to return and I heard they had a good toy clearance sale. We got some toys including a Buzz Lightyear kite for $2.

After Target we came home and ate lunch.

Then, I put Evan and Noah down for naps. They both slept really well.

For dinner we went to Tony C’s Pizza in the Hill Country Galleria. We had to wait a while for our food, but it was good. As we were getting ready to leave, it started pouring down rain. Morry had to run and get the car and then pick us up outside the restaurant.

When we got home we cleaned up the toys downstairs and went upstairs to get Evan and Noah ready for bed. Noah is in bed now, but Evan is still up stalling. He keeps saying he needs to potty, but doesn’t go.

Pool Day and Lunch with Morry

Evan woke up before 7:30am crying for Daddy. Noah got up around the same time.

For breakfast, Evan requested Blue eggs and ham. Evan and Noah ate together at the red table.

This morning I gave Evan a list of a few things we could do and he chose to go to the pool.

We have a nice neighborhood pool with a kids area. It was pretty crowded and there weren’t any chairs left so we had to put our stuff on the ground. Evan and Noah had a great time playing in the baby pool. Noah tried to wander some, but it wasn’t too hard with the two kids. We took a break and got a popsicle for Evan. He shared a little with Noah. I also brought some snacks with us.

We came home, got changed and then went to meet Morry for lunch. We ate at Zuzu, right across the street from Morry’s office. Evan and Noah didn’t eat that well there.

We got a call from the vet. They got the test results back. Good news! Mottel does not have cancer, but he does have some inflammation. The vet wants to put him on steroids for a short time period and hope that does the trick. We had to pick up his medicine at HEB on the way home. They didn’t have enough, but were able to give us enough medication until Monday.

I put the boys down for naps. Evan did not sleep at all. Noah only slept a little.

For dinner we went to Fish City Grill at the Galleria (outdoor mall). We had a $5 off coupon. Evan asked for shrimp and ate very well there. We were able to sit outside on the patio. It was warm, but not too hot.

After dinner we walked around the Galleria, listened to music, and let the boys run around some.

We just gave Evan and Noah baths and put them to bed.

Smoke Detectors

Last night our smoke detectors went off at two different times during the middle of the night. It’s so annoying. They went off for just a few seconds each time. We had someone come and look at them before when this happened. He said that the smoke detectors have motion sensors and if a bug gets in there it will set it off. That’s most likely what happened last night. We have no idea which smoke detector is was. Because of the baby monitors it makes it even harder to tell where it is coming from. Luckily it didn’t seem to bother Evan and Noah. I’m sure they woke up, but just went back to sleep. It made Lizzy really nervous though.

I was really tired this morning.

Evan and Noah slept until almost 10am. They really needed the sleep.

Yenis and Kevin came over around 10:30 and then we went to the Hill Country Galleria. The kids played in the spray water fountain and then we sat at a table and had snacks. Noah did not really play in the water fountain. He didn’t want to get wet for some reason. Evan and Kevin had a great time though.

When we got home I made a smoothie. Noah drank his pretty quickly so I filled his cup with more. Somehow he managed to get the top off the cup and spilled the whole thing on the carpet.

Evan and Noah took good naps today.

When they woke up I put Sesame Street on for them so I could make dinner.

Morry got home a little after 6:00. We ate pasta salad and then drove to the mall. Morry needed more nice clothes for work. Before leaving I printed out coupons. We got a 15% coupon for Old Navy and a free cookie at The Great American Cookie. Noah was a pain at the mall. He didn’t want to be in the stroller and he was very fussy. He was throwing a fit at the cookie counter. He really wanted a cookie. We let Evan and Noah eat their cookies in the car.

We left the mall around 9 and got home and put the boys to bed. Hopefully they sleep well tonight and hopefully the smoke detectors don’t go off again.