Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning I organized a "practice" for anyone who wanted to play baseball. I emailed the parents of Evan's team from last year as well as a few others. We had 8 kids, including Evan and Noah, out at the fields. Evan was able to use the new bat we got him this week. It's an inch longer but is the same weight. He hit very well with it. I think it made a difference.
Noah also played very well. One of the dad's pitched underhanded to him and at one point, he hit four straight balls. He also is using a "new" bat (although it is a used bat). It's a bit longer but actually 2 ounces lighter than his previous bat.
At the end of practice, Evan, Jack and Noah practiced fielding a groundball at short and throwing to first. That's part of the tryouts which are next week. Noah did really well. He was able to throw it from short to first on one bounce which is significantly farther than he was throwing even back in May. He seemed to have a good time.
We had lunch at home and Evan played a bit of Wii.
Then we left for San Antonio. Rachel's cousin Jonah was having a birthday party for his daughters, Valencia and Ayesha at a movie theater. We saw Smurfs 2 and then we got a tour of the projection room. It was pretty cool, though I think the kids weren't as amazed as the parents.
On the way home, we stopped at Best Buy and got a FitBit for Rachel. I had gotten Rachel one for her birthday but it wasn't working properly so we returned it. They were all sold out of them in Austin so we checked to see if they had any in San Antonio while we were down there. It turns out one of the Best Buys did have one in stock so we picked it up.
Noah fell asleep on the way home and is now sleeping in his bed. Evan stayed awake.
Until next time...
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Valencia
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning the boys got up and went downstairs to play on the Wii. Rachel got up and went for a run. When she got home we got lunch ready for the boys. The boys ate while Rachel cleaned up.
We had to get going to San Antonio for Jonah's daughter's, Valencia, birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. Aunt Susan came to our house at noon so we could get going. We left a bit later than we had planned as we were getting food for ourselves, but we knew it wouldn't take us as long as Google Maps said.
On the way down, Evan was seeing license plates all over the place. I think we saw 13 or 14 different state license plates on the way down. We've been doing this since our trip. The only two states we never found were Hawaii and South Dakota.
The party itself was nice. It was a nice, new, clean Chuck E. Cheese. They gave the boys tokens. They had a football game and a baseball game. The football game you had to throw as many footballs in one of three holes in 2 minutes. The higher the whole the higher the points. The baseball game was similar but with baseballs. Evan played with those almost exclusively. He loved it. Noah played a really cool bowling. Evan ended up playing with that as well. They had pizza and cake for the kids.
On the way home as we were driving back to I-35, we heard Evan yell "It's Hawaii! There's Hawaii!" We looked in the other lane and a Kia Sedona minivan was passing us with a Hawaii license plate. We all started to laugh as Evan screamed at the top of his lungs with such excitement, "I found Hawaii! I found Hawaii!" I ended up getting behind it so Rachel could try to take a picture. I hope we didn't scare them.
When we got home, Evan wanted to show Aunt Susan how he could play baseball. I had a catch with Noah and Evan out front while Aunt Susan watched. She was impressed with how well they played. Evan and Noah then went out back. Evan came in after a bit to tell me that he was "working with" Noah to get better at fielding. Evan stayed outside for another hour playing baseball until dinner time. When he came back in he was dripping with sweat. After dinner, he wanted to go back out again but it was bed time.
For dinner, I made two pizzas.
The boys are now in bed.
Until next time...
This morning the boys got up and went downstairs to play on the Wii. Rachel got up and went for a run. When she got home we got lunch ready for the boys. The boys ate while Rachel cleaned up.
We had to get going to San Antonio for Jonah's daughter's, Valencia, birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. Aunt Susan came to our house at noon so we could get going. We left a bit later than we had planned as we were getting food for ourselves, but we knew it wouldn't take us as long as Google Maps said.
On the way down, Evan was seeing license plates all over the place. I think we saw 13 or 14 different state license plates on the way down. We've been doing this since our trip. The only two states we never found were Hawaii and South Dakota.
The party itself was nice. It was a nice, new, clean Chuck E. Cheese. They gave the boys tokens. They had a football game and a baseball game. The football game you had to throw as many footballs in one of three holes in 2 minutes. The higher the whole the higher the points. The baseball game was similar but with baseballs. Evan played with those almost exclusively. He loved it. Noah played a really cool bowling. Evan ended up playing with that as well. They had pizza and cake for the kids.
On the way home as we were driving back to I-35, we heard Evan yell "It's Hawaii! There's Hawaii!" We looked in the other lane and a Kia Sedona minivan was passing us with a Hawaii license plate. We all started to laugh as Evan screamed at the top of his lungs with such excitement, "I found Hawaii! I found Hawaii!" I ended up getting behind it so Rachel could try to take a picture. I hope we didn't scare them.
When we got home, Evan wanted to show Aunt Susan how he could play baseball. I had a catch with Noah and Evan out front while Aunt Susan watched. She was impressed with how well they played. Evan and Noah then went out back. Evan came in after a bit to tell me that he was "working with" Noah to get better at fielding. Evan stayed outside for another hour playing baseball until dinner time. When he came back in he was dripping with sweat. After dinner, he wanted to go back out again but it was bed time.
For dinner, I made two pizzas.
The boys are now in bed.
Until next time...
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Rachel the Half Marathoner
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This weekend was spent in San Antonio. Rachel signed up to run the San Antonio Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon. I guess it's called Rock 'n Roll because they have bands playing along the way. I don't really associate San Antonio with a Rock 'n Roll city.
We left yesterday morning - about an hour after we planned. Both boys independently and consecutively threw massive fits. That, unfortunately, was a sign of things to come. We stopped in north San Antonio at a restaurant called Momak's which has a big soccer field and soccer balls, volleyballs and footballs to play with, as well as a play scape. It was super crowded and it took forever to order and get food. The boys did not eat as well as we had hoped considering it was a place that tailored to kids.
Then we drove the rest of the way down where I dropped Rachel off at the Alamodome to get her runners stuff.
From there we went to the hotel and checked in. Both boys were cranky and caused issues while we were trying to get them to rest.
We stayed at this hotel last year. At 5pm, they have snacks out including hot dogs and popcorn. Last year we have a video of Evan eating carrots in the hot dog bun. Well, Evan again ate that. Noah just played with his hot dog.
We had hoped they would eat well there so we didn't have to pay for dinner for them. We went to a restaurant called Zocca's which I made reservations for. It is an Italian restaurant. The boys shared a kid's bowl of spaghetti which was a tiny, tiny portion. They ate that up, which was good. We basically accomplished our mission of reducing the amount we spent on them. The food was good for us, but again, small portions. And the service was very slow.
When we went back to the hotel, the boys spent most of the night before falling asleep arguing with each other or us about stupid things
This morning, Rachel left around 7pm to go the start line. She signed up for a service from RunKeeper Pro that allowed me to track her movements. That way I knew when to leave to meet her at the finish line. The hotel included breakfast with the room, so the boys and I got breakfast and then came up to the room for awhile before leaving to meet Rachel. We saw Rachel finish - with an even better time than last year. She did great.
We stopped at the hotel for Rachel to shower and to pack, then met Uncle Jay, Aunt Diane, Susie, Ryan, Tegan, Anika, Jonah, Chrissy, Valencia and Aisha at a place called Chacho's for lunch. It was good seeing everyone. They have a play area where all the kids played together. They seemed to have a good time. The food was not very good, but we got to spend time with everyone and the kids had fun and really, that's why we were meeting so it was a nice time.
We came home through terrible traffic. The boys played upstairs until dinner time. Then we had pasta for dinner. The lunch seemed to make Rachel sick so she only had soup.
After dinner, the boys and I watched the first half of the Steelers game which I recorded. At half time we put them to bed. They went to sleep fairly quickly.
The Steelers won, by the way.
Until next time...
This weekend was spent in San Antonio. Rachel signed up to run the San Antonio Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon. I guess it's called Rock 'n Roll because they have bands playing along the way. I don't really associate San Antonio with a Rock 'n Roll city.
We left yesterday morning - about an hour after we planned. Both boys independently and consecutively threw massive fits. That, unfortunately, was a sign of things to come. We stopped in north San Antonio at a restaurant called Momak's which has a big soccer field and soccer balls, volleyballs and footballs to play with, as well as a play scape. It was super crowded and it took forever to order and get food. The boys did not eat as well as we had hoped considering it was a place that tailored to kids.
Then we drove the rest of the way down where I dropped Rachel off at the Alamodome to get her runners stuff.
From there we went to the hotel and checked in. Both boys were cranky and caused issues while we were trying to get them to rest.
We stayed at this hotel last year. At 5pm, they have snacks out including hot dogs and popcorn. Last year we have a video of Evan eating carrots in the hot dog bun. Well, Evan again ate that. Noah just played with his hot dog.
We had hoped they would eat well there so we didn't have to pay for dinner for them. We went to a restaurant called Zocca's which I made reservations for. It is an Italian restaurant. The boys shared a kid's bowl of spaghetti which was a tiny, tiny portion. They ate that up, which was good. We basically accomplished our mission of reducing the amount we spent on them. The food was good for us, but again, small portions. And the service was very slow.
When we went back to the hotel, the boys spent most of the night before falling asleep arguing with each other or us about stupid things
This morning, Rachel left around 7pm to go the start line. She signed up for a service from RunKeeper Pro that allowed me to track her movements. That way I knew when to leave to meet her at the finish line. The hotel included breakfast with the room, so the boys and I got breakfast and then came up to the room for awhile before leaving to meet Rachel. We saw Rachel finish - with an even better time than last year. She did great.
We stopped at the hotel for Rachel to shower and to pack, then met Uncle Jay, Aunt Diane, Susie, Ryan, Tegan, Anika, Jonah, Chrissy, Valencia and Aisha at a place called Chacho's for lunch. It was good seeing everyone. They have a play area where all the kids played together. They seemed to have a good time. The food was not very good, but we got to spend time with everyone and the kids had fun and really, that's why we were meeting so it was a nice time.
We came home through terrible traffic. The boys played upstairs until dinner time. Then we had pasta for dinner. The lunch seemed to make Rachel sick so she only had soup.
After dinner, the boys and I watched the first half of the Steelers game which I recorded. At half time we put them to bed. They went to sleep fairly quickly.
The Steelers won, by the way.
Until next time...
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Gym and a Date
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Last night, both boys got up saying their tummy hurt. Neither seems to be serious, luckily. Apparently the virus that caused Evan's croup is associated a bit with a small intestinal virus and Noah may have that. Evan seems to be fine.
Evan got up around 7:30 this morning. As usual, I went down and got breakfast for him and then he watched tv in the gameroom.
We hadn't yet signed up at Lifetime Fitness and we got invited to an open house there. So we could use the gym for free and they'd buy as lunch as part of it. This particular gym has a cafe in it. We went over there and put the boys in the daycare. We didn't realize this but the daycare has an outside area so the boys ran to go out there. I think they had a good time. Rachel and I worked out for about an hour, including going into the basketball area and just shooting hoops. We got the boys and went and ate at the cafeteria. They both ate their chips and some of the fruit but they didn't eat their peanut butter and jelly sandwich. After lunch, we went into the pool area for free swim. They have a big water slide and things that spray. And a lot of the pool is shallow enough for both boys to walk around. We also had them tested for which swimming class they should go in. Evan went on the water slide but the end was tough because it put him into deeper water. A lifeguard was there to catch him, but I think going underwater scared him a bit. He wasn't crying, but he didn't seem to keen to do it again.
After the gym we came home and Noah took a nap. Evan played upstairs. I did some work. Rachel did some blog stuff and then took a nap.
Erika and Jonah came over tonight so we could go on a date. The boys were eating when they got here but finished before we left. Neither Evan nor Noah seemed upset when we left so that was good.
We weren't sure what we were going to do but ended up at the Melting Pot. It was nice and it was nice to have some quiet time.
When we got home, both boys were in bed and sleeping (although I guess Noah woke up when he heard us). They said that Evan didn't give them a hard time which is good. Noah threw a mini-fit but overall he went to bed easily. I'm glad that it was so easy for them.
Until next time...
Last night, both boys got up saying their tummy hurt. Neither seems to be serious, luckily. Apparently the virus that caused Evan's croup is associated a bit with a small intestinal virus and Noah may have that. Evan seems to be fine.
Evan got up around 7:30 this morning. As usual, I went down and got breakfast for him and then he watched tv in the gameroom.
We hadn't yet signed up at Lifetime Fitness and we got invited to an open house there. So we could use the gym for free and they'd buy as lunch as part of it. This particular gym has a cafe in it. We went over there and put the boys in the daycare. We didn't realize this but the daycare has an outside area so the boys ran to go out there. I think they had a good time. Rachel and I worked out for about an hour, including going into the basketball area and just shooting hoops. We got the boys and went and ate at the cafeteria. They both ate their chips and some of the fruit but they didn't eat their peanut butter and jelly sandwich. After lunch, we went into the pool area for free swim. They have a big water slide and things that spray. And a lot of the pool is shallow enough for both boys to walk around. We also had them tested for which swimming class they should go in. Evan went on the water slide but the end was tough because it put him into deeper water. A lifeguard was there to catch him, but I think going underwater scared him a bit. He wasn't crying, but he didn't seem to keen to do it again.
After the gym we came home and Noah took a nap. Evan played upstairs. I did some work. Rachel did some blog stuff and then took a nap.
Erika and Jonah came over tonight so we could go on a date. The boys were eating when they got here but finished before we left. Neither Evan nor Noah seemed upset when we left so that was good.
We weren't sure what we were going to do but ended up at the Melting Pot. It was nice and it was nice to have some quiet time.
When we got home, both boys were in bed and sleeping (although I guess Noah woke up when he heard us). They said that Evan didn't give them a hard time which is good. Noah threw a mini-fit but overall he went to bed easily. I'm glad that it was so easy for them.
Until next time...
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Jonah and Erika’s Wedding
Yesterday we went to San Antonio for Jonah and Erika’s wedding. We had a great time. The boys were very good. Evan was the ring bearer in the wedding and he looked so cute in his tuxedo. He did so well walking down the aisle with the flower girls. We thought Morry would have to help him down, but that was not the case.
After the wedding, we went to the reception and didn’t think we would stay that long. Evan and Noah had a great time dancing and we stayed until about 11:30pm. Everything went really well. We drove back to Austin after the wedding and put the boys to bed as soon as we walked in the door.
Evan was up around 8am this morning. Noah got up about 9. Michael, Jen, Grandma/Lynn, and Papa/Lenny got here around 12:30 while Morry was watching the Steelers game.
We put Evan and Noah down for naps and then I went with Michael, Jen, Grandma, and Papa to Rudy’s for lunch.
Evan and Noah didn’t nap well. When I got back Evan was already downstairs and Noah was waking up.
Morry ran out to Newflower to get some groceries for the week.
For dinner, we got Chuy’s takeout. We used one of the gift cards Evan’s class gave to us. It worked out well and it was nice not having to worry about making dinner.
Evan threw a fit going to bed, but it seems to be quiet up there now.
Click here to see the photos from Jonah and Erika’s wedding.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Babysitters
We had 2 babysitters come today. Gabby came in the morning, and Blanca came in the afternoon. Evan and Noah seemed very comfortable with Gabby.
When Blanca got here at 12:15 I started getting lunch ready for the boys. Evan ate his shrimp from the other day and a lunchable.
Around 2:30 Blanca helped me put the boys down for naps. They both took good naps.
Morry came home around 5:15 and they were still sleeping. He woke them up at that point so that they would be able to sleep tonight.
Morry made dinner (pork tenderloin and rice).
After dinner we went to the mall so that Evan could get fitted for a tux for Jonah’s wedding. Evan looked really cute in the tux jacket. We go back Thursday to pick up the tux and accessories.
Evan and Noah are in bed now, but I still hear noises upstairs.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Stupid Football
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Amazingly, Evan slept until 8:15 this morning. He came in and got me and I got him some breakfast and set him in the game room as usual. Shortly after 9, Noah started calling for "Mommy". I got up and got the boys dressed. Uncle Mike got up too and we brought the boys downstairs. We watched some TV and played with them.
Around noon, Uncle Mike left to go meet some people for barbecue and then go to the airport to fly back to Seattle. Rachel, Evan, Noah and I went to Jason's Deli at Southpark Meadows. Rachel was going to San Antonio for Erika's (Jonah's, Rachel's cousin, fiancee) shower. The food was just ok there. It was very crowded. Rachel left after a little while and the the boys and I finished up. Evan ate a bunch of watermelon.
I brought the boys home and put them down for naps. Unfortunately, Evan didn't nap. So we put on football and watched that until the Steelers game came on. That game put me in a very bad mood. The Steelers lost the game, the Bears did not win the game. I'm still angry about it. During the fourth quarter, Noah climbed into his high chair. When he does that, he's telling you he's hungry. So I went over, put on his tray and gave him some dried peas. I kept looking over my shoulder at him to make sure he was ok eating. I saw him with his finger in his nose and I got concerned. So I went over to him and sure enough, he had stuck a pea in each nostril. So we are now two-for-two, both boys have stuck food up their nose.
For dinner we just had pasta. Then we went for a walk. Evan wore his new Roethlisberger jersey (Zayde got if for him) all day. He also insisted on wearing it on the walk. He walked for half of the walk and was well behaved.
They are in bed now but not sleeping.
Until next time...
Amazingly, Evan slept until 8:15 this morning. He came in and got me and I got him some breakfast and set him in the game room as usual. Shortly after 9, Noah started calling for "Mommy". I got up and got the boys dressed. Uncle Mike got up too and we brought the boys downstairs. We watched some TV and played with them.
Around noon, Uncle Mike left to go meet some people for barbecue and then go to the airport to fly back to Seattle. Rachel, Evan, Noah and I went to Jason's Deli at Southpark Meadows. Rachel was going to San Antonio for Erika's (Jonah's, Rachel's cousin, fiancee) shower. The food was just ok there. It was very crowded. Rachel left after a little while and the the boys and I finished up. Evan ate a bunch of watermelon.
I brought the boys home and put them down for naps. Unfortunately, Evan didn't nap. So we put on football and watched that until the Steelers game came on. That game put me in a very bad mood. The Steelers lost the game, the Bears did not win the game. I'm still angry about it. During the fourth quarter, Noah climbed into his high chair. When he does that, he's telling you he's hungry. So I went over, put on his tray and gave him some dried peas. I kept looking over my shoulder at him to make sure he was ok eating. I saw him with his finger in his nose and I got concerned. So I went over to him and sure enough, he had stuck a pea in each nostril. So we are now two-for-two, both boys have stuck food up their nose.
For dinner we just had pasta. Then we went for a walk. Evan wore his new Roethlisberger jersey (Zayde got if for him) all day. He also insisted on wearing it on the walk. He walked for half of the walk and was well behaved.
They are in bed now but not sleeping.
Until next time...
Monday, September 22, 2008
Sept. 22
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Conversation with Evan today...
Evan: Noah’s Chinese
Rachel: Noah is not Chinese
Evan: No, he’s a big boy
I wonder what Evan thinks Chinese means?
Went for a run(1.5mi)/walk(1.5mi) with Lizzy (the dog) and Evan and Noah in the stroller. Then, we went to the library and got a couple of kid’s movies for Evan. One is about Cars, Trains, Trucks, and Planes. The other is some ABC thing. After the library we went to Hobby Lobby. I needed to pick up a few things. Getting out of the car Evan was thowing a fit for some reason. He had a car in his hand but didn’t want to leave it in the car and didn’t want to take it with him. I told him he could take it, but that seemed to make him even more upset. I had to pretty much drag him out of the car. As we were walking through the parking lot I was trying to push the stroller with one hand and hold a cranky toddler with the other. This woman getting into her car saw us and said something like “Don’t worry, Mom. It will get better.” Once in the store Evan was a lot better. Evan walked while I pushed Noah in the stroller. Evan loved that store. In the sewing department he found this little tape measure that winds up in a little circular case. You can pull out the measuring tape and then press a little button and it all winds back up. He loved that little thing. It kept him busy for most of the time. Both boys were great in the store. Noah was awake most of the time and Evan was pretty good about staying with me. It was so hard to find someone working there to help me. At one point I just grabbed the first employee I saw and asked him a question. He seemed confused and was not understanding what I was saying. At first I thought he didn’t speak English or something but then somehow he commutated that he was deaf. He opened this little notebook he had and pointed to a phrase, “Just a moment. I will find someone to help you.” I wish I could have communicated with him. The only signs I know are from Baby Signing Time. I could have told him, “more” and “dog” in sign language but that wouldn’t have helped us much. After he got someone to help us he signed “Thank you”. I signed it back to him and really smiled. I guess he appreciated that I was trying.
By the time we got home it was 1:00 something. I quickly made cat grilled cheese for Ev. That is grilled cheese with cats cut out using a cookie cutter. I sat Evan down and put Noah in the high chair so I could get Noah’s cereal (3 tbsp cereal, 3 tbsp juice, about 1tbsp applesauce) ready. Noah was crying the whole time I was trying to make his food. I finally got it made and sat down and he wolfed it down. That kid can eat!
Before I went to put the kids down for their naps I took out 2 pita pockets from the fridge so I could make a sandwich when I got back down. I purposely put them away from the edge of the counter. Somehow, when I made it back downstairs there was only 1 pita pocket sitting there and I know Mottel (the cat) didn’t eat it.
By the time I sat down for lunch it was 3:30. That’s about the time I normally end up eating lunch since it is so hard to feed both boys and myself, and get them down for a nap at a decent time.
After dinner I tutored 2 students. I was gone from 7-10pm. Morry took care of the boys tonight. While I was gone Jonah called Morry and asked if Evan would be the ring bearer in their wedding. That will be fun!
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