Halloween 2009 Pictures

In case you can't tell what the kids are Sam was a cowboy (his awesome chaps and hat were given to Sam for Christmas last year (I think) from his Aunt Siobhan) and Sophia was a pagent winner. I had made her a sash that said 'Little Miss Jessamine County 2009' but she ripped it up. Guess this beauty queen has a bit of a temper. lol.

Freddie Punkin

Today was the day that our pumpkin got it's face. We had been meaning to do it for a couple of days but for one reason or another we didn't. We did a quick look online for some ideas of some simple faces. We didn't want to do a very complicated one with the kids and not knowing if we would be able to finish it in time. Sam was a great helper and watched with much interest. I can tell that this tradition will be a fun one each year. Here are a few pictures of the fun and of the pumkin seeds I made. Oh by the way our pumpkin's name is Freddie Punkin. Sam was so happy to see him with his candles that he declared it was Freddie Punkin's birthday and happy birthday to him. lol. What a silly kid.

Boyd's again

This morning we decided that since today is the warmest day we've had in awhile that we were going to go out and enjoy the sun. It's 65 degrees today. Anyways we packed up the kids and treked out to Boyd's orchard in Versailles. We had so much fun the last time we went that we figure it would be just as fun and this time we would get some apples and pick our pumpkin. Little did we know that there would be tons of kids there. I guess every school in the surrounding area was taking a field trip there today. lol. Despite the large number of people there we were able to have some fun. I took lots of pictures (like 100!) but here are just a few of the ones that I love.

Art

Last week I took the kids to Hobby Lobby and we bought a few art canvas to paint on. I figured it would be something a little different than normal and could make some interesting wall art. Well today we finally got around to doing it. Sam helped me place some tape randomly on the pictures and then painted away. The end result is pretty nice. I have them up on the wall already as they dry so we don't knock them over. After they get done drying though I think I'm going to tack in some picture hooks into the back and maybe hang them from ribbon or something for a fun effect since I've got lots of wall space to display them where they are hanging.

Sam painting

Pictures before the tape was off. I liked them that way too.

Partially dry with the tape removed

Struggle Fantastic

I know I've talked about Bobby Long, Marcus Foster, and Sam Bradley but there are other musicians that I help promote and support. One of those guys is Andy Mac. www.myspace.com/andymac He's a NY musician with a lot of charm and wit and he just released his second album Struggle Fantastic last night. If you are looking for some new music I highly recommend you go and check out Andy's myspace page. In the meantime enjoy the above video from his cd release party last night. Let me know what you think or if you are interested in helping get the word out about Andy.