Rascal Flatts and Gymnastics - 204/365

Today Nana took Reagan to gymnastics for me, so I could get a few things done. That was a huge help!

She is getting so good at her obsticals. She just cruises over the ladder these days and loves hanging on the ropes. She also does REALLY good at the beam these days, too. It's fun to watch her progress. 

This evening, Nana and I were heading out to see Rascal Flatts at First Niagara. 

They were REALLY good this year. They didn't do the long slow part that they have in past years. It was all high energy. The only thing we missed was them having a catwalk. It was just the main stage, so we were a little farther back than we usally are. We really enjoyed the show though. 

While we were there, Jim and Reagan took Brinkley for a nice long walk at Austintown Park. Brinkley loves going through those trails back there. Reagan wasn't quite thrilled at the idea and gave Jim a bit of trouble, mostly beacuse she wanted to walk Brinkley, but he likes to roam free back there. She did cheer up eventually though. They ended up having fun. 

Climbing the ladder!

Rope swing

Awesome stage for Rascal

Rockin' to Rascal

Off to the park

Garage Sale & Shania Twain - 190/365

It was finally garage sale day! 

Nana came over at 6:30 to help get the final tables organized outside. We were pretty much ready. The garage was full and the driveway was full, too. 

We tried to sort everything in to areas. We had kitchen, vases, crafting, kids, lawn & garden, Browns, lighing, holidays. It worked out great and people seemed to love it. 

It was supposed to start at 9, but people acutally started showing up at 7:45. It was crazy. 

It really was a steady stream of people all day. 

We made about $800 on the first day. We were THRILLED! We couldn't belive it. 

This evening, Nana and I were headed down to Pittsburgh to see Shania Twain at the Consol Energy Center. We couldn't wait to see her. It had been nearly 15 years since she has toured. She was always an amazing singer and performer. We were so excited. 

Shania did not dissapoint she put on a fabulous show! She did all the classics, too! We loved it!

Jim and Reagan spent their evening at Walmart. Jim wanted to get some new tires on his car, but didn't want to spend a ton, since he only drives it to work and back. They went and they said it would be about an hour for them to put the tires on. After about an hour and fifteen minutes they went to check on the car and they said they were having trouble getting the hubcaps off. They said they could try again, but it would be about another hour. He said forget it and they left. He was not a happy camper. 

Reagan was excited though because while they were wandering around the Walmart they ventured into the toy aisle. Jim let her pick out something since she was good on thier shopping trip. She picked out a My Little Pony Equestrian girl doll. She loves that movie, so she was stoked.

When they got home, they took Brinkley and the new doll for a stroll. 

Garage sale all set!

Customers

Shania!

Doll

Walking the dog and doll

PJ Party & Darius - 134/365

Reagan had a busy day today!

She started at gymnastics doing her favorite stuff... bear crawling and the rings. She loves it!

This evening Jim and Reagan headed over for a little visit at Grandma and Papa Greg's. Reagan wanted to bring her scooter to show them. They were going up and down the street!

She had a PJ party tonight over there, too! She hasn't been able to see them for awhile, so grandma asked if she wanted to come over and spend the night! She had a blast.

Jim just took advantage of the empty house and watched some shows.

This evening, Nana and I were heading to Pittsburgh to see Darius Rucker. We were so excited. It seems every time we got to First Niagara, we hit a rain storm on the way in. At least this time it gave us a beautiful double rainbow to check out. It was amazing!

The show was fantastic as always. Darius is just amazing!

 We had a fun night!

Gymnast!

 Scooting around with Grandma and Papa Greg

Double Rainbow

Rainbow

Darius

 

Garth Brooks - 38/365

Tonight we were heading out to another concert! Garth Brooks was touring after 10+ years! Woohoo! We were pumped!
Reagan was still going to be at Nana's today. They were going to visit Great Grandma and Granddad and then have another pj party tonight! She hung out in her watermelon fairy outfit and was perfectly content!
Jim and I had a lovely day of laying around catching up on TV shows. Basically just being totally lazy, until it was time to go. That was nice, too!
Ray and Jenny picked us up at three and we headed to Pittsburgh! We were going to park at Station Square, have dinner over there and then take a little train over to the arena.
It worked out great! We got a table right away and had a yummy dinner at Houlihans.
The train was super fun to ride. We were so happy Ray and Jenn thought of it. It was only a 5 minute ride over to the arena.
The arena itself is really nice. It's a little "cold" feeling, kind of like a warehouse, but still really nice.
We ended up with seats in the upper corner, which were fine! Not as close as I like to be, but hey, we were just happy to get in.  

 The concert itself was AMAZING! He's still got it after all these years! Even Raymond enjoyed it!
The only bad part was the Pittsburgh Steelers threw a birthday party for Garth. UGH! Jim and I chose to get another beer and take a potty break during that part. LOL!
After the show it was a MADHOUSE! The late concert people were trying to get in, and we were all trying to get out. We were so happy we took the train over because there were people and cars everywhere! NUTS!
We decided to go and have a night cap at Bar Symon before we headed home to let the traffic thin out. It was a good choice! We had no problems!
It was a super fun night!
Stuffing our faces at Houlihans!

Riding the train!

Garth!

Hanging out at Nana and Papa's!

 She loves being the Watermelon Fairy!

 

 

Jillian & Evan Party & Rascal Flatts - 248/365

Today was a busy day! 

Jim, Reagan and I started our day at Lake Metropark Farmpark for Jillian's fifth birthday and Evan's third birthday parties! How fast these kiddos grow up! It seems they both were just born yesterday. 

The Farmpark is such a great place! They had a great playroom for the kids. They loved it!

There were some organized activities, too! They got to milk a cow! They loved it! No one was even intimidated! It was adorable!

Next, up was a hay ride to the stables. The kids got to ride a pony as well! They really loved this and couldn't wait for their turn to come around! Reagan just enjoyed every second! She chatted up the horse handler her whole ride. It was cute! 

What a super fun party! We had a blast!

This evening, Nana, Pam, Jenny and I were off to see Rascal Flatts in Pittsburgh!

On our way to the show, we stopped and had dinner at the Shale! Papa and Raymond joined us, too! 

We love the Shale. To die for burgers. YUM!

We got to the concert nice and early and were able to hang out with a few drinks before the show and chit chat. 

Before the show, I got to my childhood bestie, who I hadn't got to see in probably 20 years. It was so great to see her! We hope to be able to get together more often, now! 

The show itself was phenomenal as always. They always sound exactly like the recording. I love my Rascal Flatts!  We had a wonderful girls night out! 

Lots of pictures today.

 First, Jillian, Reagan and Ally enjoying the play center!

 Grandma, Evan, Reagan and Ally learning about cow milking.

 Reagan riding the horse!

Jim and Greg with their fancy hats.

 The crew at the Shale!

 Girls night out with Rascal Flatts

 Finally, Julie and I

Jimmy Buffet - 203/365

It was Buffet day, again!

This was going to be our second go around, this year! We did the limo with Ron and Rachel and everyone, but we still wanted to go again!

We were seeing the First Niagara show tonight. We did our traditional tailgate with subway and a few beers then headed into the show.

The guy at the gate gave me a huge hassle about the camera I ALWAYS bring in. I attend a "few" concerts a year...lol....I know what camera I can bring and what not. Oh well. I went and asked customer service inside if it was a new policy and they said I should have been able to bring it in, and I could go get it if I wanted it. At that point though, it wasn't worth it to go all the way back out to the car.

The concert itself was great! He never disappoints. We just never want the day to come that he finally retires. Summer won't be the same without Buffet!

 

 We had a lovely date night together!

Reagan and Brinkley were having a PJ party at Nana & Papa's. They were going to head over to Tippy tonight for a little dinner and then a spin on a golf cart. That is becoming Reagan's new favorite thing, riding the golf cart! She got all dolled up and they were ready go. But not before, Reagan dressed up Nana, Papa and Brinkley with beautiful flowers in their hair!

To close out their night, Reagan had to stop and see Putter! They had a great time!

Buffet

 Date night

 His set is awesome

Our sweetie ready for Tippy

Beautiful hair flowers

Putter

 

Garden Adventure, Goo Goo Dolls - 158/365

Today, Jim, Reagan and I started our day at Fellows Riverside Garden. 

They were hosting a Garden Adventure event with an Alice in Wonderland theme. It was a pretty cute event. The kids were able to release lady bugs and meet all the characters from Alice In Wonderland. Reagan was having a ball. 

They also had craft stations throughout the garden. They made a Mad Hatter hat out of a brown paper bag, a pop top pin, a maraca, garden name steaks, and a yarn butterfly out of Popsicle sticks. She had a blast! 

 They had little snacks for the kids as well. They made little teacups out of ice cream cones, used a round gummy cut in half for the handle and put grapes inside. It was adorable! They all loved it! It was a great event and we were glad we went. 

This evening, Nana and I were meeting Raymond and Jennifer down at PNC Park for the Pirates game/Goo Goo Dolls concert! Technically called Fan Jam!

Nana and I went to have dinner at Steamers first before we hit the turnpike! We got our favorite appetizer, too, the crab dip bread bowl. To die for! 

We got to Pittsburgh without any problems and even found parking, too! We never go down there without getting lost. It was a major victory! 

The baseball game was good, I think they even won. I do more talking and people watching than I do watching the baseball part. I still enjoy going though! The Goo Goo Dolls came out right after the game. It was so funny to see them just wheel their stage out on these carts. They had it all set up in less than 15 minutes! Amazing! They played for about an hour and did all our favorites. We were happy! It was a fun night out with the Britts! Shoup came down to our seats for a visit. We took a selfie and had the best photobomber ever. She was great! 

 Jim and Reagan had a fun night hanging around the house. They went down to feed "her" fish in the pond at the end of the street and they also took Brinkley for a walk around the 

 neighborhood!

First picture is Reagan, the White Rabbit and Alice.

Next, Reagan in her Mad Hatter hat. 

Next, the crew at the game/concert

Finally, a shot of the stadium and jumbo tron.

Keith Urban - 256/365

Nana came over around 10:00 and we were going to go Fellows, Family Garden Day. They just painted their new fence around the Children's Garden and wanted to have the kids put hand prints on the fence with their names. We really wanted to take part in that, but with the misty rain, we knew they probably weren't going to do it, but we didn't want to miss out. Well, we were right, they cancelled that part of the activities for the day. Reagan still got to see her buddy Violet and do some crafts. Today, they were making bees and decorating them with leaves and bean pods. They also got to pick four gourds to take home. This was Reagan's favorite part.

After that, we went and had a quick lunch at O'Charley's, then headed home.

Reagan was going to be spending the night at Nana's tonight, while Jim and I went to, what we were hoping would be, the Keith Urban concert in Pittsburgh. They ended up having a good time. They played games, went to dinner at WhiteFire Grill and watched some cartoons!

When it comes to concerts, Nana and I always try to see the big acts twice, when they are doing Cleveland and Pittsburgh, but she decided to sit this one out. Jimmy was happy to take her place, so we could go on a little date.

We had dinner at The Shale on the way down to the show. We just love it there and they have the best burgers in the world!

We got to First Niagara Pavilion a little after seven and Dustin Lynch was already on the stage. YES! Our tickets were VIP, so we decided to sit in that area and have a drink before going down to the seats. Little Big Town came out, right at 7:40 and were gone by 8:30! WOOHOO!

We watched half of them in the VIP area, but decided to watch the second half of them down in the pavilion, because it was freezing out there! We figured it would be warmer where all the people were crammed together.

Finally, it was 9:00, and the lights were still on, but people were just standing there talking, not feeling to worried...LOL! Suddenly, with the lights still on, people started screaming and clapping. Here, Keith Urban, took the stage with his banjo and just started playing. Two other guys came out and the lights were still on. It was a hoot! After a few minutes and right on a "beat" the lights went down, and these big black curtains behind him dropped to reveal these HUGE monitors. It was really something to see! VERY COOL!

He put on an AMAZING show! He had confetti cannons, smoke, wind! It took all the frustration from the night before away. Jim really enjoyed it, too! We had a really fun time!

Keith Urban, did mention the Cleveland mess. He said, "Hey Pittsburgh, we actually made it tonight! Anyone happen to attend the show last night? Well, I am so very sorry, and we will make it up to you." A couple people did raise their hands. So, I'm not the only one that does back to back shows. It's FUN!

After this show, it really makes me excited for the bonus, Keith time, in Cleveland on Sunday! YAY!

  The photo of the day is Keith Urban in his confetti!!!

Jimmy and I before the show...

Finally, Reagan and her bee project...

 

Harvest & Hazel - 207/365

Kind of a busy day today!

We started at Gymnastics. A little funny that happened was, at the start of class, they do some butterfly stretches. Miss Amanda usually asks each one where they are going to fly to. When she got to Reagan, she replied, "Alaska!" I guess she's ready...LOL!

After class, Nana, Reagan and I headed to Fellows Riverside Garden for their Family Day. The theme was lady bugs and sunflowers. The kids got to make a little lady bug out of popsicle sticks, it was so cute!

 After their craft, they could harvest some vegetables in the Children's garden. She picked cucumbers, beans, beats, celery and tomatoes. The best part, you got to take whatever you picked home. How great! We're already looking forward to next week.

After that, we headed over to Elliott's and Petitti's to look for some new bushes. We had some old rocket bushes cut down and were looking for something else to replace them with. I ended up finding another hydrangea tree and two tall skinny hydrangea bushes. Obviously, I love hydrangeas, so I was pretty pumped! I think they are going to be great!

This evening, Nana, Raymond, Jennifer, Jim and I were off to Pittsburgh to see Sister Hazel, again! We had so much fun at the Cleveland show that we couldn't pass up seeing them again, when they were so close. They were playing at a small bar on Carson Street called the Rex Theater. Cool little venue!

We decided to have dinner first, down in Station Square at Houlihan's. It was quite yummy!

We got to the theater right at nine and Sister Hazel came out shortly there after. They were awesome; even better than the Cleveland show! They seemed to have a lot more energy, too. They were quite chatty and told a lot of funny stories! You can tell they are just a bunch of down to earth guys. It was a lot of fun!

When the show was over we were standing on the side street waiting for the valet to bring the car around. We were kind of standing behind the building and I said, I bet this is where the tour bus will go. Jim decided to walk down the street and around the other corner to investigate. Sure enough, the tour bus was on the other side. He came back and said Ken Block, (the lead singer) was standing over there. Jennifer, Jim and I rushed back over to try to get a picture. We ended up getting to talk to him and have our picture taken. He was so super nice!! It was so exciting and a great way to end the night!

While we were out partying with famous people, Reagan had a slumber party with Jim's mom and dad! They went to dinner, did a lot of coloring and chased around Timmy the cat. They had a great time together! We so appreciate them have her spend the night!

The photo of the day is Jim and I with Ken Block from Sister Hazel....

The next is all of us at the show...

And finally, Reagan with her harvest from the garden...