Evan gives me a makeover

This morning I dropped Noah off at Alena’s and took Evan to school. They had a special little Mother’s Day party for his class. There was fruit, cookies, and juice. They asked the moms to bring hair stuff and makeup so the kids could give us makeovers. The girls were really into it, the boys, not so much. Evan was funny. He was very timid about putting makeup on me. He wanted his teacher to help him. He only put a little on me. It wasn’t too bad.

After the party I came home and then ran with Lizzy. We ran 3 miles.

Before picking Evan and Noah up I stopped at Mellow Johnny’s, a bike shop, just to look around and ask questions.

I picked up Evan first, and then Noah. Noah didn’t want to leave Alena’s house.

At home, I put Noah down for a nap.

Ron, Morry’s brother, got here about 3:30. He had sent the boys gifts that they both really enjoyed playing with. Noah got a Mickey Mouse racetrack and Evan got a pirate ship. We played in the backyard for a little bit until Morry got home.

For dinner, we went to eat at Matt’s El Rancho.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Noah’s in his big bed again. He did well last night. Evan’s still up, unfortunately. He’s on the stairs asking Morry to do something for him.

Bike ride and Playdate

Instead of going to the gym today I decided to take Evan and Noah on a bike ride. We have a trailer attachment for the bike that both boys can sit in. It took me a while to get the bike and trailer set up. Both needed air in the tires. I also had to pack stuff to take with us. I made a picnic lunch for us and brought some additional drinks.

I rode to the Wildflower Park, in the neighborhood across from the Wildflower Center. It was a good workout. The hills were tough. Evan and Noah played on the playground, we ate lunch, and then they played a little more. I rode back home and somewhere along the way Noah had thrown his shoe out of the trailer. All together, the ride was about 6.5 miles. Normally, that’s not much, but pulling 2 boys (33lbs + 43lbs) and the stuff in the trailer was hard. It was a good workout.

When we got home I put Noah down for a nap.

Around 3pm, Evan’s friend from class, Cayden, came over with him mom and sister (11 months). Evan and Cayden played in Evan’s room and then we went in the backyard for a little bit. Noah slept through the whole thing. Blanca came over at 4:00 and Cayden left. I went to tutor. On the way to tutoring I drove the bike route and found Noah’s shoe on the street. It seemed ok. I also stopped at Postmark’d to mail a few things.

I tutored 2 students.

Evan’s sports class was tonight. Morry and Noah went with him.

I got home a little before the boys and started dinner. We had spaghetti. Evan and Noah ate a ton!

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Noah insisted on sleeping in his Cars bed, rather than the crib. We’ll see how it goes tonight. He’s never slept overnight in the bed, just 2 naps.

Car Wash

This morning I dropped Evan off at school and then Noah and I went the gym. He cried a little at first, but then was ok. I ran for 30 minutes on the treadmill. I didn’t want to overdo it.

After the gym Noah and I went to Walmart. I needed groceries and some other things, so I wanted to just go to one place where I could get everything. There’s a McDonalds in the Walmart, so I gave Noah chicken nuggets to eat while I shopped. It worked out well. They had some Toy Story shoes on clearance. I was able to find Woody boots in Noah’s size, but not Evan’s. I went ahead and bought them for Noah. I knew Evan would be jealous. I asked if they had other sizes at that store, but that was all they had. They couldn’t tell me about the other Walmarts because they are discontinued items.

After going home, putting away the groceries, and eating lunch we went to pick up Evan.

I needed gas, so while we were there we went through the car wash. My car was super dirty. Evan loved the car wash. Noah was a little scared. While we were waiting for our turn for the car wash, Noah figured out how to open and close his window. I had to really watch him while we were in the car wash to make sure he didn’t hit the button.

At home, Noah took a nap and Evan played in the game room.

For dinner we had hamburgers and potatoes.

I tutored one student and Morry watched the boys. Morry tried calling a few different Walmarts, but they didn’t have Evan’s size (12 or 13) in the boots. I’ll try calling more tomorrow.

Noah is in bed, but Evan is downstairs insisting I put him back to bed. He won’t go back up on his own.

Bye Grandma and Papa

This morning Grandma and Papa had breakfast with us and then drove back to Dallas.

We just stayed at home today. I’m feeling ok, but I’m still not supposed to lift the boys. I was worried about being out in public if one of them had a tantrum.

Evan and Noah played outside for a long time. I opened the windows and watched them from the kitchen as I prepared some fix and freeze meals.

After lunch I put Noah down for a nap. Since I’m not supposed to carry him, I put him in the bed in his room as opposed to the crib. He did fine and napped for a long time. I had to wake him up at 5:30. Evan watched some TV in the game room and hung out with me during nap time.

For dinner we had flank steak and gnocchi. We ate outside in the backyard.

After dinner Morry called Zayde while I took Evan and Noah for a walked. Both walked the whole way around the block. When we got home they played outside in the front yard for a little bit.

In a few minutes we are going to get them ready for bed.

Busy Sunday

This morning Grandma and Papa took care of the boys so that Morry and I could sleep in. We had a ton of strawberries that needed to be eaten today, so Grandma made strawberry muffins.

Papa had a lunchtime meeting at Hillel, so Grandma, Noah, and I met Aunt Susan for lunch at Kneaded Pleasures. Morry had work to do and Evan was supposed to come with us. Evan threw such a fit getting into the car, we decided just to leave him at home with Morry.

Lunch was nice. Noah was good. On the car ride there Noah kept talking about eating pancakes. We ordered him one, but of course he didn’t eat it. We ate lunch inside, but then Papa joined us later and we sat outside the restaurant for a while.

We came home for naps.

Morry took Evan to a birthday party at the Austin Children’s Museum. It sounded like Evan had a good time.

For dinner, Papa picked Torchy’s tacos for us. We ate dinner at home, but outside in the backyard. It was nice sitting outside. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, even Lizzy.

We just put the boys to bed. Evan is still up.

Strawberries

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Rachel and I have been talking about taking the boys to go strawberry picking. There's a farm, called Sweetberry Farms, that allows you to do this in Marble Falls - about an hour drive. We got up around 8:30 to check the weather. It had been threatening to rain so we didn't want to drive all the way out there if it was raining. Luckily the chance of precipitation was small.

We got out of the house around 10am and got there about 11. You have to pay for the box to collect the strawberries in and it's $2.95/lb for the strawberries. We showed the boys how to pick them. The first thing Noah did was try to pick the strawberry by squeezing it and yanking. It just squished in his hand. Then Evan and Noah realized that it was better to eat them than put them in the box. Noah didn't pick much, he just ate the ones we were putting in the box. Evan was helping pick and ate about every third strawberry. Noah was a total mess. I honestly don't know how he got strawberry juice all over his shirt and face.

After picking, we went over to see the horses and donkeys they had. The boys gave them grass to eat. They enjoyed themselves.

We then paid for the strawberries and got strawberry ice cream.

Since we were relatively close to Llano, we decided to drive the rest of the way to go to Coopers Old Time BBQ. This place has the best barbeque I've ever had. So it was well worth the extra time. Grandma had not been there but she enjoyed it. The boys, enjoyed it as well. They somehow managed to get even messier.

We drove home from Llano and put Noah down for a nap. Evan went in his room. Shortly after we got back, Papa arrived from Dallas.

Evan didn't stay in his room long and ended up coming down and spending time with me.

For dinner, Grandma and Papa took the boys to Waterloo Ice House. Rachel and I went to the Alamo Drafthouse to see "Date Night". It was really good. I knew it was going to be really good right from the first line of the movie. It opened up with Steve Carell and Tina Fey in bed sleeping and their little boy comes in the room and says "I want breakfast". I could definitely relate.

Apparently the boys didn't eat much for dinner but had a great time playing on the playground after dinner. Noah, who normally is timid, eventually started going down the slide by himself after working with Grandma and Papa.

Both boys are in bed now and sleeping. Until next time.