Back At It

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Saturday, Evan had his first scrimmage with his new team.  It was an intrasquad scrimmage.  Evan caught for quite a while.  Then they put him in center field.  He has not played much outfield.  The second pitch after he got to center field was hit off the centerfield wall.  He fielded it off the wall, spun and threw a perfect strike to second base to throw out the runner at second.  The coach yelled "Great throw, Evan!".  Later he came in to pitch.  He did very well.  He induced a pop up that didn't come all the way to the mound, then he gave up a hit.  Then he got a fly out to right.  Each of the final two batters he face ended with a strikeout. Both strikeouts came on a 3-2 curveball and the ball really dropped.  They were good pitches.  At the plate, Evan was hit by a pitch and hit a double over the left fielders head.

For dinner Saturday night, we picked up Enchiladas Y Mas.

On Sunday, Evan played volleyball with some friends at the park while Rachel and I took Chewie for a walk around the lake. 

At night we watched the Super Bowl.  Rachel picked up pizza from Pizza Cave for us.

On Mondays, Rachel doesn't teach.  So she was able to relax in the morning and then go for a run.  I had a very busy meeting in meetings.

I took Evan and picked up his teammate, Ethan, to go to practice.  We stopped and got Hat Creek on the way to practice.  Rachel and Noah ate at home.

Evan is upstairs finishing some school work now.  Rachel and I will be sitting down.  Noah is playing on the Playstation.

Below are some pictures of Evan pitching.

Until next time...

Super Bowl Sunday + Monday

Yesterday, we took it easy in the morning.   I took Chewie for a walk.

I left for tutoring around 12:45. 

Evan had a football game, so Morry, Noah, and Evan left the house around 1:30 to get there for the practice before the game.

When I got home from tutoring, I rode with Grandma and Papa to Evan's game.

Evan's team lost their first game of the season.

Later in the day, Morry, Evan, and Noah went to a Super Bowl party at Evan's friend, Reid's house.

I stayed home and went to eat dinner at Maudie's with Grandma and Papa.

Today, we walked Chewie to school.

Morry and I were both gone today, so Chewie was in the crate for a few hours.

I got home a little bit before it was time to get Noah.

Morry got home a few minutes after I did and then we walked to pick up Noah from school. 

Evan went to Grandma's house today for dinner.

For dinner Morry and I had sandwiches and Noah had a waffle.

Then, we walked to pick up Evan from Grandma and Papa's.

Now the boys are in bed.

Date Night and Super Bowl

Yesterday Morry had a meeting in the morning and Noah spent most of the day with Jude.

Evan and I went to the Farmer's Market.  We bought a cinnamon roll (which he ate most of) and a sourdough baguette.

From there I drove Evan to his baseball team's kickball game in Lakeway.

When I got home Morry was home.

Morry then went to pick up Evan.

We dropped the boys off at Grandma and Papa's house around 5:30pm. The boys would be spending the night there.

Morry and I put on our thrift store clothes and went downtown.

First, we ate dinner at Phoenician Resto.  Then, we walked around Rainey Street some.  Finally, we got dessert at tiny pies.

Today, Morry and I took a walk and then picked up the boys from Grandma and Papa's house.  They had a good time.

We were home for just a little bit and then Morry took the boys to Noah's football game.

I was making cookies for the Super Bowl party so I came to the game a little bit later.

Noah had fun at football, but his team lost.

We came home and then a little before 5pm went over to a Super Bowl party one of our friends was having.

There were a ton of boys there.  Morry and the kids seemed to have a good time.

We came home after the 3rd quarter of the game and they finished watching at home.

Now the boys are asleep and Morry is doing some work.

Here are some pictures.

Too bad these were not in our sizes at the thrift store.

Super Bowl Party

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

I had a phone meeting this morning.  While I was doing that, Evan and Noah were playing on the Playstation and Rachel was walking on the treadmill.

After that, Evan and I went to the middle school football field.  He wanted to use his new kicking tee to practice field goal kicking.  He was able to make several from the old extra point range.  He made one a few yards beyond that.

Most of the afternoon was spent getting ready for the Super Bowl party.

Three families on the Bucs came as well as Grandma and Papa.  Everyone had a really nice time.  The boys played outside until the start of the game.  Then they intently watched the game.  Two of the families left shortly after halftime.  All-in-all, it was a successful party.

The boys are now in bed.

Until next time...

Lisa

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, Rachel and Noah went for a run.  They ran most of the way to Starbucks.  Then they got some stuff at Starbucks and sat down.  They walked most of the way home.

Evan saw a kicking tee that he wanted to buy at Academy.  He had a gift card there so he and I went and he bought it.  We then went to Clayton where we threw the baseball and he kicked a football off the tee.

We came home and had lunch.

After lunch, we left to go to Barry and Lisa's.  Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer and had her first chemotherapy session on Thursday.  We brought a fruit salad up to them.  We stopped by Tiff's Treats first to get some cookies.  Lisa has been using Rachel as a sounding board which I think has been good for both of them.  Lisa's sister, Angie was there helping out.  Barry and I played football against Evan, Noah and Lincoln.  Not surprisingly, there was some questionable calls that went the way of the boys over the fathers.  Evan was behind most of those questionable calls.

On the way home, we stopped at Zen for dinner.  The boys ate really well there.  They said they want to go back.  We didn't realize that on Saturday it was Kid's Eat Free.  It ended up being a very cheap meal.

Rachel is making stuff right now for the get together we're having tomorrow.  Some of the families from the Bucs are coming over for the Super Bowl.

Until next time...

Lots of Football

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

We took it easy this morning.  The boys watched a movie we had gotten at Redbox last night.

After lunch, Evan had a football game.  Rachel and Noah went to a Wonders and Worries party at a bowling alley.  Noah had his face painted and got to bowl.  Rachel and Noah had their picture taken, and Noah made filled a jar with small Nerds-like candy in layers of color.

Evan's game did not go well.  His team, unfortunately, is not very good.  Evan caught a few passes and had a nice run.

We came home and the boys cleaned up and then went outside and played with Connor and Christian.

We all sat down to watch the Super Bowl, though Rachel didn't watch the whole thing.  Evan was upset about the result of the Super Bowl.  They are now in bed.

Until next time...

Sunday at Home

Today we pretty much took it easy at home.  I only left the house to tutor for a little bit this afternoon.

I still think Evan's not feeling well.  He was pretty cranky today and didn't want to go outside to play.

Evan and Noah played Legos, Wii, and a few other things in the house.

The boys cleaned up tonight and watched some of the Super Bowl.

For dinner we had pasta.

The boys are in bed now.  I think Evan's asleep, but Noah's calling for me right now.

Chuck E Cheese's and the Super Bowl

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The boys were good this morning and let us sleep.  They were very quiet in the game room.  Actually what got me up finally is that Noah opened the door into the garage because he was going to put a box in recycling and the alarm was still on.  I turned it off, but it scared him and he was crying.  It was just the warning alarm that let us know we had 30 seconds to turn off the alarm so it wasn't a big deal.  I told him he had done a good thing by trying to recycle that box.  He just needs to look to see if the alarm is red or green.

Rachel made blueberry muffins from scratch.  The boys, for whatever reason, didn't like them.

This afternoon, Evan's friend Ben had a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese's.  He only invited 4 other boys.  Noah was also invited.  The parents had hoped that since it was Super Bowl Sunday it wouldn't be crowded.  Unfortunately the weather was not on their side because it rained.  When we got there, it was hard to just find a parking spot.  It was absolutely crazy inside.  The boys seemed to have fun though.

We came home and had the boys calm down for a bit in the game room.

When the Super Bowl started, I let the boys come down.  We had dinner with the TV on.

Rachel had to tutor tonight.  She left around 7 and returned after 9pm.  She normally tutors this family on Wednesdays but they canceled this week because they were sick.

The boys are in bed after watching the whole Super Bowl with me.  They were both happy that the Patriots lost.  They are well aware that the Patriots are cheaters.

Until next time...

I Got A Feeling...Pittsburgh's Going to the Super Bowl

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The title of the blog is a line in a chant that the Steelers fans would say in the 70s It's been adapted into countless songs since then. Well the Steelers are headed to their eight Super Bowl and 3rd since February 2006. The game looked like a blowout, got tense at the end, but the Steelers hung on. Whew!

This morning, Rachel got up with the boys and made cinnamon rolls. The boys got up relatively late for them - around 9am - which was nice.

When I came down we ate and then we went to run several errands. We had to return a few things and then Rachel wanted to get some soaps at Bath and Body Works because they were on sale. Borders is next door and they sell Star Wars Legos. Evan and Noah each had $10 to spend so they brought their wallets. Actually as we left, Noah said he didn't have his wallet so we turned around and went back home. Rachel searched the house and then realized that Noah really did have it in the car.

At Borders, Evan bought the Legos and Noah got three Golden Books. The total came to $19.86. So I gave them each 7 cents of the change.

When we got home, it was nap time and Noah stayed in his room a bit. He watched the movie Cars.

After a little while, Noah came downstairs and they had snacks. We watched some TV before the Steelers game started.

Rachel went and picked up Little Caesars for dinner. The boys and I ate at the coffee table.

They are still up now. Evan is whining and crying that he wants milk.

Until next time...

Super Bowl Sunday

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Today was Super Bowl Sunday. Unfortunately, it was a fairly insignificant Super Bowl since the Steelers weren't in it.

Evan didn't got to bed until nearly midnight last night. He was up at 5am this morning because he knocked his comforter on the floor. He then was up for about another hour because he was coughing. I tried to get him to drink some water. Then Lizzy decided she needed to go out. Rachel let her out.

When we got up for real, Rachel and I decided to take the boys to the zoo. It was kind of cold outside but we thought we should get the boys out. We have a membership to the zoo so it wasn't going to cost anything. Plus it's close by. So were there for a little under an hour. All the big animals were out moving around which was nice. Noah walked the almost the whole time. He was very cute. Evan also really enjoyed himself.

We got home and the boys ate lunch. We put them down for naps. Unfortunately, Evan didn't nap.

At 5, we got ready to go to Matt and Rachael's for the Super Bowl. Evan was talking about playing with Ben's toys. As soon as we got there, he immediately went upstairs to find Ben's toys. Ben and Evan played a lot and they played well together. Noah stayed with the adults, mostly, and entertained us. He was very cute. When the Saints scored a touchdown, he screamed "Touchdown" and put his arms up in the air.

We left mid-way through the 3rd quarter. Evan didn't eat dinner there so he ate on the way home and some when we got home.

Then we put them to bed. I think Evan was pretty tired. He has not come out of his room.

Oh, and congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for winning the Super Bowl. They were the team I wanted since the Steelers didn't make it. Only 5 more Super Bowl victories to catch up to the Steelers.

Until next time...

Post-Football Sunday

Hello everyone, this is Morry. Rachel is talking to her parents so I'm writing the blog tonight.

Today is the first Sunday after the Steelers won the Super Bowl (just typing that phrase is exciting). Or as Rachel says "we now have our lives back". The boys let us sleep in until 9:30 again. When we woke up, Rachel informed me that we were going to go for a run.

We got the boys ready as well as Lizzy and took off for a run. Rachel pushed the stroller while I ran with Lizzy. It was very humid out. I have not run for over a year, while Rachel has had spurts of running in the past year. Rachel was able to run a good distance while I had to stop and walk after a while.

When we got back from running, we decided to run over to the Home Depot. We needed things like a filter for our refrigerator and weather stripping for the back door where Lizzy tore it. A few months ago, Lizzy chewed a piece of a wood train of Evan's. I wanted to just sand it down for Evan before he could play with it again. I told Evan back then that I'd do it when we went to Home Depot to get sand paper. As Rachel and I put a list together of what we needed, Evan reminded me that we need to fix his train. That kid's memory is amazing. It's actually better than mine, which is scary.

We got to the Home Depot and Evan told me he wanted to walk around. First we picked out night light bulbs which Evan carried the whole time. Evan really enjoyed walking and being free. We looked at washers and dryers a bit and Evan wanted me to open up one for him. When we got the weather stripping, Evan wanted me to carry it. I got to 8 foot strips. So Evan held the back end of the strips while I held the front end. We walked through the store like this. The checkout lady said "looks like you've got a little helper."

For lunch, Rachel made and omelet for her while I made fried matzoh. Noah shared some of the omelet with Rachel while Evan shared the fried matzoh with me.

After the boys naps, Rachel tutored. Evan wanted us to watch Garfield for the 200th time. Noah was a bit cranky that whole time. I'm not sure what his deal was. Rachel got home around 7pm and we had dinner then. Rachel had gotten chicken and wild rice soup together and I made chicken tenders. I fed Noah before Rachel got home but then he sat with us and ate finger food during dinner. He seemed upset the whole time.

The boys are now in bed. Evan seems to be quiet while Noah has been making noise. I had to go up there in the middle of writing this because Noah was crying. He had knocked all 4 of his pacifiers on the floor and was upset.

I don't know why I'm actually typing this out, but if Evan doesn't get out of bed tonight, he will have stayed in bed every night for a week. Amazing.

Until next time...

Bike Trailer

Morry had to go into the office this morning from 9-1. Evan and Noah woke up early this morning for some reason.

Since Noah wouldn’t let us go to the gym I thought I’d buy one of those trailers that goes on the back of your bike for the kids to ride in. I found one on Craigslist and picked it up today. I took Evan and Noah with me to meet the people at a shopping center parking lot. It looks like a good trailer. I hope the boys will like riding in it.

Evan said he was hungry but he didn’t want to eat any of the food I brought for him. He saw Wendys and said he wanted to eat there. I asked him if he would really eat nuggets if I bought them and he said yes. So, I went through the drive-through and as I was paying Evan said he didn’t want nuggets. He wanted ice cream. He threw a big fit. Then, I handed him the nuggets and he threw another fit because I didn’t get him a kids meal and there was no toy in the bag.

We drove over to Academy so I could get Evan and Noah bike helmets. As we were walking in the store Morry called and said he was done working. I told Morry where we were and he came and met us. We picked out helmets while Evan played with the bikes. When it was time to leave Evan threw another fit. He didn’t want to leave and he wanted a bike.

When we got home Evan wanted to ride his bike and wear his new helmet. So, we walked and Evan rode his bike around the block.

Tonight, Morry was watching the Steelers game. It just finished. Morry’s very excited about the Steelers going to the Super Bowl.

Here are some pictures from last night and today: