Jordyn's First SCA Event

After a long sabbatical from the SCA due to maternity leave and baby adjusting, we finally made our first SCA event since March this last Saturday, September 30th. ~ Newcomers! This was Jordyns first SCA event... and many folks had not met her yet, so she was quite the celebrity! Even the Baron and Baroness of Caerthe stole her for their processional and morning court, which she lasted thru about 5 minutes :) heheeh (She definately must be my kid)
She did rather well though, and i think she had a fun time! Thanks to Vashti, Jordyn actually got in some nap time as well.....not to mention a break for mom and dad! Thanks Vashti!
Several Darbukans showed up, and that made the event even more spectacular! I wish there would have been more time for music, but perhaps next time. However, as Darbukans, we know the art of lounging too....so we did just that! As always, Jinain and i found ourselves discussing this art, and examined how we could perhaps perfect this skill....but we then realized that we had already mastered it......and so we toasted our talent and dawdled some more!
While Justin fenced, Jordyn and i shared a moment in the afternoon, among the shady trees listening to Kama Devi's tranquil harp....
"The Last Unicorn" floated thru the air of what seemed to be the perfect day! Golden leaves trickled down upon our blanket, and i enjoyed the cool grass between my toes. In the company of such wonderful family and friends, a glass of red wine and a delicious feast, thanks to Sadiq.......what more could you ask for.......this is what life is all about!

Mac Junkie ~

Well, what can i say....the kids gonna be a Mac Junkie just like her folks! i can remember my first computer art class in college.....Aldus Super Paint..........ugh! total nightmare! But a class we had to take as a pre-req for Photoshop. Now folks get started on Painter, a program ive never even used, but am considering buying. I sure wish we had computers and the internet when i was growing up. Remeber when you did a report on something in elementary school.....you would sit down with the dictionary and the encyclopedia and get to work....trying to re-arrange their sentences to sound like your own :) And if you were lucky, there might be an illustration included! Sure, a lot of the stuff on the internet is crap, but surfing on a daily basis teaches me lots of new things! Wanna learn to crochet.......look it up....and there will be images of every stitch.......how about cocktails......wanna try something new.....punch in Mojito......and whalah.....a recipe and a photo of a beautifully garnished drink. You can even find numerous art tutorials......read a magazine.....or just shop! hmmmmm......maybe having a computer when i was a kid may not have been a good idea......i might never have left the house! Never the less.......i do believe we are raising a future Mac Junkie!

Happy Harvest ~

The annual craft fair and quilt show was on Saturday and there were some beautiful quilts on display!  I entered this quilt along with the one that was given to Jordyn from Jan Simmons.   I tried to have this quilt ready in time for last years show, but wasnt quite quick enough...so here it is, a year later :)
As for the Sustainable Living Fair, they had terrible weather on Saturday, but Sunday turned out nice. They had a lot of interest in their booth, and Jordyn, Grandma Kristi and i made a trip down to check it out. (course i spent a great deal of time at the beer garden, but what can i say....they were serving fat tire!....thats right folks.....no coors light for me.....only cuz they didnt have it on tap! :)
Not much else going on up here....the leaves are starting to turn....and the air is getting cooler. Fall truly is my favorite time of year.   Its 37 degrees outside right now, and we have a fire going.....well.....had a fire going.   Justin just fell asleep on the couch and ive been typing away on his laptop and didnt realize the fire had gone out! doh!  Any minute now i should hear the bear outside ransacking the garbage! They are pretty mischevous at this time of year.  There is a mom and two cubs that keep coming around and tipping over our garbage to look for goodies.....they are none too happy about the diapers in the way of their midnight snack.....in fact they had the diapers strewn all over the meadow during their last raid.  Guess that was their way of tellin us they didnt like em!   I use cloth diapers as well, but the disposables are just too damn convenient for travel....so sorry yogi and boo boo!  Hows about i dont tip you off to Mr. Ranger! Fair Nuff? :) yup.....lifes pretty exciting up here in the canyon! :)

Sustainable Living Fair ~

hi again....for those of you interested....Justin and Dave have been working hard to prepare some alternative energy toys for their booth at the Sustainable Living Fare this weekend. Come by and check it out...there will be music, food, and lots of demonstrations and information about alternative energy. For more info about the fair go to the website..... www.sustainablelivingfair.org/  or if you cant make it, check out justins latest works on his site...... www.heliotrack.com/
thanks for stopping by!

Handmade Quilts ~

i just want to share this photos with everyone....Jordyn received this quilt from Jan and Glenn Simmons, and it is absolutely beautiful!
Ive made many quilts, but always given them away...so it is a real joy to receive one and from such a talented quilter!
The back of the quilt has a little pocket for the book "Good Night Moon" and also a pocket for the label with the date and name of giver and rcvr. (note: the pocket is made out of starry night van gogh fabric :) ) Nice touch Jan :)
The checkerboard is pieced, not printed that way....and the moon and cow are appliqued on the quilt......and on the back, the stars and a moon are appliqued.
As you can see here, Jordyn loves her new quilt!!!!
Thank you soooo much Glenn and Jan.......we love it!

Jordyns First Hike

We have had lots of visitors this last month...all to see Jordyn of course! Justin and i remain in the shadows now...which is fine with us :)
Our latest guests, my sister Teresa (aka TJ) and her family, are out from California...so we decided to take them on a hike up at Lake Agnes! I think the altitude kicked their ass, but they were troopers none the less! Jordyn seemed to enjoy herself too...she slept the entire hike and only got fussy when dad stopped walking. Good thing i wasnt carrying her...i took a lot more breaks than he did!
The gang left this morning, so once again it is just jordyn and i hangin at home. She misses Auntie TJ already....Teresa is great with kids and was a lot of help!  Even gave me 2 extra hours of sleep this morning, while she watched the little one. We were sad to see them go...but im sure we will make a trip out to visit them soon!
We celebrated Jordyns One month old birthday at Grandma and Grandpa Bruens house, and Jordyn got to meet all her Colorado Cousins! They had a cake, made her a card, and sang happy birthday to her! She even received presents! Fun Fun Fun! Ill post pictures soon!
Summer is slowly drawing to a close, and i am sorry to say this, but i am ready for Fall! This HOT weather we have had all summer is rather miserable! My poor neglected garden is fried and will need lots of work next year! Oh well......one thing at a time i guess!
Until next time~

and baby makes three...

Well, been a while since my first entry......what can i say.....im lame! :)
Actually, as you can see we have been very busy up here adjusting to our new life as parents and loving every minute of it!   People say you dont get any sleep when you bring a newborn home, but let me just say, its by choice!   There are plenty of opportunities to sleep, but we choose not to sleep and would rather just stare at the baby in amazement!
Jordyn Skye was born July 14th at 6:19 pm.....weighing 6lbs 7oz....and measuring 18 1/2"
When i get more time, i will post more photos....so stay tuned!
In the meantime, thank you for all of the wonderful well-wishes and gifts sent to us! Jordyn is truly surrounded by the most loving friends and family ever!
Until next time............
cheers~!