Finding Junk

So, here's what we did this weekend.

On Friday, Evan, Morry, Chewie and I tried a new restaurant called Suds Monkey Brewing Co.  It's a pub/pizza place in a warehouse with a big outside eating area.  

We had to wait 2 hours for our pizza, but it was really good pizza.  There was also a good live band that we enjoy listening to while we waited.  Chewie got a lot of attention from all of the kids running around. 

Saturday was cold and windy.  Evan's baseball team was supposed to have a scrimmage but had to move indoors.  He said he pitched really well.

After that Evan went to Reid's house.

Morry, Noah, and I picked up dinner from Freebirds. 

Then, we picked up Evan and Reid and brought them back to our house for the night.

This morning Morry was warning the boys not to leave anything valuable outside this week since it's bulk pickup week.  The boys got really excited because they saw it as an opportunity to get some discarded items from the neighbors for the game room and their rooms.

They spend much of the afternoon walking around the neighborhood. They got a desk chair, a Papasan-like chair, a plastic set of drawers, some huge joystick/button console that looks like part of an old arcade game. They were super excited.

This afternoon Morry and I walked to the new smoothie place that opened in the neighborhood.   My smoothie was a little too sweet and his a little too watery, but we decided we would give them another chance sometime since they just opened.

The boys walked to Dominos and ate an early dinner there.

Morry and I tried to pick up Dan's Hamburgers, but after waiting a while for someone to take our order at the drive-through,  someone told us they were closed for the day.

So, we picked up burgers from P Terry's instead.

Tonight Morry and Evan watched the Steelers game.  Noah played video games, and I worked on lesson plans for school.

Goliad

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Evan had his class trip to Goliad today.  You find out more about it here.  The entire fourth grade went on the trip.  Since it's about 2.5 hours from Austin, Evan had to be at the school quite early.  I dropped him off at 6:20.  Evan was not scheduled to return until 4:45.

I came home about the time I'd normally get Noah up.  I woke him up and he ate.  Then we walked him to school at the regular time.

Rachel went for a run with Deborah and I went into Aaron's for a bit.  I also got my hair cut.

Rachel went to Costco after running.

On my way home I needed gas.  I also needed lunch so I picked up a burger from P. Terry's which is right by the gas station.

We walked to get Noah.  Rachel and Noah went over to Grandma and Papa's and I walked the rest of the way home.  Aunt Sandy was there and wanted to plan out Thanksgiving dinner.  Noah decided to go there because Evan had baseball practice later and Rachel had to tutor.  So Noah stayed there, did his homework, and then played with Maya all afternoon.  He had dinner there.

Rachel came home, tutored Audrey and then left to tutor another student.

I loaded the car up with Miles', Cole's and Evan's baseball equipment.  Miles' mom dropped it all off yesterday.  I went to school and picked up the three boys and we drove to baseball practice.  They changed into their practice uniforms in the car when we got there.  Evan was pretty tired during practice.

We came home and had pasta.

The boys are now showering and about to go to bed.

Until next time...

Another Big Day

This morning Noah got up somewhat early.

Morry and I were able to sleep in a little bit.

For brunch we ate at Nutty Brown.

We came home and then I left to tutor one student.

After my tutoring, Morry, Jack, and the boys met me at Wonders and Worries. They had a Halloween festival with a petting zoo, games, bounce house, and more. Evan and Noah had a good time and the weather was very nice.

When we got home Morry and Jack watched some of the Steelers game and then we left for Evan's baseball game.

It was Evan's last regular baseball game. The playoffs start Thursday.

After the game we picked up dinner for Morry and Jack at P Terry's. I had leftover soup and Evan and Noah had pasta at home.

We just got the boys ready for bed. Morry is reading to Evan and Jack is reading to Noah.

Anyone want a Noah?

This morning it took a while to get out of the house. It was a little bit hectic but I finally got the boys and Lizzy in the van and we went to the lake. When I went to get Lizzy out of the car, I realized I forgot her leash at home. We couldn't walk around the lake, so I decided to go to the nearby dog park. Lizzy and Evan had a great time. Noah whined a lot. Lizzy kept barking at Evan to throw the ball to her in the water.

On the way home we stopped at the library and then HEB to pick up medicine.

Noah threw a fit a lunch. He has to complain about whatever you give him even though I gave him stuff he normally likes. He just finds something to argue about.

Evan had a 5:45 game so Morry came home a little early and we all went to Evan's game. Since Morry helps out during the game I had to watch Noah. I was pretty tired by the end of the game.

When we tried to leave the baseball fields someone had parked right behind us and blocked us in. Morry probably could have maneuvered his way around, but it would have been tough. He started to try but Noah was screaming so loudly he couldn't even concentrate. I had to get out and walk around the fields and try to figure out whose car was behind ours. It didn't take too long for me to find the guy. We can't figure out why he would have parked behind someone he didn't know. They were at a different game than us and their game was still going on.

Our plan was to go out to eat after the game, but Evan was tired and Noah was cranky. We picked up Mc Donalds for the boys and P. Terry's for us.

Bath time was not pleasant either. Noah screamed and we had to do a quick wash before he could climb out of the bathtub. Evan was good and wanted to stay in there a long time.

The boys are in bed now.

I'm starting to get concerned about Noah. I'm not sure if this is just a behavior thing or something more serious like a medical problem. At least we are going for a check up next week.

Strep Throat

The boys slept in this morning and I had a doctor's appointment at 10:30pm.

The nurse came in first to take my vitals and immediately did a strep test. A few minutes later the doctor came in and had the results. I have strep. He checked my throat, ears, etc. He prescribed some antibiotics and something else to help my sore throat.

I stopped at HEB on the way home hoping my medicine would be ready, but it wasn't.

When I got home Morry and the boys were upstairs watching tv. Morry had to wake Noah up around 10:30.

A little while later we went back to HEB to get my medicine and then to Scooters (a coffee shop). Morry was hoping to get a Red Bull smoothie there, but they were out of Red Bull. Morry and boys got smoothies and I got a coffee. We sat at a table for a little while. The coffee shop has toys and games for kids. Evan and Noah had a good time playing with this all-in-one wooden board game table. It had lots of different games and pieces.

For lunch we had leftovers.

Evan and Noah didn't nap and both were getting pretty cranky by the end of the afternoon. For dinner the boys had leftover pizza. Morry ran out to get a burger from P Terry's and Subway for me.

We put the boys to bed, but they are still awake and our neighbors are still shooting off fireworks.