Pumpkin Patch 2015

We went to the pumpkin patch today.  Em and Gerald were planning to take Carter to a different pumpkin patch but decided to meet us instead!  So we got to have a fun family day with them plus Grandma!

Carter was so excited to be there.....  ;)

Lyla did a good job picking out her pumpkin a lot quicker than she did last year.  Thank goodness, it was cold out!

After we had our pumpkins we went to do some of the activities they had there.  Lyla got to go on a pony ride.

We tried to take pictures with their props... these guys were not cooperating with me though!

Carter finally woke up so were able to get some pictures of him and Lyla.  He is growing up so fast and Lyla just adores him!  Its so fun to see them together!

Marvel Universe LIVE

Gary started to see advertisements for Marvel Universe Live almost two years ago.  And Every Single Time he would say how awesome it looked.  And Every Single Time I would roll my eyes at him.  Then I bought him two tickets for his birthday last year.  :)  I can be sweet when I want to be!  I told him I'm not going, he can take a friend or take Lyla.  Over the last year Lyla has gotten pretty knowledgeable about all things super heroes, so they both were really excited about going. 

Then we get up Sunday morning and Lyla is crying that her ear hurts.  She is a pretty tough kid so you know it was really painful for her to be upset about it.  I told her she didn't have to go if she didn't feel up to it, but she said she wanted to go.  So I put her in her best super hero outfit and sent them on their way!

Gary said when they got there they got upgraded seats (because it didn't sell out).  Then he sends me this picture:

They both had a blast!  I can't imagine how much fun she would have had if she felt 100%!  She told me Hulk smashed everything!  And Spiderman was hanging upside down!  And Captain America was riding on a motorcycle!  And Black Widow was there!

I met them at the doctor's on their way home and sure enough she has an ear infection.

And tonight before bed I come out of the bathroom to find this:

I Hate Fall

There.  I said it!  I hate Fall.  I've actually come to the conclusion that I like Winter better than Fall.  Here are my reasons:

1. The fluctuating temperatures.  At least in Winter, its cold.  Its going to be cold all day.  So you can just put on warm clothes in the morning and move on with your life.  I'm over this heat in the morning AC in the afternoon crap.
2. Its getting darker and darker....  At least in Winter it starts to get lighter slowly.
3. In Fall the only thing there is to look forward to is the inevitable Winter... In Winter you get to look forward to Spring and Summer.. the two seasons that actually are worth celebrating!

Ok, now that I have that off my chest... moving on!  ;)

 

I figured I need to do a blog entry.  Gary was on my case about not doing one in so long.  Karla checked in from Canada... The thing is, I've been busy doing nothing interesting or worth talking about.  I knew that Fall and Lyla starting school was going to be a big transition for the three of us.  I knew this going in.  I wasn't counting on all the different obstacles that have been thrown our way in the last month and a half to make getting into any kind of routine nearly impossible!  Its like every week we get a different roadblock.  This week - Lyla has an ear infection. 

 

So other than just desperately trying to get into some sort of routine... Fall has been very Lyla centric.  She LOVES school and is doing very well!  I would say the only downfall so far with school is not having a nap or any sort of down time.  But she is slowly adjusting to that.  She has also been loving Fall soccer.  And she is a force to be reckoned with this season!  I love watching her play! 

 

And of course there has been football.  Gary took Lyla to her first WVU game.  He also got to go to a Steelers game with Gerald.  A couple weeks ago he set up a tv in the backyard so we could watch football out there all weekend. 

 

Other than that we have been trying to have pretty low key weekends so that we can recover from the week.  Lyla is just exhausted by the time the weekend comes. 

 

I haven't even taken many pictures, but here are a few:

 

I will do another post about the fun time Gary and Lyla had yesterday!  And I will try to get back on track with my posts...

 

Labor Day Weekend 2015

We didn't really have any plans for our Labor Day Weekend but we ended up being busy all weekend long!

Things started out pretty calm Friday night. Between starting school & soccer plus I was sick all week... Lyla & I had thrown in the towel by 8:00!

Saturday the three of us went to the park so Lyla could show Gary how she does the monkey bars.  And this time I was ready to get a video!  She is so awesome!

Saturday evening we went to our friends Cindy & Casey's house to visit, have dinner & watch the first WVU game of the season. 

Sunday we went to my parents for lunch & to get some Carter cuddle time!  He is growing so fast!

From there we went to Ashley & Jeremy's house. It was the first time we had been there since we helped them move back in April. They are doing such a nice job fixing things up.  Lyla was ecstatic to play with Jeremy all evening!

Today Lyla & I went to Amanda's to swim & visit.