Hello everyone, this is Morry.
I woke up with Chewie and the cats this morning around 6:30am. Shortly after I got up, we had a very large thunderstorm. We did need the rain. Rachel and Evan were going to go for a bike ride, but the rain nixed that. It also was wet enough that we decided not to take Chewie for the hike we had planned to take.
We did take Chewie for a walk around the neighborhood later in the morning. The rain had stopped long enough for us to take a walk. We did hear thunder in the distance as we were walking.
We made lunch when we got home. Then Rachel and I took Chewie to PetSmart. We needed to get more food for Chewie and we wanted to get him some more chew toys. They were doing a big pet adoption drive there. There were some very cute kittens there.
When we came home, Noah and I watched the Hunger Games. He had been asking me to watch it with him for quite some time. He's read the first two books in the series and wanted to see the movie.
While we watched the movie, Evan had his friends Wade and Nathan come over.
For dinner, we went with Grandma and Papa to Lupe Tortilla. It's very good but it's expensive.
Evan is doing some homework now. Soon they will get ready for bed.
Until next time...
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Sunday, May 20, 2018
Friday, March 16, 2018
Dog Park and Waterloo
This morning Evan was dropped off around 11am.
A little while later the boys and I took Chewie to the dog park. We had to wait about 15 minutes to get a spot in the parking lot. Chewie had a great time. He ran around with other dogs and even fetched the ball in the water. That was his first time really swimming. We wore him out.
The boys convinced me to stop at Panera on the way home. We ate outside with Chewie.
Then, we took it easy in the afternoon.
At 5:45 we picked up Grandma and Papa and went to Nathan's party at Waterloo Ice House. We sat outside and the kids could run around. It was a nice time.
Now we are home and the boys are getting ready for bed. Evan has an early game tomorrow morning.
Here are some pictures from today.
A little while later the boys and I took Chewie to the dog park. We had to wait about 15 minutes to get a spot in the parking lot. Chewie had a great time. He ran around with other dogs and even fetched the ball in the water. That was his first time really swimming. We wore him out.
The boys convinced me to stop at Panera on the way home. We ate outside with Chewie.
Then, we took it easy in the afternoon.
At 5:45 we picked up Grandma and Papa and went to Nathan's party at Waterloo Ice House. We sat outside and the kids could run around. It was a nice time.
Now we are home and the boys are getting ready for bed. Evan has an early game tomorrow morning.
Here are some pictures from today.
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Baseball Practice But No Football Practice
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning Evan had baseball practice. We met up at Wendy's with Reid's dad and took Reid to practice. We did stop at Donut Taco Palace on the way up.
Evan had a good practice. They had it set up with 9 kids in the field and three batting. When there were three outs, they'd bring in another 3 kids to bat and rotate kids in the field. Evan caught twice, played left field once, batted, played first twice and pitched. He looked good at first base today. When he was pitching, he actually pitched six outs since he got threw the first three outs so quickly they kept going. He was very sharp pitching.
On the way home, we brought Reid and Braeden with us and met their parents to drop them off.
Rachel and Noah were at HEB when we got home.
Noah was supposed to have football practice this afternoon, but around lunch time it got cancelled. It was nice to have the afternoon free.
Evan played basketball outside for a bit with Nathan.
Then I made popcorn and the boys and I watched the movie The Rock.
For dinner, we had Yaghi's pizza delivered. We watched Timeless while eating.
The boys are in bed.
Until next time...
This morning Evan had baseball practice. We met up at Wendy's with Reid's dad and took Reid to practice. We did stop at Donut Taco Palace on the way up.
Evan had a good practice. They had it set up with 9 kids in the field and three batting. When there were three outs, they'd bring in another 3 kids to bat and rotate kids in the field. Evan caught twice, played left field once, batted, played first twice and pitched. He looked good at first base today. When he was pitching, he actually pitched six outs since he got threw the first three outs so quickly they kept going. He was very sharp pitching.
On the way home, we brought Reid and Braeden with us and met their parents to drop them off.
Rachel and Noah were at HEB when we got home.
Noah was supposed to have football practice this afternoon, but around lunch time it got cancelled. It was nice to have the afternoon free.
Evan played basketball outside for a bit with Nathan.
Then I made popcorn and the boys and I watched the movie The Rock.
For dinner, we had Yaghi's pizza delivered. We watched Timeless while eating.
The boys are in bed.
Until next time...
Friday, October 7, 2016
Bagels and Work
This morning we walked to school. There was no Camp Gladiator today.
Morry and I got our usual Friday bagels at Wholy Bagel.
After lunch Deborah came over to work and hangout. We both did work at the kitchen table on our computers.
Morry and I walked to pick up the kids from school.
Evan went home with Wade.
Later in afternoon Jude came over to play with Noah.
Evan was dropped off at home and shortly after Morry, Noah, and Jude went to football practice.
Evan played in the cul-de-sac with Nathan for a while.
When they got home we tried to make plans for dinner. Morry, Evan, and I wanted Pinthouse Pizza, but Noah complained that he didn't want that. So, we ended up calling in the order for pizza, picking it up, and then picking up Subway for Noah on the way home.
We ate our dinner while we watched the new TV show, Timeless. We all liked it. The boys wanted to watch the next episode, but we had to explain to them that it wasn't out yet and we'd have to wait until next week.
Now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Morry and I got our usual Friday bagels at Wholy Bagel.
After lunch Deborah came over to work and hangout. We both did work at the kitchen table on our computers.
Morry and I walked to pick up the kids from school.
Evan went home with Wade.
Later in afternoon Jude came over to play with Noah.
Evan was dropped off at home and shortly after Morry, Noah, and Jude went to football practice.
Evan played in the cul-de-sac with Nathan for a while.
When they got home we tried to make plans for dinner. Morry, Evan, and I wanted Pinthouse Pizza, but Noah complained that he didn't want that. So, we ended up calling in the order for pizza, picking it up, and then picking up Subway for Noah on the way home.
We ate our dinner while we watched the new TV show, Timeless. We all liked it. The boys wanted to watch the next episode, but we had to explain to them that it wasn't out yet and we'd have to wait until next week.
Now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Friday, August 5, 2016
Last Day for Allison and Avery
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Allison had four conference calls today. She was already up and preparing when I woke up this morning.
The kids played upstairs most of the morning. In the late morning, Rachel took Avery and Evan to the pool to go swimming. Noah stayed at home.
When they got back they had lunch.
Later in the afternoon, I played wiffleball in the front yard with all the kids.
For dinner we went to Grandma and Papa's. Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan joined. All the kids really had fun together.
The boys are about to go to bed.
Until next time...
Allison had four conference calls today. She was already up and preparing when I woke up this morning.
The kids played upstairs most of the morning. In the late morning, Rachel took Avery and Evan to the pool to go swimming. Noah stayed at home.
When they got back they had lunch.
Later in the afternoon, I played wiffleball in the front yard with all the kids.
For dinner we went to Grandma and Papa's. Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan joined. All the kids really had fun together.
The boys are about to go to bed.
Until next time...
Friday, June 3, 2016
No School and Flash at the Vet
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
It was nice sleeping in an hour and a half extra this morning with no school. When I got up, Evan was in his room but awake. Noah was sleeping.
I worked all morning. The boys just played on their iPads.
We went to Wholy Bagel for lunch.
When we got home, Flash began to throw up. He'd vomit a little bit every 2 minutes. One of the times, a big clump of something came up. Rachel and I looked at it. We thought maybe it was some cable from something. Then we realized it was three elastic hair ties of Rachel's. He continued to throw up after that but finally stopped. He went under my desk and looked weak and lethargic. We weren't sure if that was because he was sick or if there was anything still in his stomach. Rachel called the vet and they said to bring him in immediately. They said of there was another hair band in there, it could get wrapped around something and cause big damage. Rachel brought Flash in and they were able to take an x-ray. The x-ray is not 100% definitive, but nothing was shown and no air pockets were visible that would be associated with something like that. When Rachel brought Flash home, he seemed to be acting more normal.
Evan went to Jack's this afternoon. They went swimming for a couple hours.
For dinner, we picked up Evan, then Grandma and Papa and went to the Chuy's up north. Rachel's cousin Lauren was having a dinner there for her daughter's third birthday. We were able to see Aaron and his family and Aunt Susan.
After dinner, we stopped at Aaron's new house for everyone to get to see it. Jeremy and Nathan were very glad to have Evan and Noah there. At one point, Noah was chasing Jeremy around telling Jeremy he was a zombie and was going to eat him. Jeremy thought this was very funny. When we went to leave, Jeremy insisted that Noah and Evan bend down so he could give them a kiss on the cheek.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
It was nice sleeping in an hour and a half extra this morning with no school. When I got up, Evan was in his room but awake. Noah was sleeping.
I worked all morning. The boys just played on their iPads.
We went to Wholy Bagel for lunch.
When we got home, Flash began to throw up. He'd vomit a little bit every 2 minutes. One of the times, a big clump of something came up. Rachel and I looked at it. We thought maybe it was some cable from something. Then we realized it was three elastic hair ties of Rachel's. He continued to throw up after that but finally stopped. He went under my desk and looked weak and lethargic. We weren't sure if that was because he was sick or if there was anything still in his stomach. Rachel called the vet and they said to bring him in immediately. They said of there was another hair band in there, it could get wrapped around something and cause big damage. Rachel brought Flash in and they were able to take an x-ray. The x-ray is not 100% definitive, but nothing was shown and no air pockets were visible that would be associated with something like that. When Rachel brought Flash home, he seemed to be acting more normal.
Evan went to Jack's this afternoon. They went swimming for a couple hours.
For dinner, we picked up Evan, then Grandma and Papa and went to the Chuy's up north. Rachel's cousin Lauren was having a dinner there for her daughter's third birthday. We were able to see Aaron and his family and Aunt Susan.
After dinner, we stopped at Aaron's new house for everyone to get to see it. Jeremy and Nathan were very glad to have Evan and Noah there. At one point, Noah was chasing Jeremy around telling Jeremy he was a zombie and was going to eat him. Jeremy thought this was very funny. When we went to leave, Jeremy insisted that Noah and Evan bend down so he could give them a kiss on the cheek.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
Friday, April 22, 2016
Noah Back to School
This morning Noah was feeling better and was able to go to school. We all walked there.
I went for a run this morning and then made a ton of matzo balls for the Passover seder tomorrow.
Morry and I went to Wholy Bagel for lunch and stopped at HEB on the way home.
We walked to pick up the kids from school and Wade came home with us.
Evan, Wade, and Nathan played in the cul-de-sac for most of the afternoon.
Wade was picked up around 5:30.
We ate dinner at Cypress Grill. Evan ate very well. Noah didn't eat very much.
In a little bit the boys will get ready for bed.
I went for a run this morning and then made a ton of matzo balls for the Passover seder tomorrow.
Morry and I went to Wholy Bagel for lunch and stopped at HEB on the way home.
We walked to pick up the kids from school and Wade came home with us.
Evan, Wade, and Nathan played in the cul-de-sac for most of the afternoon.
Wade was picked up around 5:30.
We ate dinner at Cypress Grill. Evan ate very well. Noah didn't eat very much.
In a little bit the boys will get ready for bed.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
No Tutoring and Nice Day
This morning we walked to school and we walked to pick up the boys.
This afternoon the weather was really nice.
Jack walked home with us for tutoring, but since the 4th graders has writing benchmarks today, Jack ended up not doing tutoring so that he could have a break. Audrey ended up not coming as well.
Morry and the boys played football outside for a little bit.
While we were getting ready the boys played in the cul-de-sac with Nathan.
For dinner we had a frozen Asian meal.
We Facetimed with Artie since today is his first birthday.
The boys are getting ready for bed now.
This afternoon the weather was really nice.
Jack walked home with us for tutoring, but since the 4th graders has writing benchmarks today, Jack ended up not doing tutoring so that he could have a break. Audrey ended up not coming as well.
Morry and the boys played football outside for a little bit.
While we were getting ready the boys played in the cul-de-sac with Nathan.
For dinner we had a frozen Asian meal.
We Facetimed with Artie since today is his first birthday.
The boys are getting ready for bed now.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
More Baseball
Morry took the kids to baseball camp this morning.
I ran during the day.
We both went to pick them up at 2pm. Evan was excited about playing with the older boy. He even gave the boy our phone number so they could schedule a time to get together.
Shortly after getting home, Wade's dad picked up Evan. Wade, Nathan, and Evan went to see Star Wars. Evan seemed to have a good time.
For dinner we had ham and baked potatoes.
Soon, the boys will get ready for bed.
I ran during the day.
We both went to pick them up at 2pm. Evan was excited about playing with the older boy. He even gave the boy our phone number so they could schedule a time to get together.
Shortly after getting home, Wade's dad picked up Evan. Wade, Nathan, and Evan went to see Star Wars. Evan seemed to have a good time.
For dinner we had ham and baked potatoes.
Soon, the boys will get ready for bed.
Monday, December 21, 2015
Hoppin' House and Pizza
This morning we took it easy. I went for a short run and then the boys and I went to Hoppin' House.
Wade's mom invited us to join them and Evan's friend Nathan. The boys had a good time.
Afterwards, we got pizza nearby at Giovanni's. The kids really liked the pizza.
For dinner we had pasta.
The kids are in bed now.
Wade's mom invited us to join them and Evan's friend Nathan. The boys had a good time.
Afterwards, we got pizza nearby at Giovanni's. The kids really liked the pizza.
For dinner we had pasta.
The kids are in bed now.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Cousins
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
When we walked to school today, we bumped into the family with the two girls who love Lizzy. The oldest, Savannah, is Noah's age. Her younger sister, Brooklyn, is 4 and goes to pre-school. Their mom told us that Brooklyn drew a picture of Brooklyn with Lizzy. Brooklyn was holding Lizzy's leash.
Grandma and Papa returned home after lunch today. Rachel met them at the house as their refrigerator repairman was coming and Rachel was there to let him in.
After picking up the boys, we stopped at Grandma and Papa's for a bit.
Uncle Mike and Aunt Jen flew in today with Maya and Artie. Their flight got in at 5:30. So Rachel picked up Rudy's on her way back from tutoring and we met at Grandma and Papa's. Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan came over as well. After dinner, all the cousins were playing together being wild on a bed. Jeremy and Maya were doing whatever Evan and Noah were doing. Evan and Noah were good at being gentle and making sure Jeremy and Maya were ok. The kids really had a blast.
We're home now and the boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
When we walked to school today, we bumped into the family with the two girls who love Lizzy. The oldest, Savannah, is Noah's age. Her younger sister, Brooklyn, is 4 and goes to pre-school. Their mom told us that Brooklyn drew a picture of Brooklyn with Lizzy. Brooklyn was holding Lizzy's leash.
Grandma and Papa returned home after lunch today. Rachel met them at the house as their refrigerator repairman was coming and Rachel was there to let him in.
After picking up the boys, we stopped at Grandma and Papa's for a bit.
Uncle Mike and Aunt Jen flew in today with Maya and Artie. Their flight got in at 5:30. So Rachel picked up Rudy's on her way back from tutoring and we met at Grandma and Papa's. Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan came over as well. After dinner, all the cousins were playing together being wild on a bed. Jeremy and Maya were doing whatever Evan and Noah were doing. Evan and Noah were good at being gentle and making sure Jeremy and Maya were ok. The kids really had a blast.
We're home now and the boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Lots of Activities
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
We were able to submit the Your Trainer app last night around 11pm. It was good to finish that. I had another deadline with Hey Cupcake today that I was able to finish up. Because of that I stayed home most of the day.
Around 9:30, Wade's mom came and picked up Evan and Noah. Wade invited the boys plus Nathan to go to Wazoo's which is a jumpy place. After Wazoo's, they all went back to Wade's for a while.
Rachel went to Whole Foods for Pink Ribbon Cowgirls lunch. It sounded like she had a good time. On her way home, she picked up the boys from Wade's.
I went to Hey Cupcake for a meeting in the afternoon.
Evan had a coaching session with Coach Chris today. It was just him so they worked on hitting for more than an hour. It went well. As always, Evan was in a great mood afterwards.
For dinner we had a pork tenderloin that Rachel made in the crock pot.
We went to for a walk and now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
We were able to submit the Your Trainer app last night around 11pm. It was good to finish that. I had another deadline with Hey Cupcake today that I was able to finish up. Because of that I stayed home most of the day.
Around 9:30, Wade's mom came and picked up Evan and Noah. Wade invited the boys plus Nathan to go to Wazoo's which is a jumpy place. After Wazoo's, they all went back to Wade's for a while.
Rachel went to Whole Foods for Pink Ribbon Cowgirls lunch. It sounded like she had a good time. On her way home, she picked up the boys from Wade's.
I went to Hey Cupcake for a meeting in the afternoon.
Evan had a coaching session with Coach Chris today. It was just him so they worked on hitting for more than an hour. It went well. As always, Evan was in a great mood afterwards.
For dinner we had a pork tenderloin that Rachel made in the crock pot.
We went to for a walk and now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Locomotion
This morning I went for a short run. When I got back I made an early lunch for the kids. Our plan was to meet Owen and his mom for Starbucks then Locomotion at 12:15.
Evan invited his friends Wade and Nathan to come with us, so I picked them up on the way.
Lorena and I got our Starbucks drinks and then took the kids over to Locomotion, an indoor play/bouncy house place. All of the kids had a good time. We took a break in the middle to have some snacks (watermelon and juice) that I brought for the kids.
After Locomotion Wade and Nathan came over to our house for a little while.
Evan and Morry went to a baseball lesson at 6:30 and got home close to 9:00. We had Coke ham and zucchini for dinner.
Now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Evan invited his friends Wade and Nathan to come with us, so I picked them up on the way.
Lorena and I got our Starbucks drinks and then took the kids over to Locomotion, an indoor play/bouncy house place. All of the kids had a good time. We took a break in the middle to have some snacks (watermelon and juice) that I brought for the kids.
After Locomotion Wade and Nathan came over to our house for a little while.
Evan and Morry went to a baseball lesson at 6:30 and got home close to 9:00. We had Coke ham and zucchini for dinner.
Now the boys are getting ready for bed.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Low-Key Fourth
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
All of us slept in to some degree today. Rachel and Noah slept in the longest.
We thought we'd make waffles and pancakes for brunch and then go to the pool. After we ate, the boys said they didn't want to go to the pool.
Nathan invited Evan to go to his house so he went down to Nathan's and was there until dinner time.
Rachel, Noah and I went to HEB to get some things for tonight and the week. We saw Aunt Sandy there.
We took it easy in the afternoon.
For dinner, we grilled hamburgers, shrimp and corn. I also made some garlic bread on the grill. The boys ate very very well.
We went to Sweet Caroline's for dessert.
Until next time...
All of us slept in to some degree today. Rachel and Noah slept in the longest.
We thought we'd make waffles and pancakes for brunch and then go to the pool. After we ate, the boys said they didn't want to go to the pool.
Nathan invited Evan to go to his house so he went down to Nathan's and was there until dinner time.
Rachel, Noah and I went to HEB to get some things for tonight and the week. We saw Aunt Sandy there.
We took it easy in the afternoon.
For dinner, we grilled hamburgers, shrimp and corn. I also made some garlic bread on the grill. The boys ate very very well.
We went to Sweet Caroline's for dessert.
Until next time...
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Mother's Day
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
The boys got up before us this morning. Rachel and I got up at the same time. Being that it was Mother's Day, it was up to Rachel to choose where she wanted to go. Ultimately she chose to go to Crema Bakery. While she was getting ready, the boys and I finished up our gift. We sent her on a scavenger hunt around the house to get gift cards.
Brunch was good. The boys both ate good muffins. Rachel and I liked our food.
From there, we went to Mt. Bonnell. We had taken the boys before but they only have vague memories of it. Of course, that's where Rachel and I got engaged. We all had a good time there.
We met Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan at their house and then walked to the park. The kids played together and they played some basketball.
We all walked over to Nau's Enfield Pharmacy and got some food. The Upshaw family ate their lunch since they hadn't eaten. We got limeades and Noah got a hot dog.
We came home and did our daily Sunday chores. The boys watched Back to the Future II.
We ate pork tenderloin for dinner cooked on the grill.
For dessert we went to TCBY.
The boys are showering and getting ready for bed.
Until next time....
The boys got up before us this morning. Rachel and I got up at the same time. Being that it was Mother's Day, it was up to Rachel to choose where she wanted to go. Ultimately she chose to go to Crema Bakery. While she was getting ready, the boys and I finished up our gift. We sent her on a scavenger hunt around the house to get gift cards.
Brunch was good. The boys both ate good muffins. Rachel and I liked our food.
From there, we went to Mt. Bonnell. We had taken the boys before but they only have vague memories of it. Of course, that's where Rachel and I got engaged. We all had a good time there.
We met Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan at their house and then walked to the park. The kids played together and they played some basketball.
We all walked over to Nau's Enfield Pharmacy and got some food. The Upshaw family ate their lunch since they hadn't eaten. We got limeades and Noah got a hot dog.
We came home and did our daily Sunday chores. The boys watched Back to the Future II.
We ate pork tenderloin for dinner cooked on the grill.
For dessert we went to TCBY.
The boys are showering and getting ready for bed.
Until next time....
Friday, April 17, 2015
Upshaws
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning Grandma and Papa walked with us to take the boys to school. Lizzy got to see both Crystal and her golden retriever puppy friend.
I went to Aaron's after we got home. Grandma and Papa went out with a realtor to look at houses.
Rachel, Grandma and Papa went to Wholy Bagel but I couldn't join them.
For dinner, Aunt Susan came over and brought Pollo Rico. Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan came over as well. Evan, Noah and Jeremy were running around upstairs at one point. When they came downstairs all of them had bright red faces and were sweating. It was a nice time.
The boys are going to bed now. We've got a big day tomorrow with the boys' birthday party.
Until next time...
This morning Grandma and Papa walked with us to take the boys to school. Lizzy got to see both Crystal and her golden retriever puppy friend.
I went to Aaron's after we got home. Grandma and Papa went out with a realtor to look at houses.
Rachel, Grandma and Papa went to Wholy Bagel but I couldn't join them.
For dinner, Aunt Susan came over and brought Pollo Rico. Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan came over as well. Evan, Noah and Jeremy were running around upstairs at one point. When they came downstairs all of them had bright red faces and were sweating. It was a nice time.
The boys are going to bed now. We've got a big day tomorrow with the boys' birthday party.
Until next time...
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Two Games, Two Wins
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
The Bucs had their first tournament of the season today. It's a two-day tournament. Today was the Pool Play round which sets up seeding for tomorrow. Evan's first game was at 11am. We left the house around 9:15 and stopped at Donut Taco Palace on the way and then had warmups.
The Bucs crushed the first team. At one point the score was 14-1. Evan played well. In the first game, he was 1-2 with a walk and two runs scored. He also had a really nice steal where he got an amazing jump. He did have a collision with Darius on a ball when he was playing left field. Evan was coming in for the pop up and Darius, who was playing shortstop, was going out. At the last second, Evan saw Darius and slid and Darius went over top of Evan and kicked Evan in the face. Evan has a pretty swollen lip now but he was ok and it didn't slow him down at all.
Evan caught in the second game. Again, he did well batting. He was 1-1 with a single and a walk. The game was a bit closer but the Bucs won again. The coach singled out Evan for his hustle and heads up play in both games.
Evan and I came home and found that Rachel and Noah were at Costco. Rachel called and said they had bumped into Aaron and Mandy and invited them over to the house. Jeremy was very excited to play with "tiny Legos" which are really normal Legos, but he's used to Duplos. The boys had fun with Jeremy and Nathan.
For dinner, we picked up Yaghi's for Evan and me. Noah had a hot dog and Rachel had a salad.
The boys are going upstairs to bed shortly.
Until next time...
The Bucs had their first tournament of the season today. It's a two-day tournament. Today was the Pool Play round which sets up seeding for tomorrow. Evan's first game was at 11am. We left the house around 9:15 and stopped at Donut Taco Palace on the way and then had warmups.
The Bucs crushed the first team. At one point the score was 14-1. Evan played well. In the first game, he was 1-2 with a walk and two runs scored. He also had a really nice steal where he got an amazing jump. He did have a collision with Darius on a ball when he was playing left field. Evan was coming in for the pop up and Darius, who was playing shortstop, was going out. At the last second, Evan saw Darius and slid and Darius went over top of Evan and kicked Evan in the face. Evan has a pretty swollen lip now but he was ok and it didn't slow him down at all.
Evan caught in the second game. Again, he did well batting. He was 1-1 with a single and a walk. The game was a bit closer but the Bucs won again. The coach singled out Evan for his hustle and heads up play in both games.
Evan and I came home and found that Rachel and Noah were at Costco. Rachel called and said they had bumped into Aaron and Mandy and invited them over to the house. Jeremy was very excited to play with "tiny Legos" which are really normal Legos, but he's used to Duplos. The boys had fun with Jeremy and Nathan.
For dinner, we picked up Yaghi's for Evan and me. Noah had a hot dog and Rachel had a salad.
The boys are going upstairs to bed shortly.
Until next time...
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Lights at Mozart's
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
It was misting this morning so we did not walk to school. Lizzy seemed upset. She came in the laundry room as we left.
Around noon, I drove over and got a smoothie from Smoothie King.
By the time we were ready to leave to get the boys from school, it had dried up so we walked and brought Lizzy. When the boys came up the trail, they saw a cat and stopped and pet the cat for awhile. During this time, Lizzy got a ton of attention from kids. At one point, I think four different kids were petting Lizzy at the same time. She seemed very happy.
We left around 5:15 to go to Mozart's for the Christmas lights. They put on a light show every hour on the hour. We met Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan there. This time Noah spent a lot of time with Jeremy. Jeremy led Noah around the outside deck where they do the light show after it was over.
On the way home, we picked up Yaghi's for dinner.
Evan is doing some homework and Noah is reading with Rachel.
Until next time...
It was misting this morning so we did not walk to school. Lizzy seemed upset. She came in the laundry room as we left.
Around noon, I drove over and got a smoothie from Smoothie King.
By the time we were ready to leave to get the boys from school, it had dried up so we walked and brought Lizzy. When the boys came up the trail, they saw a cat and stopped and pet the cat for awhile. During this time, Lizzy got a ton of attention from kids. At one point, I think four different kids were petting Lizzy at the same time. She seemed very happy.
We left around 5:15 to go to Mozart's for the Christmas lights. They put on a light show every hour on the hour. We met Aaron, Mandy, Jeremy and Nathan there. This time Noah spent a lot of time with Jeremy. Jeremy led Noah around the outside deck where they do the light show after it was over.
On the way home, we picked up Yaghi's for dinner.
Evan is doing some homework and Noah is reading with Rachel.
Until next time...
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Austin Parks and Class Assignments
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Last year before school started I took a day away from work and we went to Inner Space Caverns and saw the caves. This year we decided to take the boys to Austin Parks which is a big place that has go karts, bumper boats, miniature golf, laser tag, batting cages and more. Evan had heard about go karts and wanted to give it a try.
We got the unlimited activity pass because when we added up getting the pizza buffet and doing two activities, it was more money than getting unlimited. We started off by taking the boys on the go karts. Rachel and I each drove and one boy rode with each of us. They thought that was super cool. Then we went on the bumper boats and we had fun. We got there shortly after it opened so no one was there and we didn't have to wait for anything. Then we did miniature golf. We had lunch at the buffet and then went back to the go karts. I drove Noah around and Evan wanted to go on the slower track where they let kids his age drive the car. At first Evan started off tentative. He was driving slowly. And then something kicked in and he start driving fast and aggressive. He got very competitive. He was squeezing in between the inside and the cars he was passing. He got off and had the biggest smile. He wanted to do it again. He was even more aggressive and more competitive the second time.
We came home and relaxed a bit. Evan went down to Nathan's.
Then we walked to school. At 5pm they tape the class list to the door. We got there a bit after 5. They have some vendors out selling sno-cones and food as well as school t-shirts benefiting the PTA. We found out Noah got the same teacher that Evan had for first grade. That is who we wanted. We don't know anything about the teacher that Evan got. The thing that upset Evan is that not one of his buddies is in his class with him. Honestly, I'm not sure how that's possible to not have just one. Statistically, it must be less a 1% chance of happening. He'll make new friends and it will be fine.
We came home and had dinner.
Then we had to run out to the baseball fields. I needed to return the equipment from last season.
From there we went and got sno-cones. We promised the boys to get it later because the line at the school was super long.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
Last year before school started I took a day away from work and we went to Inner Space Caverns and saw the caves. This year we decided to take the boys to Austin Parks which is a big place that has go karts, bumper boats, miniature golf, laser tag, batting cages and more. Evan had heard about go karts and wanted to give it a try.
We got the unlimited activity pass because when we added up getting the pizza buffet and doing two activities, it was more money than getting unlimited. We started off by taking the boys on the go karts. Rachel and I each drove and one boy rode with each of us. They thought that was super cool. Then we went on the bumper boats and we had fun. We got there shortly after it opened so no one was there and we didn't have to wait for anything. Then we did miniature golf. We had lunch at the buffet and then went back to the go karts. I drove Noah around and Evan wanted to go on the slower track where they let kids his age drive the car. At first Evan started off tentative. He was driving slowly. And then something kicked in and he start driving fast and aggressive. He got very competitive. He was squeezing in between the inside and the cars he was passing. He got off and had the biggest smile. He wanted to do it again. He was even more aggressive and more competitive the second time.
We came home and relaxed a bit. Evan went down to Nathan's.
Then we walked to school. At 5pm they tape the class list to the door. We got there a bit after 5. They have some vendors out selling sno-cones and food as well as school t-shirts benefiting the PTA. We found out Noah got the same teacher that Evan had for first grade. That is who we wanted. We don't know anything about the teacher that Evan got. The thing that upset Evan is that not one of his buddies is in his class with him. Honestly, I'm not sure how that's possible to not have just one. Statistically, it must be less a 1% chance of happening. He'll make new friends and it will be fine.
We came home and had dinner.
Then we had to run out to the baseball fields. I needed to return the equipment from last season.
From there we went and got sno-cones. We promised the boys to get it later because the line at the school was super long.
The boys are in bed now.
Until next time...
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Tough Day at the Ball Fields
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Baseball didn't start today until around noon so we took it fairly easy in the morning. I had to run out to pick up the jerseys for the Marauders. Evan played hockey in the cul-de-sac with Nathan, but Rachel and Noah stayed here.
Around noon, Noah and I drove to the fields for the last game of the regular season. The team has been playing really well. So I was ready for a good game. The top of the first didn't disappoint. We got three out after only giving up two runs. The leadoff batter hit a ball that rolled to the fence for a triple. The next batter got on as did the third batter. The fourth batter is where we had trouble. He hit a line drive to the pitcher who managed to catch it in the air (the first time that has happened this season). The runner on second did not get back in time and suddenly we had a man on first with two outs. Keep in mind in the last 6 or 7 games we've only run into about 4 or 5 outs. The next batter was our slowest batter. Even though I pointed him away from the pitcher, he still managed to ground to the pitcher who threw to first for three outs. So the score of the tee ball game after one was 2-1. The other team got three outs in every inning including another double play that was almost exactly like the first one. This time, though, Noah was the runner on first and he never heard us yelling to get back. We got a ton of outs in the game but unfortunately, the lack of runs really hurt us and we lost.
After the game, we went to Austin Pizza Garden with several families from Noah's team. It was a nice time.
From there we went back to the fields for Evan's game. Evan's team seems to be playing worse and worse. Evan wound up with two doubles and a single but many of the other kids just weren't hitting. The other team was also fairly strong defensively.
We came home and the boys ate, showered and are upstairs in their rooms.
Until next time...
Baseball didn't start today until around noon so we took it fairly easy in the morning. I had to run out to pick up the jerseys for the Marauders. Evan played hockey in the cul-de-sac with Nathan, but Rachel and Noah stayed here.
Around noon, Noah and I drove to the fields for the last game of the regular season. The team has been playing really well. So I was ready for a good game. The top of the first didn't disappoint. We got three out after only giving up two runs. The leadoff batter hit a ball that rolled to the fence for a triple. The next batter got on as did the third batter. The fourth batter is where we had trouble. He hit a line drive to the pitcher who managed to catch it in the air (the first time that has happened this season). The runner on second did not get back in time and suddenly we had a man on first with two outs. Keep in mind in the last 6 or 7 games we've only run into about 4 or 5 outs. The next batter was our slowest batter. Even though I pointed him away from the pitcher, he still managed to ground to the pitcher who threw to first for three outs. So the score of the tee ball game after one was 2-1. The other team got three outs in every inning including another double play that was almost exactly like the first one. This time, though, Noah was the runner on first and he never heard us yelling to get back. We got a ton of outs in the game but unfortunately, the lack of runs really hurt us and we lost.
After the game, we went to Austin Pizza Garden with several families from Noah's team. It was a nice time.
From there we went back to the fields for Evan's game. Evan's team seems to be playing worse and worse. Evan wound up with two doubles and a single but many of the other kids just weren't hitting. The other team was also fairly strong defensively.
We came home and the boys ate, showered and are upstairs in their rooms.
Until next time...
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