First Day of Our Summer

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Today was our first day of summer.  Technically this is the start of our third week of summer break, but today was the first day it felt like it.  Two weeks ago, we flew to Florida.  Last week, we were taking Evan to baseball camp and it seemed very hectic.  Today the boys didn't need to be anywhere and didn't need to get up by a certain time.

I woke up first to start work.  Evan came down about 30 minute later, shortly followed by Noah.

I went into Aaron's for meetings and get some stuff done.  Rachel, Evan and Noah stayed home all day.  I think the boys stayed inside most of the day since it was very muddy outside.

Later in the day, I met a father of a boy I used to coach on Noah's team.  He had questions about baseball and I let him borrow some bats.  We met at Backspin.  I picked up wings for me for dinner.

When I got home, some people had come to take away our playscape in our backyard.  Rachel had posted it on craigslist.  They took it away pretty quickly.

We took a walk after dinner.

The boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Mopac

I spent a lot of time on Mopac today. I did a bunch of back and forth driving.

After dropping Noah off at school I was able to do a short 2 mile run. Then, I went to Texas Oncology for a check up. Everything looked good.

Noah's class was outside when I picked him up. He had climbed up to the top of the playscape and wasn't going to come down until I got there. He wanted to show me how high he could go.

We came home for a little bit and then it was time to get Evan.

At home, Noah relaxed in the guest room while Evan and I played outside.

Blanca came at 3:45 and I tutored.

I came home at 5:45. Evan's baseball practice is from 5:30-6:30 on Mondays. The plan was for Morry to take him to practice, but he got stuck in traffic. I needed to take the boys to the baseball practice and Morry met us there. We got there about 6pm so Evan was still able to get some good practice in.

Noah and I came home right after the practice to get dinner ready. Morry and Evan stayed a few more minutes.

For dinner we had Coke ham and rice.

We were supposed to do clean up night last night, but we moved it to today. Noah threw a major fit and wouldn't clean up.

Both boys are in bed now, but not asleep yet.

Take me out to the ball game

This morning I took Evan to school and Noah to Alena’s house. While they were gone I got stuff done around the house and finished watching Avatar on my phone. I needed to finish it today since itunes rentals expire 24 hours after you start the movie. I cleaned, vacuumed, mopped. Then, it was time to get the boys.

Evan was in a good mood. Noah was starting to get a little cranky. It was time for his nap. We stayed at Alena’s house for just a little bit and then I took the boys home.

Noah napped.

Morry and a friend of his from work drove to Dallas today to see the Texas Rangers and the Pittsburgh Pirates play. They will be coming back late tonight after the game.

After Noah’s nap I took the boys swimming at the gym. They were both good and didn’t give me too many problems when it was time to leave. They knew we were going to McDonalds for dinner.

At McDonalds both boys ate fairly well and then played on the playscape for a long time. Noah started to get whiny and wouldn’t come down. I have to climb up through all those levels to get to him. When I got up to him he smiled and thought it was fun that I was up there with him. Stinker!

I put the boys to bed when we got home. Evan came up with a few excuses, but it seems like both boys are asleep now.

Here’s a picture from yesterday after Evan wrote his name on the whiteboard we got.

Star Peppers

This morning we went to playgroup. I enjoyed having some adult time. Evan and Noah had fun playing with new toys. Noah ate a ton of the goldfish crackers they had put out.

When we got home Evan and Noah played outside while I got lunch ready. They insisted on eating at the picnic table under their playscape. Noah didn’t eat very much, but Evan ate well. I also make smoothies for all of us.

At naptime Noah wasn’t sleeping for some reason. I was getting some stuff done downstairs and all of the sudden I heard Evan and Noah playing in the gameroom. I had to put Noah back to bed. He fought it a little, but eventually ended up napping.

When Morry got home we ordered dinner from Hula Hut through Eat Out In. While we were waiting for the food to be delivered we took the boys out front. Evan rode his bike twice around the block and rode his scooter a little too. Noah rode his tricycle just a little bit. He doesn’t like to put his feet on the pedals and it makes it very hard to push him.

Dinner was good. We made sports mac and cheese for the boys and I cut up a bell pepper for them. I thought I’d try using a cookie cutter on the bell pepper and worked. So the boys had star peppers.

We gave the boys baths and just put them to bed.

Gardening

This morning I took a walk with Evan, Noah, and Lizzy.

Then, we went to the Meridian park and met up with Yenis, her mom, and Kevin. The boys played at the playground for about 30 minutes since Yenis had somewhere to go and we needed to get home for lunch. At the park Evan found some roly-polies and I let him hold one. He liked the way it tickled his arm. Noah kept trying to poke it.

We ate lunch and then I put Evan and Noah down for naps. Noah napped, but Evan did not. I heard him playing in his room the whole time. When I went upstairs to get him he was playing bowling with his soft soccer balls. I saw him rolling the balls and asked what he was playing and he told me bowling.

I cleaned the coat closet and had everything pulled out of it. Evan found a ski mask and had a good time putting it on and wearing it around the house. He thought it was for water, but I had to explain to him it was for snow.

For dinner I made a cornbread casserole with ground beef.

After dinner we went in the backyard to plant the veggies and herbs we go the other day. Evan, Noah, and Lizzy all enjoyed playing in the backyard while we worked. Evan and Noah went down the slide together. Noah even went down on his own once. Morry was watching him at the top of the playscape and Noah just decided to go, head first, down the slide. He wasn’t scared at all. He loved it.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. I just heard Noah make a little noise, but it sounds quiet in Evan’s room.

Still recovering

Evan got up early this morning. He was up when Morry was leaving for work.

I still was not feeling good today, so we just stayed in the house all day. I even canceled my tutoring again.

I took Evan and Noah in the backyard for a little bit so we could get some fresh air. Noah enjoyed crawling in the grass. Evan played on the playscape for a while. I put Noah on the slide a few times and he seemed to like it. Noah would clap when he got to the bottom.

After lunch Evan and Noah took naps. Evan slept for over 3 hours.

We just had dinner. We ordered Chinese food. I was able to eat a little.

Evan is playing baseball with Morry right now (inside the house). In a few minutes we’ll take Evan and Noah upstairs and get them ready for bed.

Chuck E Cheese

Noah slept until 10:30am this morning. I’m glad. He really needed his sleep.

Ben and Molly had off of school today so we went with them to Chuck E Cheese. It was Evan’s first time there. He had a great time. The first thing we did was a little car ride that just moves up and down. Then, we played ski ball. Evan enjoyed rolling the ball and got it in the lower gutter a few times, but could not get it high enough to get any points. We played basketball and some other games. I thought I would try air hockey with Evan. I wasn’t sure if he would understand, but he did really well. He caught on pretty quickly on how to hit the puck. At the end we went to cash in our tickets for prizes. Evan chose an orange lollypop and I decided to save the rest of the tickets for another time so we can get a better prize.

My tutoring schedule for today was 3:30-5:30 and then 6:45-7:45. Since I had a break in between, Morry, Evan, and Noah met me for dinner at Chick-fil-A. We ordered a kids meal for Evan and he barely touched it. We decided to let him play on the playscape and then eat after playing. Evan loved the playscape and climbed all the way to the top, through the tunnels, and down the slide. That was the first time he has done that on his own. After he was done playing he said he was hungry and ready to eat. He ate well and finished all of his nuggets.

I got home around 8:15 and just put the boys to bed.