Hello everyone, this is Morry.
The weather was much nicer this morning so Rachel and Evan decided to run to Wholy Bagel. They left the house around 10am. When they got to a certain point, Rachel texted me. Noah and I got in the car and met them there.
Wholy Bagel was pretty crowded, but they had our bagels.
Since Noah is having his tonsils removed tomorrow, we called today Tonsil Day and let Noah pick what he wanted to do. After bagels, Noah went to Owen's to play.
While Noah was there, I did some work and had the football scores near me so I could check on the Steelers and their chances of making the playoffs. Evan and focused solely on the scores as it got to under 7 minutes in the fourth quarter.
After football, we drove and picked Grandma and Papa up at their house and then got Noah from Owen's. The next thing Noah wanted to do on Tonsil Day was to go see Daddy's Home. We went to see it at the Regal theater. He enjoyed the movie.
After dinner, we picked up Rudy's and brought it back to Grandma and Papa's.
Evan is staying over there since we have to get up early.
Noah is now in bed. We have to be at the surgery facility early in the morning.
Until next time...
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Sunday, November 2, 2014
Sports, Sports, Sports
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Yesterday, Evan's football team had their playoffs. They had a 14-team division and they can only do a one-day tournament so they broke it up into 3 different brackets. Evan's team ended up winning the "Super Bowl" in their bracket. Those boys have been playing together now for a while and they know how to win.
After football, the whole team went over to Doc's Backyard, a restaurant where the kids could play.
Later in the evening, Noah had a baseball game. His team did not play well, unfortunately.
Earlier in the week, I got an email from a guy who was trying to organize a round-robin scrimmage for baseball. He asked us to participate. We felt it was a good opportunity to get some kids an opportunity to pitch who haven't gotten to pitch much. So we were scheduled to play 2 games. In the first game, Evan was 2-2 with a single, a double and a walk and 5 RBIs. He played well in the field too. In the second game, he had an unassisted double play (caught a pop up and dove on third base to get the runner who had left the bag). But he really shone when he played catcher. He threw out his first runner trying to steal third base. He threw several others over to third where the tag was not applied real well or otherwise he'd have thrown a couple more out. He got everyone energized. The coach of the other team stopped us to tell our coaches how good Evan was at catcher (he didn't know I was his dad). Evan really enjoyed it.
Evan and I drove home and picked Noah up for Noah's game. Not to be out done, Noah had a good game himself. In his first at bat he hit a line drive that dropped just over the second base bag for a single. In his second at-bat, he hit the hardest and best hit he's ever gotten. He turned on a ball down the third base line that rolled all the way to the fence. Unfortunately he was thrown out trying to take third on the play but it was a great hit anyway. He was really happy about it. He also played heads up in the field and was moving all over the place. I loved seeing him have fun.
The boys and I stopped at Yaghi's on the way home and picked up pizza. We watched a little of the Steelers game before the boys had to go to bed.
Until next time...
Yesterday, Evan's football team had their playoffs. They had a 14-team division and they can only do a one-day tournament so they broke it up into 3 different brackets. Evan's team ended up winning the "Super Bowl" in their bracket. Those boys have been playing together now for a while and they know how to win.
After football, the whole team went over to Doc's Backyard, a restaurant where the kids could play.
Later in the evening, Noah had a baseball game. His team did not play well, unfortunately.
Earlier in the week, I got an email from a guy who was trying to organize a round-robin scrimmage for baseball. He asked us to participate. We felt it was a good opportunity to get some kids an opportunity to pitch who haven't gotten to pitch much. So we were scheduled to play 2 games. In the first game, Evan was 2-2 with a single, a double and a walk and 5 RBIs. He played well in the field too. In the second game, he had an unassisted double play (caught a pop up and dove on third base to get the runner who had left the bag). But he really shone when he played catcher. He threw out his first runner trying to steal third base. He threw several others over to third where the tag was not applied real well or otherwise he'd have thrown a couple more out. He got everyone energized. The coach of the other team stopped us to tell our coaches how good Evan was at catcher (he didn't know I was his dad). Evan really enjoyed it.
Evan and I drove home and picked Noah up for Noah's game. Not to be out done, Noah had a good game himself. In his first at bat he hit a line drive that dropped just over the second base bag for a single. In his second at-bat, he hit the hardest and best hit he's ever gotten. He turned on a ball down the third base line that rolled all the way to the fence. Unfortunately he was thrown out trying to take third on the play but it was a great hit anyway. He was really happy about it. He also played heads up in the field and was moving all over the place. I loved seeing him have fun.
The boys and I stopped at Yaghi's on the way home and picked up pizza. We watched a little of the Steelers game before the boys had to go to bed.
Until next time...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
One Season Over
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
It was cold this morning - at least for Austin. It was about 50 degrees. So we decided to drive to school.
Rachel took Lizzy for a walk in the morning and then went to Target and HEB.
Rachel tutored so I walked to pick Noah up. Evan was going home with Wade today.
Noah had his playoff game today. He and I left early to get to the fields. The day turned out very nice. It was in the low 70s with no humidity and not a cloud in the sky. It was a very tough game. Each team got 5 runs in the first inning and did not record an out. In the top of the second, the first ball of the inning got hit to Noah playing pitcher. He fielded it cleanly and made a great throw over to first and the first baseman caught it for an out. In the bottom of the 2nd, we scored 4 runs and then we one of our players hit into an out as we scored the fifth run. So after two the score was tied. We got another out on the opposing team in the top of the third and then scored 5 runs in the bottom of the third without an out. In the fourth (and final inning), we didn't get any outs on them. We came into the bottom of the fourth. If we scored all five runs without getting an out we would win. If we ran into one out, the entire game would come down to a coin flip. Our first batter got on. The second batter hit to the shortstop and the runner from first was forced at second. That was one out. At that point I just wanted to get the five runs and give us a chance for a coin flip. We got 4 runs and had runners on 2nd and 3rd. The batter hit the ball to shortstop who booted it around a bit but managed to get over and tag the base before our runner could get there. So the game was over. Our boys played well and they had fun. So that was good.
Afterwards, Noah and I walked over to another field were Evan was having practice. Noah went to the concession stand and bought a hot dog to eat.
We came home and the boys went to bed.
Until next time...
It was cold this morning - at least for Austin. It was about 50 degrees. So we decided to drive to school.
Rachel took Lizzy for a walk in the morning and then went to Target and HEB.
Rachel tutored so I walked to pick Noah up. Evan was going home with Wade today.
Noah had his playoff game today. He and I left early to get to the fields. The day turned out very nice. It was in the low 70s with no humidity and not a cloud in the sky. It was a very tough game. Each team got 5 runs in the first inning and did not record an out. In the top of the second, the first ball of the inning got hit to Noah playing pitcher. He fielded it cleanly and made a great throw over to first and the first baseman caught it for an out. In the bottom of the 2nd, we scored 4 runs and then we one of our players hit into an out as we scored the fifth run. So after two the score was tied. We got another out on the opposing team in the top of the third and then scored 5 runs in the bottom of the third without an out. In the fourth (and final inning), we didn't get any outs on them. We came into the bottom of the fourth. If we scored all five runs without getting an out we would win. If we ran into one out, the entire game would come down to a coin flip. Our first batter got on. The second batter hit to the shortstop and the runner from first was forced at second. That was one out. At that point I just wanted to get the five runs and give us a chance for a coin flip. We got 4 runs and had runners on 2nd and 3rd. The batter hit the ball to shortstop who booted it around a bit but managed to get over and tag the base before our runner could get there. So the game was over. Our boys played well and they had fun. So that was good.
Afterwards, Noah and I walked over to another field were Evan was having practice. Noah went to the concession stand and bought a hot dog to eat.
We came home and the boys went to bed.
Until next time...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Rain Out
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Last night we had a huge thunderstorm. It rained all night. Evan said it woke him up. Some people recorded over 2.5 inches of rain over night.
Because of the rain, both baseball games tonight were canceled. Each boy had a playoff game tonight. Noah's game will be made up tomorrow. Evan's game will be made up on Friday (most likely).
It was also cooler today. It only got up to 60. It's been in the high 80s here consistently.
We did walk to pick the boys up from school. It was nice walking when it wasn't so hot.
For dinner we went to Genghis Grill. It's a mongolian barbeque type restaurant. Tuesdays are kids eat free.
The boys are now in their room for bed.
Until next time...
Last night we had a huge thunderstorm. It rained all night. Evan said it woke him up. Some people recorded over 2.5 inches of rain over night.
Because of the rain, both baseball games tonight were canceled. Each boy had a playoff game tonight. Noah's game will be made up tomorrow. Evan's game will be made up on Friday (most likely).
It was also cooler today. It only got up to 60. It's been in the high 80s here consistently.
We did walk to pick the boys up from school. It was nice walking when it wasn't so hot.
For dinner we went to Genghis Grill. It's a mongolian barbeque type restaurant. Tuesdays are kids eat free.
The boys are now in their room for bed.
Until next time...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Still Going
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Evan finished his breakfast early. Now that the MLB is in full swing, Evan really likes watching the highlights in the morning again. Then he imitates both the good and the funny plays he sees. For example, if he kicks the ball when he's trying to field it, he says he's Rickie Weeks. This afternoon, he imitated Bryce Harper running into the wall to show Noah.
Rachel took Noah to his gymnastics class today. He enjoys going there.
In the afternoon, I came home and took Noah to his playoff game. Evan stayed home with Rachel because he had his end-of-season party for his baseball team. Rachel dropped him off at one of his teammate's house and he rode over with them and then Rachel came to the field.
Noah's game was very tense. Twice the other coach questioned stuff that Noah's coach was doing and had to be shown in the rule book that it was legal. The other team was pretty good. But Noah's team was better. The way tee ball works here is that each half inning ends in one of two ways - either the team batting scores 5 runs or the defense records 3 outs. In the top of the third, Noah came up with two outs and a man on first and second. They had scored three runs with the boy on first representing the 5th run. They needed Noah to get a hit there and not hit into a force. Noah came through hitting a ball between short and third that was fielded in the infield but there was no play. He ran fast to first. It was a very critical hit. The next batter was able to hit it into the outfield scoring the fourth and fifth runs.
When the game was over, we drove over to Rudy's where Evan was having his team party. The coach gave out trophies to all the kids and said some nice stuff. He talked about how much Evan loves baseball and how determined he is. He talked about how he would see it in Evan's eyes when Evan got to the plate and how he moved Evan to third at the end of the season and he knew that Evan just wanted that ball. It was nice. And Evan seemed to having a great time with the other kids on the team.
We came home and the boys are about to get ready for bed.
Until next time...
This morning, Evan finished his breakfast early. Now that the MLB is in full swing, Evan really likes watching the highlights in the morning again. Then he imitates both the good and the funny plays he sees. For example, if he kicks the ball when he's trying to field it, he says he's Rickie Weeks. This afternoon, he imitated Bryce Harper running into the wall to show Noah.
Rachel took Noah to his gymnastics class today. He enjoys going there.
In the afternoon, I came home and took Noah to his playoff game. Evan stayed home with Rachel because he had his end-of-season party for his baseball team. Rachel dropped him off at one of his teammate's house and he rode over with them and then Rachel came to the field.
Noah's game was very tense. Twice the other coach questioned stuff that Noah's coach was doing and had to be shown in the rule book that it was legal. The other team was pretty good. But Noah's team was better. The way tee ball works here is that each half inning ends in one of two ways - either the team batting scores 5 runs or the defense records 3 outs. In the top of the third, Noah came up with two outs and a man on first and second. They had scored three runs with the boy on first representing the 5th run. They needed Noah to get a hit there and not hit into a force. Noah came through hitting a ball between short and third that was fielded in the infield but there was no play. He ran fast to first. It was a very critical hit. The next batter was able to hit it into the outfield scoring the fourth and fifth runs.
When the game was over, we drove over to Rudy's where Evan was having his team party. The coach gave out trophies to all the kids and said some nice stuff. He talked about how much Evan loves baseball and how determined he is. He talked about how he would see it in Evan's eyes when Evan got to the plate and how he moved Evan to third at the end of the season and he knew that Evan just wanted that ball. It was nice. And Evan seemed to having a great time with the other kids on the team.
We came home and the boys are about to get ready for bed.
Until next time...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Noah the Kindergartener
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning was routine as I dropped Evan off at school. Just before we left to go to school, Noah came downstairs though. I think he was excited because to do was "Kindergarten Round Up". That's where you take your child into the elementary school and get them registered for Kindergarten and take a tour of the school.
When we got there, we stood in line to get Noah all registered. Cole and his mom were right in front of us so Cole and Noah stuck together. The PTA was giving out free t-shirts to the incoming students. We knew what they showed us on the tour, but I think it was fun for Noah to see everything. We went into one of the Kindergarten classrooms. In there was a boy that Noah plays with at Evan's baseball games. He's the younger brother of one of Evan's teammates. He was really excited to see Noah and came running up to him. He and Noah talked for a while. It was really cute.
Following Kindergarten Roundup, Noah went to Cole's house.
Rachel went to tutor at 4pm. Blanca came over to babysit.
At 5:40, we left for Evan's last regular season baseball game. He seemed very excited to play today. When we got there, we saw that one of the boys on Evan's team who had broken his finger was there with his uniform on - looking like he was going to play. Evan was so excited that he ran over and started talking to him. I talked to the boy's father and Evan and the boy walked over to the fields to warm up. Just as the game was about to start, I looked at my phone. I saw a text from Rachel which reminded me that we were supposed to bring snacks for after the game. Rachel had gotten them ready but I had left them at home. I had to drive home to get them. I had never missed an inning of Evan's game before but I missed the first two innings.
When I came back Evan was playing well. He spent most of the game playing third base today. I think he really enjoyed it. I saw him get two solid singles to centerfield. It was nice seeing him hit up the middle actually after pulling the ball exclusively the last few games. Evan has gotten into sliding hard as well. After the second single that I saw, the next boy grounded to short. Evan slid really hard into the bag. The coaches just love seeing him do that. Evan's team won the game. They finished in fourth place. They will be playing the same team on Saturday at 8:30 to start off the playoffs.
We came home and I put the boys to bed. Both boys fell asleep very quickly.
Until next time...
This morning was routine as I dropped Evan off at school. Just before we left to go to school, Noah came downstairs though. I think he was excited because to do was "Kindergarten Round Up". That's where you take your child into the elementary school and get them registered for Kindergarten and take a tour of the school.
When we got there, we stood in line to get Noah all registered. Cole and his mom were right in front of us so Cole and Noah stuck together. The PTA was giving out free t-shirts to the incoming students. We knew what they showed us on the tour, but I think it was fun for Noah to see everything. We went into one of the Kindergarten classrooms. In there was a boy that Noah plays with at Evan's baseball games. He's the younger brother of one of Evan's teammates. He was really excited to see Noah and came running up to him. He and Noah talked for a while. It was really cute.
Following Kindergarten Roundup, Noah went to Cole's house.
Rachel went to tutor at 4pm. Blanca came over to babysit.
At 5:40, we left for Evan's last regular season baseball game. He seemed very excited to play today. When we got there, we saw that one of the boys on Evan's team who had broken his finger was there with his uniform on - looking like he was going to play. Evan was so excited that he ran over and started talking to him. I talked to the boy's father and Evan and the boy walked over to the fields to warm up. Just as the game was about to start, I looked at my phone. I saw a text from Rachel which reminded me that we were supposed to bring snacks for after the game. Rachel had gotten them ready but I had left them at home. I had to drive home to get them. I had never missed an inning of Evan's game before but I missed the first two innings.
When I came back Evan was playing well. He spent most of the game playing third base today. I think he really enjoyed it. I saw him get two solid singles to centerfield. It was nice seeing him hit up the middle actually after pulling the ball exclusively the last few games. Evan has gotten into sliding hard as well. After the second single that I saw, the next boy grounded to short. Evan slid really hard into the bag. The coaches just love seeing him do that. Evan's team won the game. They finished in fourth place. They will be playing the same team on Saturday at 8:30 to start off the playoffs.
We came home and I put the boys to bed. Both boys fell asleep very quickly.
Until next time...
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Sports...All Day
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
The day began at 7:45. I woke up and woke Evan up. Normally he gets up before 7am but it's been a big week. We came downstairs and had breakfast and drove to the football fields for warm ups.
Evan's football game was actually a playoff game. If they won, they would play at 10am. However, Evan's team is terrible, so I felt safe that he'd only have one game. The thing was that Evan needed to be at the baseball fields at 10:30. Amazingly, in the first half, they stayed in it. I was slightly nervous. But one of the worst things was they were one player short so they had Evan play both offense and defense for the almost the entire game. He finally came out at the end for 3 plays. That was it. On one hand, it's an honor that they chose him to play the whole game. He is really good. On the other hand, I wanted him to conserve his energy.
They did lose and we left and went on to the baseball field. Evan went through warm ups while I threw the ball to Noah. Noah's fielding has gotten so much better and his throwing as well. He's starting to step when he throws and follow through. It's amazing to see how much better he's gotten over the course of the season.
Evan's game was tight. The other team was winning for the first two innings. Evan came up in the bottom of the second with the two men on. He hit a fly ball to short left center field. I haven't seen anyone catch that ball all season long but a player raced forward and caught the ball. The two runners were not paying attention and not listening to the coaches and ran. The play ended up as a triple play. In the bottom of the 2nd, Evan was playing right center. A ball was hit between right and right center and went to the fence. Evan got to the ball quickly. Unfortunately, he had visions of throwing the runner who had been on first out at third and decided to throw from the fence to third base rather than hit the cut off. He actually got it all the way to the shortstop position - but not one was really there. It was a good throw but he should have thrown it to the cut off man. Going into the top of the 5th, Evan's team was leading by 4. Since you can only score 5 runs an inning, they needed to score two runs to go up by 6. The first two batters on Evan's team hit home runs and Evan's team had a "walk off" win. By winning that allowed Evan to play at 4pm rather than 2:30pm. So...
We went to McDonald's picked up food for the boys and had Evan relax at home. We put on a movie for the boys to watch. At 2:50, we left for the field again. Noah and Rachel stayed home for a bit before coming to the field.
Evan had gotten a second wind. He was excited for the second game. In the top of the first, Evan was playing third. The first two balls were hit to him. The first was a slow roller that Evan fielded and threw to first but didn't get the out. The second ball, Evan threw to first and got the runner out. Amazingly, of all the innings he played third, those were his first two throws across the diamond. He got them easily to first in both cases. In the bottom of the 2nd, Evan lined a shot between short and third base. It rolled all the way to the fence. Evan did not appear to be running as fast as normal. I could tell he was trying as hard, but the speed wasn't there. He turned it into a double, but in a normal circumstance, I think he would have had a triple. Unfortunately, he was stranded at second. The other team took the lead in the bottom of the second and held it for most of the game until the last at-bat for Evan's team. They were down by three and needed to score 4 runs. They did it. You would have thought Evan's team had already won the championship. The boys were screaming and jumping around. They really have a good bunch of kids. So that saved Evan from having to play a game at 5:30.
So tomorrow, Noah's championship game is at 1pm. Evan plays on that field right after Noah. If Evan's team wins, they go into the championship game on Monday. If they lose they have to play another game on Sunday to make it to the championship. I can tell you Noah is really excited for his game. He can't wait to play.
So tomorrow, we'll be right back where we spent much of today.
We're about to eat dinner now. The boys are in good moods.
Until next time...
The day began at 7:45. I woke up and woke Evan up. Normally he gets up before 7am but it's been a big week. We came downstairs and had breakfast and drove to the football fields for warm ups.
Evan's football game was actually a playoff game. If they won, they would play at 10am. However, Evan's team is terrible, so I felt safe that he'd only have one game. The thing was that Evan needed to be at the baseball fields at 10:30. Amazingly, in the first half, they stayed in it. I was slightly nervous. But one of the worst things was they were one player short so they had Evan play both offense and defense for the almost the entire game. He finally came out at the end for 3 plays. That was it. On one hand, it's an honor that they chose him to play the whole game. He is really good. On the other hand, I wanted him to conserve his energy.
They did lose and we left and went on to the baseball field. Evan went through warm ups while I threw the ball to Noah. Noah's fielding has gotten so much better and his throwing as well. He's starting to step when he throws and follow through. It's amazing to see how much better he's gotten over the course of the season.
Evan's game was tight. The other team was winning for the first two innings. Evan came up in the bottom of the second with the two men on. He hit a fly ball to short left center field. I haven't seen anyone catch that ball all season long but a player raced forward and caught the ball. The two runners were not paying attention and not listening to the coaches and ran. The play ended up as a triple play. In the bottom of the 2nd, Evan was playing right center. A ball was hit between right and right center and went to the fence. Evan got to the ball quickly. Unfortunately, he had visions of throwing the runner who had been on first out at third and decided to throw from the fence to third base rather than hit the cut off. He actually got it all the way to the shortstop position - but not one was really there. It was a good throw but he should have thrown it to the cut off man. Going into the top of the 5th, Evan's team was leading by 4. Since you can only score 5 runs an inning, they needed to score two runs to go up by 6. The first two batters on Evan's team hit home runs and Evan's team had a "walk off" win. By winning that allowed Evan to play at 4pm rather than 2:30pm. So...
We went to McDonald's picked up food for the boys and had Evan relax at home. We put on a movie for the boys to watch. At 2:50, we left for the field again. Noah and Rachel stayed home for a bit before coming to the field.
Evan had gotten a second wind. He was excited for the second game. In the top of the first, Evan was playing third. The first two balls were hit to him. The first was a slow roller that Evan fielded and threw to first but didn't get the out. The second ball, Evan threw to first and got the runner out. Amazingly, of all the innings he played third, those were his first two throws across the diamond. He got them easily to first in both cases. In the bottom of the 2nd, Evan lined a shot between short and third base. It rolled all the way to the fence. Evan did not appear to be running as fast as normal. I could tell he was trying as hard, but the speed wasn't there. He turned it into a double, but in a normal circumstance, I think he would have had a triple. Unfortunately, he was stranded at second. The other team took the lead in the bottom of the second and held it for most of the game until the last at-bat for Evan's team. They were down by three and needed to score 4 runs. They did it. You would have thought Evan's team had already won the championship. The boys were screaming and jumping around. They really have a good bunch of kids. So that saved Evan from having to play a game at 5:30.
So tomorrow, Noah's championship game is at 1pm. Evan plays on that field right after Noah. If Evan's team wins, they go into the championship game on Monday. If they lose they have to play another game on Sunday to make it to the championship. I can tell you Noah is really excited for his game. He can't wait to play.
So tomorrow, we'll be right back where we spent much of today.
We're about to eat dinner now. The boys are in good moods.
Until next time...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Redemption
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning I had to get Evan ready for school. He needed to wear his class t-shirt as his class was going on a field trip to see the symphony for a Halloween concert. As usual, it was easy to get him up and easy to get him to school. He rarely gives me problems in the morning.
Noah slept until after 9am. When he woke up he snuck down the stairs and tried to scare Zayde. He then promptly turned off what Zayde was watching on television and put on the Wii so he could play. I could hear him talking non-stop to Zayde.
After lunch, Rachel and I took Noah to Cole's house and then went to meet with a client.
The meeting went a bit later than we had anticipated. We came home and then Rachel left to get Noah at Cole's and Evan from school.
Rachel got home, dropped the boys off and she and I left to fill out papers to start refinancing the house.
Rachel went to tutoring, while I came home and did some work.
Noah had his first playoff game tonight. I put Noah in his uniform and got everything ready for the game and then Zayde, Noah, Evan and I drove to the fields. It turned out that the coach of the team that Noah's team was playing was the coach whose team knocked Evan's team out of the playoffs last year. The coach was very shady and essentially got the win on a technicality. Noah's coach this year was also Evan's coach so I knew that he really wanted to beat this coach. Noah's team played very well as did Noah. Noah ran really hard and scored twice. He singled in both at-bats and then moved to second on errors in both cases. He listens so well to the coaches and really pays attention. He seemed to be really happy that the won. He wants to go to the championship game.
We came home from the game and Rachel was preparing dinner. She had put chicken in the crock pot earlier that day which we had but she also was getting food ready for the boys.
The boys are now in their rooms. I think that Evan is already asleep.
Until next time...
This morning I had to get Evan ready for school. He needed to wear his class t-shirt as his class was going on a field trip to see the symphony for a Halloween concert. As usual, it was easy to get him up and easy to get him to school. He rarely gives me problems in the morning.
Noah slept until after 9am. When he woke up he snuck down the stairs and tried to scare Zayde. He then promptly turned off what Zayde was watching on television and put on the Wii so he could play. I could hear him talking non-stop to Zayde.
After lunch, Rachel and I took Noah to Cole's house and then went to meet with a client.
The meeting went a bit later than we had anticipated. We came home and then Rachel left to get Noah at Cole's and Evan from school.
Rachel got home, dropped the boys off and she and I left to fill out papers to start refinancing the house.
Rachel went to tutoring, while I came home and did some work.
Noah had his first playoff game tonight. I put Noah in his uniform and got everything ready for the game and then Zayde, Noah, Evan and I drove to the fields. It turned out that the coach of the team that Noah's team was playing was the coach whose team knocked Evan's team out of the playoffs last year. The coach was very shady and essentially got the win on a technicality. Noah's coach this year was also Evan's coach so I knew that he really wanted to beat this coach. Noah's team played very well as did Noah. Noah ran really hard and scored twice. He singled in both at-bats and then moved to second on errors in both cases. He listens so well to the coaches and really pays attention. He seemed to be really happy that the won. He wants to go to the championship game.
We came home from the game and Rachel was preparing dinner. She had put chicken in the crock pot earlier that day which we had but she also was getting food ready for the boys.
The boys are now in their rooms. I think that Evan is already asleep.
Until next time...
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Shopping with Noah
This morning Noah woke up early. Our neighbor's dog was barking and I'm guessing that woke him up.
Noah and I went to both Target and Walmart today. We got some Halloween clearance items, but also some other things for the house. While we were at Target I bought Noah popcorn and a hot dog at the little cafe they have there. He ate while we shopped.
We went straight from there to the Little Gym for Noah's sports class. Noah really had fun today. At the end of class they called the parents in for a game called "Smash the Cheese". Noah was very excited during the game.
We came home for just a little bit and then it was time to pick up Evan.
After school we went to the park with Evan's friend Ben, his mom, and his sister. We stayed there for about an hour.
When we got home it was rest time. Evan had a baseball game tonight and I wanted to make sure they got some downtime. They maybe had about 45 minutes or so.
Tonight was the first baseball playoff game. Evan's team won because the other team had to forfeit. They didn't have enough players. They still ended up playing a game, but it was just for fun. So now, Evan has another game tomorrow night. We weren't planning on that. That was a surprise.
I took the boys home and Morry picked up food for us from Blue Bamboo.
After dinner we had clean up night. The boys cleaned their rooms and the game room. I cleaned all of the floors both upstairs and downstairs. I mopped and vacuumed.
It was another long day.
The boys are in bed and it's pretty quiet upstairs.
Noah and I went to both Target and Walmart today. We got some Halloween clearance items, but also some other things for the house. While we were at Target I bought Noah popcorn and a hot dog at the little cafe they have there. He ate while we shopped.
We went straight from there to the Little Gym for Noah's sports class. Noah really had fun today. At the end of class they called the parents in for a game called "Smash the Cheese". Noah was very excited during the game.
We came home for just a little bit and then it was time to pick up Evan.
After school we went to the park with Evan's friend Ben, his mom, and his sister. We stayed there for about an hour.
When we got home it was rest time. Evan had a baseball game tonight and I wanted to make sure they got some downtime. They maybe had about 45 minutes or so.
Tonight was the first baseball playoff game. Evan's team won because the other team had to forfeit. They didn't have enough players. They still ended up playing a game, but it was just for fun. So now, Evan has another game tomorrow night. We weren't planning on that. That was a surprise.
I took the boys home and Morry picked up food for us from Blue Bamboo.
After dinner we had clean up night. The boys cleaned their rooms and the game room. I cleaned all of the floors both upstairs and downstairs. I mopped and vacuumed.
It was another long day.
The boys are in bed and it's pretty quiet upstairs.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Tball Playoffs
This morning we were able to sleep in. The boys got up earlier, but played well in the game room.
We took a walk around the lake. Evan and Noah ate their lunch in the stroller. They walked just a little bit of the way around the lake.
We had just enough time for Morry and I to eat lunch at home and then it was time to go to Evan's tball game. It was the first game of the playoffs.
It was a close game. Evan played really well and listened well. Here is video from the game. You can see Evan (#2) make his way around the bases twice. The first time he ran home, he almost got out. You can see the other kid coming from the other direction trying to get him out.
At home, Evan fell asleep on the floor at Morry's feet. Morry put on Despicable Me for them and when I came downstairs Evan was asleep on the floor.
For dinner we ate at the Texican.
The boys are in bed now. It's been a long day. I hope they both get some sleep soon.
Professional picture from a few weeks ago
We took a walk around the lake. Evan and Noah ate their lunch in the stroller. They walked just a little bit of the way around the lake.
We had just enough time for Morry and I to eat lunch at home and then it was time to go to Evan's tball game. It was the first game of the playoffs.
It was a close game. Evan played really well and listened well. Here is video from the game. You can see Evan (#2) make his way around the bases twice. The first time he ran home, he almost got out. You can see the other kid coming from the other direction trying to get him out.
At home, Evan fell asleep on the floor at Morry's feet. Morry put on Despicable Me for them and when I came downstairs Evan was asleep on the floor.
For dinner we ate at the Texican.
The boys are in bed now. It's been a long day. I hope they both get some sleep soon.
Professional picture from a few weeks ago
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