Princesses on Parade & YSU - 66/365

Today we were doing Princesses on Parade at the Dutch Haus Village Inn. It was a really fun event.

Reagan dcided she wanted to go as Belle. I was happy, because we have photographed her in her other nice dresses, so this would give us some new pictures.

We wanted to give her some authentic Belle hair, so Reagan and I watched a YouTube video on how to do it. It was relatively easy and really came out fantastic. I was so proud of myself! LOL! She looked amazing!

Nana, Reagan and I headed down right at 2, to get registered. It was so darling how they had everything set up. They had chair covers with blue ties, glass slipper and flowers for centerpieces. The runway was amazing! It was decorated with lots of tulle and twinkle lights. Reagan was in awe of everything.

Next, we went over and got her make-up done. They had a couple makeup artists from Mary Kay there to do the girls makeup. They did it nice and soft. It looked perfect on them.

After, they had a professional photographer with a beautiful backdrop take pictures of all the princesses.

Finally, everyone was settled at their tables and the program started. Cinderella, Belle and the Royal King all stood up and said a little something, then the princess parade began.

Reagan was acutally number one! It was too cute! She was the first one to hit the runway. It was probably for the best, so she didn't have time to get nervous. She walked right up and down the runway. You could tell she was shy. When she got to the end where they take pictures, her eyes were a little watery, but she was holding it together. She turned around and headed back to the stairs to get down. When she got down the stairs and back over to me, she burst into tears for a minute. It was adorable and pitiful all at the same time. She said she was a little bit scared with everyone looking at her. After she settled down a little bit, she loved watching all the other princesses parade down the runway.

At the end, they had a yummy dinner of turkey breast, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, ham and bread. It was delicious!

After we ate, all the girls had a fun time parading up and down the runway again. They went up an down and up and down about 100 times! It was a hoot!

Jim and Papa came a little bit late to the Parade. Papa made it for the runway walk, and Jim made it for the dinner.

Jimmy already had plans with Greg and Frank to check out the YSU woman's basketball game. They had a nice lunch at O'Donald's first before taking in the game.

The game itself was a blowout with a score of 80-57 over Valparaiso. With that win the girls earned a first round home game in the playoffs! Go Guins!

They guys were stoked because they saw Jim Tressel at the game. They also got a picture with Pete the Penquin. They had a fun time!

This evening we just hung around and watched TV. Reagan was exhausted from her princess filled day!

The beautiful hall

 Primping!

 More primping

 Runway model

 Our beautiful Bell with Nana and Papa

 Smooching daddy

Me and my girl...

The boys at the game!

 

Date Night - 65/365

This evening, we were doing a long awaited adult dinner with Ron and Rachel. The weather had just been awful, so no one has really felt like doing much.

We were going to do our traditional dinner at Los Gallos! YUM! We had a really great time catching up. We started brainstorming about our third annual family Disney Cruise! YAY! We always have a good time and want to keep that tradition going until the kids get off to school!

After dinner, Jim and I weren't quite ready to pick up Reagan yet, so we decided to stop at the Pour House to have a nightcap. Cheers!

 

Birthday's! - 64/365

Today is Brinkley's birthday! He turns 7 today! SEVEN! He is just the best dog and we love him so much! Reagan is just, over the moon, crazy about him! They have so much fun together! We always like to have a party for him, but today was kind of a busy day, so we said we would do it on Sunday. We have no plans for a change, so it's the perfect time!

This afternoon, we did a little running around before ballet. Reagan wanted to pick out some presents for Brinkley's birthday! She picked out three special ones for her brother. After, we had a little time to kill, so we stopped at Menchies for Reagan. She is into Menchies. So much so, that she basically got into her cup while we were there. LOL!

She did much better at ballet this week. She really was on her best behavior after our long talk from last week.

This evening, Ray, Jenny, Nana, Papa, Jim, Reagan and I all went to have dinner at Rachel's in Austintown for Papa's birthday celebration! We had a lovely dinner. It was fun!

Reagan used Nana's phone to take a couple pictures. She's really doing well! We didn't get any pictures of the birthday boy though! Blogging FAIL!

Reagan will all the toys she picked out for Brinkley.

 Menchies

 Into it, literally!

Ray and Jenny!

 Nana and Reagan's beret!

 US!

Sock Sorter - 63/365

Reagan was off to Nana's for another PLAY DAY! Reagan loves her play days. I was going to continue being lazy with this leg! I really am sick of it. It's slow going, but I could tell it is getting better.

Reagan and Nana played dolls all day today! She is really getting into her Barbie, style dolls. She loves them! They had a fun day.

Reagan was also pretty excited about helping Nana do some laundry. She was loving helping her sort socks. She even came home and said, "Mom, Nana lets me help with laundry. You should let me help with laundry." Be careful what you wish for kiddo! LOL!

As for us....I didn't do much and Jim had a typical day at work!

Sock Sorter

 Mansion making

 

Neverbeast Party - 62/365

Today the long awaited, Neverbeast movie came out! Reagan was just so excited!

After school we went straight to Target to pick it up! She couldn't wait to get home to watch it.

We had told her we would have a "Tinkerbell" party tonight to celebrate it.

In the meantime, Ron and Rachel asked us if we would want to go up to the Cavs game tonight. They had gotten a limo and scored a loge. Rachel's mom and dad were supposed to go, but they had a last minute issue and couldn't go, so they asked if we wanted to go in their place. Jim had a meeting after four and wasn't sure how long it would take, plus, we had promised Reagan her party. Turns out, we should have just taken them up on their offer. The night went south quick. Jim's meeting ended on time, so we could have went.

I stopped this afternoon and got a balloon, table cloth, plates, napkins, and a little cake for our party. Reagan was so excited. Jim even printed out some Neverbeast coloring pages at work for her to color. It was going to be super fun! Reagan even wore her Tinkerbell costume!

Well, we popped on the movie and got into it. Toward the middle, Reagan "watched" the movie with her head under her blanket. Then, the ending made her hyperventilate cry. It was so sad. Poor thing was crushed!

It was a GREAT movie and while, the end was sad, at least nobody dies. But, a four-year-old takes wording quite literally, when she hears... "We'll never see him again." UGH!

She was so upset that she refused to eat her dinner, which meant she couldn't have her Tinkerbell cake. It was just bad and sad. To look forward to something since January and to have it end like that, she was crushed!

We just kept saying, we should have put the party off and went to the game! LOL!

Oh well!

Finally has the movie in hand!

 Tinkerbell cake! We used one of her toys for our topper!

 Coloring at her Tinkerbell table!

 

Gift Card! - 61/365

Today, Jim's mom was going to spend some time with Reagan. I was going to rest this darn leg again. UGH! Reagan had a good time over Grandma's house. Papa Greg was home so they did some playing as well.

Jim brought Reagan home to a fun surprise today from work. Dick and Gerry, couldn't make it to Reagan's party with the weather, so they gave Jim a card today at the office, since they were in for a meeting. She was so excited about her gift card. She said she wants to go buy some new Loopsies! I'm sure she will!

 

Winter Celebration and Opossom - 60/365

Today was another winter weather advisory. JOY! Thankfully, we didn't have anywhere far to go.

We were heading over to Tippy for their Winter Celebration for the kids. The "Frozen Sisters" were there along with their snowman friend.

It started with a yummy brunch buffet. They had eggs, waffles, mac and cheese, chicken frances and some other yummies. It was delicious!

After the brunch, the special guests arrived. They went around to the tables to visit the kids. Then they performed a story and did some dancing. It was a lot of fun. Reagan was being a little shy, but still had a great time!

Before we left, we gave Papa a couple of his birthday presents, since today was his actual birthday! We gave him a couple framed pictures from Reagan's Frozen birthday party, since it was a Frozen day! We had a fun morning.

This afternoon, Jim, Reagan and Brinkley went out to play in the snow for a little bit. When they headed out, they happened to see a little opossum in the yard. He looked sad and hungry in the snow. I did a quick google search about opossoms and learned they come out in the daytime in the winter, because the nights are too cold for them to find food. With all the snow, we thought he may be hungry. It said they will eat just about anything, including dog food. I ended up making him a little plate of fruit and dog food. Jim walked right over to him and set it down. The opossum ate every single bite and then disappeared. Hopefully his little snack gave him enough energy.

Jim, Reagan and Brinkley had a good time playing in the snow! Reagan just loves it! I was sad I couldn't participate with this stupid leg, but I enjoyed watching them!

Reagan with her Winter Friends

 Nana and the snowman!

 Reagan being silly!

 Birthday dance

 Our new Opossom Pet