Yesterday and Today

Yesterday, Blogger was down and we couldn't write the blog. I'm sure there were some really upset bloggers out there yesterday. It was down for almost 24 hours.

Anyway, yesterday Evan wore his Woody (from Toy Story) costume to school. They had a cowboy/cowgirl day. When we dropped Noah off in his classroom all the little kids were gathered around Evan staring at his costume.

Gabby babysit while I tutored.

For dinner last night we made pizza and let the boys put on their own toppings.

Today, we took a walk and then stayed at home. Oh, and I gave the boys haircuts today.

A little before 5pm I took the boys to the Wildflower park and Morry met us there after work.

For dinner we went to Red Robin. Then, I went purse shopping in the same shopping center while Evan, Noah, and Morry played in Petsmart. I came and met them when I was done.

Now it's time to get the boys ready for bed.

Morry’s Birthday Eve

This morning playgroup was cancelled so I called a few people and we had a little playgroup here. Evan’s friends Cayden and Kevin came over to play. I enjoyed talking with the moms and the boys enjoyed playing together. Noah played with the big kids some and hung out with us a little.

After playgroup Evan and Noah ate a little bit more and then I put Noah down for a nap. He didn’t sleep though. I kept trying to put him back in bed, but for some reason he didn’t want to nap.

Evan brought down his Toy Story costumes. So, Evan and Noah dressed up as Woody and Buzz. Noah only kept his costume on for a few minutes. It’s a pretty hot costume.

When Morry got home we got ready to leave the house for dinner. We had made reservations at Benihana.

We had a great time at dinner. Evan and Noah really enjoyed the show and they actually ate well. Noah ate shrimp and fried rice. Evan ate his shrimp and some salad. I told them it was Morry’s birthday so they sang a song and gave him some dessert.

We got home a little while ago and put the boys to bed. They are both still awake. Hope they fall asleep soon.

4th of July Dallas Trip

We just got home from Dallas today.

We left Friday afternoon and got back today around 5:30pm.

Saturday we all (The Belkins, The Willefords, Grandma, Papa, and Bubbe) went to see Toy Story 3. All of the kids did really well and seemed to enjoy the movie. After the movie we all went out to eat at a place called Picasso’s. For dinner that night we went to the Magic Time Machine, a place where there waiters dress up in different characters. Evan and Noah were especially excited to see Woody there.

Sunday we went swimming at Grandma and Papa’s and then later that night JW, Nolan, Morry, and Evan went to the Rangers game. Sherah and Court hung out with us. We at dinner with Bubbe at Sweet Tomatoes and then went to Barnes and Noble for a little bit.

Today we ate brunch at Café Brazil and then drove back home.

Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Morry Takes Evan to School

This morning Morry helped me out by getting Evan ready for school. Morry worked from home this morning and then took Evan to school.

We did not have any babysitters here today. It was just Noah and me this morning and then Evan as well for the afternoon.

Noah and I just stayed at home this morning. I was going to take a walk, but it was pretty cold outside.

Evan came home from school around 1:30.

I put the boys down for naps about 2:00. They both slept really well.

When Morry got home we got dinner ready. We had Asian pasta and the boys had chicken nuggets.

We are about to put the boys to bed. They are supposed to be cleaning up their toys right now. They are both fighting over the Woody doll.

Halloween

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, my college friend and former roommate, Jeff, came over to bring us twice-baked potatoes. He and his wife, Victoria, have a boy a bit younger than Evan named Ben. Evan was very excited to show Ben his GeoTrax. Evan did a good job sharing with Ben but wasn't so good sharing with Noah.

After they left, we gave the boys lunch. Once they finished lunch, Evan and Noah made Papa take them outside to play. Papa pitched to Evan and then Evan pitched to Papa. We were able to get the boys inside by seeing if they would help get the candy ready to give out to kids.

We then put the boys down for naps. Evan only slept for about an hour and a half. Noah slept closer to 3 hours which was pretty good.

When Noah got up, Grandma got dinner ready for the boys. Noah ate pretty well but I think Evan was excited to go trick-or-treating.

We got the boys dressed for trick-or-treating. Evan was Woody and Noah was Buzz Lightyear. We went outside and took some pictures.

Trick-or-treating seemed to start late this year. I guess because it was on a Saturday most kids didn't start until well after 7pm. We also didn't get many kids coming to our house. Last year we had a ton. Noah didn't want to walk so we put him in the stroller. He held on to his Elmo basket and didn't want to give it to Rachel to get candy to the houses we went to. We did get him some candy. After a little bit, Rachel and Noah went home and Evan and I continued on.

Many more houses had their lights off than normal. I guess since it was Saturday, people were going to parties or something.

When Evan and I got home, Grandma, Papa, Rachel and I had dinner that Grandma made. It was good. I was pretty hungry.

The boys are in bed now, but they aren't being very quiet.

Until next time...

Neighbor's Barking Dog

We were awoken again by the barking dog next door. He woke us up at 6 something this morning and then woke the boys up with his barking around 8. That dog is so annoying.

Morry worked from home today. He took Evan to school and we all went to pick him up. Evan seemed to have a good day at school. When we got there they were singing the bubble song. We also got the proofs from picture day.

While Evan was at school I went for 2 mile run with Noah and then to the MOMs club meeting. There was supposed to be costume exchange there. I brought Evan’s old lion costume. It’s a size 0-6 months and I’m not even sure if Noah would be able to wear it this year. Only 2 other people brought costumes. One was the exact same lion costume in a size 12-18 months (too big for Noah) and the other was a giraffe costume for 24 months. So, we came back home with our lion costume. I’m not sure what Noah will be for Halloween. We are hoping to maybe find a Woody costume for him since Evan will be Buzz Lightyear.

Blanca came at 3:45 so I could go tutor. I got home at 6 and we had the brisket that Morry made in the crock-pot. We use the crock-pot pretty often. It’s so easy. We just get the stuff ready in the morning or the night before and then let it cook on low all day.

After dinner we took a walk.

Morry got called to be an extra in a movie, but he can’t do it since they only needed him during the week.