Laura's Party & Tippy Fireworks - 185/365

Today we were able to relax a bit in the morning. It was nice after such a busy day yesterday.

This afternoon, we were heading over to Matt and Laura's new house. They wanted to have a 4th/House warming party. 

Thier house was just beautiful! Everything already looks perfect! It's like they've lived their forever! They will be very happy there. 

The kids had fun running around the yard doing bubbles, poppers and playing bocci. They always play so nice together! It's cute to see! We had a nice time. 

After Laura's we were going to meet Ray and Jenn at Nana and Papa's to go over to Tippy for thier 4th of July party.

Unfortunately, Ray and Jenn got in a minor accident on the way over. They were ok and the car was driveable, but it was still some pretty good damage. What a pain for them.

We ended up walking up which is always nice. We got a nice table and had a yummy dinner. They had the traditional picnic food in a buffet. It was yummy.

After that, we went outside to walk the sky divers and get a balloon from the clown. Reagan asked for a Mermaid and he was able to do it. It was amazing! He even gave it red hair like Ariel! Reagan was thrilled!

The sky divers were amazing too. How they jump out of a plane and land where they are supposed to is beyond me. 

After that, we found a nice place to put down the blanket Ray and Jenny brought. It had a silky texture, so Reagan realized she could slide down it. She was calling it her slip and slide. She was having a ball. She even threw in a couple somersaults!  It was a hoot. 

It was another great day with friends and family!

Reagan and Milana at the party!

    Blowing Bubbles

Funny Faces

   

Skydivers

           

 Britt Selfie

Ariel Balloon

    Fireworks

4th of July FUN - 184/365

Today we were up early to hit the parade in Canfield. We were going to meet the Musilli crew over there. Ron and Sharon said we could just park at their house and walk over to the Dairy Queen. It worked out great! Papa Ron went over at 7:30 to get spots for everyone. He also got the kids those little popper fireworks, so they had a blast popping those waiting for the parade. 

We had a good laugh because a girl from MOPS was talking to me, but kept calling me Laura. It was a hoot. Papa Ron looked over during the parade and asked "you enjoying the parade, Laura?" I busted!

The parade itself was great! It was about an hour and half long and all the floats were pretty elaborate. They did a great job. A couple of the classic cars kept breaking down, so they would have to push them to keep them going. 

Reagan didn't like when the firetrucks blew their horn. She kept covering her ears. It was cute!

It was a nice parade and we were glad we went. 

When we got home, it was time to get ready to head over to Mercer to Mike and Jamie's for their picnic. I made my sausage dip that everyone loved and it was a big hit!

The kids had a ball swimming and going on a big slip and slide they had for the kids. It was so cute to see them all play together. For us adults it was great to catch up. We hadn't seen some of them for awhile.

Jamie ended up taking us on a cart ride around the lake. It's so beautiful over there. They sure have a nice life built over there!

After we left there, we headed out to the Lake Club for the 4th of July party. Papa Ron said he had a few extra wrist bands, so he invited us over. We were so excited to go!

They had an AMAZING party going on. They had a live band, buffet and bar. For the kids, they had a two story water slide, bounce house, clowns, Kona Ice Truck, play-doh table, coloring table, dancing. The kids had an absolute ball! As dusk they gave all the kids light swords. They had fun on the dance floor with them!

At dark they had an amazing firework display over the lake. They did a fantastic job with the party.

We had a great day with family and friends!

The kids doing thier poppers at the parade.

Reagan made a dog friend.

Parade fun!

Reagan didn't like when the firetrucks blew thier horn.

Cvetkovic Men!

Cousins!

Reagan and Jillian with Grandma!

Lake Club Selfie!

Friends!

Dancing with Light Sabers!

Fireworks!

Neighborhood 4th of July - 183/365

Today was our neighborhood 4th of July party. Cindy and Larry always do such a great job. 

There is always tons of food and fun. It's always good to chat with neighbors you don't see very much, since everyone is always so busy. 

They've been renting a bounce house the last couple years, so the kids really enjoyed that. As it got dark, Larry had sparklers for the kids. They went crazy over them. They were a fancy kind, too, that changed colors. 

One of the other favorite things the kids liked was the little chalk station. Reagan and Milana had a great time making drawings. Milana even gave Rachel a little chalk tattoo. Lol.

When it finally got dark, it was time for fireworks. They always put on a professional grade show. It was awesome.  We watched most of it there, but headed home to get cleaned up since we had an early morning. Reagan and I stood in the backyard to watch the rest while Jim ran her bath water. We did a few more sparklers, too. 

It was a fun night with our neighbors!

Reagan and Milana playing chalk!

Cookie time!

Rachel getting her tattoo.

Sparkler time.

Fairies 4th of July - 181/365

Today Reagan was going to spend the day at Grandma's. They always have fun. Today they just played around the house since it was a little rainy. YUCK! So over the rain!

This evening, Reagan wanted to finally decorate her fairies for the 4th of July. We got them a grill, lounge chair, umbrella and a ton of flags. Reagan just loved doing all the decorating and she's loving her fairies. 

Happy 4th of July Fairies!

Gymnsatics, Movies & Ice Cream - 72/365

Today Nana was going to take Reagan to gymnastics again for me, so I could have a little extra time to rest my leg. Nana loves going to gymnastics and watching her improve every week. She did so good again! She climbed all the way to the top on the rope ladder. She even got to ring the bell this week, because she jumped off the high balance beam by herself! She was so proud!

This evening, Jim and Nikki were going to see a movie. They saw Jupiter Ascending. They both really enjoyed it, especially since it was in 3D. After the movie they ran into Bob Evans real quick for a quick dinner.

While they were off doing that. Reagan and I had a little date night of our own. We went to McDonalds for dinner. Reagan is loving the Barbie promo and then we went for some ice cream at Dairy Queen. She had an Oreo blizzard and I had a Hawaiian one! We had a fun time!

Our little monkey climbing the rope ladder

 Jim and Nikki in their spiffy glasses

 Ice cream sweetie

 

Pool Day & a Flood - 186/365

This morning we decided to sleep in a bit. We were pooped from our marathon day yesterday. Once we were up and about, we discovered there was a huge wet spot in between the bathroom wall and the bed. It was huge and really wet! A pipe from the tub must have been leaking. We called down to the front desk and they were going to send someone up.

In the meantime, we went down to the Pepper Market for some breakfast. YUM! After that, we were going to spend some time at the pool. It was a perfect day for a dip in the pool. Reagan was loving running around in the baby pool. She actually made a bunch of friends. She even made a friend with an adult lady and they ended up tossing a ball back and forth for about five minutes. It was a hoot!

After swimming, we went back to the room for a snooze. We got back to the room to find a huge fan drying the carpet. Well, we wanted to nap and no one was going to be napping with an industrial fan blowing, so we called down again. They offered to give us another room a couple doors down, so we took it. Thankfully it was a shorter trip and we didn't have that much stuff, so it was a quick move. We feel much better now that we can take our nap in peace.

After our nap, we were heading to the Magic Kingdom. It was open until 2AM so we were going to give it our best shot at staying that late.

We got there and Reagan wanted to go to Sir Mickey's to get her Pixie Dust. That is her new favorite thing. They always have someone doing it there. She LOVES it!

After that, it was back on the Mine Train. That coaster is so cute and it's Reagan's new favorite ride!

We were able to do almost everything in the kingdom as it got later. Late, late night at the Magic Kingdom is the best. You can do everything!

Reagan has also become quite fond of the gift shop at the end of Pirates of the Caribbean. She made Jim have a sword fight. It was so cute!

On the way out, it was about 12:45 and we stopped to see Tinkerbell. It was probably one of the best character interactions we have had! She was amazing and there was no line!

Another fun Disney Day in the books!

Our fun 4th of July shirts

 Reagan and her pool friends

 Our lovely fan

 Pixie Dust

 Mine Train

 Sword fight

 TINK!

Disney 4th of July - 185/365

It's 4th of July and we're in Disney! How cool is that!?

 We spent some time wandering the resort this morning before breakfast. It was a gorgeous day and I was fascinated with the HUGE plants around the resort. We grow them here, but ours are NEVER this big. I loved it!

We were going to avoid all the major crowds, so we thought we would do Animal Kingdom this morning. We chose right, because the lines were minimal. It was so nice!

We got over there, took a few family photos, and hit the safari! It was a great safari, a lot of the animals were out.

Before we left this afternoon, we decided we would try Kali River Rapids. Reagan finally met the height limit! YAY! She was so excited. She did great on the ride and of course, I was the only one that got totally drenched! LOL!

We decided to head back to the room later this afternoon to take some naps.

We were going to do Epcot tonight for the 4th. Magic Kingdom was supposed to be a mad house.

We actually had a lovely Chinese dinner on the America's birthday. It was yummy. I actually got a text from Barb and Pat that they were in the park, too!

We met up with them and did a few rides. We decided we would go to the front and ride the rides while the fireworks were going off. It worked out great, because there was NO ONE in line for ANYTHING! It was awesome!

It was a fun day!

Our baby girl

Family photo!

 She made it!

Way to go, Reagan

Barb and Pat!

Beautiful 4th of July lights

Off to DISNEY - 184/365

We are so excited! We're off to Disney for the 4th of July weekend! 

We couldn't wait to get there, but, were a little nervous about the crowds. We know Disney well enough that we hoped we could navigate around them. Really, we didn't care, as long as we were there!

Our flight was smooth and right on time! 

We got into Florida to beautiful weather! It was hot, but nothing worse than we are used to. 

We were excited to be staying at Coronado Springs again. We love that resort. It's big, but so great! We were happy to get a room right next to the main building, so heading to the food court and gift shop was a breeze. 

We got settled in, took a nap, and headed off to the Magic Kingdom! But first, we stopped at the Transportation and Ticket Center to pick up Reagan's very own Disney World Annual Pass. Woohoo! She was so excited to be a pass holder!

We were PUMPED to ride the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train for the first time. What an amazing job they did. We all just loved it! It goes pretty fast for a "kiddie coaster" and the section with the dwarfs is amazing! We can't wait to ride it over and over. 

To close out the night we got to see the castle all done up in 4th of July lights for the weekend! It was so cool to see the castle all patriotic! 

We had a great first day at the park! 

The first picture is Reagan ready for the plane ride!

Next, a beautiful view of Coronado Springs

Reagan and her Annual Pass.

Reagan and Jim on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

 

Finally, Cinderella Castle all patriotic