Pre-Birthday

Today we were able to sleep in again.

I went for a run.

Since Morry's birthday is tomorrow and on a workday, we planned to see the Spiderman movie today.

I had some errands to run, so I met them at the movie theater.

Morry and the boys said they really liked the movie.

At home, we cleaned up and got dinner ready.

We had hamburgers for dinner.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Movies in the Morning

This morning Morry took the boys to the movies to see Spiderman.  While they were gone I did some cleaning up around the house and went to HEB.

Around 5:00 Noah and I took Calvin to meet the woman who will be taking care of him while we are out of town this summer.  She has a kitten and we wanted to make sure they got along.  Calvin hissed a few times, but mostly just ignored the kitten.  So, basically, it worked out.

Morry and Evan are at baseball practice now.  They should get home around 8pm. 

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Many people will tell you football started last week - which is when college football started. Others will tell you that it was Thursday night when the Saints played the Vikings. There is only one official start to football season - that's when the Steelers play. And today was their first game.

The day started our early when Noah got up. It's amazing because I think he was still up when we went to sleep last night. Rachel got up with the boys and I slept some.

When I got up we went to Sam's Club. Noah threw a fit. He didn't want me to get him out of his pajamas. He didn't want to go to Sam's Club. He wouldn't put on his shoes. We finally got him there and got the things we needed.

Then Noah threw a fit because he didn't want to leave Sam's Club. The entire way home, he said "I want to go back to Sam's Club!"

At home, we had a quick lunch and I got in my Steelers attire for the game. The boys put on their jerseys as well. Despite the fact they got brand new Hines Ward jerseys, both boys wanted their Roethlisberger jerseys. Evan and Noah eventually went upstairs to play and then Evan came down when Noah went down for a nap.

In case you are wondering, but honestly, if you don't know the score by now, shame on you, the Steelers won in overtime 15-9.

The boys played downstairs for awhile before dinner. Evan got dressed in his Spiderman costumes.

For dinner, we just had leftovers.

After dinner we took a nice walk. Evan walked most of the way which was pretty good.

They are in bed now, but I can Noah opening up and closing his dresser drawers. Now he is yelling something into the hall. I have a feeling I may have to go upstairs and do some yelling.

Until next time...

Superheroes

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

When we got up this morning, we arranged to go to Matt and Rachael's house and the on to lunch. We had to get the kids all ready and get everything set up before we left. Also, Rachel got some of the old baby toys together to bring to them since they are having their little boy on Sept 22.

We got to their house around 11:40am and Evan and Ben played Star Wars and superheroes together for a while. Noah stayed down with the adults and played on Grandmom's iPhone.

For lunch, we went to Manny's Uptown Kitchen. It used to be called Manny Hattan's but I guess they are trying to reinvent themselves. It's basically a Jewish deli. The food was actually very good. Much better than I had remembered. However the service was incredibly slow. All the kids were well behaved.

We came home and Noah went down for a nap while Evan watched Scooby-Doo.

When Noah got up, we drove over to Target. Grandmom had said she was going to buy a toy for each of the boys. Also, she was going to get Halloween costumes. Evan has really wanted this Ironman helmet that talks. He and Noah both got one. Then we got Halloween costumes. Evan got Spiderman while Noah got Batman.

For dinner we went to Carino's. It also was slow, but the food was good.

We came home and the boys tried on their costumes and put on their Ironman helmets. They are in bed now.

Until next time...

Good Exercise

This morning after getting the kids dressed and fed I took them for a bike ride. First, we went to the Circle C Park. Evan and Noah played a while on the playground and then we had some snacks I brought with us. After that I rode to HEB. First, we sat down at a table and had ICEEs then we did some grocery shopping. I couldn’t buy too much since I only had the room in the back of the bike trailer. Usually Noah sits in the cart. Since I just had a basket with me, Noah got to walk around. He enjoyed the freedom. After HEB we went back home. It was about a 7 mile bike ride. The way there was very easy and mostly downhill, but on the way back it took me about twice the amount of time. I was pretty worn out once we got home.

Evan and Noah had a little bit to eat and then Noah went down for a nap.

When Morry got home we made mozzarella meatballs and egg drop soup. We made extra meatballs to freeze for later.

After dinner we went in the front yard. We have a motorized Spiderman bike that I charged up earlier today. Evan hasn’t ridden it in a while. He got on it today and was definitely too big for it. It went too slow for him. It was a good size for Noah, but Noah didn’t quite understand how to hold down the button to make it go constantly. He was doing a lot of starting and stopping. Evan and I played baseball for just a little bit. He hit me with the waffle ball twice and it actually caused a red mark. He hits the balls hard.

We just put them to bed. They both seem to be doing a lot better. Noah is still cranky, but he seems to be feeling and acting a little bit better.

Evan and Noah are both out of their rooms right now. ugh

Taking it easy

We didn’t do much today. Evan, Noah, and I just stayed at home. It was threatening to rain all day, so we just stayed in the house.

For lunch we sat outside, per Evan’s request. The boys just love being outdoors. Evan didn’t eat much of his lunch. He threw a little fit when it was time to come inside. He was swinging on the glider and tried to push harder and faster thinking I wouldn’t be able to get him off. Of course I stopped it and he wasn’t too happy about that.

Both boys napped.

Blanca came at 3:00 and I got home from tutoring at 8:00.

For dinner Morry took Evan and Noah to McDonalds. Morry said they were both really good and talked the whole time. Evan was very happy to get a Spiderman toy in his Happy Meal. Morry said while they were waiting for their food Evan was talking non-stop about Spiderman.

When I got home we gave Evan and Noah baths and then put them to bed.

Flu Shots for Evan and Noah

I took Evan and Noah to their doctor today for flu shots. Noah needed the booster shot. For babies they have to give them 2 separate shots a month apart. I warned Evan ahead of time what was going to happen and that it would just hurt for a minute. Right as we walked into the waiting room this little girl yells to Evan, “They give shots here!” I guess she was trying to warn him. The parents seemed embarrassed, but I said it was ok and I already talked to Evan about the shot. I decided to have Evan go first. He did very well. He just whined a little, but was easily calmed down when the nurse offered him a sticker. Noah did well too and only cried for a few seconds.

After the shots, we went to Target to return something. We walked around the store. Evan loves walking in Target. I ended buying Evan some Spiderman tennis shoes. He really needed another pair of shoes. He only had one pair that fit him. They had light up Spiderman shoes that just happened to fit him.

After Target we came home and ate lunch. While I was getting lunch ready I put Noah on the floor and he actually crawled a little. It was more like an army crawl, but he was actually moving forward. We put up a video on YouTube. It should show up at the bottom of this page. We also added a video from Halloween of Evan looking at the candy in the candy bowl.

Blanca came at 1:45. I signed up for a focus group study about cleaning supplies from 2-4 today. I met 2 interviewers at HEB to talk about what products I used and how I clean the house. We talked for a little bit then we went down the cleaning aisle and picked a few items for me to try at home. We went back to our house. I showed them what cleaning products I typically use and did a few cleaning demonstrations of how I use them. I got paid $200 for those 2 hours. Good deal, huh?

Tonight I’m going out for a girl’s night. Alissa, Yenis, and I are going to Speakeasy (a bar downtown). It has been a very long time since I’ve had a girl’s night out. I’m looking forward to it. The Brew (salsa band) will be playing.