Last Day at the Beach - 128/365

Nana and Papa were heading home today.

The rest of us decided we would stay and drive home Sunday. Reagan was devastated that more people were leaving. She hyperventilated cried. It was pitiful! We finally got her cheered up with some swimming!

But before they left, Nana and I headed out for a morning shelling adventure! It was pouring and windy, but we had a blast! We didn't find anything overly unusual. But we had to try!

Even with Tropical Storm Anna looming out there, it was still pretty sunny today. We got some good beach and pool time in! YAY! It was great!

This evening, we just got a pizza and got most everything packed up.

Uncle Eddie had pinky promised Reagan that he would swim with her, so this evening, we did get him in the pool. Reagan was thrilled and was loving showing him all her moves in the pool. It was so fun!

After swimming, we got all dried off and headed upstairs for shadow puppet time. Last year, Reagan was amazing by some shadow puppets Eddie made and she wanted him to do it again. We had got him a book for Christmas, so he was ready! They were a lot harder than it looked! Aunt Pam ended up being the shadow puppet master. We were all laughing so hard we had tears rolling down. It was a blast. Reagan loved when Ed and Pam made shadow puppets together and were trying to eat each other. Too funny! It was a perfect last evening at the beach.

Rainy Shelling

 Swimming selfies

 Loves digging on the beach

 So happy Uncle Ed and Aunt Pam swam with her

 Shadow puppet time

 Shadow puppet!

 

Milana's First Birthday - 206/365

Today we were heading up to Ron and Rachel's for Milana's first birthday party!

The theme was "Pretty in Pink." It was so cute! We all participated in the theme and wore pink shirts. It was a great party! They had Charlie's cater the food and it was delicious. For dessert they had the traditional cake and cupcakes, but they also had the Kona Ice truck come! Wow, was that a hit! They kids AND adults absolutely LOVED it! It was great! We had so much fun making our own concoctions.

After, the kids could bounce in the bounce house. They also loved driving around in Parker's big wheels. It was so cute!

To end the party, they had an ice cream cone piñata. They sure loved smacking that thing. They all did great! It was a great party!

Papa drove us back down the street, because a minor little thunderstorm was rolling in. Jim had run Brinkley up to Austintown Park to get a quick walk in, so my car wasn't in the garage. Reagan discovered she could make shadow puppets on the garage wall. She was doing all kinds of crazy dances. It was a hoot!

Jim and Brinkley had a great walk and got back in the car just as the rain started! They were lucky! It was a fun day!

The birthday girl!

Enjoying her snow cone with Sadie

 Piñata time

 Jim and Sadie bonding

 The girls all in the pink!

Shadow dancing

 Brinkley enjoying his walk!

 

 

Last FULL Beach Day -129/365

It was our last full beach day today and we were getting a little sad. 

We were going to try to pack everything into today, that we could. 

We started at Broadway at the Beach because we wanted to get Reagan on a few rides. We walked around for a bit before the rides opened. That was fun! 

Reagan loves the little rides. She was sad in the car on the way there though. She asked, "Can we ride the 'Jasmine' ride?" We told her, no, because it wasn't there. She got really quiet, so a few minutes later I turned around and saw little tears and a pouted up face. She was devastated. We had to explain that this wasn't Disney and we ride in airplanes to get there. After that, she was perfectly fine and was happy with what rides were there. 

She ended up riding them all, and a few times, but her favorites where the race cars and the airplanes. The race cars were a little "dare devilily" for a three-year-old, but she loved it! 

She got to ride the train as the conductor and even took Nana for a spin! It was a HOOT! 

Papa rode the Frog Hopper with her, too! She had a blast! 

After the rides, we hit Margaritaville for a little lunch! YUM! We each got "booze in a blender" souvenir cups. FUN! 

The rest of the day was beach and pool! 

This evening, was our "picnic night". Our last night we just hang around the condo and get pizza. It's so nice not to have to get dressed up. We just chill and do some minor packing. 

Tonight, Uncle Eddie put on a shadow puppet show for Reagan. She was LOVING it! She was belly laughing and he came up with some awesome puppets. It was a hoot! A perfect way to spend the evening! We've had another amazing trip!

The photo of the day is Papa and Reagan on the Frog Hopper.

Next, Uncle Ed's shadow puppet!