First Day of Summer Break

Hello Everyone, this is Morry.

I got up first this morning to start work.  Evan came down shortly after followed by Noah.  There was only one fight between the boys this morning.

Rachel and the boys made cookies in the morning.  Noah was having Cole over and they were going to decorate cookies so they were getting the cookies ready.  Evan was invited to Jake's house.  Jake is Evan's friend from baseball.  Jake and his family are moving to Albany so Jake invited a few friends over.

A little after 11, an arborist came to the house.  The peach tree we had bloomed flowers in spring but then never got leaves.  Unfortunately, she said it had died.  She said that peach trees have a short life span.  There was also evidence that insects had gotten to it.  She found "sawdust" on the ground and places where sap had come up where insects had gotten into it.  Also, we had a freeze after it had blossomed and she said that was bad for peach trees.  They are coming to remove it in about 10 days.  We are letting Evan pick out a new tree.

After the arborist left, I took Evan over to Jake's.  They were pulling out a slip and slide and so Evan had a bathing suit on.

Cole and Noah had a good time.

When I picked Evan up, they had a baseball game going in the cul-de-sac where Jake's house is.

Later in the afternoon, I played with the boys out in the front yard.

Rachel made pancakes for dinner.

The boys are in bed now.

Until next time...

Peaches!

So, this morning went a lot better than the last time I took Evan to school. We didn’t have any major problems today. We took our time and were late to school, but at least Evan didn’t put up a fight.

After we dropped Evan off at school Noah and I went to the post office to mail some tax things.

We came home for a little bit and then went to the gym. We met Morry there to get all of our membership stuff. Morry had to go back to work, but I stayed and worked out. I ran on the treadmill and then sat in the steam room and hot tub for just a little bit. I was in the hot tub just a few minutes when someone from the childcare came through holding a sign with my name. I quickly got dressed and picked up Noah. They said he had been crying pretty much the whole time. He doesn’t do as well when Evan is not there. I’ll try again tomorrow, but this time Evan and Noah will be together in the childcare.

After the gym we went to pick up Evan. They were all outside on the playground during pickup. I had a little bit of a hard time getting Evan and Noah to leave the playground.

When we got home it was nap time. Noah went to sleep pretty easily. Evan ended up falling asleep in the game room.

When Morry got home we made dinner. We had hamburgers and potatoes.

After dinner we went outside and the boys rode their bikes and the scooter. Noah still doesn’t have the hang of pedaling. He just likes to scoot around using his feet on the ground. Evan is getting a little bit better at his big bike with training wheels. He still has a hard time when it’s uphill.

While we were outside we noticed there are peaches starting to grow on Evan’s tree! There are quite a few little peaches starting to grow. This is the first year we have had any peaches. I hope they are good.

Evan and Noah are in the rooms now, but both are still awake. They aren’t complaining or anything, just playing.

Here’s a video from the other day. I was giving the boys haircuts out on the upstairs porch and Evan got a hold of the camera. Here’s some video he took.

School for Evan, Park for Noah

This morning I started the stew in the crock pot.

I dropped Evan off at school and then Noah and I met Bradford and Clayton at the park. Clayton is a little over a year old. Noah and Clayton didn’t really play together, but they both enjoyed being at the park. The weather was nice.

Noah and I ate lunch at home and then picked Evan up at school. All the kids were on the playground at pickup. Evan and Noah wanted to stay out there and play more.

At home I put Noah down for a nap. Evan and I went in the backyard for a little bit to look at Evan’s peach tree. It has a lot of flowers on it. We are hoping to finally get peaches on it this year.

Evan did not take a nap, though he did play quietly in the game room so that I could rest some.

For dinner, we had stew and salad. Evan and Noah had macaroni and cheese.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Evan is downstairs now complaining about his thumb hurting. We think maybe he got a paper cut? Hopefully, he’ll go to sleep after this.