Busy Tuesday - 98/365

This morning, Jim had work and rotary. I had my MOPS meeting and was taking pictures this afternoon for Marlana. 

We had a great time at Fellows. The weather was just perfect! The kids were great, too!

 Reagan was spending the day with Nana today, so I could go to my meeting and photo shoot. They had great time. They played lots of games, especially Reagan's all time favorite, cupcake game! LOL! This evening went to dinner at Tippy. Reagan got to see "The Linda" and Putter, she was happy!

Sneak peek from the photo shoot...

Ant Class - 72/365

Today, Reagan attended a little indoor class at Fellows Riverside Gardens. 

The topic was ants and she loved it. It was very similar to her Tales for Tots class. They read stories, did a project and even had a snack! It was so cute! 

They made the cutest little ants out of a cut up egg carton. They got to paint it and choose whatever color they wanted. Reagan, of course, picked blue, "because blue is my favorite color" as she always says. She was painting and flung the brush backwards and it hit her forehead. We were laughing because she had a huge blue mark! 

The snack was super adorable, too! It was called ants on a log. It was just celery with cream cheese topped with a few raisins. YUM! It was a cute little class and we hope they do it again. 

 This evening, Ron and Rachel were coming over to visit for a little bit. Rachel and the kids actually came over a little bit early, to take a few St. Patrick's Day pictures. They went great! Ron was nice enough to pick up pizza. We had a nice little visit and plotted our next Disney Cruise adventure! FUN! The kids had a good time playing, too!

The photo of the day is Reagan at ant class.

And, her blue forehead....

Next, Reagan and Milana playing.

Finally, a picture of Parker and Milana I took.

Newborn Pictures and Art - 322/365

Today, I was going to take a few pictures of my friend, Deanna's new baby boy, Michael. I was excited! 

 They got here around 10:00 and were very patient while I ran around and got some stuff together. I planned on doing some stuff when we got home from the airport the night before, but after the Fuzz man problem, that didn't happen. 

 Little Mike was fighting sleep for awhile, so we just had some time to chat, while we waited.

Reagan was in heaven because her pal, Violet came, too! The girls had a blast playing in the playroom. It was nice for them to get together. At one point, Reagan came around the corner to Deanna and I, in a Cinderella gown and Dracula teeth. We busted out laughing, trying not to wake the baby, that had JUST fallen asleep! It was a hoot! I wish I would have gotten a picture of that! 

By the end, I think we got some great shots and I was honored to be able to take them. 

After we finished up pictures, Nana, Reagan and I, went up to Inner Circle to get some lunch. When we got back home, Reagan and I both curled up and took naps. We were exhausted from our airport adventures.

Jim said he had a good first day back at work. Not too busy and not too slow.
Jim and Reagan went off to art class this evening at All the Little Birds. They made a really festive pumpkin for Thanksgiving. Jim said she did 90% of it all herself. He was so proud.
After art class, they stopped at the library and took out a few books about Fall and Thanksgiving. She loves going to the library!

Overall, it was a good first day back home. As good as it can be after leaving the "Happiest Place on Earth!" LOL!
The photo of the day is Reagan working on her pumpkin....

Next, the finished product...

Here is a photo of the future little Browns fan, Michael...

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Cinderella, Bugs and Mustaches - 314/365

It was going to be a busy day today! 

Our first stop was going to be Animal Kingdom. 

 For our anniversary this year, we decided we would splurge on another Disney family photo shoot, like we did on Reagan's first trip to Disney. It was so fun and the pictures came out gorgeous. We had them taken at Epcot last time, so this time, we chose Animal Kingdom. 

We met our photographer, Ty, at the drums. He was super nice and got some great shots! Reagan was awesome! She stood still and smiled right on cue. We had a great time! The very last shot, he asked if we wanted to do something funny. We said, "sure!" He pulled out a package of fake mustaches. He had us hold up a picture frame and put the mustaches on. They even offered to take a picture with my camera. It was so funny! We can't wait to see the pictures!

After the photo shoot, we decided to stay and play in the Animal Kingdom. We went for a ride on the safari. It was probably one of the best ones, we've had in a while. All of the animals were right there. We got to see the baby giraffe and baby elephant. They were precious!! Even the rhinos where right there. Which is kind of unnerving when you see their size. 

After the safari, we decided to have lunch at Pizzafari. We really like that little quick service place. We scarfed down our pizza and decided to hit one more attraction before taking a break. We were going to check out It's Tough to be a Bug, since there is never a wait. We got our 3D glasses and were on our way in. It started out OK, but when the termite spit water on us, Reagan wigged out!! She started bawling. Luckily, we were in the back row, so Jim just hopped over the back, and took her outside. When it was over, I found them on a bench right outside. Reagan was OK, by then. I asked her what happened, she said, "I didn't like when that 'dog' spit water on my pants." LOL! She was more mad that there was actual water on her pants, then scared, I think. 

After that, we decided to head back to the room for a little rest. It had been a late night, the night before and an early morning for pictures. Reagan went right to sleep, which was great. 

After nap time, we were off to Epcot for the evening! We had dinner reservations at eight, so we had some time to play before we headed over. We rode Nemo first. Reagan was a little afraid of the seagulls out front. I think she thought they looked like the termite in It's Tough to be a Bug. She said, "I don't want them to spit water on me." LOL! 

Next, we hit the Character Spot! They just re-did it and it looks great! All the characters were fabulous with her. We saw, Mickey, Minnie and Goofy. 

 Next, we were off to World Showcase. We still had a little time, so we went to ride the Mexico ride. We had about a 10 minute wait, which we have NEVER experienced. Epcot was PACKED! There were people everywhere. It was the second to the last night of the Food & Wine Festival, so we think a lot of locals were there. 

Finally, we went over to Norway. We were having dinner at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, which is a princess character meal. Reagan was pretty pumped up. We saw Belle, right when we checked in and got our picture with her. She was so sweet with Reagan. 

After that, we were escorted over to our table. The food was really good and we were enjoying ourselves, when out of nowhere, popped Aurora! Reagan scrambled to get her autograph book. She must have told her three times, to "color" in her book. When she was done, Aurora was trying to talk to her and Reagan just kept saying, "No, you have to put my pen back in here." Aurora looked up at us, smiled and said, "My, she is a very organized princess." It was a hoot, because she SO is! 

Next up, was Cinderella! She was great to her, too! Just then, it was the Royal Procession around the room. All the little kids got to parade around the dining hall. Cinderella took Reagan by the hand and led her around. It was so adorable! Reagan just chatted with her the whole time. 

Finally, Ariel and Snow White showed up. Reagan's bracelet got stuck in Ariel's hair. You could sense there was some panic that her hair would "get ruined." LOL! We got it out with no disaster! Reagan was too funny with Snow White, too. She asked her, "Why are your sleeves so puffy?" She said, "they are kind of puffy, huh? I will have to have my birds work on that." It was so cute! 

 All in all, she was so pumped up to be there with them. When they would show up, she would say, "get me out" of her highchair to give hugs. 

We had a great first full day! Looking forward to the adventures ahead!

The photo of the day is Reagan and her pal, Cinderella.

Next, "Thumbs down, It's Tough to be a Bug."

 Finally, our crazy photo from our photo shoot. 

 

Damn Robins - 70/365

The gorgeous weather began to fade away today. It was a bit more chilly and the rain started up in the afternoon. 

Reagan, Brinkley and I, did manage to make it out for a quick walk this morning before the rain came. By the time Jim got home from work, it was an off and on downpour. I was cleaning up after our dinner, staring out the window at the ugly, gray sky when I noticed two Robins sitting in the dogwood tree. Those little red breasted friends were just the reminder I needed that Spring is truly on the way! They were the first I've seen this year and it was so exciting! I of course, grabbed my camera and tried to slyly slide out the door. Of course that didn't work, so I ended up wandering around in the sprinkling rain with my camera. I tried to catch them on the roof or wherever they landed as I moved around the yard. It got dark rather quick, and I never did catch them for my photo of the day. Oh well! 

 Instead, the photo of the day is my new flooring, baseboard, and backdrop I picked up today for taking photos. I love the look of the wood floor I see around the internet, so I ended up finding some "remnant" flooring at Lowes. I was pretty excited! My little bunny model is on loan from Sharon. We were using him for Parker's pictures which we are going to continue tomorrow.

So again, no Robins...just a bunny and my new floor as the photo of the day! :)