Bye Disney & Little Big Town - 312/365

Today was our last day in Disney. We were so excited to see our little girl, but we didn't want to leave either. We were ready for someone to ship her down to us!
Our plane wasn't leaving until later in the afternoon, so we were able to sneak one more trip around the world in!
We went to Epcot and did some snacking and had one more Pomegrante Kir. One of our favorite Food & Wine Drinks. YUM! We had fun on our trip, but we're ready to get back home, too!
Our flight was uneventful and landed in Akron on time.
When we got home, I was able to see Reagan for a few minutes, before I was out the door to the Covelli Center. Little Big Town was playing and we really wanted to see them. Nana and I used to hate them, but we've seen them open so many times for other bands, that they are now starting to grow on us. We figured, since the are at the Covelli Center, we may as well go. It was a close turnaround, but we made it. The show was great! It was just Nana, Karen and I. Ron, Rachel and the gang were there, too, so we got to visit with them a bit. We really did love the show.
After the concert, we went over to One Hot Cookie with everyone for a late night snack! YUM!
Reagan had a good day with Nana. They played Legos most of the day. They built quite the city!
Exhausting, but fun day!
Drinks in France

Bye Disney

Lego Lady

Concert time!

Little Big Town

Hollywood Day & Gymnastics - 311/365

Today was Hollywood Studios day! 

We wanted to get a picture in front of the hat because there are rumors it's coming down. We don't know when, but we're gonna make sure we get pictures every time, just in case. 

Today we decided to check out the Indiana Jones show! We never do it, because we didn't think Reagan would care for it just yet. We had forgotten how fun it is. It was amazing to re-live it again. They do a great job with all the stunts!

We hung around till the evening, so we could check out the Osbourn Family Festival of Lights. They are so amazing to see. You could stand there all evening and not notice all the details. Before park close, we decided to head over and do Rockin' Roller Coaster. That's another one we don't get to ride together too much since someone always has to stay back with Reagan. It's one of my favorites!

Meanwhile at home, Nana was shuttling Reagan to school and gymnastics! They went and bought some toys for the toy drive and dropped them back off at the school. Reagan loved being able to pick toys out for the raffle basket. 

Everyone had a nice day. 

With the hat!

Indiana Jones

Light Show!

Coaster

Our little gymnast!

Donations for the raffle basket!

Pictures, Concerts and Football - 310/365

It was a busy day for all! 

Reagan's Preschool Pictures were today! She was excited to get dressed up. Nana was excited to take her, too! Hopefully the come out OK. 

This evening, they went for their special Tippy Dinner. When they got home, they went in Nana & Papa's bathroom for bath time and Reagan made Papa and Brinkley get in the shower! They had to pretend to get all cleaned up! LOL!

They finally got her tucked in for the night and Nana sent us a precious picture of her all snuggled up. We sure miss her!

Meanwhile in Florida, we were spending the morning at Magic Kingdom. We decided to take the boat today, which we never do. It was cool because you could really get a good look at the Polynesian Villas. They look amazing. 

We did some big rides and took in the Festival of Fantasy Parade. I wanted to take some time to try to get some good pictures. It's such a colorful parade!

This evening we were off to Epcot again! We snacked around the world of course. I HAD to have my Germany pretzel. I'm always so amazed at the size. They are as big as your head! 

This evenings concert was David Cook! Out of the couple bands that were playing while we were here, I was most excited about him. He was awesome in concert and has an awesome personality to match. He joked with his band and the crowd. He was genuinely happy to be there. It was a great show!

After Epcot closed, we decided to walk over to the Boardwalk to catch the Browns game at the ESPN club! They were playing Cincinnati. There were a TON of Cinci fans there, YUCK! 

The game started off a little shaky, then all of the sudden the Browns turned it on and kicked some BUTT! They ended up winning and the Cinci fans left before the end of the game! Win, WIN!

Great day!

All set for picture day!

Everyone in the shower!

Sleep well, sweetie!

 Boat to Magic Kingdom!

Space Mountain!

Maleficent Dragon

Pretzel Head!

David Cook!

GO BROWNS!

Disney & Chuck E. Cheese - 308/365

Today was our second day on our adventure! 

My ankle was still hurting a bit from my fall, so Jim got me a wheel chair today to help alleviate some pain. It was hilarious being in that chair having him push me. I kind of hated it, too! I felt bad he had to push me. Oh well. 

We were starting our day at Animal Kingdom. We hit all the big stuff then went back to the hotel for nap time. 

This evening we were hitting Epcot again of course. This evening we started "left." We felt much better. We sampled everything and tried on some hats.

We decided to try the Craft Brew pavilion on the side behind Mexico. We just wanted to see inside since that building is NEVER open. It's really nice in there and they really should utilize it more. The beers were delicious, too! We found a nice little bench with a table in the corner and just hung out for a bit. It was great! 

Meanwhile at home, Nana and Reagan spent the day at Chuck E. Cheese. She had so much fun and they were seriously there all day! They had lunch and played just about every game. She's one lucky little girl! 

Wheel chair and a brace!

Jim singing "I Wanna Push You Around!"

Ready for Everest!

Mexico!

Craft Beer! Cheers!

 Sliding at the Cheese

Redeeming her tickets!

Lunch time!

Food & Wine & Haircut - 307/365

Today Jim and I were off to the Food & Wine Festival! We try to do our adult trip once a year and this year we decided to take in the festival. It's always hard leaving our baby girl, but it's fun to get away, too! 

We were flying out of Akron which is great. Love that little airport! 

Our flight was uneventful and got to Disney a little early.

This evening we hit Epcot of course! We started by going "right" which we NEVER do. We sampled a little bit of everything. The worst was the item in Africa. Whew, it was spicy and chewy. YUCK! 

We decided to see the France movie tonight. We were the only two in the theaters for awhile until two drunk "talkies" came in. Out of the whole theater, they had to sit RIGHT behind us. Seriously. Oh well!

We had a great first day. Looking forward to our next adventures.

Meanwhile at home, Reagan was spending some time at Nana and Papa's house.

She was actually going to take her and get her hair cut for me at Casal's for her school pictures. She looked absolutely adorable when she was done. Connie blew her hair out a little straight. It looked darling but made her look a little older. It was a cute change, but we all still love the little ringlets. 

Everyone had a great day! 

Ready for flight!

Epcot!

Ready for wine!

The only ones in the theater!

Our room at All Star Music

Facial!

New hair do!

Bye Disney - 241/365

It was our last day today. We always get in a big depression when we have to leave Florida. 

Jim was getting ready and I was packing up some of our stuff when I looked over and saw Reagan had taken the bible out of the drawer by the bed and was "reading" away. It was so cute.

We decided to check out downtown Disney for a bit this morning before we headed home. They are doing a ton of construction there, so it was kind of  a nightmare. We made it in and hit a few stores. Reagan loved this mirror in the World of Disney that turned you into any princess. It was fun to play with.

After that it was time to hit the airport. Reagan was great on the flight and had a ball playing with her peek-a-boo Minnie sunglasses!

Another great trip in the books!

Reagan and her bible!

Princess Mirror

Bye Florida

Peek-a-boo glasses!

 

Test Track & Bye Maelstrom - 240/365

We were starting at Magic Kingdom again today.
Reagan had been bugging to go on the carousel. She loves watching the gears in the ceiling go around and around. She may be an engineer when she grows up because she just loves figuring out how things work.

After that we went into Sir Mickey's so she could get her pixie dust. She just loves chatting with the girls that pass it out. LOL!

This evening we were going to head over to Epcot. It was going to be Reagan's first time on Test Track. She was excited. She did great and loved it. She still likes Soarin better though!

Jim scored us a reservation for Mexico tonight and we got an awesome table right on the water. Reagan just sat and waved to all the people on the ride the whole time. It was a hoot. She barely ate her dinner she was having so much fun!

After dinner we headed over to ride Maelstrom for the last time ever. They are closing it to turn it into a Frozen ride. We all love Frozen, but don't think that type of ride belongs in the World Showcase, but our opinion doesn't matter much. We were all pretty sad. We love that ride and it has always been a must do when we are there.

Our last stop was Club Cool. Reagan just loves trying all the pops. She won't drink pop at home which is a good thing, but she loves going in there.

Another great Disney Day in the books!

Carousel inspector

Chatting about Pixie dust

Club cool visit

Checking out the people on the boat ride

Last time on Maelstrom :(

Test track gets a thumbs up!