Sunday, September 29, 2013

Browns & Oktoberfestival - 272/365

Yet another busy one today!
 Jim was working at the Boardman Rotary Oktoberfestival. This is their biggest fundraiser of the year. If it goes well, it really helps them donate a lot of money to local charities. 
Luckily this year, they had great weather and Jim said the crowd was huge, which was great. He worked a couple different jobs this year. He took money at the entrance, as well as, working the PA system. He made all the announcements throughout the afternoon. He went out at 6:30AM and didn't get home until 5:00ish. It was a long day for him, but for a good cause. 
Meanwhile, Nana and I were off to Cleveland to watch the Browns take on the Bengals! Papa was sitting this game out. Ed and Pam were joining us, along with my mom's friends, Joyce and Denny, along with their two kids. 
We got to the stadium right at 11:00 and had our tailgate. It was so fun having everyone there, especially Ed and Pam. We hadn't seen them in awhile. We had a great time catching up. 
They were so sweet and ended up bringing Reagan a whole set of the new Wizard of Oz, Happy Meal toys from McDonald's. They are part of the 75th anniversary celebration. They didn't even have to buy, and eat, Happy Meals to get them, but they did have to go to two McDonald's. Reagan was so excited! 
On to the game, the stadium seemed filled with hope, after our win last week. The Browns came out swinging and ended up winning 17-6. Even with, missing two field goals! Boy, do we miss Dawson! Anyway, the win was AMAZING and SUPER FUN! We were just screaming and clapping the whole game! It's so cool to see what a few touchdowns can do for the atmosphere of the stadium! Hoyer is surly becoming the hometown hero. Let's hope he can keep it up and not get hurt. 
Pam kept photo bombing the people sitting right in front of us. It was hilarious! Her little head was right in the middle of their two, every time they took a picture. The lady even ended up posting it on Facebook. Pam is famous! LOL! 
At halftime, we got a bar top table and chatted with Ron and Rachel a bit. It's cool to have them in our section now. 
After the game, we popped in the team shop. Then, went out to meet Zach and his buddies. He had three Bengals fans with him. LOL! 
Reagan had a good day, too! Grandma came to pick up Reagan this morning, then they went and spent the day at her house. Reagan just loves playing with Timmy and Papa. They had a GREAT day! Grandma even got her a little Dora Halloween video. Talk about excited! 
The photo of the day is Jim making his announcements at the fest...
Next is our little crew at the game...
Finally, the girls at halftime...
Last but not least, the Wizard of Oz toys! Thanks Aunt Pam and Uncle Ed! 
 

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