Second New Door - 235/365

Today they were installing yet another new door. The first one was a mess and wasn't right. 

They were working on it when I heard the guy say it was all rotten underneath. He didn't say anything to me, except that "he'll have the new door in soon." I asked about the rotten stuff, and he just said they were going to figure it out. After a bunch of back and forth, they finally fixed the wood and all seems to be well. Let's hope. Donchess will need to come back and paint now. 

We had to have the cats in the basement the whole time, so Reagan kept wanting to go visit. It was cute. She even captured Brandy for a few hugs. She was thrilled.

Finally, this evening, a whole crew of us went to Country Spin. It was a blast!

Rotten Wood

Hole in the house

Finally put a tarp up for a bit

Cat hugs

Country Spin!

Cruise Club -208/365

Today Nana took Reagan to gymnastics again for me. She loves taking her and it gives me time to get some stuff done. 

Reagan was so happy today because they did rings. They hadn't done them in quite awhile, so it made her whole day.

This afternoon, we hit up the mall to check out the new Gymboree. We got excited walking through Dillard's on the way there, because they had a big Paris display. That got us so excited for our trip next Spring. We can't wait. 

This evening, we were having our Cruise Club meeting. We were going to have dinner at Inner Circle. Reagan took a special liking to Matt. She made him coloring and she talked with him all night. 

On the way home, she kept yelling "Uncle Matt" in the car. It was the cutest thing. We had a great Cruise Club. 

Rings

Can't wait for Paris

Cruise Club selfie

Movie & Milana is 2 - 205/365

This afternoon, Jim and his mom were going to head out to Akron to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie. They were a little bummed because it was a limited release, so that's why they had to go all the way up there.

They said once they got there, it was neat to see the theater. They had a huge menu and lots of drink options. Nikki got some mini corn dogs. Jim just stuck with his main dining option at the theater, popcorn. 

They enjoyed the movie and the drive after, so they could chat about the movie. 

This afternoon was Milana's second birthday party. They were having it at the house which was nice for us. 

Rachel was having "Hey Kid" come to play since Milana loves dancing. They were so good! The kids were interested for awhile, but then got into swimming, I think the adults had more fun with them than any of the kids. It was a hoot. 

Rachel wanted to try to get a selfie with the band, in which we succeeded. It came out awesome with the selfie stick! What a hoot. Even the band wanted a copy!

For food, they had Roxbury Pizza come out. It was DELICIOUS!!! I think our favorite was the taco pizza! YUM! 

After, the kids just had a blast running around and swimming. The girls played on the swing set. Brooklyn, Brennley's older sister had them all on the bench swing and was telling them stories. They loved it. It was a GREAT party. 

We were so happy to be there for Milana's special day

Hey Kid

Band Selfie

Cake time

Pinata

Movie time!

Belding Night - 197/365

Tonight was Belding night at the Scrappers game! What a hoot!

We were going to meet Ron, Rachel and the kids out there. Rachel and I were so excited. We both loved Saved By the Bell. Who didn't, really?

We got there a few minutes early to watch him throw the first pitch. We were a little surprised to see him at first. He looked a lot different than he did on the show. He seemed happy to be there though. 

We ended up heading over to the place were the line forms. There was no one in it, so we jumped right in. So our group was going to be first in line to meet him! We were pumped!

When he finally came out, he was SO NICE! He was genuinely happy to meet his fans. 

We got our picture taken first and he had pictures of the cast that he signed to each of us. 

Rachel was so excited to get her picture. 

After we each got our group picture, we asked if we could get a large group photo with the selfie stick. He said "of course! This is my first experience with a selfie stick!" We were happy to help him out with that. 

Rachel asked him who was the easiest to work with on set and he said Mark (Zach) and Lark (Lisa). 

We were so happy we went to meet him. It was worth it. 

We had a really great time!

Us and Mister Belding

Belding Selfie

Family selfie

Circle of Friends Mixer, Columbus - 192/365

Today we didn't do much in the morning. We just hung around the house, which after the last two days, was a welcome thing. I did have to spend a little time packing four our trip to Piqua tomorrow, but that wasn't going to be very much work. 

This evening we were going to the annual Circle of Friends Golf Outing Mixer at the Lake Club. It's always such a nice event. They always have wonderful food and company. 

The dinner this year was pretty cool. It was called Thanksgiving in a bowl. It was all Thanksgiving food on the buffet, but you have a bowl to put it all in. It was delicious!

Greg was excited to have Jim Tressel in attendance this year. He called him on stage to say a few words and then asked him to sign his bobblehead. He was more than happy to do so. 

After dinner they held their putting contest. Reagan always like to participate in that, too! Her, Jim and Papa Keith and Papa Greg always do a good job. 

It's such a great event. 

We were so happy to have the whole Musilli crew there this year, too. Ronnie & Papa Ron have teams in the tournament. We had a nice time!

After the dinner, Reagan, Nana and I were off to Columbus. We were gonna stay down there to meet Ed, Pam, Emma & Noah at the Columbus Zoo tomorrow. Reagan was so exctied to see Emma and Noah again. We had an uneventful ride to Columbus and jammed to Taylor Swift the whole way. 

When we got to the hotel, we got some snacks at the little store and had a little picnic in the room. Reagan was loving drinking her juice out of a wine glass. She kept saying she was a "big girl!"

Nana settled into her "Nana Nest" and Reagan and I settled into our rooms. 

It was a great day!

Reagan at the mixer

The boys at the mixer

The girls at the mixer

Reagan drinking her "wine."

Neighborhood 4th of July - 183/365

Today was our neighborhood 4th of July party. Cindy and Larry always do such a great job. 

There is always tons of food and fun. It's always good to chat with neighbors you don't see very much, since everyone is always so busy. 

They've been renting a bounce house the last couple years, so the kids really enjoyed that. As it got dark, Larry had sparklers for the kids. They went crazy over them. They were a fancy kind, too, that changed colors. 

One of the other favorite things the kids liked was the little chalk station. Reagan and Milana had a great time making drawings. Milana even gave Rachel a little chalk tattoo. Lol.

When it finally got dark, it was time for fireworks. They always put on a professional grade show. It was awesome.  We watched most of it there, but headed home to get cleaned up since we had an early morning. Reagan and I stood in the backyard to watch the rest while Jim ran her bath water. We did a few more sparklers, too. 

It was a fun night with our neighbors!

Reagan and Milana playing chalk!

Cookie time!

Rachel getting her tattoo.

Sparkler time.

Congratulations, Matt & Laura! - 170/365

Today we woke up and Reagan was sound asleep on our floor. No blanket or anything. Just her friends and her. She has her brand new bed that she loves but she must have just woke up and decided to "hide" on the floor and wait for us to wake up and just fell asleep. It was so cute. She laid there for at least on hour after I discovered she was there. Who knows how long she was there though.

This evening was Laura and Matt's wedding at the Lake Club! We couldn't wait to share in their special day! Unfortunately, it was pouring down rain. Laura was in good spirits and wasn't going to let a few rain drops spoil her day. She smiled all the way down the stairs to the tent.

It was a beautiful ceremony and reception. We had a great table. We sat with Rachel's Parents, sister, and Karen Kozbial. We had a blast!

One of the best parts of the evening was watching Milana and Parker dance the night away. It was a HOOT! They never stopped the whole time.  Precious, precious memories.
It was a beautiful wedding! We couldn't be happier for them!

Reagan snoozing on the floor.

Sleeping beauty

Table selfie!

With the bride!

Mr. & Mrs. McClain!

Porch Party - 149/365

We had a really exciting morning. We spent it cleaning out the garage. Woohoo! Nothing better than "shopvaccing" up dead bugs. It just looks so much better when it's done though. Now we can reach all her stuff. It's great!

This evening we had a modified porch party! We didn't cook or anything, just had some popcorn, snacks and beverages. It was fun to watch the kids run around. They have so much fun on the playset. And us adults have fun chitchatting!
Rachel pushing everyone on the swings. 

Alivia and Reagan cooking dinner.

 

Zac Brown Limo - 143/365

This morning Reagan insisted we take Brandy outside for some fun since she didn't get to go out yesterday. She seemed to really like it and hung by Brinkley a lot. It was cute. She did eat a lot of grass in which she threw up later. Thankfully on the tile for once.

This afternoon, we were going on a limo with Ron, Rachel, Chase, Jess and a whole bunch of other people to see Zac Brown Band. We had an absolute blast. The people watching in the parking lot was insane. Drunk teenagers, guys with tank tops and stains, girls with puke. It was a freak show that's for sure. The people watching was almost better than the concert. LOL!

We had lawn seats and thankfully it was dry. We found a good spot near the back. We were sitting on the grass for about five minutes when Ron said "I'll be right back." When he got back, he had six chairs for all of us. It was so nice. He said he couldn't take it another minute on the grass. LOL!

We got home around one. It was a fun day!

While we were there, Reagan spent the evening at Grandma and Papa Greg's. They had fun and Reagan was thrilled to help Papa Greg plant his garden. They planted all kinds of stuff.

They had a really fun time together.
Great day for all.

Brandy & Brinkley enjoying the yard.

 Garden Planting

 TaDA!

 Putting out the summer flag.

The girls at the concert 

 The crew!

 Enjoying our chairs courtesy of Ron.

Brad Paisley - 37/365



Tonight we were heading out with Ron, Rachel, Laura and Matt to see Brad Paisley! We headed downtown to try to grab some dinner before the show. We wanted to go Martini Brothers but the wait was around two hours! We tried a couple other places, but we ran into the same thing.

We ended up eating at the new Avalon Pizza and it was fantastic. We ended up getting a great table and had lots of yummy pizza!

We walked over to the concert after. He had two openers, Parmalee and the Swan Brothers. Both were really great. We enjoyed them!

Brad Paisley was fantastic though! Our favorite part was the big muppet he had of himself running around the stage for some songs. It was HILARIOUS! He really did put on a fantastic show!

While we were doing that, Reagan was going to be spending the night with Nana and Papa. They had dinner at Tippy. Then came home to play! They had a great night!

The crew at the concert!

Brad's muppet! LOL!

Brad!



Reagan and Mr. Fuzzy at Tippy!

 Playing Carnival!