Sun

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning when we got up, it seemed like more of the same.  It wasn't misting but it was still very cloudy and cold.  We drove to the path this morning.

By 10am, however, the sun came out.  One of our neighbors said today was the first sunny day in 2015.  That's actually kind of crazy when you think about it - especially for Austin.

Zayde, Rachel and I ate leftovers for lunch.

We walked to pick the boys up from school.  Lizzy was able to walk with us.  Lizzy seemed really happy.  And then she was the hit of the school.  At one point, six kids were petting her at one time.  She was really happy and the kids were really gentle.  One girl kept calling Lizzy a puppy.

Evan went home with Wade, so just Rachel, Noah, Lizzy and I walked home.

Noah and Zayde played together in the afternoon while Rachel went to tutoring.

I picked Evan up from Wade's and then grilled hamburgers.  We had baked potatoes too.  Rachel set the oven to turn on at a certain time.  There was no fire in the oven today.

Rachel is about to read with Noah, then the boys will get ready for bed.

Until next time...

Zayde

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The cold, wet weather has just not let up.  I realize it's warmer than many other places, but it's still pretty cold here and still too cold and too wet to walk to school.  We drove and walked the trail this morning as we've been doing.

Rachel cleaned the kitchen today.

At lunch, I ran to the bank and then to Aaron's for just a bit.

We drove to get the kids.  It was misting the whole time.  You don't really get wet but everything - the ground the streets, seems very wet.

Around 4:30, the boys and I left to get to the airport to get Zayde while Rachel tutored.  The airport went smoothly.  The boys were very excited to see Zayde.

We drove straight to Rudy's where we were supposed to meet Rachel.  She came and we had a good dinner.  Evan ate really well.

We came home and Noah read to Rachel and Zayde.

The boys are in their rooms now.

Until next time...

New Fitbit

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

My Fitbit has slowly been falling apart.  Last week it actually came apart.  I asked Rachel to superglue the band back together.  Unfortunately, the glue must have run a bit and it went over the button used to check the time.  Then last night, it fell apart once and for all.  So this morning I ordered a new Fitbit.

We drove the kids to school today.  It was slightly warmer though still in the high 30's.

Later in the morning I went to one meeting, then to Best Buy to pick up the Fitbit and then to Aaron's.

Meanwhile, Rachel went for a check up with the doctor.  All of the tests last week came back negative.

In the afternoon it seemed much colder.  We drove to pick the boys up from school because Rachel needed to get home quickly to get to tutoring.

The boys and I watched a couple Simpsons episodes later in the afternoon while waiting for Rachel to get home.

For dinner, we had steak and tilapia.  The boys both ate steak.  Rachel had the tilapia.

The boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

HEB and Movie Day

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

It wasn't raining when we got up but it had rained enough that Evan's football game was cancelled.  It will be rescheduled for another day some time.

In the late morning, we went to HEB.  We really hadn't done a big HEB shopping trip since our ski vacation.  It was good to fill up on things we needed.

When we came home the boys had to clean up their rooms and the game room.  I promised to put on a movie and make popcorn when they finished.

It took them a while, but they finished and I made popcorn and they had Dr. Pepper and we watched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.  It's the third Harry Potter.  Both boys seemed to really enjoy it.

After the movie, I made pizza.

The boys are up in their rooms about to get ready for bed.

Until next time...

Sporty Birthday Party

We relaxed this morning.  Evan slept in.  Around 10am Connor, from across the street rang the doorbell to see if the kids could play.  Evan was still sleeping so I said they'd come over once Evan got up, ate breakfast, and got dressed.  When Evan got up, he said he wanted to stay home. About an hour later I walked with Noah over to see if they could play later in the day maybe.

Noah was invited to birthday party of a kid in his class.  This kid has a brother Evan's age and the mom emailed me to invite Evan as well.

At 2:00 we all went to Soccer Zone (indoor) for the party.  Both Evan and Noah had a great time.  The kids first played flag football on a soccer field.  Then, they bounced in the bounce house and played basketball.

For dinner we ate at home.

The boys are playing now in Evan's room, but soon they will be getting ready for bed.

Cold Football Practice

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Rachel and I were debating last night whether they boys would have school today.  They were predicting rain overnight and into this morning and temperatures around freezing.  We lucked out and it didn't rain.  We still drove the kids to the trail and walked down.

I worked from home all morning and then Rachel and I went to Wholy Bagel.  I think the cold and potential bad weather kept a lot of people away.  It wasn't very crowded.

We drove to pick up the boys.  It started to sprinkle but never amounted to much.

At 4:30, Evan had football practice.  It was about 34 or 35 degrees out and windy.  We both bundled up and went.  Evan did very well.  He seemed to enjoy it also.  I have been working with the kids on defense - how to pull flags and how to cover someone.

When we were done, we drove home and picked Rachel and Noah up and went to Chipotle.  Both kids ate very well there.

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

Until next time...