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."

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.

Hulk Hand & T-ball - 133/365

Busy day today!

Reagan was off to school. It's been such a great year for her. She really loves it. She also loves the Box Top Bot. She always has to stop to say hi to him.

After school, we ran up to Gymbo to get some of the Spring stuff. It has been slow going with Spring and Summer stuff from Gymbo with the dock strike, but finally they are on a roll again.

This evening, Reagan had her very fist t-ball game. She was pretty excited, especially since Nana, Papa, Grandma and Papa Greg were there. She hit the ball great and just loved running the bases. She spent a lot time digging in the dirt, too, which was pretty funny.

When we got home from the game, I was going to try to mow at least the front yard real quick. It has been really wet, so it's been tough to get out there.   The mower has been giving me problems where it's just clumping instead of cutting. It takes FOREVER to get it under control. It's AWFUL. I just want to cry every time I head out to mow. Tonight was no different. It was clumping all up under the wheel well and I would have to stop every two row to get it cleaned out. I was doubly frustrated because I was trying to hurry to watch the Cavs playoff game. I seriously looked like the hulk when I was done! UGH!

We finally got all cleaned up and ready to watch the game! The CAVS are kicking ass! It's so great! They won yet again! Woohoo!

Reagan and Box Top Bot

Shopping at Gymbo!

Batter up!

Home!

 My hulk hand

 



Reagan ready for the big game!

 

Windy day & Baseball Pictures - 110/365

Reagan was off to school this morning. She was excited because Nana was going to be picking her up. Nana wanted to take a picture of her next to the sign. It was so windy that her little dress kept blowing up. It was a hoot.
This afternoon, we took her little Cadillac for a ride up and down the street. It was still crazy windy, but at least sunny. He little car is growing on her. It's nice to see her having fun with it.
This evening was her T-ball pictures. It was super windy, and unfortunately the sun went into hiding so the temp dropped significantly. They were all frozen, but did really well. There were only a few grumbles.
Coach Ron is so proud of his little team and we are looking forward to a fun season!
Our little Marilyn Monroe.

Cruising

Team McHenry!

Our little T-ball star!

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!



Back to School, Last Christmas Party - 6/365

Today was Reagan's first day back to school since her Christmas break.
She couldn't wait to go back and see her friends. She got to school and jumped right back in!
They learned all about the month of January and sang some songs about Valentine's day!
She came home with an adorable heart project with hand printed mittens. She was so proud of it!
She was also excited to show me her snowman on display in the atrium. She just loves when her projects are up there.
This evening, we had our annual Christmas get together with Ron and Rachel. We tried to have it before Christmas but with sickness and schedules, it just didn't happen.
We got pizza, had spinach dip and cupcakes! It was all great!
The kids loved opening their presents. Reagan got a princess canvas to paint and a Sofia lip gloss amulet. You can slide different flavored lip gloss in it. It was too cute!!!
We had a great time catching up and talking about our upcoming cruise! We can't wait!
The hallway was decorated with some snowman the kids did. Reagan found hers and wanted her picture taken with him.

 Pround of her "Cold Hands, Warm Heart" project.

 Little hands....

 Milana sporting a Cavaliers hat. Too cute!

 Parker checking out his paintable trucks.