Bike ride and Playdate

Instead of going to the gym today I decided to take Evan and Noah on a bike ride. We have a trailer attachment for the bike that both boys can sit in. It took me a while to get the bike and trailer set up. Both needed air in the tires. I also had to pack stuff to take with us. I made a picnic lunch for us and brought some additional drinks.

I rode to the Wildflower Park, in the neighborhood across from the Wildflower Center. It was a good workout. The hills were tough. Evan and Noah played on the playground, we ate lunch, and then they played a little more. I rode back home and somewhere along the way Noah had thrown his shoe out of the trailer. All together, the ride was about 6.5 miles. Normally, that’s not much, but pulling 2 boys (33lbs + 43lbs) and the stuff in the trailer was hard. It was a good workout.

When we got home I put Noah down for a nap.

Around 3pm, Evan’s friend from class, Cayden, came over with him mom and sister (11 months). Evan and Cayden played in Evan’s room and then we went in the backyard for a little bit. Noah slept through the whole thing. Blanca came over at 4:00 and Cayden left. I went to tutor. On the way to tutoring I drove the bike route and found Noah’s shoe on the street. It seemed ok. I also stopped at Postmark’d to mail a few things.

I tutored 2 students.

Evan’s sports class was tonight. Morry and Noah went with him.

I got home a little before the boys and started dinner. We had spaghetti. Evan and Noah ate a ton!

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Noah insisted on sleeping in his Cars bed, rather than the crib. We’ll see how it goes tonight. He’s never slept overnight in the bed, just 2 naps.

Grocery Shopping and Walk to School

After dropping Evan off at school, Noah and I went to Sprouts to get some groceries. When we got to the bulk section at the store Noah threw a fit. He wanted all the different candies. I bought some banana chips and dried pineapple, but he wasn’t happy with that. I ended up buying a few small peanut butter cups in bulk just to keep him quiet.

We ate lunch at home and after that walked to get Evan.

Somewhere on the way there Noah must have dropped his shoe. When we were almost to Evan’s school I realized Noah was missing a shoe – his new shoes we just bought over the weekend.

I had a hard time getting Evan to leave school. The kids were outside on the playground and he didn’t want to leave.

I walked the same route home and luckily I did find Noah shoe. It was on the sidewalk.

Gabby met us at home so that I could give her a check. She had accidently washed one of her babysitting checks and needed a new one. Noah was very upset that she was not staying. He cried as Gabby was leaving.

Evan and Noah took good naps.

I folded a ton of laundry and then was able to nap some too.

For dinner we had hamburgers and rice.

After dinner, I helped pack Evan’s stuff for Morry and Evan’s trip tomorrow.

The boys are in bed now. We’ll see how long that lasts.

Getting in Shape

This morning the boys slept until about 9:00am. Noah woke up once during the night.

I thought I’d try to start running again. I went for a 2 mile run with the boys and Lizzy. It was tough, but I managed.

Before lunch we went to Target. At one point Evan pointed out that Noah was missing a shoe. We had to go back through the store to find it. I did end up finding it. Noah’s always taking his shoes and socks off.

For lunch I made mac and cheese for Evan. Noah didn’t want any.

We played for a little bit after lunch and the I put the boys down for naps. Evan did not nap, but he played in his room for a little bit.

Blanca came at 3:45 so I could tutor.

I got home around 5:45 and we had tacos and rice for dinner.

After dinner, we took a walk. Evan rode his smaller bike most of the way. He chose to ride that one tonight.

When we got home we gave the boys baths. Evan sat on the potty for about 30 minutes. He did not pee or poop. He was upset when we told him he had to get off and get ready for bed.

Evan and Noah are in bed now. I still hear Noah’s singing bear.

Bookstore and Bike

Morry worked from home today.

Morry went in Evan’s room when he woke up for the morning and Evan told him he had pee pee in his bed. His diaper had leaked so Morry took the sheets off the bed.

I thought maybe I would take Evan and Noah to the park today, but it was pretty cold today. It was in the 40s so I took them to Barnes and Noble. I asked Evan where he wanted to go today and he said he wanted to go to the bookstore. That was fine with me. Evan and Noah play with the trains while I can sit down and have some coffee. Evan and Noah had a good time. Noah stood for a long time at the train table. A few other kids came over and played. Evan did well sharing the trains. When it was time to go Evan didn’t want to leave. We were looking at some Cars books and he wanted to keep reading them. I couldn’t pick him up since I had Noah in one arm and a gift I was buying for a birthday party in another. Somehow I eventually got Evan to follow me to the checkout counter. Evan wanted to hold the keys to the car, so I let him hold them and press the button to unlock the car. When it was time to get in the car I needed the keys back and Evan threw a fit. He would not get up from the sidewalk. Normally I would just pick him up, but my arms were full. I had to quickly get Noah in the car and then grab Evan. I told him I would take his Geo Trax away when we got home, but he didn’t seem to care. As soon as we got home I packed up all his GeoTrax and put them away for a while. He made me so mad. I told Evan we can’t go out to fun places if he acts like that.

At home I got lunch ready, but Evan didn’t want to sit down. I managed to pick him up and strap him into his seat while he was throwing another fit. His screaming just kept getting louder and louder. I was feeding Noah and all the sudden Evan pulled off his shoe and threw it. He threw it right at Noah’s full cereal bowl and the wet cereal went everywhere. It was all over my clothes, on the floor, on the blinds behind me. It was a mess. Morry came out of the room where he was working to see what was going on. He took Evan up to his room. Evan told Morry he wanted to nap so Morry put clean sheets on the bed and Evan ended up napping.

I had a check up with the Ear Nose and Throat doctor at 2:15pm. That’s why Morry worked from home today. The boys napped pretty much the whole time I was gone.

After naps we went outside so Evan could ride his bike. Morry had Noah in the backpack and we walked around the block. Evan did very well on his bike. He rode the whole way. He’s getting better at pedaling and steering.

Tonight for dinner we went to Abuelo's and then went to the mall afterward. I needed to get the clasp for my watch fixed. When we walked into the mall Evan said he wanted Chick-Fil-A even though we had just eaten dinner. We asked him if he was really going to eat the chicken and he said yes. So, we bought 4 nuggets on the way back to the car. Once we were in the car we gave him the box of nuggets and he ate them all very quickly.

Evan and Noah are in bed now. It seems quiet up there.