Chocolate World and Caverns - 228/365

We were leaving Hershey today, but we were going to try to fit in a few more activities. 

We wanted to go over to Chocolate World, so Reagan could ride the ride and we wanted to do a little shopping. It wasn't too crowded, so that was nice.

After Chocolate World, we were going to hit up Indian Echo Caverns. 

Reagan was so excited to go in a cave. She couldn't wait!

They have it really nice in there, they have a few lights and the path is nice and smooth, so we didn't have to worry about Reagan falling in a hole or anything. 

We loved our tour!

Before finally heading home, we let her do some mining. She loves looking for the precious gemstones. She's getting quite the collection. We got her a little glass vase to keep them all in. She loves it!

Our ride home was good and uneventful. Good day!

Wanting to eat all the chocolate.

Chocolate World

Indian Echo Caverns

Exploring

Girls in a Cave

Our little miner

Hersheypark & Waterpark - 227/365

Dinner at lodge, granny bugs, rode all the coasters
Today we were going to spend some time at the Waterpark. It looked really awesome and Reagan was excited!
We did a few of the big slides. Then we decided to climb around on the jungle gym. We all decided to try the purple slide. It was one Reagan could go on herself, so I went first to be at the bottom for her. When I got to the end, the force of the slide pushed my bathing suit top up and everyone got quite the show. YIKES!

After that, I was a little nervous for Reagan to come down, but she had no trouble. She survived and loved it. 

We got dried off and hit a bunch more coasters. Reagan really took to the Sooper Dooper Looper. LOL 

This evening, we just had dinner at one of the nicer restaurants in the lodge. It was nice!

Waterpark!

Mushroom

Queen of the Looper

Comet!

Spin on Granny Bugs

Our little family

Papa and Nana

Hersheypark - 226/365

We were starting out today at Hershey Park. When we got in, we got Reagan measured to see what she could go on. She was a Reece's Cup which meant she could go on a few coaster. Even a looping one. She was so excited!

We got right in line for the Comet. She loved it. We're so happy she's not afraid of that stuff.

We had a great day exploring the park. 

This afternoon, we decided to do a little swimming at the pool. It was nice and refreshing after a hot day at the park. Reagan even got Mr. Fuzzy and friends all suited up for a swim. They decided not to hit the pool though afterall. ;)

This evening, we went back over and hit some more rides. Especially the Coal Cracker. That seems to be a fan favorite!

Our Reece's Cup

Family pic!

Little swimmer

Safety first

Coal Cracker

Lady Antebellum in Hershey - 225/365

Today we were off to Hershey for the weekend. We were going to see Lady Antebellum and visit Hersheypark.

We left home around 10 and got into Hershey around two. We were staying at the Hershey Lodge and it was beautiful! Reagan was loving all the Hershey bars laying around.

We went to have a little snack at the Hershey Lodge. We found a cute little place called the Bears Den. It was YUMMY!

After, we went up to try to nap for a little before we headed over to the show.

Reagan was so excited for the show. We got her all decked out in her outfit. She looked adorable!!!

We found some tables at the arena where we hung out and colored and had a few drinks while Hunter Hayes was out. It was fun!

Soon it was time for Lady Antebellum! Reagan was so excited to hear Hey Bartender, Long Stretch of Love and 747. She was mesmerized during the show. She busted when Charles layed down on the stage. She kept saying "Why was Charles laying on the stage?"

She loved 747 but couldn't understand why they changed it a bit. They put a dark spin on it and slowed it down. It really was awesome, but she wanted to hear it the way she knows.

Overall it was a great first day in Hershey. Looking forward to the park tomorrow!

Our room

Hershey bar bandit

Ready for the show

Country Cutie

Us with our VIP lanyards

Into the show

Hershey, Browns and a Streaker - 227/365

What a whirlwind day, it was today! 

 My mom and I woke up to a gorgeous day in Hershey. We went to breakfast at the Circular dining room, which had a GORGEOUS view. It was beautiful! It overlooked a beautiful garden with a fountain. The sky was crystal clear and perfectly blue, it made it even more beautiful! There was a ymmy buffet with everything you could imagine! 

After breakfast, we headed over to Hershey's Chocolate World for a little tour and shopping. We went over right at nine, got a great parking spot and went straight for a ride. I forgot how cute it was. We had a good time! 

Shopping was a good time, too! They have a huge store with all kinds of goodies! I got Reagan a little Hershey bar pillow and a stuffed animal peanut butter cup. I got Jim and I some shirts and Brinkley got a Hershey bar squeak toy. Success!

 Jim's mom spent the day with Reagan, while Jim was at work. It was so nice! Reagan was sleeping when we got home. She was going to spend the night at my mom's, so we went to wake her up. When she finally woke up, I gave her, her treasures. She looked at me and asked, "where my chocolate?" I had told her yesterday that I would bring her chocolate, which she amazingly remembered. She was almost like, what's with all this stuffed stuff, I want chocolate! LOL! 

My mom and I packed her bag and off they went. What a lucky little girl, she got to spend all day with grandma and then all evening with Nana and Papa! 

 I was in the house 45 minutes and was ready to hit the road again. Jim and I were going to the Browns preseason game tonight with Jim's mom and dad, and their neighbors, Sean and Barb. It was a gorgeous night for football. We got to Cleveland with no major problems and had enough time for our indoor tailgate. 

 All the guys were excited to see Harvard Rugland from Norway. He made himself famous last year doing crazy kicks on a Youtube video. The Lions saw the video and ended up signing him. He has earned himself the nickname, Kickalicious. LOL!

In the third quarter, we were all shocked to see a STREAKER! He jumped over the wall around the 10 yard line on our side of the stadium. He made it all the way across the length of the field to the Browns tunnel, where he eventually got tackled. It was amazing! All we saw was this naked guy running across the field in his socks, with his underwear around his knees. A Lions player tackled him twice, but he just got up and kept going. I was so shocked, I barely had time to get my camera together and take a pic! LOL!

The game itself, was great. Both teams played their starters the whole first half, which made it fun! The Browns actually dominated the whole game. They looked great! Let's hope that trend continues through the whole season. (knock on wood) They ended up winning 24-6. Sean is a Lions fan, so we had a lot of friendly ribbing going on, it made it fun.

 Reagan had a good time with both her grandmas today. Her and Jim's mom spent the day playing with all her toys. Then this evening, Nana and Papa, took her to dinner at Tippy and to play on the driving range and putting green, one of her favorite things. 

All in all, it was a super fun, but exhausting day! 

There are many photos for today....

The first is my mom and I at Chocolate World. 

The next is Nikki, Greg, Shawn, Barb, Jim and I at the Browns game...

Next, the lovely streaker...

And finally, Reagan playing some golf...

Hershey MB20 - 226/365

Busy day today!

 I had asked Rachel if I could take some pictures of Milana. I wanted to practice my newborn photography, which is NOT easy...LOL! I told her she could leave Milana with me,  then she could spend some time with just Parker. She said "sure" and was thrilled to spend some alone time with Parker. Milana was a perfect angel and an excellent subject. We had fun on our little photo shoot. Poor Rachel, ended up getting locked out of the house, but Ron came to the rescue!

This afternoon, my mom and I were heading to Hershey, Pennsylvania to see Matchbox Twenty. We were so bummed that we have to miss the Cleveland show next week, so we decided we HAD to see hem somewhere else. Hershey was the closest place.

Jim came home from work around 12:30 and off we went. We made it in 4 hours on the nose! 

We ended up staying at the Hotel Hershey. What a gorgeous place it is and you get bombarded with chocolate as soon as you walk through the door. We were here about a half hour and had already got, four Hershey Kisses and a classic Hershey bar! The hotel itself was humongous! It had a couple restaurants, a skating rink, playground and two pools. The location was great, because it was basically across the street and up a hill, from the Hershey Stadium, where the concert was. 

We got settled and went to have dinner at Trevia 5, a little Italian place. We both had the pizza, delicious! 

After dinner, we drove the two minutes to the stadium, found a great parking spot and were in within 15 minutes. It was a strange little place, but nice. 

The stage was HUGE, TALL HUGE! It was bizarre! You almost had to look straight up at them. The sound system was nuts. The bass was thumping so hard that it felt like your heart could skip a beat.

Matchbox Twenty was awesome, as always! Just fabulous entertainers! I was lucky enough to get a guitar pick, too! I was swaying to a song with my arms crossed in front of me, when I felt something hit my arm.  Low and behold, it was a guitar pick! It landed right on my arm! It was awesome!!! I was so excited! 

After the show, we were back at the hotel in less than 15 minutes. Awesome commute! 

It was so fun, we were glad we came.

While I took off for the evening, Jim held down the fort at home. He was so sweet, he got us all caught up on laundry, did the dishes and got my car washed! He even took Reagan and Brinkley to the farm to check out the animals and went on a walk! They had fun spending time together! 

 I'm so lucky! 

The photo of the day is Rob....

 Next is my guitar pick...YAY! 

And finally, Brinkley and Reagan checking out the longhorns....