Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, we had someone come by the house to look at some of the kids books we are going to be selling at the garage sale. They ended up buying some books.
After that, Rachel took Evan and Noah to a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's.
When the everyone got home, we had another person come to the house. They bought some baby clothes as well as some books.
The boys cleaned up and then the boys and I sat down and watched Uncle Buck. They really enjoyed the movie.
We went to the Oasis for dinner and dancing. The band, The Brew, was playing. Rachel used to go see them play when she was in college and Rachel and I would go see them at the Oasis when we were dating. It has been quite some time since we saw them play on a Sunday night. It was very crowded and we had to squeeze in at table meant for two people. A very nice older couple sat next to us and helped us with things. The older man was a World War II Vet. Rachel and I danced a bit and Evan and Rachel danced. The boys, especially Evan, ate well. Evan ate these things called Chicken Fireballs which were spicy chicken nuggets and he had salmon. Noah had beef fajitas. At the break, the band member that Rachel was closest to came over to say hello and talk to us.
On the way home, we stopped at Grandma and Papa's to put the trash and recycling cans out.
The boys are getting ready for bed now.
Until next time...
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Taking It Easy
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
After yesterday's very long day, we decided to take it easy. The boys let us sleep in, which was nice. They played in the game room and their own rooms for a while before going downstairs to play Wii.
When we came downstairs, we made brunch. Rachel made Pillsbury cinnamon rolls and I made green eggs and ham for Evan and just ham for Noah. Rachel and I had left overs.
After lunch, the boys cleaned up their rooms and the game room and they they played in the game room until it was time for a birthday party for a boy down the street, Nathan.
Nathan's party was at the Little Gym. Noah was excited to go there. Both boys seemed to have a good time at the party.
On the way home, we stopped and got Mr. Popper's Penguins at Redbox.
Rachel was going to the Oasis tonight to see The Brew play with Yenis. I ordered a pizza from Austin Pizza Garden for us and we had a "buddy party". We put on Mr. Popper's Penguins and ate at the coffee table. The boys enjoyed the movie and Evan had more pizza than I did. He really likes pizza from there.
I put the kids to bed at 8pm but it's 10:45 and they are still up.
Until next time...
After yesterday's very long day, we decided to take it easy. The boys let us sleep in, which was nice. They played in the game room and their own rooms for a while before going downstairs to play Wii.
When we came downstairs, we made brunch. Rachel made Pillsbury cinnamon rolls and I made green eggs and ham for Evan and just ham for Noah. Rachel and I had left overs.
After lunch, the boys cleaned up their rooms and the game room and they they played in the game room until it was time for a birthday party for a boy down the street, Nathan.
Nathan's party was at the Little Gym. Noah was excited to go there. Both boys seemed to have a good time at the party.
On the way home, we stopped and got Mr. Popper's Penguins at Redbox.
Rachel was going to the Oasis tonight to see The Brew play with Yenis. I ordered a pizza from Austin Pizza Garden for us and we had a "buddy party". We put on Mr. Popper's Penguins and ate at the coffee table. The boys enjoyed the movie and Evan had more pizza than I did. He really likes pizza from there.
I put the kids to bed at 8pm but it's 10:45 and they are still up.
Until next time...
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Grandmom
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Marilyn/Grandmom came in last night. She landed around 9:45pm and we got back to the house around 10:30pm. Noah was still up. We let him come down to see Grandmom and he played with her iPad for a few minutes. I brought him upstairs and he went right to sleep.
This morning, Evan got up and came in our room and Rachel turned on the tv in the gameroom for him. Shortly afterward, Grandmom came out of her room to go to the bathroom. Evan saw that and wouldn't let her go back to bed. He took her in his room and showed her stuff.
Noah got up and I came out of the room a little while later. All of us went downstairs and had some breakfast.
Rachel got a deal at a salon using Twitter for a Brazilian Blowout. Her appointment was for 11 so Rachel couldn't have lunch with us. Grandmom, Evan, Noah and I went to Steak 'n Shake. We've had success taking the boys there in the past because it's so kid friendly. The kids were mostly good but then decided they didn't want to eat their food. Noah ended up eating his on the way home.
We were going to go to Target after lunch, but both boys seemed cranky. We decided to just go straight home.
We put Noah down for a nap. He didn't go to sleep initially, but Grandmom laid down with him and they both napped. Evan and I played with the iPad. We also watched the Texas football game against Rice.
For dinner, we went to Evangeline Cafe. Noah ate some sausage and Evan had shrimp.
We came home and Grandmom babysat while Rachel and I went out for dessert to listen to some music. We had dessert downtown at the Melting Pot. Then we walked over to a bar called The Elephant Room. A salsa band called the Brew was playing there. Rachel was a groupie at one time. She still knows the guys in the band. When we got to the Elephant Room, they weren't letting people in. They said they had reached the fire limit for number of people. After about 20 minutes we got in and listened to the band. There was no dance floor so the band played real low-key music. It was nice listening to them and Rachel and I sat and talked.
Grandmom was able to get the boys to go to sleep and she was in bed herself when we returned.
Until next time...
Marilyn/Grandmom came in last night. She landed around 9:45pm and we got back to the house around 10:30pm. Noah was still up. We let him come down to see Grandmom and he played with her iPad for a few minutes. I brought him upstairs and he went right to sleep.
This morning, Evan got up and came in our room and Rachel turned on the tv in the gameroom for him. Shortly afterward, Grandmom came out of her room to go to the bathroom. Evan saw that and wouldn't let her go back to bed. He took her in his room and showed her stuff.
Noah got up and I came out of the room a little while later. All of us went downstairs and had some breakfast.
Rachel got a deal at a salon using Twitter for a Brazilian Blowout. Her appointment was for 11 so Rachel couldn't have lunch with us. Grandmom, Evan, Noah and I went to Steak 'n Shake. We've had success taking the boys there in the past because it's so kid friendly. The kids were mostly good but then decided they didn't want to eat their food. Noah ended up eating his on the way home.
We were going to go to Target after lunch, but both boys seemed cranky. We decided to just go straight home.
We put Noah down for a nap. He didn't go to sleep initially, but Grandmom laid down with him and they both napped. Evan and I played with the iPad. We also watched the Texas football game against Rice.
For dinner, we went to Evangeline Cafe. Noah ate some sausage and Evan had shrimp.
We came home and Grandmom babysat while Rachel and I went out for dessert to listen to some music. We had dessert downtown at the Melting Pot. Then we walked over to a bar called The Elephant Room. A salsa band called the Brew was playing there. Rachel was a groupie at one time. She still knows the guys in the band. When we got to the Elephant Room, they weren't letting people in. They said they had reached the fire limit for number of people. After about 20 minutes we got in and listened to the band. There was no dance floor so the band played real low-key music. It was nice listening to them and Rachel and I sat and talked.
Grandmom was able to get the boys to go to sleep and she was in bed herself when we returned.
Until next time...
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Soccer and Oasis
This morning Evan had soccer. He did better this time than last. He paid attention most of the time. He got a little distracted. They have video games there and he kept wanting to play on the video games.
After soccer we went to eat lunch at Chuy’s. Normally, it’s really crowded, but we only had to wait a few minutes for a table. Evan was very cranky there and was hanging on Morry. Once he ate he did better.
We came home and both boys took good naps.
For dinner we decided to go to Oasis. On the way there we drove through McDonalds to get food for the boys. It was a little hot at first at Oasis, but once the sun started going down it was very nice. We heard The Brew (salsa music). Evan danced a little with Morry and me. Evan and Noah ate very well. Evan ate 5 nuggets and Noah had 3 along with lots of other food.
It’s late. We just got the boys to bed. Let’s hope they sleep well.
After soccer we went to eat lunch at Chuy’s. Normally, it’s really crowded, but we only had to wait a few minutes for a table. Evan was very cranky there and was hanging on Morry. Once he ate he did better.
We came home and both boys took good naps.
For dinner we decided to go to Oasis. On the way there we drove through McDonalds to get food for the boys. It was a little hot at first at Oasis, but once the sun started going down it was very nice. We heard The Brew (salsa music). Evan danced a little with Morry and me. Evan and Noah ate very well. Evan ate 5 nuggets and Noah had 3 along with lots of other food.
It’s late. We just got the boys to bed. Let’s hope they sleep well.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Haircuts
This is Morry posting for the first time on this blog. Rachel's feeding Noah right now, as well as getting everything ready for our dinner and dancing at the Oasis.
The Oasis is the "Sunset Capital of the World" according to their tagline. It's this amazing restaurant out on Lake Travis. Really, the thing that is amazing about it is the view. The food is less than extraordinary for sure. They have a restaurant and bar area. Sundays, during the spring summer and fall, a band called the Brew plays there. The Brew is a Latin band that plays Salsa and Latin jazz music. Rachel used to be a groupie. She may dispute the use of the word "groupie", but their first CD had a dedication to her in the cover. If that doesn't scream groupie, I don't know what does. They are a good band though and they are nice guys as well. We haven't seen them play in a long time. This will be the first time this year that we are going.
So you may be thinking, why is the post entitled "Haircuts" when all I've done so far is talk about the Oasis and whether or not Rachel could have been classified as a groupie or not. Well, both Evan and Noah got haircuts today. For Noah, it was his first "paid-for" haircut. My cousin Allison's husband gave him his first haircut when he was 3 months old. This was his first time going to get his hair cut. Evan was up first and he didn't seem to enjoy it. The only thing that kept him from having some sort of hissy fit was the promise of a lollipop at the end. He was in a cranky mood this morning and getting his hair cut wasn't necessarily his idea of fun. The guy did a good job but Evan's hair is very short again.
Noah was up next and I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Noah was very calm back in July but he had spend the previous 2 days with Richard. When we took Evan to get his first hair cut when he was 6 months old, he screamed his head off. The 5 to 10 minutes it took to do the job felt like 30 or 40. You would have thought we were torturing the kid. So I wasn't sure what to expect when Noah sat down. The answer is I don't think you could have gotten any more opposite from Evan than the experience with Noah. Noah loved it. He was cooing and squealing and just enjoyed the whole experience. Everyone at Great Clips was looking over at Noah because he sounded so happy. These women were just amazed at Noah and told me that I have a "beautiful family". At the bottom of this post I've included photos of Noah getting his hair cut. We'll add a few of Evan just for comparison's sake later on this evening.
Meanwhile, Evan did get his lollipop - although the guy gave him a mango-flavored Dum-Dum. Evan didn't really like that flavor so he gave it to me. I got him a cherry-flavored lollipop. Now, I'm the type who sucks on a lollipop for about 30 seconds and then I chew it and eat it. I know this isn't good for my teeth and it annoys my mother to death, but I do it anyway. I picked it up from my dad. We both chew hard candy. Well, Evan saw me chew the lollipop and thought that was great. He thought he was supposed to suck on his lollipop. So he immediately chewed it up. I guess this will continue to be passed down from generation to generation among Belkin men.
So that's the end of my first post. I hope you enjoyed it. I'll probably make an appearance every now and then although Rachel will do most of the updating. And I'll probably get the occasional mention in her posts. Until next time...
The Oasis is the "Sunset Capital of the World" according to their tagline. It's this amazing restaurant out on Lake Travis. Really, the thing that is amazing about it is the view. The food is less than extraordinary for sure. They have a restaurant and bar area. Sundays, during the spring summer and fall, a band called the Brew plays there. The Brew is a Latin band that plays Salsa and Latin jazz music. Rachel used to be a groupie. She may dispute the use of the word "groupie", but their first CD had a dedication to her in the cover. If that doesn't scream groupie, I don't know what does. They are a good band though and they are nice guys as well. We haven't seen them play in a long time. This will be the first time this year that we are going.
So you may be thinking, why is the post entitled "Haircuts" when all I've done so far is talk about the Oasis and whether or not Rachel could have been classified as a groupie or not. Well, both Evan and Noah got haircuts today. For Noah, it was his first "paid-for" haircut. My cousin Allison's husband gave him his first haircut when he was 3 months old. This was his first time going to get his hair cut. Evan was up first and he didn't seem to enjoy it. The only thing that kept him from having some sort of hissy fit was the promise of a lollipop at the end. He was in a cranky mood this morning and getting his hair cut wasn't necessarily his idea of fun. The guy did a good job but Evan's hair is very short again.
Noah was up next and I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Noah was very calm back in July but he had spend the previous 2 days with Richard. When we took Evan to get his first hair cut when he was 6 months old, he screamed his head off. The 5 to 10 minutes it took to do the job felt like 30 or 40. You would have thought we were torturing the kid. So I wasn't sure what to expect when Noah sat down. The answer is I don't think you could have gotten any more opposite from Evan than the experience with Noah. Noah loved it. He was cooing and squealing and just enjoyed the whole experience. Everyone at Great Clips was looking over at Noah because he sounded so happy. These women were just amazed at Noah and told me that I have a "beautiful family". At the bottom of this post I've included photos of Noah getting his hair cut. We'll add a few of Evan just for comparison's sake later on this evening.
Meanwhile, Evan did get his lollipop - although the guy gave him a mango-flavored Dum-Dum. Evan didn't really like that flavor so he gave it to me. I got him a cherry-flavored lollipop. Now, I'm the type who sucks on a lollipop for about 30 seconds and then I chew it and eat it. I know this isn't good for my teeth and it annoys my mother to death, but I do it anyway. I picked it up from my dad. We both chew hard candy. Well, Evan saw me chew the lollipop and thought that was great. He thought he was supposed to suck on his lollipop. So he immediately chewed it up. I guess this will continue to be passed down from generation to generation among Belkin men.
So that's the end of my first post. I hope you enjoyed it. I'll probably make an appearance every now and then although Rachel will do most of the updating. And I'll probably get the occasional mention in her posts. Until next time...
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