Myrtle Turtle - 124/365

 

We were going to head down to Broadway at the Beach today to ride some rides.

Reagan was so excited because we were going to meet Violet. The girls had an absolute blast riding everything. We spent a good three hours just letting them go on everything! They hit everything at least five times!

I think their favorite was the Myrtle Turtle, of course, because it spun you and adults had to go with them! LOL! We all took a turn getting spun around.

After rides, we went over to Margaritaville to have some snacks and a few beverages. They have us these little wax straw things that you could mold into things. Jenny was an expert and made all kinds of things. Our favorite was the fancy beverage!

This afternoon, we took a dip in the pool.

Tonight was Clarks night at the marina. We love it there! SO yummy!

The girls ready to go!

 Myrtle Turtle

They loved the race cars, too!

Jenny's fancy drink!

Clarks!

Dinner selfie!

Jimmy Buffet - 203/365

It was Buffet day, again!

This was going to be our second go around, this year! We did the limo with Ron and Rachel and everyone, but we still wanted to go again!

We were seeing the First Niagara show tonight. We did our traditional tailgate with subway and a few beers then headed into the show.

The guy at the gate gave me a huge hassle about the camera I ALWAYS bring in. I attend a "few" concerts a year...lol....I know what camera I can bring and what not. Oh well. I went and asked customer service inside if it was a new policy and they said I should have been able to bring it in, and I could go get it if I wanted it. At that point though, it wasn't worth it to go all the way back out to the car.

The concert itself was great! He never disappoints. We just never want the day to come that he finally retires. Summer won't be the same without Buffet!

 

 We had a lovely date night together!

Reagan and Brinkley were having a PJ party at Nana & Papa's. They were going to head over to Tippy tonight for a little dinner and then a spin on a golf cart. That is becoming Reagan's new favorite thing, riding the golf cart! She got all dolled up and they were ready go. But not before, Reagan dressed up Nana, Papa and Brinkley with beautiful flowers in their hair!

To close out their night, Reagan had to stop and see Putter! They had a great time!

Buffet

 Date night

 His set is awesome

Our sweetie ready for Tippy

Beautiful hair flowers

Putter

 

Root Canal, Cousin Day & Buffett Bus - 175/365

Today, Jim started his day with a Root Canal. He had an appointment this morning to have his tooth checked out in preparation for a root canal, but first thing this morning he called and told them how bad the pain was and asked to just have it done today. They sent him over to the Warren office to have it done. 

He said the guy was great and by the time they were halfway done, he had no pain. 

He's doing great and so relieved it's over!

This afternoon, Jim's mom had Reagan for their play day. Adrienne ended up coming down with Jillian and Evan for a visit. They played for a little while, at Jim's mom's. They had a great time playing with some megaphones she had. They were pretending they were peg-leg pirates. What a hoot!

After awhile, they decided to go up to Chuck E Cheese for a little bit! They had a great time playing games and especially love the big climbing area! 

It was a fun afternoon for them. 

This evening, we were heading to the Buffett Concert on a limo bus! We were going with Ron, Rachel, Laura, Matt, Eddie, Mike and a couple of their friends. We had a great time. The ride up was fun. We had drinks, snacks and listened to some good tunes Eddie had on his ipod. 

The concert itself was great! We had pavilion seats, which worked out since it rained the most of the evening. 

The ride home was a hoot, we had a regular old dance party going on! 

Super fun night!

Reagan spent the evening with Nana and Papa. They had dinner at Tippy and then went back to Nana's to play. Nana and Papa were so sweet and got Brinkley some doggie ice cream, since he was spending the night, too! Reagan loves holding it for him while he eats! 

The first pic is Jim ready for his root canal. 

Next, the kids and their pirate legs...

Finally, our crew on the limo bus!

Reagan and Brinkley with the doggie ice cream.

Buffett Day - 199/365

It was Buffet day today!

We did our walk right at 8:00 and we about died. It was another hot, hot, hot one. After the walk, Nana took Reagan and Brinkley back to her house for the day, and a slumber party. Jim got home from work around 4:00 and we were off to the show. 

We always pack a cooler and get sub sandwiches for our tailgate. We got right in and set up our camp. As we were sitting there, we started hearing claps of thunder. We checked the radar and it was barely a green blob, so we just kept sitting. After 10 minutes or so, we started hearing drops of rain on the trees. We packed it up quickly and sure enough it started pouring. The hatch on the Saturn opens straight up, so we just stood under there. It only rained for 15 minutes or so, and quit just in time to walk in. It was beautiful the rest of the night but HOT! 

I have to say, Jimmy Buffett's crowd is getting old. I guess we're getting old...LOL! Every year, it's starting to be more and more laid back. It's nice. He came out around 8:15 and played until 10:00. It was great! He just released a new CD (is that what you call it, still?) recently and played a lot from there. He still did all the classics, too though! He's just a hoot! He loves messing with the crowd. 

It was PACKED!! There wasn't a spot to be had in that place ANYWHERE! 

One fascinating thing to watch, is the crowd during "Fins". We were up towards the front, so it was awesome to turn around and watch the sea of people all waving their "fins" in unison. It was amazing! He really does have a cult following.

 Jim and I always say we want to try to see him every year, because you never know when he will want to call it quits. He is 60 some years old now! It was funny though, because he must have said three times last night, "Retire from this job, Ha ha ha! For what!?" Hopefully he means it and we get many more years of Buffett fun! 

 We left two songs early and got right out of the parking lot with no problems, it was great! We were home by 11:15. 

While we were "Wasting away again in Margaritaville," Reagan, Nana and Papa went down to visit great grandma & grandad Downard. They had a real nice visit and stopped for dinner at the Shale on the way home. Reagan and Brinkley just love their slumber parties at Nana and Papa's! 

 Thanks for keeping them, Nana & Papa! 

The photo of the day is us at Buffett!

 Then a collage of the stage...

Finally, Reagan and great grandma Downard...