Hello Lizard

This morning I dropped off the boys at school with no problems. After that I went to TJ Maxx and bought some running clothes.

When I was home I saw the lizard (I’m assuming the same one) in the foyer. I easily got it out the front door. I’m glad it’s out of the house now. I was worried it was going to pop out of somewhere sometime and scare me.

When we got home from school we did reading and writing. Today we did the letter D. Evan wrote Daddy, Star Wars, and the word read.

I tried putting Noah down for a nap, but he didn’t sleep.

Blanca came over at 4pm and then Gabby came at 5:30. I tutored and then met Morry at cooking class. It was our last class.

We just got home. The boys were in the pajamas and ready for bed. Morry is upstairs reading to the boys now.

Sams Club

This morning Evan and Noah slept until about 10:00. I think it helped that they had a busy day yesterday. We need to keep wearing them out.

Around noon we went to Sams Club. We were there quite a while. The boys had a good time. There were tons of samples out and they pretty much had their lunch there. Evan was begging us the whole time for a soft pretzel. So, when we finished shopping we got him one to share with Noah, but Noah didn’t want any.

On the way home we stopped at TJ Maxx so I could run in and return a few things.

Once we got home we put Noah down for a nap.

Evan watched a Scooby Doo movie we got at Sams for $4.

For dinner we had leftover brisket and leftover Homeslice garlic knots.

After dinner we took a walk. The plan was to walk the Doswell loop, but as soon as we were a few houses away Evan said he needed to go to the bathroom. He must have not needed to go too bad because he wanted to walk around the block first. Evan and Noah walked the whole way around the block. I brought the stroller but they didn’t sit in it.

When we got home Evan went to the bathroom and then came back out in the front yard. We were going to play outside for a little bit, but the mosquitoes were eating me alive.

Now we are going upstairs to give the boys baths and put them to bed.

The Gym and Gabby

This morning I took the boys with me to the gym. There was no crying and they had a good time. Evan even told me he played sports with a boy named Ethan.

After the gym we came home. Gabby was coming over at 11:30. I got lunch together for the boys and then went to run some errands. I went to David’s Bridal to get the dress for Lauren’s wedding. They didn’t have the size I needed. I tried on one but it was a little big and the smaller size was not in the store. I’ll have to go to the other David’s bridal at some point to try that one on. If it’s too tight I’ll just have to get the bigger one and get some alterations. Then, I went over to TJ Maxx and bought a few things. I really need new shorts. I have one pair of casual (not athletic) shorts that fit me. I only bought one pair of shorts, but got some workout clothes for Morry and me.

I came home around 2:30 and put Noah down for a nap. I ate lunch while Evan played upstairs in the game room.

For dinner we had a stir fry pork I had made and frozen.

After dinner we went to HEB.

When we got home Morry asked the boys to clean up their toys. Noah wasn’t cleaning up and Morry told him he could either clean up or go in time out. So, Noah sat himself down in time out. We weren’t sure what to do. He figured out he doesn’t have to clean up if he sits in time out. I guess we need to figure out something else for him.

Evan and Noah are in bed now.

What Evan Wants

Hi everyone, this is Morry for my weekly post. It's been a while since I last posted since I was gone last weekend. As I'm sure of some of you waited with anticipation for my post, the wait is now over.

So this morning, Rachel went to tutor the old guy for his GREs. They met at the LBJ library on UT's campus. She left the house at 8:15am. So I was with the boys this morning. When Evan and Noah woke up, Evan told me he wanted to go to the bookstore today. I told him we'd go when Mommy came home. Then he said he wanted to watch the Polar Express. So we watched that. I got breakfast ready for both boys while we watched. After the Polar Express was over, Evan insisted on watching the GeoTrax DVD. That DVD is so bad, I've debated over whether to pretend that we "lost" the DVD. Evan wants to watch it over and over and over again.

When Rachel got home, we made lunch and then, of course, we did what Evan wanted. We went to Starbucks. After seeing the Polar Express in the morning, Evan was really talking about hot chocolate. So I told him I'd get hot chocolate at Barnes & Noble and we could share it. So as soon as we got to the book store, he ran over to the Starbucks inside. While we were waiting in line, I noticed all the cookies and cakes in the case. My eyes locked on these sugar cookies they had with red crystals on them. Then, suddenly, Evan said, those cookies look good. He was looking at the same cookies. He was in front of me, so there's no way he saw what I had been looking at. I said, "yeah, I was looking at those too." I told him that we'd get one to share. He said "No, I want my own." We did not give in though. He and I shared the cookie. It was a good one. Evan and I obviously share the same taste in desserts.

Evan played with the trains at Barnes and Noble for awhile. We let Noah crawl around in that area for a bit. Then Noah and I walked around the store together. Noah wanted to grab all the books as I walked by, if I was close enough.

When we got home, we put the boys down for a nap. Evan must have been very tired as he never got out of bed.

Last night, Evan told us he wanted to go to Logan's for dinner, but we couldn't go there. Logan's is a steakhouse where you get peanuts and you throw the shells on the floor. So since we do what Evan wants, we took him to Logan's tonight. He was very excited to go. He kept talking about throwing the shells on the floor the entire ride. As soon as we sat down I opened up a peanut for him, gave him the shells and the peanut itself. He took the shells and threw them half way across the room. He definitely likes Logan's.

We brought cheese cubes for Evan for dinner but Rachel thought Noah might like them. Up until now, the only food that he's fed himself really has been the puffs. So Rachel cut up the cheese cubes into much smaller cubes. Noah had a blast feeding himself. It kept him occupied all night.

After dinner we ran some errands at Southpark Meadows. That's a massive shopping center which used to be a concert venue. We went to Sports Authority, Marshall's and Circuit City. You can get good deals at Marshall's, but man is that place a pigsty. (Note: I looked up the spelling of pigsty. I would have thought it was two words. Weird.) Every time I go there, I feel like I need a bath when I get out. I have bad memories of Marshall's and TJ Maxx from when I was a kid and my mom would drag me along. I also really hate TJ Maxx because they took over where the toy store was when I was 5 or 6. As a kid, it's a no-brainer. If you have a choice of going to TJ Maxx or a toy store, the toy store would win in a heartbeat.

Some other random stories that aren't from today: Evan really enjoyed watching the Steelers game with me the other night. When the game started, he climbed up on the couch and sat right down next to me. Every time Ben Roethlisberger was on tv, Evan would say "There's Roethlisberger!" When they weren't showing him, Evan would ask where he was or point to the player they were showing and tell me, "That's not Roethlisberger." Evan also wanted to play football during the game. He'd throw his little football to me, then I'd throw it back. He'd run around the couch and down the hall and dive onto the floor and yell "touchdown!" Then he'd leave the ball on the floor, run all the way back to me, give me a high-five, run all the way back to get the ball and then back to me where he'd start the process over. And finally, when Rachel got Evan up yesterday morning, he told Rachel that "Roethlisberger wears Number 7." (Yes, I am beaming with pride)

Meanwhile, Noah is really enjoying his crawling. That kid will not stay in one place. He's all over. It looks like he's trying to get up on his knees too.

Until next time...

Another Sunday

Noah slept until 10am this morning. He’s been sleeping really well lately. He was getting up about once or twice a night and we’d have to go in and give him his pacifier. Now he usually makes it through the night without needed us. Let’s hope this continues.

We were trying to decide what to do this morning, but since we didn’t have much time (the Steelers game was on at 12) we decided to take a walk in the neighborhood. We walked to the elementary school and Evan played on the playground for a little while.

I made scrambled eggs for brunch. Morry ate his in front of the TV. Evan and I ate outside on the upstairs patio. Evan loves to eat outside.

I took Evan to TJ Maxx. He needed a few more long sleeved shirts. The ones we had were a little too big on him. I wanted to just go somewhere cheap and quick.

After naps we went to HEB. We put both Evan and Noah in the cart. Evan always likes to eat something while we are there so I gave him a plum. He ate about half of it and left it in front of the cart. We were in the meat section looking at something and when I looked back at the boys Noah was eating the plum! He had grabbed it and was sucking on it.

So, we think Noah is getting another tooth. He’s been cranky today and we feel a little bump on the top of his mouth.

So, as I’m writing this I hear Morry cracking up. He says I have to come see this video on the internet. Here it is… pretty funny….http://video.yahoo.com/network/100284668?v=3710199&l=4418225