Austintown Park & Matt's Comedy - 174/365

Today was Reagan's day with Grandma! She was so excited to go over there.

They did some stuff around the house, then had some lunch. Reagan was so excited to spot a "hidden Mickey" on grandma's tablecloth. She just loves searching for them!

After lunch, they decided to head up to Austintown Park with Papa Greg. They were having a great time when a few familiar faces showed up. Alivia and Jessica just happened to be there playing too. Reagan and Alivia were so excited to see each other. They hadn't gotten together in awhile. Best buds they are. Everyone had fun!

This evening, Nana, JoAnn, Brittney and I were heading up to Pick Wick & Frolic to see Matt do his comedy routine. He was opening up for T.J. Miller. He was so excited. He had quite the crowd there to see him. I think there was around 20 of us all together.

When he finally went on stage he was cool as a cucumber and delivered all his jokes effortlessly! He had the whole place laughing. We were so proud of him and so thrilled to be there to see his comedy show on the big stage. Congrats Matt!

While we were doing that, Jim and Reagan just spent some time playing in the backyard. They had a good ole time playing make believe. She loves her special daddy time.

Hidden Mickey!

Juice Box time!

Papa helping the monkey on the monkey bars!

Sifting sand!

Ready to see Matt!

Backyard time!

 

Cavs are Eastern Conference Champs - 145/365

Today was Reagan's last full day of school. We can't believe how fast the year went. She did so great and loved every minute of it. Her teachers were amazing, too. I don't think it could have gone any better. She's already ready for next year!

Nana picked her up from school and kept her the rest of the day. They ran a couple errands and had dinner with Papa at Stonebridge. They were going to have a PJ party, too, since Jim and I were off to the Cavs game.

We headed up to Cleveland right when Jim got home. We decided to park at the Tower City deck. It worked out great. We had dinner beforehand at the Hard Rock. We hadn't been there in YEARS. It was really good. We had a sundae the size of our heads too.

They were playing what was hopefully the last game to make them the Easter Conference Champions. Well, they did it and it was absolutely AMAZING! They pretty much blew out the Atlanta Hawks. It was so incredibly fun to see a trophy presentation FOR a Cleveland team in a Cleveland venue. SO, so fun!

Reagan and her teachers

Papa and Reagan "Cheers-ing"

Ready for the game!

Champions!

Confetti!

Congrats Cavs!

 

Sports and a PJ Party - 131/365

 It was a busy day today!

Reagan, Nana and I continued our garden center tour. Today we hit up Petitti's. I needed a big bowl for some a few Water Lily plants I want to try to grow. Reagan thought it would be hilarious to sit in one and pretend she was on a boat! She's got such an imagination.

This evening she was off to her second T-Ball practice. She is really doing well and really loves it. It's so cute to see her all decked out in baseball stuff. She spends a lot of time just playing in the dirt, too. It's too funny!

After practice she was having a PJ party with Nana and Papa, since Jim and I were off to the Cavs game. The Cavs, despite their injuries, are doing SO well. The game was a great one and back and forth like crazy! We got to see a WIN, so that was awesome as well. I have never heard that place louder. It was CRAZY!

Reagan had fun at her PJ party! They watched movies and played toys! She gets so excited to go over there! Precious memories!

Good times for all!

Riding in her "boat."



T-ball practice

PJ party! 

Go CAVS!

 

 

Beauty and the Beast - 114/365

Today we were heading up to Cleveland to see Beauty and the Beast! It was only in Cleveland for the weekend, so we were happy to go!

Reagan was pretty excited and wanted her "Belle Hair" again! It was so cute! She got all decked out in her dress and was ready to go.

Once the show started she sat perfectly still and was just mesmerized by the whole thing.

They did a fantastic job with the show and all the actors were great. Our two favorites were Lumiere and Gaston. They were amazing!

At intermission we peeked over the edge so Reagan could see the orchestra. She was fascinated and we had to stop again at the end to check them out!

It was a great day!

Our little Belle

Mr. Fuzzy even had to come!

Pumped!

Our little family.

 

Cavs Game, Girls Lunch - 103/365

Busy one again today!

Reagan and I started our day with a walk after Jim went off to work. We went around the neighborhood and ran into Rachel, Tiffany and Kat standing around at Tiffany's house. It was good to see the girls and the kids had fun running around for a bit.

This afternoon, we were going to have lunch with Nana, MJ and JoAnn. We decided to try Trax since we hadn't been there in awhile. It was really good! We had a lovely lunch!

This evening, Jim and I were going to take in one last regular season Cavs game. We were afraid the starters weren't going to play, but they did! We even scored VIP tickets which was great! The game was awesome and they won pretty comfortably! It was so fun!

Reagan was hanging out with grandma and papa Greg tonight. Papa Greg and Reagan spent some time watching The Little Mermaid in their "boat." She had a great time! She didn't spend the night since she had school the next day, so grandma just brought her back her for bath and bed.

It was a fun day for all!

Jake and Reagan pushing Parker in the car!

 Girls lunch!

 Cavs Game!

 Good times!

 Papa Greg and Reagan sailing away!

 

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.

 

Dirty Dancing - 74/365

It was a lazy morning! We all hung around the house and just played and did some chores.

This evening, Jim and I were heading to Cleveland to finally use my Christmas present. He had gotten me tickets for the Dirty Dancing stage show. I was so excited!

Before we headed up, we decided to have some dinner at Nicolini's in Austintown. It's always so quick and yummy! We had a lovely dinner!

The show itself was great! It followed the movie pretty well. The girl that played "Baby" was awesome! She had all the same mannerisms. We both really enjoyed it.

While we were there, Reagan had a PJ party at Nana's! They played this evening and had some yummy dinner at Stonebridge!

Ready for the show!

 Being silly in the parking lot!

 Relaxing after dinner!

 

Frozen on Ice, Lockkeepers - 10/365

Today we were off to see Frozen on Ice in Cleveland! We were so excited to finally see the show. Tickets went on sale back in May of last year, so we have been waiting awhile! Nana, Papa, Jim, Reagan and I were all going! We were pretty pumped because we had front row seats, too! Woo hoo! We got there and were immediately immersed in a winter wonderland. Nana bought Reagan an awesome snowflake wand that lit up in all different colors. She loved it! The show itself was great! It followed the movie pretty closely and only left out one scene or two. Reagan was totally into it and barely moved the whole time! Our favorite characters were the trolls and marshmallow. They looked EXACTLY like the movie. It was awesome!

At intermission, she got her favorite treat, a snow cone cup! She was loving it!

After the show, we went to Lockkeepers for lunch! We all got sandwiches and yummy soup! It was great! The one waitress was super friendly with Reagan and kept asking her to color her a picture from her new Disney on Ice coloring book. Her and Reagan had a fun time chatting.

It was a great day of family fun with some of our newest Disney friends.

 

 Trolls

 Snow cone!

 Nana, Papa and Reagan!



 

Browns Colts - 341/365

It was Browns Day again, today and Nana's BIRTHDAY!

With it being Nana's birthday, we were hoping the Browns could pull off a win for her!

Although, after their nice run of wins, they have started to struggle a bit the last couple weeks. Hoyer has been having a hard time.

It was nice to wake up already in Cleveland today, so we were able to sleep in a bit. Reagan spent the night at Grandma and Papa Greg's. We got up and ready and headed over to the stadium. 

Deanna, Mike, Raymond and Jenny were meeting Nana, Papa, Jim and I today!

We all got over there at 11 and had a great time at our tailgate! 

The game itself started off great! We were winning most of the game. The colts ended up scoring in he final seconds of the game, winning by one. Billy Cundiff missed a field goal earlier in the game, that if we could have had back, would have helped us win! Oh well, what the hell, as grandma Ruthie would say. It was a fun game to watch!

Reagan had a fun day at grandma and papa Greg's. They helped her make a card for Great Papa who is stuck in the hospital after a bad fall. I'm sure he will love his card! 

The first picture is the crew from the game!

 Next, Reagan making Great Papa a picture!

BUSY DAY! - 340/365

Today was going to be a super busy day! 

I started my day at the Ursuline Preschool Craft Show. I was going to be selling raffle tickets for the classroom baskets all day. I got there right around eight and got right to work. It was busy right from the start! Nana came pretty close to open, so I got to walk around with her for a little bit. We found some adorable princess necklaces for Reagan. 

After Nana got on her way, I went back to my selling duties. We were SO BUSY all day, which was wonderful! They were up two thousand dollars halfway through the day! They were so pleased!

I had a few visitors throughout the day. Jim and Reagan stopped out, Jim's mom and Jennifer, too! It was nice to see everyone, but it was so busy, I didn't have much time to talk. 

While I was there, Jim and Reagan hung around the house after their craft show visit. 

When I got home, we had to get ready to go to Alivia's birthday party! It was up at her house and it was a Frozen theme. Reagan was so excited to go! We got there and the girls immediately hugged and Alivia wanted Reagan to wear one of her Frozen gowns. They dressed up the same and had a blast playing! They couldn't wait for Anna and Elsa to show up! They were completely awestruck when they did show up. They loved chatting with them and singing all the famous songs! It was so adorable.

Jim and I couldn't stay that long, because we were off to Michael Alberini's for Jim's Rotary Christmas Party. Rotary rented a back party room and we all mingled and had a great time. The food was excellent as always! They played a little Christmas gift exchange game, "left, right, across." It was a HOOT! They had a whole story to go with it with different Rotarian in the story line! Santa, an Elf and a Reindeer even made an appearance! 

After the party, we headed up to Cleveland to spend the night at the Marriott. We met Nana, Papa, Ray and Jenny in the lounge for some drinks and snacks. It was a nice little night cap evening!

Busy, busy day!

First picture is a view from my spot at the Craft Show.

Alivia and Reagan!

 All the girls hanging with Anna and Elsa

 Jim and I at the Rotary Party

 The skit!

 Night caps and snacks with the family!