Playgroup at Our House

Yesterday no one had signed up for playgroup so I volunteered. I didn’t have time to go shopping, so I wanted to make something with stuff I already had in the house. I cut up some fruit and made a coffee cake.

We had 3 other kids over.

One of the moms wasn’t feeling well, so after playgroup I offered to watch her daughter for a little bit so she could go home and rest. Evan and Noah enjoyed playing with Avery. She was really easy and calm compared to the boys. They all ate lunch together at the red table. Avery wanted blue eggs and ham and Evan and Noah wanted red. So, I made 2 separate batches. After they ate lunch they had a popsicle.

Avery stayed until about 1:30. After she left I put Noah down for a nap.

A little while later Grandma and Papa got here. Papa/Lenny has his fraternity reunion this weekend so they came in for that.

For dinner, just Morry, Evan, Noah, and I went to Johnny Carinos.

After dinner we went to HEB to pick up a few things. While Morry put the groceries away I gave Evan and Noah a shower. The boys are in bed now, but Noah is still talking.

Another early start

So, again we had a rough night. Noah woke up multiple times. We just let him cry and eventually he went back to sleep. Then, Evan woke up crying at 7:14am. Ugh. He started doing this forced cry. When I went in there he said he wanted to play Geo Trax.

I got the boys dressed and fed. We took Evan to school. He gave Wendy and Natasha their cards and brownies. I think Evan was disappointed that he didn’t get any brownies, though I did let him have one later after school.

I went to the bank to deposit some checks. I drove up to the teller window. I’m not going to be depositing any more checks through the ATM.

Noah and I met Melissa at the lake. We walked the 3 mile loop. It was nice, but a little hot out. Noah did really well and only got a little fussy at the end.

Then, Noah and I went to HEB. I had a lot of shopping to do and Noah did very well. He ate a few samples (some streusel thing and a little cupcake). When we went to put the groceries in the car, I had forgotten about both strollers (regular and jogging) being back there. I had to place the bags in various places around the strollers. Luckily everything fit.

By the time we finished at HEB it was almost time to get Evan. There was not really enough time to go home so we just got to Evan’s school a little early. Evan was very excited to see us. I put Noah down on the floor so he could play too. Evan wanted to stay a little longer and do the songs with everyone before we left. The kids gathered on the carpet and sang a few songs. After the second one, I told Evan we needed to leave. I had the groceries in the car.

We got home and I opened the back of the car to get the groceries. Things must have shifted, so when I opened the back door a bag of groceries fell out and hit the ground. Guess which bag that was? The eggs, of course. Only a few broke, but it was still a mess.

I brought the boys inside and put the groceries away. I let Evan eat a brownie while I fed Noah. Then, the boys went upstairs for naps. Noah napped, but Evan did not.

Blanca came at 4:00. I tutored and got home at 6:00.

Morry made pizza and I made the salad for dinner. Evan insisted on sitting at his red table. He almost always sits at the dinner table with us. He ate a lot of veggies and dip (ranch dressing), but just the olives off his pizza. He didn’t sit still and was all over the place. Somehow Evan was under the little table and tipped it so his whole plate of food fell off and on to the carpet. We told him that next time he needs to sit the table with us.

We gave the boys baths and Evan was a real pain. He didn’t want to be washed. Then, he didn’t want to get out. He was just overly tired.

Evan and Noah and in bed now and it sounds quiet. Let’s hope they both sleep through the night and late in the morning.

Backyard Fun

This morning Yenis and Kevin came over and we spent the whole morning outside in the backyard. Evan and Kevin play very well together. Noah loved being outside. We came in for lunch. Evan and Kevin sat together at the red table. They talked to each other during lunch. It was very cute. I’m not sure what they were talking about. At one point I heard Kevin ask Evan if he liked tomatoes. Yenis and Kevin went home around 2:00 and I put the boys down for naps.

Evan and Noah slept very well. Blanca came at 3:00. She said Noah slept until 4:30. When I got home from tutoring at 5:30 Evan was still sleeping. He must have been pretty worn out.

We had corned beef for dinner tonight.

After dinner we took a short walk and Evan walked/ran some of the way and sat in the stroller the rest.

Evan and Noah are in bed now, though both are still making noises.