Where to begin.... What a weekend.

So, lets just break it all down piece by piece. 

First of all the good news on Friday: 

Casey and Cindy got married!  It was beautiful and we love that we got to be included!  I never thought I would see the day that Casey got married but I am so happy that he did and to Cindy who I just adore!

While we were at the wedding, Lyla had her first slumber party sleepover at Becca's house.  She did really good considering she is only 3 years old!  From what Amanda told me the girls fought a little bit but keep in mind they had been together all day at daycare then all night, so I think that is to be expected.  Lyla had a blast and didn't want to leave when I picked her up Saturday. 

Which brings us to the bad news....

Lyla had been scratching at her head for probably a week/week and a half.  I kept checking her and couldn't find any reason for it to itch.  I finally just chalked it up to maybe the chlorine in the pool at swimming lessons was drying out her head.  Then Amanda called me Saturday morning... she found it.... LICE.  ugh  So gross.  Poor Lyla (and mommy), we had to go buy the special shampoo and special comb.  Had to do the shampoo treatment, which isn't much fun.  Then we had to sit for 2 hours while I combed out her hair.  Then we had to clean all her bedding and stuffed animals.  The stuffed animals that can't go through the wash are currently in quarantine.   :(   Rough day.

Things got better on Sunday.  We dressed the kids up and went to the zoo for their Halloween celebration.  It was fun, although a little disappointing because we really expected there to be more candy.  Oh well, there will be more trick or treating in the next couple weeks and more opportunities for candy! 

Then on the way home, Lyla was on entertainment committee:



Heard Around the House #26

Background Info:
Gary couldn't eat breakfast this morning because he had to get blood work done.  Lyla went for a flu shot yesterday.

I come in to the kitchen.

Me:  Lyla what are you having for breakfast?
Lyla:  An Angel Muffin (English Muffin)

Lyla:  Daddy why aren't you eating breakfast?
Gary:  I have to get a shot today like you got yesterday.  So I can't eat until after.
Lyla:  Are you getting a Blue Shot too?
Gary:  No, mine is a little different.
Lyla:  Is yours going to be purple or pink or red or orange?  Mine was blue, what color will yours be??

Gary (trying not to laugh):  No, they are actually taking my blood.
Lyla:  So if you get a boo boo there won't be any blood and you won't need a bandaid???
Gary:  No, they aren't taking all of it....


Too funny.... So hard to explain things!  hahaha 

Pumpkin Picking

The weather was beautiful Saturday morning and we took full advantage by heading to a local farm to pick pumpkins.  We met Amanda and her family there and we all had a great time!  Lyla and Becca got their faces painted, went through mazes, picked pumpkins, ate apples, checked out farm animals, went on a hayride.... It was really fun! 

Much to Gary's dismay Lyla was totally not interested in getting a big pumpkin.  So instead we got two Lyla size pumpkins and called it a day!

Pappy was the topic of conversation all morning.  "That tractor is just like Pappy's."  "Those chickens are just like Pappy's."  "That's a quad just like I ride with Pappy."  You get the idea.... hahaha

Right before we went home the live band really caught Lyla's eye.  Gary and I just stood back and watched as she climbed up on a haybale and started dancing!  She was so in to it!

After we got home we made pizzas for lunch.  I let Lyla put the toppings on one all by herself.... I'm sure any pizza joint would be happy to have her work there!

5 Things Friday - Questions

I have questions to throw out to the world this week:

1.  Why did every single pair of shoes I wore this week squeak when I walked?  Every. Single. Pair.  Did I all of a sudden start walking funny to make them squeak?  Am I stepping in something somewhere?  Are all my shoes just "squeaky" clean????

2.  Why do I get so sleepy when I'm cold?  I couldn't stay awake at all in the evenings this week.  And lucky Gary I started wearing my winter pjs.... fleece pants, fleece socks, t-shirt plus a sweatshirt!  I'm so sexy....lol

3.  Why are grown women so gross when it comes to using the restroom?  However you want to act in your own bathroom at home is your business, BUT when you are sharing a restroom with other women, there are some common courtesy rules.  For one, there is no reason that there should ever be streak marks in the toilet.... especially if there is a toilet brush RIGHT THERE!  And don't even get me started on how not ok it is to leave floaters.....

4.  When did a text saying "TY" become an acceptable way to thank someone?  It has gone from Thank You cards, to Thank You phone calls to Thank You Emails and now it has come to TY on Facebook or a text.  I can't stand that!  I still read it as Ty - like short for Tyler.  And its takes me a few seconds to catch on that the person is actually saying Thank You.  Someone did something nice for you - the least you can do is spell out two words.

5.  Why does Miley Cyrus get attention?  I mean lets put everything aside, that crazy tongue of hers, her ugly haircut, the fact she used to be Hannah Montana - She has a horrible voice!  Awful!  I can hardly listen to her talk let alone sing.  No worries, I caught Gary listening to her new cd!  I tried to listen to the song she did with Britney....  All I have to say is if Britney can't save you - You can't be saved!

And one more BONUS question:

Why does the "M" key on the keyboard on my phone hate me?  Every time I type a text and I hit the "M" either it doesn't register or it comes out with 3 "M's"...  So now I have to use the backspace so many times I am waiting on that to die on me too!

More Wedding Pics

Ashley's step-mom Gina was so good at taking pictures Saturday!  I almost think she may have got more than the photographer!  She sent me these ones with Lyla:

Ashley & Jeremy - The Wedding

I feel like this day was coming for a really long time and then when Saturday was finally here - it went so fast!  It was such a beautiful day!  For starters it was 80 degrees!  Who would have ever thought it would be 80 in October?  It did rain, but not until we were at the reception and at that point nobody cared.  Ashley was breathtaking, Lyla did an awesome job, Jeremy was so happy, the food was delicious, everything was honestly PERFECT!  I even made it through my Matron of Honor toast! 

Lyla had some good lines including asking me to call her Belle all day... because she is a princess!  And when she was sitting with Gary watching Ashley & Jeremy's first dance Gary said to her "you know that will be you someday" to which she responded "dancing with you daddy?" .... might as well just rip his heart out and stomp on it!  :)  So sweet, I hope she always loves him this much! 

I took a few pictures, not as many as I wish I had.  Some people are supposed to be sending me some, so I will share those if I get them! 

These first ones are from the rehearsal dinner.  The first one is what I got when I wanted to take a picture of Lyla with Gary and she didn't want her picture with him, she wanted to take a picture with me.

So then this is what we got when she got the picture she wanted with me:

hahahaha like good and evil!

Here are the rest:

And here is my toast:

Hello.

For anyone who doesn’t know me, my name is Kate and I’m lucky enough to be one of Ashley’s best friends.

Ashley and I first met my senior year of high school.  She is two years younger than me so it was just by chance that we ended up in a cooking class together.  Too bad for Jeremy I don’t think either of us learned very much!

We were instant friends and started spending a lot of time together.  We did lots of normal teenage girl things.  Like shopping and buying clothes just so Ashley could take them home and alter them to how she likes them.  Or going to Kings and trying to see exactly how much ice cream we could eat before we thought we would explode.   Or dying each other’s hair and mine turning out orange like a pumpkin… you know, normal girl stuff!

A few years later Ashley had gone away to college and I had moved to Morgantown.  We aren’t sure how or why but we lost touch.

Then about 4 years ago we reconnected.  We started to talk on facebook and found out we were actually both living in the same neighborhood.  So we met for dinner one night and things went right back to the way they had always been. 

Its been such a blessing to have Ashley back in my life and the timing couldn’t have been better.  I was pregnant when we started hanging out again so I have got to have her by my side every step of the way with Lyla.  And I got to be there to hear all about her meeting Jeremy and falling in love with him.

I am so happy for these two.   

To know Ash is to love her and everyone I know thinks the world of Jeremy.  These two have so much fun together and so much respect for one another. 

To Ashley and Jeremy – I wish you a marriage full of love and laughter and wonderful memories for many years to come!

Well I'm real behind...

Soooo..... Things have been busy!  haha  I have been trying to enjoy the Fall.  Here are just a few things we have been up to:

Home Improvements

First one afternoon we went and bought some black paint and painted the built ins in our living room.  Just a couple hours and a little paint and it looks so awesome now!  Of course, I don't have any pictures at the moment....

Then one weekend we totally redid Lyla's room to give her a more big girl room.  My parents brought her a twin bed, we painted it purple, got new curtains, all kinds of stuff!  She really loves it!  And the deal was if we did all of this she had to start sleeping in her bed and NOT our bed.  Some nights are harder than others but for the most part she has been doing really well with it!

Enjoying the Weather

So far its actually been pretty warm for Fall.  I'm definitely happy about that!  One Sunday morning Amanda and I took the girls to the zoo.  It was a perfect day!

New Hair

I got bored and changed up my hair!

Ashley's Wedding
I'm giving that its own post!

Coming Up:

Things don't look like they are going to be slowing down much in the near future!  We have our friends Casey & Cindy's wedding coming up, Halloween, our friend Joe is coming to visit from Missouri.... OH and we have to get downtown to see that rubber duck before its gone!!!   Then before you know it its going to be Thanksgiving and Christmas!  Time just goes by so fast anymore!