Evan's Birthday Celebration

 Evan's birthday is Monday, but he has school and baseball practice that day and Sunday is Easter.  So, he celebrated his birthday today.

He invited Reid to join us.

This morning we went to Top Golf.  The boys had a great time and Noah won.

In the afternoon they played video games and played outside.

We picked up pizza from Home Slice for dinner and ate it at the nearby park.  The boys played tennis and basketball after they ate.

Then, for dessert, we went to Bahama Bucks.

Reid is spending the night here.

Everyone had a great day.

Here are some pictures. 

Jew Hungry?

This morning Morry and Noah picked up Jude on the way to school.  His mom asked us if we could give him a ride today.

I had to be at school by 8am, so I didn't go to drop off the kids.

For my math class today we made Rice Krispie Treats.  Yesterday we did the math to figure out how much of each ingredient we would need.  It worked out well.  The kids had fun.

For lunch, my school had a Thanksgiving party.  The parents brought in food for all of the students and teachers.

After that I went to my physical therapy appointment for my shoulder.  I'm seeing the sports therapy doctor who Evan went to see.  He's really good and seems to be helping my shoulder.

I came home just in time to walk to pick up Noah from school.

Morry was out all day.  He was working and then had a work event at Top Golf.

For dinner, the kids and I went to food trailer Jew Hungry.  It was our first time there.  We all liked our food.  Noah had bagel and lox.  Evan had a roast beef sandwich on challah bread and I had pastrami on challah.

Morry got home around 8pm.  He's making his pasta dinner now.

Evan is finishing his homework.

Here are a few pictures from today.

Early Morning Baseball

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

We had to be up in Round Rock for warm ups by 7:15 this morning.  Noah came with us.  We stopped at Donut Taco Palace on the way up.  Noah got a taco and Evan got a donut.

Noah played with a boy named Tony the whole time.  Tony is the younger brother of a boy on Evan's team named Angelo.  It's nice that Noah has someone to play with.

In the first game, Evan started out catching.  He played a great catcher.  He blocked everything that could be blocked.  In terms of hitting, Evan was 2-2 with a walk, a single and a triple.  His team started out losing 5-1 after the first inning and a half.  But then they scored 11 runs in the bottom of the second and put the game out of reach.

They had a break between games as another game was played.  During that time, we went to see some of Evan's friends and former teammates play in another game.

Rachel came up for the second game.  This game was against a really good team.  But TRPD didn't back down.  Evan walked in the first inning.  He was the catcher again.  He threw out a runner trying to steal third in the bottom of the first.  In the third, he singled knocking in a run.  The team put up a good fight and had the potential tying run on at the plate in the last inning but couldn't come through.

We came home and Evan and Noah watched the Villanova game.  I did some work and got food for the boys.

Rachel took the boys to Sunday School.  After Sunday School we took the boys to Top Golf.  It's a tradition that we take the boys to Top Golf for their birthdays.  We typically do it on a weekend morning where it's half price.  But we took them for dinner.  It went well.  I golfed really well.

The boys are in bed now.

Until next time...

The last few days

Let's see... since Wednesday...

We had a good time with the Gordons.  They were here until Friday.

Marilyn came on Thursday.

On Thursday night, Morry, Mike, Darcy, and I went downtown.  We had dinner at Moonshine and then walked around.  It was a nice evening.

Friday, Evan, Darcy, Dora, Rebecca, and I went to Mount Bonnell.  Then, everyone met at Kerbey Lane for brunch.

Friday night we met Matt's family and ate dinner together at the Cheesecake Factory.

Yesterday, Evan had baseball team event in the afternoon.

Today, we went to Top Golf in the morning.   Then, the candy store.

We spent some time at Grandma and Papa's house in the afternoon and then we all ate dinner at Texas Roadhouse.

In a few minutes, the boys will start getting ready for bed.

Here are a few pictures from the last few days.

Noah's Pre- Birthday

Today we celebrated Noah's birthday since he will be in school tomorrow on his actual birthday.

He made the plans for the day.  First, we went to Top Golf with Grandma and Papa and then had lunch at Kerbey Lane.  Next, we went to Big Top Candy Shop and then walked around South Congress.  Finally, we went to take pictures in the bluebonnets (that was my choice).

The kids played outside in the afternoon and made YouTube videos.

For dinner we had steak and fish and ate outside.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Here are some pictures from today.

Weekend of Grandmom

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Saturday around lunchtime, Grandmom came in.  We got to see Matt and Rachael and the kids that afternoon.  Evan had an event for TRPD at Jumpstreet which is a trampoline place.  He had a good time.

Yesterday, the boys convinced Grandmom to go to Top Golf.  We were able to play two games there which was something new.  We had a good time.  All of us played well, though Grandmom just cheered us on.

In the evening, we watched the Texas-Notre Dame game on TV.

Today, we took Grandmom to Alamo Drafthouse for her first time.  We saw the movie Pete's Dragon.  Rachel had already seen it so she didn't come.  Both boys liked it but it seemed Evan really enjoyed it.

For dinner, we made fajitas on the grill along with corn on the cob.  Deborah, Grandma and Papa came over.  For dessert, Rachel made chocolate chip cookies.

The boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Evan's Day

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Since we couldn't truly celebrate Evan's birthday on his birthday, he had today to pick out what he wanted to do.

He wanted to start at Top Golf.  Grandma and Papa came with us. Normally, we golf for an hour but the computer froze up with about 2 minutes to go.  They came and gave us an extra 30 minutes so we got about an hour and a half.

After that, we stopped at Voodoo Donuts.  Evan got the donut he really wanted.

We came home and relaxed a bit, though Evan went outside and played basketball and then I threw the football to him.

For dinner, we picked up Grandma and Papa and went back downtown to go to Cooper's for barbeque.  It was pretty good.  The flavor is what I like.  It's kind of spicy.  After dinner, we drove to Big Top Candy Shop and Evan picked out candy for himself.

We had to stop at HEB on the way home to get some things for Evan's birthday party tomorrow.

The boys are upstairs.

Until next time...

Happy Birthday Noah!

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Last night, Rachel hung a Happy Birthday banner outside of Noah's room so when he woke up, that's what he'd see.  He set his alarm so he'd be awake for the actual time of his birth - 7:16am.

Noah wanted to go to Top Golf then get lunch at Subway and then go to Rita's Water Ice.  Rita's gives away free small water ices on March 20 to celebrate the first day of spring.  We picked up Grandma and Papa and drove to Top Golf.  Noah got points on his first shot.  Evan played well as normal.  Papa ended up winning.

Then we found that the same shopping center where there is a Rita's had a Subway as well.  So we went out there and ate lunch at Subway.  We walked a few stores down to go into Rita's only to discover that the Rita's went out of business.  The sign was still on the outside but there was a "for lease" sign on the door.  The counter and paint were still in there.  It must have been a recent development.  Noah decided he just wanted to go home.

Evan and Noah played upstairs in the afternoon until Evan and I left to go to baseball practice.  Noah wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse for dinner.  Evan and I left practice early to meet Noah, Rachel, Grandma and Papa.

We had a nice time at Texas Roadhouse. Noah enjoyed his food as did everyone else.

We came home after that and the boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Big Weekend and Evan's Birthday

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

On Thursday night, Grandmom flew in.  Friday the boys didn't have school.  Noah had a playdate.  Before that, we went to Wholy Bagel.  For dinner, we met Matt, Rachael, Max, Tristian, and Maddie at Phil's Ice House.  It was a nice time.

Yesterday the Bucs had a one-day tournament.  Evan and I left the house at 7am and stopped at the bank and then went to Donut Taco Palace.  We got to the fields at 8.  The first game was at night.  In the first game, after one inning we were winning 3-2.  We broke it open in the bottom of the second with 4 runs.  Evan came in to pitch the third inning.  He walked the first batter he faced, then struck the next two batters out and got a weak grounder to end the inning.  He got the first batter out in the fourth, walked the second batter and then got the next two out to end the inning.  The Bucs ended up winning the game.

We had a bit of a break and played the second game.  This one wasn't as close.  The Bucs took this one easily.  Evan walked several times and stole several bases.  He played catcher for most of the game.  He did well.  By going 2-0 in a one-day tournament, the Bucs were assured of a spot in the championship.

We had a bit of a break and played the championship.  After the first inning, we were winning 3-0.  In the top of the second, we broke it open with 20 runs.  That's right, 2-0.  After we had batted around, we stopped having the kids steal.  We never took more than one base on any hit, even if the ball rolled to the wall.  The other team just got down and they started making really bad mistakes.  It was tough.  We tried to be good winners.  After the game, the boys from the other team were smiling and the Bucs got gold championship rings.  The boys were really happy.  Evan asked to play another game.  We didn't get home until 7:05 pm, twelve hours from when we left the house.

Today was Evan's Birthday.  He wanted to go to Top Golf, so we went there for brunch.  Evan was even better than when we went on Noah's Birthday.  He scored a 106, increasing his score by nearly 33%.  From there we went to Rita's because we had a free Rita's water ice coupon for Evan. Evan really wanted to go there.

We stayed home in the afternoon, though Noah went to a friend's for a easter egg hunt.  Then we went to Rudy's for dinner.  Evan enjoyed the brisket.  He wanted to go to TCBY for dessert.

The boys are in their beds now.

Until next time...

Back from Florida

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The boys, Zayde and I are back from Florida.  We got back last night.  We had a very good time.  We were able to see three baseball games, we went ice skating, we went to the movies to see McFarland, USA, we went to Mixon's Farm and took a tour, we went miniature golfing and we went to Pirate City.   It was a full trip.

The Pirates won two of the three games we saw.  The last game we saw was a night game and it was the largest crowd in McKechnie Field history.  It was really nice.  They just recently put in lights at the field so it was the first time we saw the Pirates play at night there.

At the fields, they had a speed pitch area.  Evan and Noah did it before each game.  Each time Evan did very well.  The third time Evan did it, he was throwing as fast as the adults in front of him.  Not only that but of the three pitches he threw, 2 were perfect strikes.  That won us a t-shirt.  Then Noah came up and his first pitch was a perfect strike and that won us a second t-shirt.

Today is Noah's birthday.  He turns 7 today.  He chose to go to Top Golf.  He recorded his personal best.  Evan was on fire and crushed all of us.  I came in last.

After Top Golf, we went to Rita's Water Ice for free water ice for the first day of spring.

We came home and relaxed.  Noah put together the Lego set that Zayde got for him.

For dinner we went to Logan's.  Noah got steak.  Then we went to TCBY for dessert.  All Noah's choice.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Mother's Day at Top Golf

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The boys and I tried to be quiet this morning so Rachel could sleep in.  The boys were very good about that.  When Rachel got up she said she wanted to go to Top Golf for Mother's Day.  Top Golf is essentially a fancy driving range where each bay has a table where they serve a full meal.  But instead of just hitting the ball as far as you can go, there are various targets around that award you points the closer that you get the ball to the center of the various targets.  There are sensors in the ball so all the scoring is electronic.

It was an hour wait at Top Golf but they had a pool table that was free.  The boys played that during the wait.  We ordered an appetizer and sat at a small table until our main bay/table was ready.

Rachel started out hitting the ball well, but then Evan started crushing the ball.  He figured out his swing (though he was stepping into the ball like baseball) and he was hitting the ball perfectly straight.  He hit one 134 yards.  The final score was: Evan - 75, Morry - 45, Rachel - 41, Noah 18.  It was funny watching how competitive Evan was.  He was determined to win the game.

We came home and took it easy for a bit.

Then at 5pm, Evan had Marauders practice.  He played very well today.  His fielding, recently, hasn't been as good but today he stepped it up.  He fielded well and threw the ball well.

On the way home, we met Rachel and Noah at TCBY.  The Pirates game was on there and Evan was excited to watch it.

We came home and put the boys to bed.

Until next time...

Top Golf

The boys were supposed to have baseball games, but we had a really big rain storm last night.  Both of the fields they were supposed to play on were closed today.

We decided to go to Top Golf.  None of us had been before.  It was a good time.  All of of played golf.  The boys really improved in the hour that we played.  We ate lunch there and the food was good.  For dessert we got cotton candy and chocolate chip cookies.

We came back home and hung out here the rest of the day.  Morry watched the Steelers.

For dinner we picked up food from Saps.

The boys are in their rooms now ready for bed.