Easter Party & Rotary Check - 90/365

Today was Reagan's first school program!

The school had their three year olds doing their Easter Program today. It was absolutely adorable! All the kids were all dressed up and sang about six songs. They had little motions and everything to go along with the songs. It was super cute and they all did great! Reagan was so excited to have mommy, daddy, Nana, Grandma and Papa Greg there to see her performance. Papa Keith was so sad, that he had a last minute meeting and couldn't make it.

After her program, we were off to her Easter Party! I was going to take pictures for everyone. The moms loved that I gave them the Halloween and Christmas parties on discs, so I said I would make one for Valentine's and Easter.

Angela had everything planned just perfectly for the party. They had an egg hunt, did three crafts, played pin the tail on the bunny, had a relay race and had a snack.

Their favorite project was a little birds nest. Angela got pretzel sticks and covered them in chocolate. Then she had edible grass and jelly beans to help finish of the nest. At the end, she gave them all a peep to top off their nest. It was SO CUTE! Reagan LOVED it!

The relay race was super cute, too! They had to carry a plastic egg on a spoon to the Easter Basket! They all did great! It was a super fun party!

After the party, Nana and I ran a few errands around town. We went to the Austintown Party store where Reagan became quite fond of a Super Mario mask. It was HILARIOUS!

Jim had a great day at Rotary. They were able to donate $1000 to the local YMCA. Another great day for Boardman Rotary!

Singing in her program!

Reagan and her supporters!

 Making crafts!

 The whole class after their egg hunt!

 Egg relay race!

 It's a me... MARIO!

 Jim helping to present the check!

 

Eggshelland - 89/365

Today we were heading back up to Legacy to exchange some shorts at Janie & Jack.

Luckily when we got there, there was another new line, so we picked up a few more things! It's so nice to finally see the Spring stuff. I was getting worried she wouldn't have anything with that dock strike!!

After our exchange, we did our lunch at Brio!

After Brio, we headed over to a little store that was turned into Eggshelland.  We visited the original Eggshelland a couple years ago. Ron Manolio displayed the brightly colored eggs in different designs on his own front yard, for more than 55 years. We even got the chance to meet him during our visit. He was such a sweet man. He, unfortunately, passed on two years ago, so "The Euclid Beach Boys" wanted to carry on the tradition, and continued the display. It's so great to see such a wonderful tradition live on! They did a great job!

It happened to be right next to the Crate & Barrel, so of course we had to take a quick spin through there. Reagan was loving trying out all the patio furniture. If we ever held a "Match Your Patio Furniture (similar to "match your bedroom") she would have won hands down!

We had a great day!

Eggshelland!

 Taking a spin!

 Match the Patio Furniture!

 

Potted Potter & Tippy Easter - 88/365

Today, Jim and his mom were off to use their Christmas Present from me!

Being they are both huge Harry Potter Fans, I got them tickets to Potted Potter in Cleveland. It's a stage show parody of all seven Harry Potter books in 70 minutes. It was getting really great reviews, so I was hoping it was good. Well, they loved it and said it was super funny! They had a great time! When they got back into town, they stopped for a little lunch!

While they were up in Cleveland, Nana, Reagan, Jessica, Alivia and I went over to the Easter event at Tippy. They were having a petting zoo, bounce house, egg hunt, pictures with the Easter Bunny and Dora, a clown, face painter, and a lovely brunch buffet! It was a ton of fun.

They kids loved the characters and kept going to visit with them.

They ended up having the egg hunt inside since it was a little chilly and muddy. Reagan was a little overwhelmed at first when all the kids went down the hall almost in a stampede. She cried a little, but we went on ahead and she was fine once it thinned out. Her and Alivia both did great at finding eggs. Before we left, we headed outside to see the animals. They LOVED feeding the goats! It was so cute! It was a great little event for the kids!

Jim and Nikki at the show.

Meeting the Easter Bunny!

 The girls!

 Clowning around.

 Talking with the Llama.

 

Spring Fun & Pancakes - 87/365

Jim was up early and back at pancakes today!
He said that they've been really busy which is great! It's a huge fundraiser for Rotary, so they are proud!
While he was doing that, Reagan, Nana and I took a ride over to the Eastwood Mall. They were having a bunch of Spring activities this weekend.
They had the Leann Smith, the author of, The Winning Garden there. She was such a sweet lady. She gave Reagan a ladybug ring and signed her book! She also held a story time where she read the book. The kids loved it!
Also in that area, they had fairy garden displays and the kids were able to plant some seeds in a plastic cup to take home. Reagan loves planting, so she was thrilled!
After that, we headed over to Firebirds to have some lunch. We hadn't eaten over there for awhile, so it was a nice treat!
We ended our afternoon at the Butterfly House. It's always fun to visit a butterfly exhibit. Reagan was being a little shy this time with holding the butterflies. She didn't want them on her hand, but she let them sit on her sweater. Nana and I had fun though! LOL!
It was a nice afternoon, enjoying the indoor Spring, even if we can't do it outside yet!

Pancakes!

 Reagan and Leann

 Reagan and Rosebud

Planting her seeds

Reagan and her butterfly friend.

 

Walking Brinkley - 86/365

Not too much going on today!

Jim had a good, but typical day at work. I worked around the house.

Reagan had a play day with grandma. They did a little shopping and played. They had a good time!

This evening, it was nice enough for a little stroll down the street. Reagan just loves walking Brinkley, so she was thrilled to get back out there and walk him! They just went down to the end of the caul-de-sac and back.

 

 

Papa Greg Birthday - 85/365

Today was a busy day!

Jim headed off to work and Reagan and I headed off to the preschool.

I was going to help box up the Easter Candy chocolate orders. It was a pretty big order but we were able to get it all done in the two and half hours! It worked out great!

After school, we went running a few errands. Once place was Target. Reagan was being all silly in the buggy putting her feet every which way. She's a nut!

After errands, it was time for ballet. When we got out of the car, Reagan arranged all her friends in her booster with the seat belt on, so they would be safe while we were in class. LOL! It was precious!

This evening, Reagan and Jim went over to Papa Greg's to visit him for his birthday! They had a great little visit and Papa Greg loved the Mickey golf card Reagan made for him! He was so happy to see them!

I had made plans with Deanna and Stephanie to meet up at Inner Circle for a quick dinner, so I met them! We had some awesome girl talk! Love those ladies!

Crazy Buggy Girl!

 Friends are safe!

 Happy Birthday, Papa Greg!

Princess Party - 84/365

Today was Reagan's day with Nana!

She had a blast! She helped Nana put up some Spring Window clings.

Of course they played princesses! They set up a birthday party for a few of them and even had games. They made them play pin the sticker on the clown and even blindfolded them. It was a HOOT! Reagan loved it!

This evening, they did their traditional dinner at Tippy. Reagan got all dressed up and it almost seemed like summer! She looked adorable!

They had a fun day!

Jim and I had a standard Wednesday. He plugged away are work and I worked around the house!

Princess Party!

 Party games!

 Our beautiful girl!

Easter Bunny Lane & Business Journal - 83/365

Today, Nana, Reagan and I decided to hit Easter Bunny Lane after school! We never made it over to Christmas Lane, so Reagan was pretty excited!

This displays were great! Our favorite was the "Under the Sea" one. It was beautiful!

Reagan's favorite part was right at the beginning. She spotted a giant version of one of her best bed time friends, "colorful!" She just stood there and petted him. It was so cute!

We looked to see if we could find one to buy after, but no go!

We went through twice and spotted different stuff each time. It was so fun!

After, we caught the Easter Bunny and got a picture. Reagan loves that he always gives out smarties!

Today, Jim's Rotary meeting was off site. They actually had it at the grill at Kensington Golf Club. They were learning about all the new stuff happening there. Jim said it was a nice change of pace!

Also, Jim was in the Business Journal! Awhile back, he participated in a financial planning round table at the Holiday Inn in Boardman. The article was fantastic. He did a great job! We are so proud of all his accomplishments!

Giant Colorful!

 Under the Sea

Cutie

 

Bunny!

 Jimmy in the Journal

 

SPRING Shopping! - 82/365

Today Nana, Reagan and I were off to Legacy Village to do a little Spring clothes shopping!

 Janie and Gymbo hadn't gotten anything in for AGES, because of the dock strike. FINALLY, they had some new stuff out! It was so fun looking at all the pretty colors and pretending it was warm. We're so ready!

After some shopping, we hit our traditional Brio lunch! YUM! We always get the same things and it's delicious!

On our way home we stopped in the Austintown Walmart for a few things. They had a huge bin of pineapples! They looked so good, so I got one. I usually just get the precut tub at Giant Eagle, but I decided to just get a whole one. I have a pineapple corer that I never used, so I decided to give it a go when I got home. LIFE changing!! It works amazing. You have your fresh pineapple out and perfectly cut in less than a minute. PLUS, it makes a wonderful Lapu Lapu cup! Cheers!

Shopping!

 Lunch!

 Our little noodle face!

 Lapu Lapu cup!

 

Pancakes, Fish and Art! - 81/365

Today was a fun day!

We started back at the pancake festival! Nana, Papa, Ray, Jenny, and they Musilli crew were all meeting for some tasty pancakes! We had a great time visiting with everyone! Reagan was super excited because she got to watch daddy do an on camera interview for WKBN. She loved it!

After pancakes, Reagan and I headed to the grocery store to grab a few things.

Once we were home and I got everything put away, we headed down to the pond to feed the fish our old bread. She was loving that they were back for the Spring! Brinkley came along, too!

This afternoon while we waited for Jim to get home, we just did a few little art projects. She loves doing projects! It's my favorite thing to do with her, too!

Everyone had a nice day!

Jim doing his interview

 Milana hugs

 Feeding the fish!

 Projects!

 Scratch art!