Run Then Rain

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Chewie let us sleep until about 8am which was nice.  He did get up at 5am, but we let him get on the bed and he seemed happy.

Rachel and Chewie went for a 3 mile run.  She said he pulled some and he wanted to stop and meet two labs but otherwise he did well.  She came and dropped him off at home and went back out to run some more.  She made it home just before the rain.

Rachel came home and had a quick shower and then went to see a massage/physical therapist to work on her ankle.

The boys and I just relaxed most of the morning and didn't do much.

Noah went with his friend Cole to see Star Wars again this afternoon.  Rachel tutored in the late afternoon.

For dinner, we met at Via 313.

The boys are now in bed.

Until next time...

Recovering

I'm recovering from my big run yesterday.  I'm a little sore today.

We walked to school and then I just walked on the treadmill for a little bit.

Later, I went to a physical therapist for a massage.

We walked to get the kids from school.  They were in good moods.

It was really warm today.  The temperature reached the 70s.

I didn't have to tutor this afternoon so we just took it easy at home.

For dinner we had hamburgers.

Morry just ran out to return the Redbox movie.

When he gets back the kids will get ready for bed.

A Tuesday in the Belkin House

This morning the boys were good.  We walked to school without any issues 

Later in the morning I went for my massage.

We walked to get the boys from school and it was really hot walking home.  Noah complained a lot.

We didn't have anything going on this afternoon or evening.

Morry played baseball outside with Evan while I got dinner ready.  I just made an egg frittata.

The boys are in bed now.

Our day

This morning Morry got the boys ready for school and I walked them.  Morry had a meeting to go to and needed to leave the house around the same time we leave for school.

While the boys were in school I got a therapy massage and went to a Pink Ribbon Cowgirls lunch.

We walked to get the boys from school and they were in good moods.

For dinner we had leftovers from last night.

Morry is on a phone meeting now.  The boys are in their rooms ready for bed.

Busy

This morning Ana, one of our babysitters came over and I left for my massage and tutoring.

The boys seemed to have a good time with her.  Evan said it seemed like the time went by really fast.

For dinner we had pizza.

Pretty soon we'll get the boys ready for bed.

Baseball and Errands

Evan had camp again this morning and had a good time.  While Evan was at camp Noah and I played baseball outside and then he came with me to my massage appointment.

This afternoon we hung out at home.  I gave Lizzy a trim.

For dinner we had a frozen Asian meal.

After dinner we went to Barnes and Noble and Petco.

We just got the boys ready for bed.

Evan's last day of first grade

Today was Evan's last day of first grade.  It sounds like they had a lot of fun at school today.  Evan's class had an ice cream party and a football player from UT came to read to his class.

Noah came with me to my massage appointment.  He was very good there.

Morry, Noah, and I all went to pick up Evan from school.

Gabby came over and I left to tutor.

When I came home we made leftovers for dinner.

While we cleaned up the boys played outside.

Both boys wrote in their journals today.  Evan wrote 26 sentences!

Now, Morry is reading to the boys.

A little less activities

The last few days have been really busy for all of us.  Today was a little better.

While Noah was at school I ran some errands and got a therapy massage.

Gabby came to babysit and pick up Evan and I left to tutor.

I got home around 5:45, so we were able to eat dinner at a decent time tonight.  There were to games or practice tonight.  Noah has another playoff game tomorrow night and we'll see what happens.

Evan is working on homework with Morry and then we'll put the boys to bed.

Lots of tutoring

After dropping off Noah this morning I went to a therapy massage/treatment.  From there I tutored a student for an hour. 

I came home and started getting dinner ready for tonight. 

I picked up Noah and had just a little bit of time at home to get snacks ready for the boys and get ready for tutoring.

Gabby came over and then went with Noah to get Evan from school.

I tutored 4 students this afternoon and got home around 7:45.

While I was gone Morry gave the boys dinner and got them ready for bed.

Morry and I ate our dinner after the boys were in bed.

Noah Bear is 5!

Today is Noah's 5th birthday.  Noah has been really exited about his birthday.  He was in a great mood this morning and couldn't wait to get to school.

After I dropped him off I went to a therapy massage, then to Walmart to get a pinata, and Sams Club to get cupcakes.

I came to Noah's class after lunch with cupcakes and little sherbet cups for the kids.

Noah and I came home for a little bit.  He enjoyed filling the pinata with candy.

Gabby came over and I left to tutor.

When Morry got home he shortly left with the boys to go to Noah's baseball game.

I met them at Noah's game after my tutoring.

Noah had a good game.  They won.  After the game we passed out baseball cupcakes to the kids and had them hit the pinata.

From there, we went Logan's Roadhouse for dinner.   That was Noah's choice.  The kids were good at dinner.

At home, Noah and Evan opened presents, since the ones we had were for both kids.  They loved all of their gifts.

They are now ready for  bed and in their rooms, but not asleep yet.

The last 2 days

Since we didn't write the blog yesterday,  here's what we did the last 2 days.

Yesterday I tutored at 11am.  Then, Morry took Evan to his baseball practice from 2-4.

The kids cleaned up their rooms and the game room.

We had turkey burgers for dinner.

Today, while Noah was at school I had a massage therapy appointment.

I got Noah from school and we were home a little while before Gabby came over.

I went to tutor and Gabby and Noah picked up Evan from school.

I got home around 6pm.

We had frittata and salad for dinner.

Evan is reading to Morry now and then we'll get the boys ready for bed.

Another busy Monday with Late Dinner

Today was another busy Monday.

While the boys were in school I ran some errands and got a therapy massage.

I got Noah from school, ate my lunch, and then Gabby came over. 

I left to tutor and didn't get home until about 7:30.

Morry gave the boys dinner.

We just got Evan and Noah ready for bed and now we'll eat our dinner.

End of the week

This morning after dropping Noah off at school I had an appointment with the massage therapist.  I really like her and feel a lot better already.  She gave me more stretching activities and balls to use.

I was home for a little bit and then it was time to get Evan.  Evan was in a good mood and the boys seemed happy to see each other.

We spent the afternoon at home and then Morry took Evan to his basketball practice.  While they were gone Noah had dinner here at home and then we took a walk.  I walked Lizzy and Noah rode his scooter.

Morry picked up Tochy's for us for dinner and we ate once they got home.

Now it's time to get the boys ready for bed.

Getting Fixed

After I dropped off Noah at school today I went to a physical therapy/massage therapy appointment.  I tried out a new place I found through Yelp.  I really liked the lady.  She gave me some exercises to do and did lots of stretches and massage with me to help all my aches/pains/limited range of motion, etc.  I go back again next Friday.

On my way home I stopped at HEB.

I came home, put the groceries away, and then got Noah at school.

I got dinner started (crockpot chicken and soup) and then Gabby came over.

I left to tutor and Gabby and Noah picked up Evan from school.

I got home around 4:30.

After dinner Evan finished his homework.

Morry and Evan are reading now and then we'll put the boys to bed.

Noah's Turn

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Last night, Evan was kind of cranky.  I think he was still tired from the long night of baseball the night before.  He went to sleep fairly easily.  When I got him up this morning, he was actually kind of hyper. We watched the MLB channel like normal and then we were getting on our bikes to go to school.  It seemed like it was misting.  I'm not actually sure if it was raining, but there was 95% humidity.  Either way, we decided not to ride the bikes so we drove.

Rachel went for a run this morning and then took Noah to school.  After dropping Noah off, Rachel had a massage that I had scheduled for her.  This week is "Spa Week" and a bunch of salons were having big deals.

Rachel came home, did a bit of work, laid down, and then got Noah.

Rachel's first tutoring session was cancelled so she was able to pick Evan up.

After I finished work, I got Noah ready.  One of the games that had been cancelled was made up tonight.  Noah was very excited about his game.  I was excited to get to see him play.  Noah started the game at third base.  Unfortunately no balls were hit to him.  He then played right field, left field and finished up at second base.  He dove for a ball hit to him when he was playing second.  He was very excited to talk to me about diving for the ball.  At the plate he hit the ball hard twice for singles and he scored two runs.  His team won and is currently undefeated.  He has his next game on Sunday.

After the game, there was a pinata since it was the birthday of one of the boys.  Noah didn't participate but Evan did.

We had corned beef that we'd cooked in the crock pot when we got home.  Right now Rachel is reading to the boys.

Until next time...

Neighborhood Party

This morning Morry made me breakfast and then I had a massage and facial.

While I was gone Morry and the boys went to Sams Club.

When I got home Noah was asleep on the couch.

This afternoon we were invited to a pot luck dinner with some neighbors. We only knew one of the families beforehand. Evan was the oldest of all of the kids. There were a few babies. We were outside the whole time. Evan and Noah had a good time, but didn't eat much. There wasn't much food that they normally eat except for the fruit.

Noah fell asleep on the couch again when we got home. He hasn't been feeling well today.

We'll put the boys to bed soon.

Slip and Slide in October

This morning Evan and Noah said they wanted to play outside on the slip and slide. It was a little cool outside, maybe 70 degrees, but they didn’t care. Evan quickly put on his bathing suit. That’s about the only thing he does quickly. I got Noah dressed and set up the slip and slide. Evan and Noah had a good time.

They also ate lunch outside.

After lunch we went to the gym. I got a massage there. There’s a spa/salon in the gym which is nice. I was able to put the kids in the childcare and then get my massage.

After the gym we came home and I put Noah down for a nap. He fought it at first, but eventually fell asleep.

Gabby came at 4 and I tutored.

I got home around 8:15pm. Morry had put the boys to bed, but they were both still awake.

Mother's Day

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, Evan slept in a bit later. He came in our room after 8am. Noah was up by 8:30 or 8:45. I took them downstairs so Rachel could sleep in on Mother's Day. I got them breakfast and put on the Scooby-Doo marathon on Cartoon Network for them.

When Rachel came downstairs, we realized we couldn't go swimming or biking because it was raining. We decided to go to CVS. They were having some sales on things and we needed a bunch of stuff. When you use your CVS card, you can get CVS bucks that can be used towards another purchase. Rachel made us organize the items into two groups - all the ones that got us CVS bucks and the ones that didn't. Then we had to check out twice. Each of the CVS bucks prints out as a separate coupon. The checkout guy said we had some kind of record. The strip that printed out seemed to be about 6 feet long (I don't think I'm exaggerating). After we got all those coupons, then we checked out with the second group. Rachel was very proud of herself because that second group, which consisted of 11 items, cost us 86 cents. Not 86 cents plus tax - a grand total of 86 cents.

When we got home, I made pancakes (Evan asked for them) and we ate brunch out on the porch upstairs.

For Mother's Day I booked Rachel an appointment for a massage and facial. She's been through a lot and deserved a nice relaxing pampered day. She left after brunch and I cleaned up and put Noah down for a nap.

For dinner, we went to Phara's which is a Middle Eastern restaurant. The food was good. We sat outside in a covered gazebo. It was really neat. The service was pretty slow but overall it was a very nice time.

We came home and got the boys ready for bed.

Evan is really annoying me now as he's crying at the top of the steps saying he's scared of his room. This is not real, he's just trying to get attention.

Noah the Handful

Noah got up again last night during the middle of the night. Morry and I each went in his room one time during the night.

Evan was up early. He got his breakfast from the pantry and Morry put on a movie for him.

At 10:45 I left the house to get a massage. I got a great deal at Massage Envy on LivingSocial Deals. My massage was 1 ½ hours.

Afterwards, I met Morry and the boys at McDonalds for lunch. Morry was glad to have my help. He said Noah was being very needy this morning. We got a good deal on lunch at McDonalds. We had coupons for a free coffee and a free burger. The boys didn’t eat that much at lunch. The mostly wanted to play with their Happy Meal toys. The weather was very nice this afternoon, so we went to the McDonalds playground for a little bit. Evan enjoyed climbing and playing on the playscape. Noah just walked around it. He wasn’t so interested in climbing.

We drove home and put Evan and Noah down for naps. They both took a while to fall asleep. Noah was crying and calling for us. Evan kept coming downstairs. Eventually, they did sleep for a little bit.

We had spaghetti for dinner tonight.

Right now Evan and Noah are eating Animal crackers sitting with Morry. The both just told Morry they love him. Awh.

Ok, time to get these little guys to bed so we can have some free, hopefully relaxing time.

More Massages

This morning Jodie picked up Evan for school and Morry took Lizzy to the vet. Lizzy still has a fluid filled sac that is growing and the vet thinks she needs to have surgery to remove it within the next few months. She had some blood work done to check her thyroid and some other things. We should get those results in a few days.

Bobbie Nehman came to our house today to give me a massage. Before she left she also gave Grandma/Lynn a massage too.

Grandma waited for Evan to come home and then she drove back to Dallas.

Noah went down for his nap pretty quickly, but it took Evan a little while.

For dinner Morry picked up Carinos on the way home. We had a gift card from Evan’s class that we used. Oh, and he picked up Chick-Fil-A for the boys.

After dinner we went out to Barnes and Noble. Evan’s class is doing a book exchange on Thursday. The girl that Evan chose said she likes princess stuff, so we went there to find a princess book. Evan will most likely be getting a Toy Story book. His teacher told me when asked what types of book he was interested in, Evan said Toy Story. We had a hard time getting Evan to leave Barnes and Noble. Luckily. Morry was there to help this time.

Both boys are in bed now. We’ll see how long it takes Evan to come out and ask for something.