UT Baseball and Pup Cup

Today Evan and Noah went to the UT baseball games.  There was a partial game first (a make up from yesterday's rain).  We dropped them off and then took Chewie to Hamilton Greenbelt.

We walked around for about an hour and then stopped at Black Rock on the way home.  The barista offered Chewie a pup cup (whipped cream) and he loved it.

We went home for a little bit and then went back out to pick up the boys.

They had a good time at the game.

From there we went to H-E-B and then picked up Torchy's for dinner.

Here are pictures from today.

UT Game

This morning we left around noon to head out to the University of Texas football game.  Grandma and Papa took all of us as an early Hanukkah present.

After finding a parking spot in North Campus, we "tailgated" and ate our picnic lunch near the car.

Then, we walked to the stadium.   It was a bit chilly, but still a nice time.  Texas lost.

We picked up food from Me Con Bistro and ate dinner at Grandma and Papa's house.   Then, we had leftover desserts.

Here are some pictures from today.

UT

This morning we slept in and took it easy.

Around lunch time we drove over to the University of Texas and walked around campus.

For a late lunch we went to Wild Wood Bakehouse, a gluten-free restaurant/bakery.  The food was good and the kids ate well, but it took a very long time.  We got some bakery items to go after eating.

Evan had a birthday party to go to from 3:30-6.  It was after 4pm by the time we got there.  We dropped him off at the park where the birthday party was and then came home.

Morry packed an overnight bag for Evan and left to go back to the party.

I cleaned around the house and baked cookies and rice crispy treats for tonight.

Morry picked up Evan from the party and from there took him to Josh's house to spend the night.

Noah and I went over to Grandma and Papa's house.

Michael, Jen, Maya, and Artie arrived around 7pm.

We all had dinner together that Grandma and Papa made - brisket, potatoes, squash.

The kids had fun playing together after dinner.

We just got home.

Noah's Big Day

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, Rachel and Noah got up early to run the Race for the Cure.  Noah was able to run the entire way again.  He stopped just to get water at the water stations.  At one point there were high school cheerleaders.  They formed a path for the Rachel and Noah to run through and they were really cheering Noah on.  Rachel said Noah got lots of high fives on the way as well.  He was pretty happy.

At lunch time, Noah and I went to a bowling party that we were having for the Bucs on UT's campus.  Evan came with Josh's family.  Noah was just one of the guys bowling with the rest of the Bucs.  He seemed to be having a really really good time.  They were able to bowl several games as well as play air hockey and foosball.  We also had pizza for the boys.

We were supposed to have a tournament but the fields had some damage from the storms a few weeks ago.  The tournament was postponed until next weekend.

After the party, we went to Smoothie King on campus.  Darius and his dad, Daniel came with us.  Miles was getting a ride home with us so he came as well.  All four boys really had fun together eating their smoothies.

For dinner, we had our leftovers from last night.

The boys (and Lizzy) are showering.  Then they'll get ready for bed.

Until next time...

Birthday Party and UT Football

This morning Morry had a meeting at 9:30am. He got home around 12:30. While he was gone I took the boys on a run. I pushed them in the stroller.

I tutored a student here at the house at 1pm.

We all left around 2pm to pick up a present and head over to Benjamin's birthday party at the Little Gym. Noah was invited too even though Benjamin is Evan's friend. Evan and Noah had a great time at the party.

After the party we came home for just a few minutes to get ready to go to the UT football game. The boys were very excited about going. We usually take them to one game a year.

When we first got to the game the boys were very tired and hot. We met Blanca and Rita at the beginning of the second quarter to get a picture. We got the boys smoothies then and all of the sudden they both got a burst of energy. After that they seemed to have a really good time at the game.

We left the game after the 3rd quarter.

On the way home we got Slurpees and Chick-Fil-A.

Evan fell asleep almost immediately after getting into bed. I think Noah is already asleep too.

Anyone want a cranky 2 year-old?

This morning I got up early and met some friends at the school at 7:15am. We ran 6.27 miles. Woohoo! That’s the longest I’ve run. Before that my farthest was 6.2 miles when we did the 10k a few years ago. It was a good run and I enjoyed having company. It went by faster. I had to walk just a little bit on a few of the hills.

I got home a little after 8:30 just as Noah was getting up. Morry and Evan left to take Lizzy to the vet for her yearly check up. Everything looked good for Lizzy, but I was left with the cranky kid. He cried most of the time.

Noah is usually pretty demanding and can be cranky, but for some reason the last few days have been really tough. Last time this went on for a while another mom suggested maybe he had an ear infection. Sure enough, he did. I’m hoping he doesn’t have one now. We may need to get him checked out if this continues.

When Morry , Evan, and Lizzy got back we went to the gym. We put the kids in the child care and Morry and I relaxed in the hot tub for a little bit.

Leaving the gym Noah threw a big fit. He was upset because he didn’t want to leave and wanted to eat lunch there. Morry had to carry Noah out the car.

We got home and ate lunch. Then we put Noah down for a nap. I was able to nap too.

Morry left the house around 5pm to go to the UT football game. That’s when Noah woke up from his nap.

He was cranky from the start, but then got really upset and threw a full out tantrum. Noah didn’t want to eat his bread and wanted me to put it back in the package. Instead of putting it back I gave it to Evan, who wanted more bread. This set Noah off for some reason. He calmed down a little later, but then got upset again when he saw me packing the diaper bag for dinner. He wanted the watermelon right then.

Before dinner, we went to Barnes and Noble for a little bit. I let the boys pick out cookies to have for dessert after dinner. Evan picked out a sugar cookie and Noah picked a chocolate chip cookie. Noah got upset again because he wanted his cookie right then. Then, leaving the bookstore and all the way to dinner Noah was throwing a fit in the back of the car.

We got to Galaxy Café and both boys were being kind of wild while I was trying to order. We sat down and then Evan got really upset because he didn’t want the juice I brought him. He wanted his own fountain drink. He kicked off his shoe and threw one at the table next to us. Luckily no one was sitting there. I finally got him to calm down by taking pomegranate out of the diaper bag. That kept both boys occupied for a while and then they finally calmed down and ended up eating well.

On the way home I let each boy have half a cookie.

We played for a while when we got home and then I put both kids to bed. It seems like Noah is asleep, but Evan just came down and is talking to me.

Whew!

Longhorns

This morning Evan woke Morry up early and wanted breakfast. Morry got Evan set up in the game room for a little while.

We had 2 tickets to the UT Longhorns football game so Morry decided to take Evan to the game.

Papa dropped them off near the stadium so they didn’t have to walk too far.

Morry said they had a good time together. Papa was supposed to pick them up at 1pm, but Evan was having a good time so they waited until 1:30pm.

While they were gone we took a walk and fed Noah lunch.

When Morry and Evan got back Evan ate some lunch and Evan and Noah took naps. They both slept well. Morry had to wake up Evan when it was time for dinner.

Papa went out to hit some golf balls and picked up Chuy’s for us for dinner on the way home.

I’m feeling a lot better today. Each day gets better, but I still need to be careful about going out since my white blood cell count is so low.

Go Longhorns

This morning Evan came into our room around 7am and woke Morry up. Morry got him breakfast and a movie and got back in bed. A little while later Noah started crying so I got up and took care of the boys so that Morry could sleep.

I tutored a student from 10:30-11:30 this morning.

When I got home we made lunch for Evan and Noah. Then, Will and Anna Belle (3 years old) came over to pick up tickets to the football game today. We sold Will 2 of our tickets. Evan and Anna Belle played upstairs in the game room. I went up to check on them at one point and I heard Evan telling her that he sleeps in together with Noah in Noah’s room.

After they left we put Evan and Noah down for naps.

Morry and Michael left to go to the UT Longhorns game around 4pm. The game wasn’t starting until 7pm, but they wanted to have enough time to park and do some tailgating. Ticket City was having a big tailgate party and so was F5 (where Michael works).

For dinner I asked Evan where he wanted to go and he said Subway. I said I’d just pick up some food and we’d bring it home. He wanted to eat at the restaurant. Both boys were very good there. Noah did not spill any drink on him this time. They both picked out a bag of chips. Noah chose Cheetos again, and Evan picked Sun Chips. Evan also got a bag of apples. I brought some other food for them in the diaper bag as well.

When we got home we called Bubbe on Skype. Noah was very excited. He kept screaming “Bubbe!” Noah even sang some the ABCs for Bubbe.

I gave the boys a shower downstairs. We went upstairs in the game room and watched a little of the football game.

I put Evan and Noah to bed in Noah’s room around 8:30. Noah is still making noises, but Evan actually seems quiet. Oh, nevermind, I just heard Evan.

UT and Green Eggs and Ham

This morning we had an appointment at the University of Texas Children’s Research Lab. They called to see if I could bring in Evan for a study. They said the study involved showing a kid toys, taking them apart, and having them put it back to together. So, I said we could come in at 11am today.

It was pouring down rain on the way there.

When we got there Evan was very quiet. Noah and I were able to watch him from another room. I could see, but not hear anything. The girl said he did well and did what he was asked. She told me he said something about a Cars birthday and she asked me if he was talking about the Cars movie. After the study they brought a box over to Evan with toys and let him pick one. Evan picked the sidewalk chalk. As we were leaving, classes must have just gotten out and there were a ton of students everywhere. There were people on bikes, people walking. Evan was very curious about where they were going.

On the way home we stopped at Target to return a couple of things. Evan was upset that we didn’t go to the toy section and threw a little fit in the parking lot. It had just started raining hard again and we got wet while he was throwing a fit and I was trying to get him in the car.

Driving home I asked Evan what he wanted for lunch. I listed a few things and the last one was eggs. He said he wanted green eggs and ham. So, when we got home we actually made green egg and turkey. I didn’t have ham. He helped me mix the eggs and add a drop of green coloring.

Noah went down for a nap around 2:00. Evan wasn’t tired so let him play Geo Trax for a little bit upstairs and then he took a nap around 3:00.

Blanca came at 4:00. Noah was just waking up at that time. She said Evan got up around 5:00.

I tutored and got home at 6:00.

We had steak (Morry) and shrimp (me) and rice for dinner. Evan ate more of his green eggs and ham for dinner. He really didn’t each much of it at lunch. He did finish them all at dinner though. Both Evan and Noah ate a lot of fruit. Our boys love strawberries especially.

We took a walk after dinner. We went around the block. Evan rode his little bike the whole way while we walked with Noah in the stroller.

We just put the boys to bed. Evan is still crying. He started fighting bed time a few nights ago. Hopefully he calms down soon and gets some sleep.

UT

We had an appointment at the University of Texas at 11:00am for a baby psychology study. They called me a few days ago to see if I could bring Noah in. They are doing a study on how infants understand numbers. There was a screen Noah had to look at and they showed different numbers of objects to him. The whole thing maybe lasted 15 minutes. They don’t pay anything, but they gave us a little baby cup with Bevo (the longhorn) on it. While I was in the room with Noah a student played with Evan. They had a ton of toys in the lobby. Evan and Noah didn’t want to leave.

When we got home I went for a 3 mile run with the boys and Lizzy. When we got home Rita and Blanca were outside with a big black dog. They were trying to figure out whose dog it was. The dog was very friendly and played with Lizzy in the front yard. The dog did not have any tags on it. Rita couldn’t put the dog in her yard because her other dogs wouldn’t get along with him. I said she could put the dog in our yard, as long as she tried to find the owners. I needed to get inside and feed Evan and Noah. Lizzy and the dog played for a while in the backyard. At some point in the afternoon I looked out in the yard and the dog was gone. I’m hoping that means they found the owner.

Evan and Noah took good naps.

For dinner we had bbq ribs and French bread.

After dinner we took a walk around the neighborhood and Evan walked the whole time. He even helped hold Lizzy’s leash some of the way.

The boys are in bed now. Noah is still talking.

Day of Errands

We didn’t do anything too exciting today. We just ran some errands. The boys slept late and then we went to CVS and the bank.

As we were leaving CVS there was a mom and two little boys (maybe around 4 and 5) coming in. Evan was very excited to see the boys. He said, “Look, there’s a boy!” One of the boys noticed Evan, and Evan was very excited that they acknowledged him.

On the way to the bank Evan asked me if he could have a lollypop at the bank. I said he could and he told me he wanted a strawberry one. At the bank the teller gave Evan the box of lolly pops and let him choose which one he wanted. Evan picked the orange lolly pop. Before I got the wrapper off Evan told me he wanted to bite the lollypop. He ate the lollypop very quickly with just a few bites.

Both Evan and Noah were very good at CVS and the bank. I still have Noah in the infant car seat because it is so much easier to get in and out of the car, but it was pretty hard walking around CVS holding the car seat. I’m not sure how much longer I can do that.

For lunch Evan told me he wanted peanut butter and jelly. He helped spread the peanut butter and jelly on the bread. Evan enjoys doing that. I think it helps encourage him to eat his food as well. He finished the whole sandwich.

Evan and Noah took good naps and woke up around the time Morry got home.

We went to BJ’s for dinner and ran into Kennison, Nem, and their boys. They are the ones that bought our old house and who opened up the baby clothes store. We sat and talked to them for a little bit while we waited for our table. We ordered Evan a kids pizza and he actually ate a few slices of it. A lot of the time, when we order Evan something off a kid’s menu he ends up not touching it or hardly eating any. We have found that he has the greatest chance of eating restaurant food if they have pizza.

Evan and Noah just went to bed and so far, so good.

We have to get up somewhat early tomorrow. We are going to the University of Texas football game in the morning. We have season tickets and we decided this will be a good game to take the boys. They are playing Baylor and it shouldn’t be too rowdy.

Pool, Football, and Never-ending Pasta

Noah woke up a few times during the night and then at 8am we were awakened by our neighbors landscaping company doing their yard. Ugh

We went to the neighborhood pool today and met Matt, Alissa, Ben, and Molly there. There was hardly anyone there. In fact, when we first got there it was so empty we thought the pool was closed. For a little bit we were the only people there. Then Evan and Noah had a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the baby pool was closed because the water temp in there has to be at least 80. The big pool is heated so at least we were able to swim in there. They have free life vests for kids and after Evan finally let us put his on, he had a blast. He was swimming all around the pool and shooting baskets into the water basketball hoop.

This afternoon Morry went with Barry to the UT football game. The game started at 2:30. We knew parking was going to be bad since there’s a lot going on this weekend in downtown (for example ACL). So, I drove Morry and dropped him off in campus as close to the stadium as I could get on 24th street. When he got out of the car Evan cried because he wanted to go to the football game too.

I took the boys home. Evan fell asleep in the car for about the last 10 minutes of the ride. When we got home I put both boys down for a nap. Noah slept maybe 30 minutes at the most and Evan didn’t nap at all.

We picked Morry up around 6. When he was coming toward the car Evan asked where the football was. I think that since Evan got a baseball at the baseball game he assumed Morry would get a football at that game.

Then, we met the Podbers at the Olive Garden. We don’t normally eat at the Olive Garden, but they are having the never-ending pasta bowl now. Usually we end up eating there about once a year when they have that promotion.

We came home, did the bedtime routine. Here’s what we normally do before bed. We get the boys changed and go in the gameroom. I feed Noah his last bottle for the night while Morry reads a book, or two to Evan. Then, we all go in Evan’s room and I lay Noah in the bed with Evan (while holding on to him) while Morry goes and gets Evan’s milk. Evan loves having Noah in bed with him. Noah always tries to grab Evan’s pacifier from his mouth and Evan thinks that’s the funniest thing ever. When it’s time to go to sleep Evan gives Noah a kiss. We put on Evan’s Toy Story CD and bring Noah to bed in his room. We usually put on a CD for Noah as well, but it doesn’t have to be the same one every night.