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This morning Evan and Morry left the house around 6am for two baseball games.

Noah and I left a little bit later for Cap10K.  Noah's been really looking forward to this 6.2 mile run, though we hadn't done any training for it.  Yesterday, Noah was complaining about his allergies and I was thinking he might not want to go this morning.  When I woke him up, he basically jumped up and said, "Let's go."

We got to the race around 8am, but we didn't start until about 8:30am.  There were around 23,000 people there and they had staggering start times.

Noah did really well.  We walked a little bit but did run for a lot of time.  It was really hilly too.

At the finish line, everyone got medals.  We finished in 1hr 17 minutes, which was faster than I thought we would do.

After the run, we stopped and got juices at The Soup Peddler.

We got home around 11am and Morry and Evan got home shortly after.  Since Evan's team lost the first two games, they were done for the day.

Noah went to Jude's house this afternoon for a little while and then Evan and Noah went to Sunday school.

Michael, Jen, Maya, and Artie arrived tonight so we all had dinner at Grandma and Papa's house.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Here are some pictures from today.

Tuesday with Morry

I dropped off the boys at school and had a little bit of time at home before I needed to meet Morry at the bank. We went to the bank to set up a business account for Morry since he's been doing more web site work for people.

After the bank we ate lunch at Mandola's.

I picked up the boys from school and when we came home we did a major clean up. Their rooms were really messy. I also had them straighten up the game room. I told them they could have jelly beans if they did a good job. They seemed motivated by that. Evan and Noah both helped and we got all 3 rooms looking decent.

Blanca came at 3:45 and I tutored. Morry took Evan to baseball practice while Noah stayed with Blanca.

Morry said Evan did a great job at practice today. He was running hard and paying attention.

For dinner we ate leftover barbecue from Coopers. I also made a carrot (and some other fruit) juice in the juicer. Even Morry drank it! It was good.

We are about to put the boys to bed.

Central Market and Baseball

This morning we went to Central Market. We are going to have a seder here and needed Passover stuff. The HEB near us has a very small Jewish/Kosher section. Evan and Noah enjoyed Central Market. There were samples at every corner. They even have a kids table where kids can put in a quarter in the piggy bank and pick out a small piece of fruit. Evan and Noah both chose apples.

After Central Market we went to the park so I could help Evan with baseball. Noah was a pain, whining a lot, but Evan did well. We worked on catching, throwing, and base running.

At home the boys had a small lunch since they had eaten so much at Central Market. I made a carrot, apple, and lemon juice in our juicer and the boys both gulped it down pretty quickly.

At 3:30 we went to Gymboree for Hazel's (a girl in Noah's class) birthday party. We had to leave the party a little early to get to Evan's baseball game.

Evan did well at baseball today. Morry thought he was throwing really well today.

After the game we ate dinner at Suzy's. We just got home and now we'll put the boys to bed.

Yoga and Feeling Better

This morning Evan went back to school. Jodie picked him up a little before 9am.

Michael and Jen watched Noah while I got dressed and got some stuff done around the house.

For lunch we went to a Greek restaurant.

Shortly after we got home, Evan was dropped off from school. We let the boys play for a little bit and then Michael and Jen helped me put them down for naps.

Michael and Jen then left to go to the airport.

Evan and Noah took really good naps.

Blanca came at 3:30. I tried out a Yoga class for cancer survivors. I enjoyed it. I felt that it was productive, but not overly hard or anything. They meet every week. I plan on going there again. When I got home at 5:30 the boys were still sleeping.

I have been feeling better today. I was actually able to get some stuff done around the house. I’m still a little nauseas and achy but it’s getting better.

For dinner we had various leftovers and then I made juice. Evan kept wanting more and more. I finally told him that was enough and he could have more tomorrow.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. We’ll see how the night goes.

Monday with Morry

This morning Rachael came over to watch the boys. I was able to sleep in. Morry did some stuff around the house. He fixed a few of the fence boards and painted a few spots in our house that needed to be touched up. I cleaned upstairs.

Rachael left around noon and we went out to run some errands. I had to mail some baby clothes I sold on ebay and then we went to HEB.

When we got home we had lunch and the put the boys down for naps. Evan did not nap. He couldn’t find his pacifier and once it was found he wouldn’t go to sleep.

Morry’s friend Katy bought us dinner from Suzy’s tonight. Morry took Noah to pick up the food while I got food ready for the boys at home.

After dinner Evan and I went over to Bernardo and Gabriela’s house. Bernardo has been making “green” juices and I wanted to see how he makes them. It was surprisingly good. There were a lot of vegetables in it, but also some fruit and carrots to give it a somewhat sweet taste too. Evan and Sebastian played upstairs while Bernardo made the juice.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Noah’s room is quiet and Evan is actually quiet too right now.

Hanging out with Aunt Susan

This morning Aunt Susan came over to help me out with the boys. We hung out at the house for a little bit and then went to the park. It was nice getting out of the house. I probably couldn’t have gone to the park by myself with the boys. Noah wanted to be on the playground so Aunt Susan stayed with him. I went with Evan over to the basketball court. Evan enjoyed throwing a tennis ball into the basketball hoop. He actually got it in there quite a few times.

After the park we went to Subway to pick up lunch. Evan and Noah both picked out Doritos to bring home. Aunt Susan and I ate our Subway sandwiches at home. Evan and Noah had their chips and yogurt with fruit.

Aunt Susan stayed to help me put the boys down for naps and then she went home.

Before dinner we had a few visitors at the house. Rita and Blanca came over to give presents to Evan and Noah. They got some cute books, one of which was a Toy Story one. Bernardo, Gabriela, and Sebastian also came over. Bernardo makes healthy juices at home and he brought some over for me to try. He made one with apples, carrots, and lemons. It was actually really good. Also, a mom from the mom’s club came over to drop off dinner as well.

We just put the boys to bed. They are both still making noises.

Gra’noah’bar

Last night I went out with the girls (Yenis and Alissa). We had a nice time, but it was pretty empty downtown. Maybe because people were up late the night before watching election stuff, they didn’t feel like going out?

This morning I drove Evan to school so I didn’t have to rush around trying to get out in time to walk. While Evan was at school Noah and I just hung out at the house. I did laundry and just got little things taken care of. Noah started acting real cranky around 10:30, so I put him down for a nap and he slept for about an hour.

At lunch I gave Noah a straw sippy cup with some juice in it. He did pretty well holding the cup on his own and getting the straw to his mouth.

We drove to pick Evan up and Wendy told me again how much Evan doesn’t like art. They had some project with cut up bell peppers and paint. I think they were using pepper halves as stamps. Anyway, Evan wanted nothing to do with it.

Blanca came at 4 and I tutored 2 students.

It was almost 7 when I got home. As we were getting dinner ready Evan came up with a new nickname for Noah. He started calling him “granoahbar”. Evan made that up all on his own. Morry and I were pretty impressed.

Evan and Noah are in bed now and it seems quiet up there.