Morning Friends - 266/365

Not too much going on today. 

This morning, we were all just chilling on the bed. Reagan was all about sharing her "friends" with the rest of us. She took Charlie Horse (who she named herself, with NO help), Mr. Fuzzy and Puppy from her bed and told Jim and I, that we needed to take one for ourselves. She realized Brinkley and Bailey didn't have friends, so she went and grabbed Dora and Boots and gave them to them. She finally said, "There, now everyone has a morning friend." It was TOO CUTE! 

Eventually, Jim went off to work and Nana, Reagan and I, ran a few errands and hit the trail. Reagan brought Mr. Fuzzy along today and he dined at Bob Evans with us. She even shared some of her drink with him! She was very sweet to all her "friends" today. 

This evening, Jim and Reagan had art class. Today, they were painting with apples. They cut apples in half and used them as stampers. She did a great job and came home with another masterpiece to add to her collection. 

 In keeping with the apple theme of the evening, I decided to make my first ever baked apples. I got the recipe from Skinny Taste. It was so easy. You just cut them in half, scoop out the core. Then, in a bowl, mix, oats, brown sugar, flour and butter. Finally, scoop that onto the apples, sprinkle with cinnamon and bake for a half hour. They were delicious! 

The photo of the day is Bailey and his morning friend...

Next, is Reagan at art class...

Finally, my first ever Baked Apple/crisp

 

Browns Day - 265/365

We had no commitments today! 

We haven't had a weekend day with no commitments, for who knows how long. It was so nice! 

We got up and had some breakfast. Then, Jim ran to grab a few things at the grocery store for me. I was going to throw a roast in the crock pot for dinner tonight. 

When he got back, we went up to the Mahoning Avenue bike trail and took a little stroll. It was so nice out! We ended up seeing a ton of those Recumbent Tricycles. It must have been a club or something, because there had to be 30-40 of them. It was crazy! One of them even had a little tiny dog in a basket. It was a hoot!

When we were done there, we headed home, got cleaned up and ready for the Browns game. We weren't overly excited to watch, just because of the whole Trent Richardson trade, plus the fact they hadn't won yet. We just had to watch anyway. We popped some popcorn and set Reagan up with all her toys. We had about an hour till it was time for her nap. She played so good, while we watched the game. 

It started out a little rough, but soon enough we were ahead! Jim reminded me that we had been winning at halftime, of the previous two weeks, and not to get too excited! Our third string quarterback, Brian Hoyer, was playing and did an awesome job! 

They ended up beating the Minnesota Vikings 31-27. They scored the winning touchdown in the last two minutes of the game. The Vikings had a chance to come back at the end, but failed! Woo hoo! We still can't believe they won! It was a really fun game to watch! 

This evening, I cut the grass, while Reagan and Jim played on the play set. They got a little game together where they would race up the plank and down the slide to see who could grab her sword, that her Aunt Nikki made her out of a pool noodle, first. It looked like tons of fun! 

The photo of the day is all of us ready to watch the Browns WIN!

 

Painting & Penguins - 264/365

It was a dreary, gray day today. 

We didn't do much in the morning, just hung around the house. 

This afternoon, Jim was going to attempt the YSU game with his mom and dad. The whole family was supposed to meet up for tailgating, but with a bunch of little ones and a ton of rain, most decided to stay home. 

Luckily for this game, Jim's dad had tickets to a corporate tent. Jim, Greg and Nikki were able to hang out under a giant tent and stay dry. There was a nice buffet, with hot dogs, sausage, beans and salad. They sat and chatted for awhile before heading into the game. 

They started walking about ten minutes till kickoff, and it miraculously stopped raining for them! It never rained another drop during the game. YAY! The game itself was a blow out in YSU's favor! They ended up winning 59-17! 

Jim's mom even caught a giveaway football during the game. She was nice enough to send it home with Jim to give to Reagan. Reagan was thrilled with it and called grandma to say "thank you" later in the evening. 

While they were enjoying the game, Reagan and I just hung around the house. Raymond and Jenny stopped over to deliver some bows they bought for Reagan! They were so cute! There was one with fall leaves and one with a super cool bat. She loved them both! She loves her Uncle Ray and Aunt Jenny!
After they left, we ended up painting pumpkins. It was so fun! 

Reagan picked out some tiny pumpkins awhile back and also some medium sized ones. She had asked me to paint a horse and cow on one and then Dora and Boots on the other. Today was the day to attempt that. 

She started painting her baby pumpkins and did a great job! She only wanted to paint to tops, which was cute. She loved mixing up all the paint, too. I on the other hand, struggled a bit, but in the end, I got Dora done. I am pretty proud of my Dora! She didn't come out too shabby! LOL! 

This evening, it got sunny and nice, so Reagan, Brinkley and I took a stroll around the neighborhood.

It was a pretty good day, despite the ugly, rainy start. 

The photo of the day is Reagan painting her pumpkins....

Next, is my Dora pumpkin...

And last but not least, Jim, Greg and Nikki at the YSU tailgate...

 

Silly Sliders - 263/365

The day started off kinda rainy and yucky! 

We were hoping to get down to Fellows to finally get Reagan's hand-print on the fence, but it was cancelled again due to weather. I hope they get it in this season. It will be so fun to take Reagan there, every year to show her she helped decorate the garden. Every Spring, we can see how much she's grown. I guess we will try again next week.

Since that was cancelled, Nana, Reagan and I ran a few errands. We had lunch at Friday's and took a spin through Target and Khol's. 

This evening, we were able to squeak in another porch party with Ron, Rachel, Parker and Milana. For dinner, I did some chicken breasts in the crock pot with stuffing. It turned out really good! Rachel brought some Cleveland Browns cupcakes for dessert. YUM! 

After we ate, we went outside and let the kids run. They had the best time! They went up the ramp and down the slide about a million times! They were starting to get a little too brave and tried walking down a couple times! YIKES! They just kept laughing and giggling! They played in the sand a little bit, too. They also played a little bit in the house, where Parker found the tea cups. He made everyone "hot coffee." It was too cute, he just walked around with his little cup saying "hot coffee." Rachel loves her coffee, so she's always telling him at home, "Parker don't touch, that's hot coffee." We had a lovely little visit! 

The photo of the day is Reagan and Parker walking down the slide.

 After they headed home, I gave Reagan her bath. It's a little sad now, when we stand her up on her changing pad, she doesn't fit under it anymore. She's too tall. She even says, "I don't fit under here anymore." She's just growing too fast! I've been wanting to take a picture and finally got around to it today.  

 

Shutterbug - 262/365

Nana came over bright and early, to pick up Reagan so they could spend the day together.

I'm still drowning in Alaska pictures. I'm trying to get them cleaned up and sorted, so I can get to work on our photo books. It's just taking forever! 

Nana and Reagan had a great day together. They spent a lot of time playing with some new Ariel Legos, Nana got for her house. They always play with Bonnie, too! 

This evening, Jim, being the best husband ever, went up and cleaned our entire master bathroom, top to bottom. He even did a bleach cleanse for the jets on our jacuzzi tub. That meant filling it up twice, and running it. Just filling it takes forever, but it's sparkling like NEW now! It looks fabulous! 

Nana and Papa took Reagan to dinner at Tippy tonight. Reagan is quite fond of a server named Linda over there. It was pretty slow tonight, so Linda kept coming over to talk with Reagan. One time she stopped over, Reagan said to her, "Linda, you are supposed to be getting our food!" Oh my...patience Reagan, patience....LOL! 

When they dropped her off, Reagan had pulled two giant weeds from the Tippy parking lot that looked like wheat. She was so excited to give them to Jim and I when she got home. 

 Once she got settled, she ran over to grab her new favorite toy, a Sesame Street Camera. You look through the hole, then when you push the button, it spins a wheel in the back, now Elmo is holding a different object. She's been playing with it a lot the last couple days. She made Nana and Papa pose over and over, while we were standing there talking. She would take the picture and then say, "Papa, you got a ball!" It was a hoot! Even after they left, she went around "taking pictures" of everything. It might be time to get her a real toddler camera! 

 The photo of the day is Reagan laying on the floor taking a picture of the ceiling fan... 

The next is Reagan playing legos at Nana's....

Bouncing & Playing - 261/365

Brinkley got a wonderful surprise today! 

Awhile back, he ripped the arm off his favorite duck. Reagan picked out for him for his birthday and was so bummed that it was broke and wanted it fixed. A lot of people offered to fix it, but Jim's mom happened to be over a day or two later, and took it home to try to do surgery. 

Well today, she brought him back and he was good as new! I swear he remembered his favorite duck, because he grabbed it and ran around the living room like crazy!! He played with it the rest of the day.  He was thrilled! It was so sweet of her to go through all that trouble for Brinkley.

Grandma and Reagan had a good afternoon together, while I got some other stuff done. They played with her barn, played makeover in the tent, and read some books. 

This evening, Jim and Reagan went over to Austintown Bounce, while I cut the grass. Jim said there were only two other kids this evening. A little boy that was six and a little girl that was four. Reagan went right over to them and started talking. They became fast friends and they played so good together. They never asked Reagan her actual name, so they just called her, "little girl." They would just say, "Come on, little girl!" They just ran and ran and ran and bounced and bounced! 

After awhile, their dad came over with three balls he had won in the claw machine and gave Reagan and his two kids each a ball. How nice! 

After they left, Jim and Reagan played some video games. Jim was so proud, because it was their first arcade game that they played together! 

When they were done with that, Jim decided to try his luck at a claw game. He had never been able to win anything in one of those before. Well tonight, he won a package of Silly Bands. Reagan just loved them! 

The photo of the day is Brinkley celebrating his mended duck! Thanks, grandma! 

Next, is Reagan holding her silly bands up, at daddy's new favorite claw machine! 

 

Buddies - 260/365

I love how much Reagan and Brinkley get along. 

He has been the best dog with her and she just adores him, too! 

Today, after running some errands, I was pulling out some old flowers and putting my mums in pots. Brinkley had retreated to a shady spot in the yard, while we were pulling flowers. Suddenly, Reagan yelled, "Oh no! Where Brinkley go?" I said, "Oh honey, he's over under the tree, taking a rest." She ran over, plopped down with Brinkley and Mr. Fuzzy and just relaxed in the yard with him. It was adorable! I grabbed my camera and caught the cutest shot. I love them! 

Earlier in the day, we were in Hobby Lobby getting some paints. I told Reagan we could paint on her small pumpkins. She told me she wants me to paint, Dora and Boots on one. Then on the other, she wants a cow and a horse. Still trying to figure how I will pull that off. LOL! 

ANYWAY, She happened to have some leopard print pants on today with a little leopard print cardigan. We happened to notice these two leopard print pumpkins in Hobby Lobby. Reagan loved them since they matched! When she held them up, you could barely see them. It was a hoot! 

 The photo of the day is Brinkley, Reagan and Mr. Fuzzy relaxing in the yard...

 And finally, Reagan and her stealth pumpkins...