Final Day as President - 180/365

Today was Jim's last meeting as President. He was relieved, but also sad. He really enjoyed his Presidency. And did a fabulous job and everyone was proud of him. He said everyone gave him a round of applause and told him he did a great job. Everyone is so proud of him!

What an accomplishment!

This evening, we took a little walk while Reagan drove her pink Cadillac. She loves that little car. While we were out walking, we saw her new desk for her room was delivered. I decided to put it together real quick to see how it looks. It fits perfect and she just loves it! She's getting too big. 

Mr. President!

Proud of him!

Cruising in her Caddy

New desk!

Jim's President's Party - 177/365

Today was the long awaited Boardman Rotary President's Party for Jim. He was nervous all day, but Reagan helped keep in relaxed. She made him and Brinkley play watermelon fairy and ketchup man. Brinkley even got in on the fun today and was mustard man. He was wearing Jim's yellow vest! LOL! She loves that. It's like her favorite thing. Her costume is getting a bit small though. She wore it two years ago at Halloween!

Finally it was time to get ready for the party! We were a little late getting ready. Terry and Bill showed up a few minutes early, so they just hung out in the foyer until we were ready. LOL!

They just picked us up in Terri's car, but that catch was they made it into a news car. They had WKBN and Stifel signs all over the side. 

When we got there, everyone was outside waving. Jim got our of the car and yelled, "I'm HERE!" Everyone laughed. 

He was happy to have his mom and dad and my mom and dad there along with Reagan. 

They decorated the tables in sweater vests and news cards. It was so cool. They got some old media posters and trading cards right from WKBN themselves. It was awesome!

The skits were hilarious. Terry and Bill pretended to put on a news show. They were looking for Jim who they called the "least present President" because we travel so much. 

The first had Mason pretend to be our handyman and house sitter. He said he was at our house 370 days out of 365. 

Next, they had our dog sitter. She said that she watches Brinkley so much that her kids think he's their dog. LOL!

Finally, Jim's personal physician, Benjamin Dover. Who came out and presented all the good information about Jim and his Presidency. Rotary always throws a good party with some fantastic skits. They poke fun, but also show a lot of love to whom was the President. 

Jim followed up with an absolutely amazing speech. Everyone loved it. 

Jim, Reagan and I were also presented Paul Harris Fellow awards thanks to Nana and Papa. They are the highest rotary award. We are so honored and grateful!

Very nice day!

Katchup Man, Mustard Man and the Watermelon Fairy

Rotary Table

Grandma, Papa Greg and Reagan

Nana, Papa and Reagan

He made it!

Paul Harris Fellow awards

Giving his amazing speech.

Mani/Pedi & Boom Boom - 117/365

Today, Reagan went off to school and came home with a little project, she was so proud of. They made a little rainbow caterpillar. They used a cap as a stamper to make circles on the paper. Then colored in everything else. She is doing so well with crafts and coloring. She has come such a long way since school started. We're so proud of her!

This afternoon, Reagan and I were going to go for some mani/Pedi's to get ready for the beach. We went up to the Raphael School of Beauty. They did a great job! Reagan's technician for her hands was super with her! They bonded immediately and just laughed and talked the whole time! She even stayed and talked with her when her toe technician took over. They had a blast!

Today was a big day at Boardman Rotary for Jim. Boom Boom Mancini was the guest speaker! Everyone was really excited! He was a great speaker and super nice to everyone. They were honored to have him there.

Rainbow caterpillar

Reagan and her new best friend.

They had a ball together!

Boom Boom!

 

Mowing & Rotary - 113/365

Today was mowing day.

Our riding mower has been giving us a bit of trouble lately. The grass grows so fast in the spring, that it just clumps a lot. I cut the back with the rider, but decided to just push the front yard. The small mower does a great job and it's faster than cutting it three times with the rider, just to grind up the clumps. Mowing problems.

Reagan spent the day with grandma. They played at her house and had some lunch at the McDonalds in Austintown with the Play Place. She loved it!

Jim had to go down to Wooster tonight for the Rotary District Conference. He said it was fine and it went well. The dinner was good, too! He was glad he went.

Mowing....

More mowing...

Rotary District Conference

Easter Party & Rotary Check - 90/365

Today was Reagan's first school program!

The school had their three year olds doing their Easter Program today. It was absolutely adorable! All the kids were all dressed up and sang about six songs. They had little motions and everything to go along with the songs. It was super cute and they all did great! Reagan was so excited to have mommy, daddy, Nana, Grandma and Papa Greg there to see her performance. Papa Keith was so sad, that he had a last minute meeting and couldn't make it.

After her program, we were off to her Easter Party! I was going to take pictures for everyone. The moms loved that I gave them the Halloween and Christmas parties on discs, so I said I would make one for Valentine's and Easter.

Angela had everything planned just perfectly for the party. They had an egg hunt, did three crafts, played pin the tail on the bunny, had a relay race and had a snack.

Their favorite project was a little birds nest. Angela got pretzel sticks and covered them in chocolate. Then she had edible grass and jelly beans to help finish of the nest. At the end, she gave them all a peep to top off their nest. It was SO CUTE! Reagan LOVED it!

The relay race was super cute, too! They had to carry a plastic egg on a spoon to the Easter Basket! They all did great! It was a super fun party!

After the party, Nana and I ran a few errands around town. We went to the Austintown Party store where Reagan became quite fond of a Super Mario mask. It was HILARIOUS!

Jim had a great day at Rotary. They were able to donate $1000 to the local YMCA. Another great day for Boardman Rotary!

Singing in her program!

Reagan and her supporters!

 Making crafts!

 The whole class after their egg hunt!

 Egg relay race!

 It's a me... MARIO!

 Jim helping to present the check!

 

Spring Fun & Pancakes - 87/365

Jim was up early and back at pancakes today!
He said that they've been really busy which is great! It's a huge fundraiser for Rotary, so they are proud!
While he was doing that, Reagan, Nana and I took a ride over to the Eastwood Mall. They were having a bunch of Spring activities this weekend.
They had the Leann Smith, the author of, The Winning Garden there. She was such a sweet lady. She gave Reagan a ladybug ring and signed her book! She also held a story time where she read the book. The kids loved it!
Also in that area, they had fairy garden displays and the kids were able to plant some seeds in a plastic cup to take home. Reagan loves planting, so she was thrilled!
After that, we headed over to Firebirds to have some lunch. We hadn't eaten over there for awhile, so it was a nice treat!
We ended our afternoon at the Butterfly House. It's always fun to visit a butterfly exhibit. Reagan was being a little shy this time with holding the butterflies. She didn't want them on her hand, but she let them sit on her sweater. Nana and I had fun though! LOL!
It was a nice afternoon, enjoying the indoor Spring, even if we can't do it outside yet!

Pancakes!

 Reagan and Leann

 Reagan and Rosebud

Planting her seeds

Reagan and her butterfly friend.

 

Pancakes, Fish and Art! - 81/365

Today was a fun day!

We started back at the pancake festival! Nana, Papa, Ray, Jenny, and they Musilli crew were all meeting for some tasty pancakes! We had a great time visiting with everyone! Reagan was super excited because she got to watch daddy do an on camera interview for WKBN. She loved it!

After pancakes, Reagan and I headed to the grocery store to grab a few things.

Once we were home and I got everything put away, we headed down to the pond to feed the fish our old bread. She was loving that they were back for the Spring! Brinkley came along, too!

This afternoon while we waited for Jim to get home, we just did a few little art projects. She loves doing projects! It's my favorite thing to do with her, too!

Everyone had a nice day!

Jim doing his interview

 Milana hugs

 Feeding the fish!

 Projects!

 Scratch art!

 

St. Patricks Day - 76/365

St. Patricks's Day! It was going to be a busy one, too!
We started the day at Reagan's book fair! She was so excited to pick out books. She ended up with six! She kept saying she couldn't wait for bedtime so she could read them.
After we shopped, she headed off to class. They made a shamrock necklace, shamrock hat and got a visit from a leprechaun! They went for a walk and when they came back, the room was all a mess! Reagan kept saying he knocked over the trash can. She just found that so funny! LOL! They loved it!
This evening, we had a little Irish feast. I made Reuben's, pierogies and green beans. I got Jim a six pack of Guinness and I made a Miller Lite green! Reagan enjoyed green mac and cheese with green beans and green milk. For dessert we had cookies decorated for St. Patrick's Day. It was delicious!
This evening, Reagan and I made a few little St. Patrick's Day themed projects. We made Jim a handprint shamrock and Reagan wrote him a little note on it. I got a little carried away and actually told her how to spell lucky, wrong, but I suppose that makes it special! We are so lucky to have him, that we gave him extra letters in lucky! LOL!
Today, Boardman Rotary had another big day! They were able to present a $2500 check to the Salvation Army. Needless to say, they were absolutely thrilled with the donation and hope to be able to do a lot of good with it!
Jim is doing such a great job as president! We couldn't be more proud of him!
Shopping the book fair!

Her picks!

Making her shamrock necklace



Reagan and her teacher!

All her fun stuff from school!

Our "Irish" feast!

Dessert!

Her project for daddy!

So proud!

Jim presenting the big check!