Party Three of Three

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning the boys were really good. They never came in our room and didn't fight with each other. They just played really well and let us sleep in. It was a nice surprise.

When we got up we decided to run over to Kohl's. We had a birthday party to go to today for Evan's twin friends, Jake and Cory. We've had birthday parties three weeks in a row. We had been unsure if we were going to go today since Evan has been sick, but he's doing much better and he shouldn't be contagious anymore given he's had 5 doses of the antibiotics.

The boys were really really hyper at Kohl's. Randomly we found a Steelers hat with 43 on the front and Polamalu on the back. Evan really wanted it so he wore it around the store. Eventually we found presents for Jake and Cory and then tried to figure out whether the hat came from to get one for Noah. We never did find it. When we asked the checkout girl where it came from, she didn't know and didn't seem interested in finding out for us. Then it rang up as $21.99. So we didn't get that hat.

We came back and had a small lunch and then left for the party.

The party was at a place called Pump It Up which is one of the inflatable places. This one was set up only for parties. There are two rooms that they rotate the parties in and out of. Only the kids at your party are in one of these rooms at a time. Evan and Noah had a great time. Noah did really well and didn't need our help at all with the physical stuff. He did this inflatable obstacle course over and over which looked really tough. I was impressed at how well he did. Evan played with his friends as well as with his friend Victoria. The boys really had a good time at the party.

We came home and had some dinner. Now the kids are in bed.

Until next time...

Jumping and Making Cookies

This morning we took Evan and Noah to Loco-Motion. It’s an indoor play area with inflatable jumpy areas and it also has a little pretend area. There are little rooms where they can pretend to do different things (Animal Hospital, Grocery Store, Diner, etc.). Evan and Noah had a good time. Noah loved pushing the grocery cart. Evan threw a fit when it was time to leave.

At home I quickly ate lunch and then left to tutor a new student. Morry made friend matzoh for him and the boys. When I got home the boys were napping.

For dinner we made blackened chicken and rice with zucchini. Noah enjoyed the rice, but got it everywhere. Little pieces were stuck in his hair.

We were going to take a walk after dinner, but it started raining again. It’s been raining on and off all weekend.

Instead of walking I made cookies. Evan helped some, but mostly wanted to taste things.

We just gave Evan and Noah baths and put them to bed. Evan is now back downstairs (not sure why) and Noah is crying. I hope they go to sleep soon.

Evan’s New Teacher

This morning Evan woke up while Morry was still here.

Once Evan and Noah were dressed I took them for a run/walk. I didn’t take Lizzy today. I was worried it might be too hot for her. Last time she seemed pretty hot. I gave the boys cereal and fruit to eat on the run.

When we got home we got ready to go meet the Mom’s club. They were having an outing at an inflatable jumping place called Locomotion. When we pulled up to the building Evan and Noah were very excited to see a painted train on the side of the building. The place was pretty nice. It was very open and you could see pretty much everything. They had a large area with inflatable jumpy castles, ship, houses, slides, etc. There was also a little area with small rooms with themes (animal hospital, grocery store, diner, …). Evan and Noah had a great time. Both of them spent a lot of time on the inflatables.

After Locomotion, we went to Newflower to get a few groceries for the weekend. Evan and Noah got their free cookies at the end of the shopping trip. Both had blue icing all over their faces and hands.

Evan and Noah took good naps, but I had to wake up Evan a little before 4. His new teacher, Mai, was coming over to meet him. Morry was able to come home for the meeting too. At first Evan didn’t talk at all. He showed her his toys downstairs. Then, she had him draw a picture of himself with markers. He did pretty well. You could definitely tell it was a person, and he drew 2 long legs and feet below the head. It was cute.

Morry had to work a little from home after Mai left.

Once he was done working we made dinner. We had crockpot brisket and rice.

After dinner, Morry helped Evan play wii baseball and golf. Noah watched. I finished cleaning the pantry. Whew! It had been a while since the pantry was cleaned. I had to throw out a few expired things. It looks a lot better now.

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