Heard Around the House #40

Me beginning at 6:25... Lyla when you are done eating you need to go get ready.

6:30 - Lyla you need to go brush your teeth and get dressed....

6:40 - Lyla, honey, we REALLY need to leave soon, you need to hurry up.

She finally goes into the bathroom.... she does not start brushing her teeth, instead she is sitting on the toilet....

Lyla - please hurry!

6:55 - Lyla walks into the living room, you need to come in the bathroom, I need to show you something.  (Our goal is to leave the house at 7:00.  At this point she was still in her pajamas...)

I walk into the bathroom and see this:

She was so proud of herself and said "I've been trying to learn to do that with the cups for a long time!"

Me:  I'm really proud of you, that's awesome - PLEASE BRUSH YOUR TEETH!!!  WE NEED TO GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

School is officially in full swing and we officially never have our acts together in the morning.  I have no clue why it is so difficult for us to get out the door in the mornings! 

You Can Dress Us Up... and MAYBE Take Us Out!

On Saturday my boss's son got married.  It was quite the elaborate affair!  Gary and I spruced ourselves up and did our best to fit in!  :) 

We had so much fun!  I've worked here for 9 1/2 years, my coworkers are some of my best friends and I love them like family.  It was special to get to just all hang out together for the night.

Officially a First Grader!

Yesterday was Lyla's first day of first grade!  She was pretty nervous about it because she didn't know her teacher or anyone in her class.  But she put on a brave face (and a cute dress) and faced the day head on!

She ended up knowing one girl in her class from soccer and she said her new teacher was funny. 

She also lost her brand new headband....

After school Gary picked her up off the bus and took her for ice cream.

And after dinner, mommy got to do her homework....

Lyla's 1st Trip to Kennywood

Monday we took off of work to go to Kennywood.  Gary's knee was finally up for it and I wanted to be sure we went before Lyla heads back to school.

I had borrowed a running belt from Amanda to carry my phone in for the day.  Well when we were getting ready to leave Monday morning Gary was jealous wishing he had one too.... So we stopped at Dicks on our way out, I figured I would just buy one for us to have.  Gary and Lyla waited in the car... I came out with this bad boy:

Gary was mortified that I bought a fanny pack!  But I don't even care!  It was awesome!  So comfortable and I could carry so much stuff with such easy access!  

When we got to Kennywood we were so excited that Lyla was tall enough to ride about 3/4 of the rides!

We started on the Paratroppers.  Then Lyla and I raced Gary on the Racers.  After that we did Ghostwood Estate, then Noah's Ark.  We did Music Express and the Swings.  Then Gary and I lied and told Lyla the Exterminator wasn't a roller coaster.....  Needless to say she wasn't very happy with us after that!  LOL  

We did the Whip, Merry Go Round, Kangaroo, Garfield's Nightmare, some of the kiddie rides.  When we did the Bayern Kurve Lyla insisted on sitting by herself in the car, so Gary and I rode together behind her!  Gary and Lyla did Bumper Cars.

We watched Ice Age at the 4D Theater.

We rode Cosmic Chaos and all really loved it surprisingly!  I think it was my favorite ride of the day!

We rode the Swing Shot..... Lyla and I were both in tears when we got off of that one!  Won't be doing it again next year!  

We ate all kinds of good food!  Potato Patch Fries, Corndogs, Funnel Cake, Cheese Popcorn, Cotton Candy... 

And here is my Snapchat Recap:

Anniversary/Family Reunion

This Saturday was our 11 year anniversary!  It happen to also be Gary's family reunion!

We left in the morning and drove to Tygart Lake.  Everyone met for lunch at the Lodge.

After lunch we all went to the lake/beach area for a few hours.

Then we all went back to the Lodge for the rest of the evening, dinner and a lot of stayed the night there.

The Lodge was really nice and I got a few giggles out of their technology!  ;)

It was a very nice day!

Mom's Night Out

I got to have a nice "mom's night out" on Tuesday, August 2nd.

First I met Erin & Ashley for dinner.  For once I am happy as a clam to be the odd one out!

After dinner Erin and I went to Stage AE for a concert.  The opening act was A Great Big World.  We really enjoyed them and knew most of their songs.

Next was Matt Nathanson.  Erin was already a fan and had never seen him live.  I am a huge fan after seeing him!  He was really great!

After Matt Nathanson was done Erin was getting pretty crampy from standing and being pregnant and all that.  And I'm never a fan of staying out late on a weeknight.

So when Philip Philips came on stage at 9:15 we watched about half of his first song then we called it a night and went home.  We are officially old ladies and we officially don't care!  :)   We loved having an excuse to get together and we both had a blast!

I've also been convinced to sign up for snapchat.  Its actually kind of fun and at the end of the day you can download your story from the day and save it as a video.  This is my story from my mom night out:

Christina Dianne Holmes

The latest Holmes made her arrival on Thursday, July 28th at 10:43 a.m.

Christina Dianne Holmes "Nina" was 7 lbs - 2 oz and 19 1/2 inches long.

We got to go and meet her the following Sunday and of course we loved her right away!

Becca and Angie are both so excited about their new little sister!