Picnic at the Playground

Late morning I took the boys to the school playground. Noah gave me a hard time leaving the house. He didn't want to leave, but I said, "Too bad. We're going." He made it extremely difficult to get him dressed. I threatened to throw him naked into the stroller. He eventually let me put on his clothes (except his shoes). At one point he threw his sweatshirt out of the stroller and wheel ran over it. He finally calmed down as we got closer to the school.

At the school the boys played on the playground and then we played baseball. I pitched to Evan and then Noah decided he wanted a turn. He actually hit quite a few balls that I pitched to him.

I packed a picnic lunch for the boys and we ate at a table there.

We played a little more after lunch and then walked home. Noah walked the whole way home.

At 4pm a handy man came over to give us some ideas for putting up a door in the upstairs office/nook.

While he was here the doorbell rang. Evan's friend Jack was riding his bike near our house and wanted to see if Evan wanted to come play in the cul-de-sac. Jack was with his mom and sister so Evan, Noah, and I joined them down the street. Evan rode his bike just a little bit, but spent most of the time on his scooter. Noah had fun on his tricycle.

Tonight, we went to Petco, Toys R Us (to use some gift cards), and Blue Bamboo to take home food.

We just finished eating dinner at home and now we'll get the boys ready for bed.

Celebrating Noah's Birthday at School

This morning Evan gave me a hard time getting ready for school. Luckily it was pajama day in Noah's classroom, so it didn't take long to get him ready.

After I dropped the boys off at school I went to HEB to pick up cupcakes for Noah's class and then went to Target.

I came home for a little bit and then got to school about 12:15. Evan said he wanted to come to Noah's party so we picked Evan up from his class first. In Noah's room they were finishing lunch. Evan joined them at the table for lunch since his class hadn't started eating yet. After the kids finished their lunch we passed out cupcakes and sang happy birthday. Noah enjoyed being the center of attention.

After cupcakes the kids went outside to find hidden gold coins.

When we got home from school I tried putting Noah down for a nap. He didn't sleep.

Both boys were pretty cranky in the afternoon so I thought going outside would help. Evan enjoyed riding his scooter and bike, but Noah kept getting frustrated riding his tricycle. He still doesn't understand how to pedal and steer.

For dinner we made a Wanchai Ferry frozen Chinese dinner. The boys ate their food well. Evan had pasta and Noah had hot dog.

For dessert we gave them the choice of cupcake or grapes and they choose grapes. They just wanted the ring off the top of the cupcake and they were happy.

We are going to put the boys to bed now.

here are some pictures and videos from today.

Susie, Ryan, and Anika

This morning we were able to sleep in a little.

Around noon Susie, Ryan, and Anika came over. We were giving them some baby stuff (crib, changing table, ...) and they came to pick it up.

They took us out to lunch at Home Slice Pizza. We all had a nice time. We had to wait about 30 minutes for a table, but the kids were able to play outside while we waited. Evan made friends with some other boys and they played ping pong together.

Evan ate really well at lunch. He had a ton of pizza. Noah had one slice.

When we got back to the house the kids ran around in the yard while Ryan loaded up the truck.

Below, is a video of the kids playing around and then Evan riding his scooter and Noah on the tricycle.

I tutored a student at the house from 4-5pm.

For dinner we weren't that hungry. The kids had pasta. Morry had pasta and I just had some soup.

We put the boys to bed a while ago, but they are still not asleep.

The Lake and Smoothies

**** Morry wanted me to add... This is the year anniversary of the blog!

This morning I took the boys and Lizzy to walk around the lake. It was pretty hot outside. We stopped at one point to feed the ducks and let Lizzy swim. Evan walked some of the trail. Both boys were well behaved. I brought a lot of snacks to keep them occupied, which helped.

On the way home we stopped at Jamba Juice for smoothies. I asked Evan what kind he wanted and he said orange. We picked out an orange smoothie for him and Noah to share. Both boys finished theirs by the time we got home –maybe a 10 minute drive.

By the time we got home it was about 2:00 and time for naps. Both boys took good naps.

Morry woke Evan up around 6pm so he would be able to sleep tonight.

For dinner we had coke ham and baked potatoes.

After dinner, Morry had a phone call to make so I took the boys outside. Evan rode his scooter and I pushed Noah on the tricycle.

The boys are ready for bed and in Noah’s room, but neither one is sleeping yet.

Evan rides his bike, Noah watches

We didn’t do much today. I took the boys in the front yard so Evan could ride his bike. He hasn’t ridden in a while and I thought since the weather was nice, today was a good day to teach him how to use the pedals. I took some video of Evan riding his tricycle on the sidewalk. He was really starting to understand how to use the pedals, but his steering still needs some work.

Of course the neighbor’s dog was barking this morning. I just put the boys down for a nap and the dumb dog started barking again. I actually took video so you can see/hear how annoying this dog is. It is still barking and now Noah started making noise. I tried yelling at the dog, but it won’t stop barking. I’m tired of it waking the boys up all the time.

Yesterday Evan brought home some of his art. He decorated a bat. Below is a picture. He told Morry he made footballs on the bat. Evan’s getting good at making circles. It looks like he even tried to give the bat some eyes, or maybe that’s just a coincidence of where the circles happen to be?

Evan wouln't let me get a picture of him