Evan's First Practice

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

We did very little this morning.  Rachel and I woke up around 9.  The boys were downstairs playing Wii.  We just decided to take it easy.

Evan had his first baseball practice of the season today.  We thought he'd be drafted by one of two former coaches but he was drafted by someone that I didn't know.  I think he was a bit nervous about it though he didn't come out and say it.   We got to practice early and Evan was all about starting to play baseball.  They had hitting practice first and Evan seemed to do well. I helped out.  The coach came to talk to Evan and me.  It turns out he is from Pittsburgh and is a big Pirates and Steelers fan.  I think this actually made Evan feel more comfortable.  After hitting practice, they worked on fielding.  They had Evan begin at shortstop.  He had some excellent throws over to first.  And he showed off his hustle by running in and barehanding a ball in the grass.  The final drill was baserunning and Evan showed some speed.  That's never really been part of his game.  The finished off practice with a relay race.  One team started at home and the other team started at second base.  The team that got all their players through won.  Evan was one team captain and the coach's son was the other captain.  Evan's team won.

Evan made me stay after practice to practice some more.  He wanted to pitch to me.  Then he wanted me to throw to him while he played first base.  And finally, he wanted to go out into right and make throws to me as if I were a third baseman covering the bag.

On the way home, we stopped at 7-eleven and got Slurpees.

At dinner time, I had to go back to the fields to pick up equipment for my team.  Then the boys and I went to Austin Pizza Garden for dinner.  Rachel wasn't feeling 100% so she stayed home.

After dinner, Evan told me that he wants to start playing baseball when he wakes up and doesn't want to stop until it's time for bed.  We'll see how that goes.

Noah and I have our second practice tomorrow.

Until next time...

First Week Done

Well, the boys made it through the first week of school.

This morning we walked to dropped the boys off.  We ended up walking with Evan's friend Jack and his family.

We walked to pick them up too.

After school Jack came over to our house.

For dinner we picked up Z Pizza.  The boys are playing Wii now and soon we'll get them ready for bed.

First Practice

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Last night both boys got up at one point and came into our room.  I don't know why exactly.  I think it was a coincidence.

I woke up Evan first this morning and got him ready for school.  As I was getting Evan dressed, Noah came out of his room.  He was in a wonderful mood and very very talkative.  So far the mornings have gone incredibly well.

Jack was coming out of his house as we were walking to school.  Evan ran along side Jack while Jack rode his bike.  Somehow Evan was able to keep up.

I had another meeting for lunch today.  Rachel ran out to HEB while I was at lunch.

We walked to get the boys.  Again, Jack came back with us and again, Evan ran along side the bike.  When we got to Jack's house, it was nearly impossible to separate the boys.  They were in deep discussions about their kickball game they had at recess.

In the late afternoon, we had Noah's first baseball practice of the season.  He is on the Timber Rattlers and I'm the head coach.  Rachel came with us.  We got there early to set up the all the stuff.

The practice seemed to go really well.  There are four kids from Noah's team in the spring on the team.  The rest of the kids are all brand new to baseball.  Some looked pretty athletic and played well.  The parents were all very nice.

We came home and had dinner.  The boys are now in their rooms.

Until next time...

Day #3

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

So far the mornings have worked out really well.  Noah sometimes is difficult when you wake him up but he's been terrific every morning.  It's been very easy getting him up and he seems excited to go to school.

Rachel has been walking with us to school which has been nice. I think the boys have enjoyed having Rachel come to school with us.  On the way while we were walking in, Jack rode up on his bike with his dad and sister.  Evan and Noah ran along with Jack while Jack slowly rode his bike.  Eventually Jack just got off his bike and the three boys walked together the rest of the way to school.

I had a meeting this morning that I went to and then ran some errands.

Rachel had her first tutoring of the new school year so I walked to get the boys.  Noah was in a very good mood when I got him.

The boys read by themselves for their homework when we got home.  Rachel got home around 4:45.

We had leftovers for dinner.  Evan is outside practicing baseball.  Noah is on the Wii.

Until next time...

2nd Day

This morning both boys were in good moods, but Noah was especially in a good mood.  He was talking non-stop the whole walk to school.

The boys seemed like they had good days when we picked them up.

We had tacos for dinner and then Morry left for a baseball coaches' meeting.

While Evan did his reading for school Noah wanted to work on math with me.

I'm about to give them a shower and then put them to bed.

First Day of School 2013

Today was Evan's first day of 2nd grade and Noah's first day of kindergarten. 

We all walked to school and drop off was nice and easy.

For lunch Morry and I went to Bruegger's Bagels.

We walked to get the boys at school.  They both said they had a good day.

Noah fell asleep later this afternoon in his room and we had to wake him up to eat dinner.

Here are some pictures and video of today.