Michelle Shower & The Browns - 249/365

This morning Nana and I started our day at a  Bridal Shower. A good family friend, Michelle, is getting married! We just love Michelle and can't believe she's already getting married. Seems like yesterday we would all call her "little sister."

The shower was at Rachel's in Austintown and everything was perfect. We had a nice time catching up with JoAnn, Carol, Debbie and Kris. And of course, we loved seeing Pammy and Michelle. 

We were so honored to be included in her special day. We wish her all the best. 

While I was at the shower, Jim, Reagan and Brinkley had a lazy morning watching cartoons, before Reagan went to Jim's mom's for the afternoon. Jim's mom offered to take her during the Browns game, since it was the first one and against the Steelers. How great!

The game itself started out awful at halftime, the score was 27-3. I admit to even nodding off a bit during the first half. 

The second half was amazing and totally unexpected. The Browns scored nearly 24 unanswered points. The game was tied 27-27 with nearly a minute left. We knew in our hearts that something terrible would happen. Of course the Steelers went down and scored a field goal with 47 seconds left on the clock. Heartbroken AGAIN, but we also have some hope, that maybe things won't be as bad as we thought!

The first picture is all the "Butler Wick Girls" at Michelle's shower.

Next, Jim, Reagan and Brinkley relaxing...

 Finally, my family and I were sending sad and hopeful selfies to each other during the game. Here was one of my hopeful ones. LOL!

Metzinger Shower - 228/365

Today Nana and I were off to a shower for Danny and Dana Metzinger!
They are having TWIN boys. They are so excited and scared all at the same time. The boys names are Brady and Benjamin and we all can't wait to meet them.
They had the shower was at The Lake Club and it was just beautiful. Plus, it was great to see all the Butler Wick girls we don't get to see that much!
It was a great afternoon and they got a lot of wonderful stuff for the babies.
While I was at the shower, Jim and Reagan played around the house. She is still in her Frozen Frenzy and loves dressing up like Elsa and playing with her dolls. It was so cute!
The girls at the shower!

Frozen Frenzy

Bears & Awesome Aussie Lunch - 311/365

Kind of a busy day today! 

First thing this morning, Nana, Reagan and I headed out to Tales for Tots. This month, the class was held at Bears Den Cabin and the topic was, bears! 

The little cabin was cool. I had never been there before, I hadn't even seen it before. It was very small, but nice. Very rustic! Their little project was cute, they got to make a little bear face out of brown paper circles, felt and bells. It was so cute! 

After their project, they took us outside behind the cabin to check out a small cave. The teachers wanted the kids to see a place where bears may sleep. The kids loved it, the adults, not so much. It was sprinkling just as we started walking down to the cave. It was a pretty small cave, the "tots" fit perfectly under there, but the rest of us were out in the rain. LOL! It was fine though! 

At the end of class, each kid got a typical brown lunch bag. The teachers had painted yellow drips around the top and wrote "honey" across the bag. Inside, they put a sandwich bag of Honeycomb cereal. It was SO CUTE! They wanted them to have the same snack a bear would have. 

I just love that little program, it's wonderful! 

After class, Nana and I ran a few errands. I was looking for a cute blanket for a newborn shoot I have coming up. I found what I was looking for, YAY! 

This afternoon, we were off to the Awesome Aussie Luncheon at Outback Steakhouse in Boardman. The luncheon is held to help raise money for Hospice of the Valley. We have attended every year for the past six and we always have a great time! 

This year, it was Nana, Reagan, JoAnn, Pam, Faith, Faith's sister, and I. 

It was PACKED when we got there. There was barely any room to get in the door. After we finally made it to the check in table, they took us to our seats. Unfortunately, they had to split us up. It was kind of a bummer. The food was good though. They gave us a hunk of a Blooming Onion, pumpernickel bread, salad, chicken breast, broccoli, and mashed potatoes. We were stuffed! 

Even though we got separated we had a great time. We got to sit with Pammy, so it was great to catch up with her!

The photo of the day is Reagan and her project...

 Next, is the girls at the luncheon...