Ballet Recital - 150/365

It was a busy day today!

We started at lunch with Nana, Papa, Ed, Pam, Zach and Gina. They were all in town for a baptism, but still wanted to grab lunch while they were here. We ended up going to Chad Anthony's. We haven't gone there much, but it was really good. It was so nice to see the Britts and hear all about the wedding plans.

This evening was a big night for Reagan. It was her ballet recital. She was SO excited and we were so nervous for her. We knew she would do great, but to think of our tiny baby on that big stage in front of all the people.

Nana, Papa, Grandma, Papa Greg, Adrienne, Evan and Jillian were all coming.

Unfortunately it was raining like crazy when we got there. Thankfully Papa saw us waiting by the door, so he ran out with his umbrella. His poor pant leg was soaked, but we got Reagan inside with minimal rain drops. Everyone gave her flowers before hand, so she was SO EXCITED!

We got all settled in to watch her. She did absolutely fantastic. She waved a couple times which was totally cute. We were just so proud of her!

After her dance, we all went out to Tippy for dinner. It was nice to spend time with everyone after the recital.

Britt lunch!

Loving her flowers

Our little family

Nana & Papa

Grandma, Papa Greg, Jillian, Evan and Reagan

 

Adrienne, Jim and Reagan

Last Day at the Beach - 128/365

Nana and Papa were heading home today.

The rest of us decided we would stay and drive home Sunday. Reagan was devastated that more people were leaving. She hyperventilated cried. It was pitiful! We finally got her cheered up with some swimming!

But before they left, Nana and I headed out for a morning shelling adventure! It was pouring and windy, but we had a blast! We didn't find anything overly unusual. But we had to try!

Even with Tropical Storm Anna looming out there, it was still pretty sunny today. We got some good beach and pool time in! YAY! It was great!

This evening, we just got a pizza and got most everything packed up.

Uncle Eddie had pinky promised Reagan that he would swim with her, so this evening, we did get him in the pool. Reagan was thrilled and was loving showing him all her moves in the pool. It was so fun!

After swimming, we got all dried off and headed upstairs for shadow puppet time. Last year, Reagan was amazing by some shadow puppets Eddie made and she wanted him to do it again. We had got him a book for Christmas, so he was ready! They were a lot harder than it looked! Aunt Pam ended up being the shadow puppet master. We were all laughing so hard we had tears rolling down. It was a blast. Reagan loved when Ed and Pam made shadow puppets together and were trying to eat each other. Too funny! It was a perfect last evening at the beach.

Rainy Shelling

 Swimming selfies

 Loves digging on the beach

 So happy Uncle Ed and Aunt Pam swam with her

 Shadow puppet time

 Shadow puppet!

 

Bye Britts - 125/365

 

 

It was a sad day today. Ray and Jenny had to head home from the beach. Boo!

Reagan was devastated they were leaving. She went and stood by the door with her arms up, so the couldn't get out. Nana joined in on the fun, too. After they left, she went over to the table where her toys are and was wiping her eyes. I asked her what was wrong and if she was crying. She said "No, there is just water coming out of my eyes." It was so pitiful. She loved having them here. We all did!

We did get our last shelling walk in though. We even found Barbie who thought Myrtle was a nude beach. Crazy! LOL!

This afternoon, Jim and Papa were heading over to Barefoot Landing to play the Fazio course. Jim said they had a good time and played with two other guys who were super nice. He forgot to take a picture though. Boo!

Nana, Pam, Reagan and I took a quick ride down to Myrtle Manor, but didn't see anyone.

We headed back to the condo and did a quick swim before nap. Loving the weather this year. It's just perfect.

Reagan also spent a TON of time playing with her Fairy Tube that Uncle Eddie bought her. She just LOVES them!
This evening, we were doing a quick dinner over at LaFesta, so we could get back for the Cavs game. We had an awesome waitress from Russia. She was fantastic and took great care of us!

It was another perfect day on the beach!

Nude Barbie!

 

Bye Britts!

Fairy Tube

 Bathing Beauty

 Dinner time!

 

 

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!

Shelling Adventure - 123/365

Today it was a shelling day!

Ray, Jenny, Pam and I headed out on a morning shelling walk over by Briarcliff. We found a HUGE dead Horseshoe Crab. I flipped it over to make sure it was dead and it was. It was pretty much just the shell. We wanted Raymond to pick it up, so we could take a picture for scale. We kept chatting at him to "pick it up, pick it up, pick it up." We were howling. He finally did and we got a great pic. LOL!

This afternoon, we were heading down to Georgetown for a shelling adventure! It's about an hour ride, so Raymond, Jennifer and Reagan watched the Bear movie. LOL!

We were doing a tour with Rover tours. They take you out to a deserted beach where you could find all kinds of cool shells. The boat ride to the island was a little wet and chilly, but it was still a beautiful day. Once we got to the island it was perfect! The sun was shining and big blue skies.

We were the first ones off the boat and I found some GORGEOUS shells. I was thrilled! Everyone found some cool stuff!

It was so fun to walk around the island just exploring. We could have stayed all day.

We were originally going to head to Drunken Jacks for dinner, but we were all a little tired. We decided to get some pizzas and wings from Mellow Mushroom and head back to the condo to watch the Cavs playoff game. We were so glad we did. We had a great time hanging out. Lots of laughs.

When the game was over, Reagan and Jim went swimming in the lazy river for a bit, so Raymond, Jenny, Nana and I went down to watch them. Raymond and I got into a game of checkers on the river island. I ended up winning the hard fought battle.

It was a great day!

Shelling Britts

"Pick it Up!"

 

 Shelling Britts

 Gorgeous Island

 Pizza Party

Intense Checkers!

Beach Day & Chianti - 122/365

Today was going to be a beach/pool day. Everyone just wanted to hang around and chill. It was nice!

Ray, Jenn, Nana and I headed out on our early morning shelling adventure. We didn't find much, but it's always fun searching!

When we got back, Reagan and Jim were up, so we all grabbed our suits and hit the pool for awhile! Reagan is just doing so great in the water. She loves jumping off the side. It's so funny!

Next, we hit the beach again for a little boogie boarding and kite flying. Reagan was a little apprehensive going in the bigger waves, but she still loved being pulled around!

This evening we were doing our traditional Sunday dinner at Chianti. We had a private room again and had a blast. We also laugh a lot there. Must be something in the air. Reagan wanted to sit by Jenny and they had a great time coloring!

Fun day!

Shelling walk

Bathing Beauty

 Loves swimming

Surfing

Family fun dinner!

Violet Visit & Arrivals - 121/365

Today was going to be a busy one. We had all kinds of arrivals happening!

Ed and Pam were getting in around 11:00 and Ray and Jenn were due in from the airport around 4:00! It so exciting once everyone arrives.
This morning, Nana and I did an early morning shelling walk. We didn't find much except a dead pelican. Yuck.

Violet, Deanna and her mom were going to come down to North Beach to hang out for a little bit this morning. The girls spent some time jumping in the waves, playing in the sand and swimming in the pool. They loved jumping off the side of the pool at the same time. It was a hoot. We had a nice time.

We went up had some lunch, then Reagan, Nana and I went back down to the inlet for a little before nap time. We didn't find much there either.

Ray and Jenn finally texted that they were there, so we went down to the garage to let them in. When we went around the corner they had little beach headbands on. It was SO CUTE! Loved it!

This evening we were having our first family fun dinner at Bistro 90. It was a first for everyone but Nana and Papa. The food was delicious, but the dinner was a little long. Almost three hours. Whew! If we go again, we'll ask to speed it up. It was worth the wait though. Fun first day at the beach!

 

 Dead pelican....

 Beach Beauties

High Divers

 Inlet digging

 Britt arrival

 Family fun dinner!

 

Easter Egg Hunts & Nana Easter - 94/365

Today was going to be a busy day!
Jim started his morning at field cleanup for the Canfield Baseball Club. Reagan is starting her first year of t-ball, so they asked the dads to come out and help. The fields were a mess and almost like quicksand from all the rain. But they got them in good condition.
While Jim was off doing that, Reagan and I went to an egg hunt at Family Video right by the house. It was a cute little hunt. They had all the eggs within the movies. Reagan loved it!
After that, we went home to meet Jim and head off to another egg hunt. We went up the Center of Canfield for the Dairy Queen one. They had two areas roped off with eggs and candy hidden in hay. When they started, Reagan hated the rush and cried a bit. We weren't too impressed with this one. The candy that were not in eggs were getting trampled by everyone. We eventually gave up and left.
This evening, we were going over to Nana and Papa's for Easter. We were starting with beverages and an egg hunt for Reagan at the house. Then, we were going to do dinner at Tippy after.
We had a really fun night of family fun. Raymond was in Montreal and Pam was in California, so Jenny and Ed came without them. We had fun!
Field clean up!

Video store egg hunt.

Happy about her treasures!


Meltdown at the Canfield hunt

Happy to meet the bunny!

Egg hunt at Nana and Papa's!

Bonnie hugs

Britts

The Easter crew!