Uncle Jarrod (a.k.a. Unca Jeh-whud)

I love my brother.  :)

So do these little boys...

 

 

The fact that he drives a super cool semi truck?  Well, that is just the icing on the cake.

 

 

Dreams really do come true!  Haha!

 

 

Thanks for being to coolest uncle ever.  :)  Love you, Jarr!

Feeling Festive?

Before Christmas... yes, before.  I had flown out to Louisiana to visit my sweet sis and her babes.  Besides being able to love on them in person, my favorite thing was going to the Louisiana Renaissance Festival.  This was so. much. fun.  I felt like we were in Sherwood Forest!  The little village was tucked away in the woods.  It was named Albright.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh look!  It's Robin Hood.

 

 

So picturesque...

 

 

 

We were just in time for the Royal Joust...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This girl was amazing (seriously!) at the hula hoop.

 

We were so inspired, we decided to have a contest ourselves...

 Sweet little Alice...

 

 Robyn...

 

Miss Ella Rose...

 

Some crazy girl we saw...

 

Lovely Little Drewberry...

 

This guy was pretty awesome at these sticks...

 

 

 Alice tried and tried...

 

 

This sweet little bumpkin offered to help her... love her little dress!

 

 

 

Little William.  :)  He makes me so happy!

 

 

Me with a random group of peeps who were so exquisitely dressed, I had to ask for a photo.  People take this renaissance thing seriously!  They even talk in character.  So fun.  I wish I had a dress like that!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This guy was so happy playing his accordion.  Made me smile.

 

 

 

   

I bought the little girls a fairy necklace.  They filled it with pixie dust.

 

My dress... for next time?  I wish I could go every year.  Phoenix has a Renaissance Festival... but something about that type of festival in the middle of the desert just doesn't excite me much.  :(

 

 

    

 

The ride that takes you back to the parking lot...

 

Three fair maidens...  well, at least two...

 

And that's that.  Here's just a random picture of Lake Ponchartrain, a 22 mile span bridge takes you across from Madisonville, to New Orleans.  The view is spectacular.  But it's usually a super sad ride... because it's the one I take back to the airport.  :(  Thanks for such fun memories Robyn!