Luau - 219/365

Today we were heading up to Nikki and Matt's for our annual Luau. 

Well, we are trying to make it an annual thing, but last year it didn't work out. 

This year we were gonna make sure it happened. 

We settled on a date and nothing was gonna stop us, or so we thought. Adrienne and the kids had to miss becuase the kids came down with Impetigo and poor Evan has Pneumonia! YIKES! We are wishing them both a speedy recovery!

We got there and Nikki had made awesome kabobs, fruit tray, coleslaw and ribs. Sarah made a hawaiian dip that we could have all just ate with a spoon. We were in charge of the hawaiian rice. YUM!

We all had a blast hanging out and chatting. Reagan was a little bit out of sorts, she hadn't slept much this past week with Myrtle and everything else, so she was a little sluggish. The girls still had fun playing with the scooters, coloring and blowing bubbles. 

It was a great evening with family and friends. 

Luau selfie

Hawaiian sweeties

Bubbles

Friends, Family and a Christmas Party - 361/365

We had another busy day today!

Jim went and met some of his college friends at the Lanai Lounge in Boardman for lunch. A lot of them were home for the holidays, so they always try to get together. They had a great time chatting and reminiscing! He always likes to see his buddies. 

While he was doing that, Reagan and I had lunch with Nana, Pam, Zach and Gina. Zach and Gina came home for the evening to see some family up here. They were going to hang out at Nana's tonight, but we had plans to go up to Matt and Nikki's so they came up a little early to have lunch and to see us. It was so nice! We had a fun lunch at Inner Circle. 

This evening, we were off to Amherst for our annual cousin's Christmas Party. We rotate between our house, Nikki's and Adrienne's. This year it was Nikki's turn. 

She had an awesome spread of Chicken Parmesan, Salad and Wedding Soup. The rest of us brought other things. We brought a pepperoni roll and wings from Inner Circle and Adrienne brought the dessert. Sarah and Brian were there, too, so it was great to see them!

The kids had a blast running around. They girls were loving playing dress up. It was too cute! 

We buy gifts for the kids and then we do a funny $10.00 gift exchange for the adults. Jim and I ended up with wine and a lottery ticket. We really wanted to steal Nikki's Spaceship Earth mug that Adrienne bought, since we allow stealing in our exchange, but we were nice and let her keep it! 

Reagan got an Elsa singing doll that she just loves. It sings Let it Go in English and in other languages. It's so funny, but she absolutely loves when it sings in the other languages! She also got another one of Matt's hand drawn masterpieces. He did a special Anna and Elsa one for her. She just loves it and wants to bring it to her party!

Matt was so sweet and got Jim a special present just for him. He picked him up some Bernie Beer. It's Bernie Kosar's own beer he came out with. Jim loved his special present!

When we got home, some of Jim's friends had reconvened downtown for a little bit, with some of the ones that couldn't make it to lunch. We got home and he was still feeling awake, so he met them for a little bit. He had a great night!

We had a great day!

Jim and all his college friends.

 The princesses hugging!

 Jim and Matt having a Bernie Beer.

Niki and her Spaceship Earth mug. 

 Reagan opening her Elsa doll. 

Picnic Fun - 194/365

This morning, Jim and I were just recovering from being out until 1am. Yes, we're old and can't hang. 1am is LATE, or early, however you look at it. Reagan was going to spend the morning with Nana and Papa, so we just lounged around a bit. 

I finally went out and got the grass mowed and set up Reagan's pool for tomorrow, since it is supposed to be 90. She just loves that little pool. 

While I did those chores, Jim was a great husband and cleaned the first level of the house. He dusted, wiped down the counters, did the floors and even a bit of laundry! YAY! 

 Reagan finally came home and we all got ready for a picnic up at Matt and Nikki's. Andrew's league baseball championship was originally scheduled for today, but with all the crazy weather last week, it got delayed. Andrew's team had done well all year and had a playoff game this morning. They unfortunately lost, but they have one more chance on Monday. We still wanted to celebrate a great season with him! 

We got up there around 3:30 and had a great visit! The kids immediately got their suits on and dove right in to the pool. Nikki got her kids a pool like Reagan's after the 4th. It really is a great little pool and perfect for the smaller ones to splash and swim! Ally is such a hoot, she dives in and then swims underwater across the length of it...LOL! She really is a little fish!

Matt and Nikki had tons of stuff for the kids to do. She set up the bounce house, two pools, water balloons and water table. They had a ball!

 As for the food, that was quite the spread, too! Nikki made her world famous ribs, which were EXCELLENT! I just grabbed chicken at first and got in trouble, but once I tried them, I can see why I got in trouble. YUM! They also had chicken, hotdogs and a TON of sides! We were all so full by the time we left! Reagan ate all of Nikki's sweets. She stole three popsicle and ate 2 cookies...LOL!

Reagan at one point, was wandering around looking for the "red ball." Adrienne and I, were so confused and tried to help her find it. She eventually wandered into the garage and said, "There it is, the red scooter!" Here, she was looking for the scooter she played with the last time she was up there! I can't believe the stuff she remembers.

Another funny thing that happened was, Reagan asked my mom to hold her popsicle because she didn't want it, so Nana ended up eating what was left. A little while later, Reagan came back and wanted it. My mom was teasing her and said, "Oh no, Nana ate it! You'll have to give me a lickin'," meaning spanking. Didn't Reagan reach down, grab her hand and LICK it! It was HILARIOUS!!! We about died! 

We had a great visit and it always goes to fast! 

The photo of the day is Reagan with Matt and Nikki. Reagan just loves her Aunt Nikki and hops right up with her!

The next is Reagan having fun with her cousins...