First Night of Hanukkah and Trail of Lights

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

After walking the boys to school with Lizzy, we were coming home and came upon two women walking two golden retriever puppies.  Lizzy wanted to see the puppies and the puppies wanted to see her.  They were really smelling each other and Lizzy seemed happy.  As we walked away, Lizzy got really hyper.  She seemed to enjoy it so much she was jumping and running.  She was trying to do this while on the leash which made it difficult, but she loved those little puppies.

Around lunchtime, Rachel ran out to return some things at Michael's and stop at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

We walked to get the boys from school.

The boys did their homework when they got home.  And then we had our first "night" of Hanukkah.  They each opened a gift.  Tonight's gift for each was from Zayde.

The reason we had an early Hanukkah was that Jack invited Evan to go with Jack's family to the Trail of Lights.  Jack's family picked Evan up at 4:30 today.  He should be home shortly.

Noah played with his Playstation game from Zayde while Rachel tutored.

For dinner the three of us had hamburgers.

Rachel and Noah are now reading.

Until next time...

Rain Game

This morning we went to Home Depot.  They had a craft workshop for kids.  The boys each made a football toss game. They seemed to really enjoy doing that. 

After Home Depot we went to Michaels.

We ate lunch at home and later in the afternoon Morry and Evan went to Evan's pre-game practice.

Noah and I got there as the game was starting and it looked like it could rain.  It was really windy.   During the game it started to rain and as soon as they saw lightening they canceled the game.   Evan was upset that he only got to play a little.  He did get a good hit and got to 2nd base.

We ate at home for dinner and Evan noticed a rainbow outside.  We took a few pictures.

For dessert we went to TCBY.

Now we are getting the boys ready for bed.

Errands and tutoring

This morning I had a web conference. It was one where you just listened and didn't need to participate, so Noah played Wii while I did that. It turned out to not be what I expected, so I quit before it was over. It was free, so it wasn't a big deal.

Noah and I ran some errands. We went to Carter's to get pajamas for Evan and to Michael's to return some things.

Noah stayed at home while I rode my bike to get Evan.

Blanca came over at 3:45 and I tutored.

When I got home the boys and Morry were outside practicing with the tennis balls. We talked to our neighbors Brian and Angela for a little while while all of the kids played.

For dinner we had leftovers from last night.

The boys are showered and in in bed now.

Getting Ready for a Big Weekend

This morning Noah wanted Aunt Jen to come to school for drop off. After dropping Noah off at school, I dropped Jen back off at home and ran some errands. I went to the bank, library, and Michael's.

When I got back home I started getting things ready for the parties this weekend.

Grandma and Papa got here around 2:30 and Grandma came with me to get Evan at school. Evan was very happy to see her and ran up and hugged her.

Evan and Noah stayed at home with Uncle Mike and Aunt Jen while Grandma, Papa, and I went to HEB.

Today is Michael's birthday and to celebrate we went to dinner at Trattoria Lisina. Aaron and Mandy also met us there. It was a good time and the boys were well behaved.

Evan and Noah are ready for bed now, but not yet asleep.

Errands with Zayde

This morning Zayde went with us to Michaels. We had to get a new frame for the picture of the boys we had on the mantle. Noah broke it last night. It was a really big, matted frame. He threw a ball at it and it came crashing down. Broken pieces of glass were everywhere.

We also went to Newflower and Wholly Bagel.

Noah took a good nap today.

For dinner we all went to Cypress Grill.

We just gave the boys baths and hopefully they will go to sleep easily tonight. Noah cried for about 1hr and 15 minutes last night because he didn't like the clean sheets on his bed.

Here are some pictures and video from our Dallas trip.

Noah's Mickey Mouse Drawing and his name

Back on Schedule

This morning I took the boys with me to the gym. I did the cardio kickboxing class and then we left after that. The child care was very crowded today. AISD didn't have school today.

After the gym we went to Michael's to get some art projects. I thought the boys would have fun doing some art at home. We picked out birdhouses to paint and a few other things. I also bought some iron on patches. Almost all of Evan's pants have holes in them.

After Michael's we went to Sprouts to get some groceries for the week.

We came home and the boys played and ate lunch outside.

I tried putting Noah down for a nap but he didn't sleep.

Gabby came at 4pm.

I tutored one student, came back home for dinner, and left again after dinner to tutor another student. For dinner we just had some leftover chicken and potatoes we had in the freezer.

When I got home the boys were ready for bed. Noah was asleep and Evan was playing in the hall.

Errands

After I dropped off Evan at school, Noah and I went to run some errands. We went to Michaels to return something. Right next door is Barnes and Noble. I decided to go to the bookstore for a little bit to let Noah play with the trains. That is the first time I have taken Noah there without Evan. I think Noah enjoyed playing trains without Evan bossing him around.

We went to Ulta and then came home. I cleaned up a little, but besides that I couldn’t get much done. Noah was being very clingy and demanding.

We ate lunch and then picked up Evan.

When we got home I put Evan and Noah down for naps. Noah napped, but Evan did not.

Blanca came at 3:00. I tutored and came home a little after 5:00.

We had pasta for dinner. Evan ate really well.

After dinner Morry took the boys outside in the backyard. Morry and Evan played baseball and Morry was very impressed with how well Evan hit the ball.

We gave the boys baths and now they are in bed.