Sprite Chicken

We stayed at home this morning.

After lunch I took Noah over to Cole's house.  He was there most of the afternoon.

While Noah was gone Evan watched the movie 42.  Flash sat with him on the couch most of the time.

For dinner we had crockpot Sprite Chicken.

The boys are in their rooms now all ready for bed.

Evan's Buddy

This morning Evan's friend Miles came over to play.  They played some Wii and with Evan's baseball cards.  We also took a walk to the school.  They had a nice time together.

I left to tutor and the boys stayed home with Morry.

For dinner we had pasta.

The boys are ready for bed now and just had a book read to them.

Drenched

We got a good rain today. It was misty most of the day.

Noah and I went to the library for storytime. I hadn't been to this particular library for storytime in a while, but someone recommended it recently. As we were parking it started to pour down rain. Noah and I got soaked. It wasn't that far to the building but there were puddles everywhere and my feet got all wet too.

Noah seemed to enjoy storytime. The librarian read a few books. One, Noah and I liked a lot. It's called Pete the Cat. "Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as we steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries and other big messes! But no matter what color his shoes are are, Pete keeps movin' and groovin' and singing his song...because it's all good."

After the librarian read, the kids made hats (one book was about hats). The kids could pick from clown hats or crowns. Noah picked a crown. He decorated it and wore it all day.

Noah and I came home and had lunch. Then, Noah went to Cole's house for a playdate. They had a lot of fun.

From there, we picked up Evan from school and then went over to Jax's house for a playdate for Evan. Jax's mom invited us to stay and hang out. Noah didn't want to stay. He wouldn't even come in the house. He said he wanted to take a nap at home. So, I dropped off Noah at home with Morry and went back to Jax's house.

For dinner we had tacos, salad, and cornbread.

The boys are in bed now.

Instant Winner!

This morning Noah and I mostly stayed at home.

Noah had a playdate at Cole's house at 12:30. Before going to Cole's we stopped at the bank and then HEB. When Noah put his Buddy Buck in the machine he got "instant winner". We went to the customer service desk and he got to pick out a prize. This is the second time he's gotten that. He picked out a Go Fish game. Noah was very excited.

Noah had a great time at Cole's house. Cole's mom said they played very well together.

I picked up Noah from Cole's and then picked up Evan from school. We parked at the trail and even the short walk was pretty cold. Noah and I both had our hats, gloves/mittens, and coats on. Evan put his gear on on the walk back to the car. I think it was about 40 degrees. That's cold for us.

Morry left for California tonight. He's going to an HTML conference for a couple of days.

I had to tutor and Blanca wasn't available to babysit. I dropped the boys off at Clubhouse for Kids. I brought dinner for them to eat there.

When I picked them up we went to the mall. I ordered some shoes from Finish Line online, but they didn't fit so I needed to return them. While we were there the boys talked me into letting them ride the train and getting cookies.

Evan and Noah are now in bed and it seems to be quiet up there.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie?

Cole came over to our house today. Noah asked me the other day if Cole could come over again. The boys had fun playing together. It was cute.

Cole left around 11am to go to his Little Gym class.

We ate lunch at home and then went to Noah's sports class at the Little Gym. Noah liked playing football today.

On the way home we stopped at HEB. I have been searching for recipes and ways to improve my chocolate chip cookies. I can never get them like the mall cookies. I found this one recipe online called My FAVORITE Chocolate Chip Cookie. Everyone raved about how good these were. So, there were some things we didn't have in the house and that's why we stopped at HEB. Of course, whenever Noah is with me I end up getting more than I planned. We also came home with cupcake mix, blueberry muffin mix, and some oreo cake mix.

We walked to get Evan from school. This time I brought the stroller and it worked out a lot better. I would prefer that Noah walk, but he gets so cranky.

I spent a lot of time in the kitchen today. I made the batter for the chocolate chip cookies. They suggest leaving it in the fridge for 24 hours. You can make cookie dough and not try a little, right? So I made just a few of the cookies today. They were good. I'm looking forward to seeing the difference tomorrow after the dough has been chilled.

For dinner we had cheese and ground beef foldovers.

I made the cupcakes for dessert.

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

Halloween Parties

We got a cold front and it was pretty chilly this morning. I went for a 3 mile run and then Morry, Jack, and I took Noah to school.

For lunch we got Which Wich.

We picked up Noah a little early from school and went to Evan's class party. There were lots of parents and a few other siblings there. They had different stations where the kids had various activities. There was BINGO, bracelet making, puppet making, and more. The party was over at 2pm, but school doesn't let out until 2:40. Morry needed to get home to work, so I dropped Morry and Jack off at home and Noah and I went back to school to get Evan.

After school Evan's friend Patrick came over for a little while. Last week, we asked Evan if he wanted to invited someone over. He chose Patrick. They had a good time together here.

At 6pm there was a party at the Little Gym. They had small games the kids could play and win little prizes. Evan and Noah really enjoyed that. They got lots of those little junky toys.

We left the party a little after 7pm and picked up some Vietnamese food from T&N. While we were waiting for our food we watched some of the World Series. Evan was very interested in it. We watched some more while we ate our dinner at home.

We are about to put the boys to bed. We have to get up early tomorrow. There's a pancake fundraiser at Applebee's tomorrow for Evan's school and Evan insisted that we go. Many of the teachers are going to be there in costumes serving the families.

Noah's hair was sprayed green at school today

Lake and Noah's Playdate

This morning I wanted to take Noah and Lizzy to the lake. For some reason Noah threw a fit and didn't want to go to the lake. After a little while at home he changed his mind and decided he did want to go. We didn't have a lot of time so I ended up running most of the 3 mile trail to make sure I had time to finish. We were supposed to be at Cole's house at 12:30.

After the lake we met Morry at Smoothie King.

Then, we came home and I tried to give Noah lunch, but he didn't want to eat much.

He was so excited to get to Cole's house for a playdate. As soon as we walked in their house the boys ran upstairs and started playing. I talked to Cole's mom for a little bit and came home.

I picked up Noah just before 2:30 and then we went to get Evan at school.

At home, Evan and I played badminton outside for a little bit. The boys drew on their pumpkins. I got ready for tutoring.

Kim came at 3:45 and I tutored.

Morry took the boys to football practice.

For dinner we had leftover ham from last night.

We just put the boys to bed.

Noah's Friend

This morning Noah's friend, Cole, came over to play at our house. They had a great time together and really played well. Cole speaks very well and they both talked a lot. It was very cute. Cole's mom picked him up around 11am.

Noah and I ate lunch and then went to sports class. Noah loves going to the Little Gym.

After sports class we went to HEB to pick up a few groceries including Halloween candy.

We went straight from there to pick up Evan from school.

When we got home Evan wanted to put the Halloween candy in a bowl. I usually do that with them on Halloween. Evan said he didn't want to wait. It wasn't worth a fight. So now, our candy bowl is all ready for Halloween.

For dinner, we had roasted garlic with bread. I had my leftover fish from last night and Morry had a rotisserie chicken I picked up at HEB today.

We just read to the boys and now they are supposed to be in bed.

Early Noah

This morning Noah woke up around 7am. Normally he is not up at that time. Morry and Noah took Evan to school. It was pretty cold this morning.

After I dropped off Noah at school I went for a run. It was cold at the start, but then I was warm by the end. It was in the upper 50s at that time.

When I picked up Noah at school he told me he wanted Cole to come over. I said he couldn't come today, but I could ask him mom about coming tomorrow. When I emailed Cole's mom to set up a playdate she said Cole was also talking to her about having Noah over. They must have discussed it at school. Cole is going to come over to our house tomorrow morning.

Evan had a good day. He was happy at pickup.

Gabby came over at 4pm and I tutored.

Morry took Lizzy to the vet for a checkup. Everything looked good.

For dinner Morry had hamburger and I had fish.

We just gave the boys baths and now Morry is reading to them.

Kids Night Out

This morning Morry met Evan at school for lunch. Morry decided to surprise him. Evan, of course, was very happy.

Noah's class had friendship day today. They were supposed to wear orange, so Noah picked out his UT shirt to wear today.

Both kids had good days at school. Today Evan brought home Perry, the class dinosaur. Each weekend a different kid brings him home and then adds pages to the scrapbook with pictures and stories of what Perry did that weekend.

At 4pm I brought Evan over to Jack's house for a playdate. They live on the next street over. We picked up Evan at 5:30. He and Jack had a lot of fun. They swam and played inside the house as well.

At 6:30 we dropped off the kids at the Little Gym for Kids Night Out.

Morry and I went to dinner at Gumbo's and then got dessert at Mandola's. Evan and Noah were both pretty tired when we picked them up.

We just got home and they are eating some fruit now. As soon as they finish we'll put them to bed.

Pink Eye

During the middle of the night Noah was crying his eye hurt. This morning when he woke up his eyes were really goopy.

I called the doctor and got a 10am appointment. It turns out he has pink eye - the very beginning of it. I'm glad we caught it early. He has drops we need to put in his eyes for the next few days. That's it. It's not too bad.

At 12:30, Noah's new teacher, Ms. Kathy came by the house. They spent a lot of time in Noah's room. Noah wanted to show her his Geo Trax.

After she left, I took Evan over to Benjamin's house for a play date. I offered to get him around 3:30, but Benjamin's mom said they were having a great time and asked if I could pick up Evan at 6.

At 6:00 I picked up Evan and then we had dinner at home. I had a veggie burger. Morry had a hamburger. The kids had their various kids foods.

After dinner we went to Blizzy's for shaved ice.

The boys have been put to bed, but they are still playing around in their rooms.

Playdate with Victoria

Today was busy. I felt like I was going all day.

I dropped the boys off at school, went for a run, and got things done around house. I got dinner ready for tonight. Then, it was time to pick up Noah at school. Evan had plans to go play at Victoria's house after school. Her mom picked them both up from school and brought them home to their house.

While Evan was at Victoria's Noah and I played some at home and then went to get shaved ice.

We picked Evan up at 4:30. He seemed like he had a good time, but would get embarrassed when we asked him what he did. He didn't want to talk about it.

For dinner we had grilled chicken and Noah ate a whole chicken breast.

We just gave the boys baths. Morry's reading to them now.