June 20th

The day before my birthday Caleb came and picked me up. I wasn't allowed to know what we were going to do or where we were going.

First he took me to lunch at Shea's Express. We both had some awesome salads.

Then we drove, and drove and drove.... Finally we parked on the side of the road and started hiking. First we went through a cornfield, and then through some woods, and then...

We arrived at a beautiful waterfall! We had fun getting our feet wet, and hiking around in the surrounding woods.

Art Museum

Father's Day weekend we visited the Museum of Art. They were just opening a new exhibit called "The Age of Armor". To celebrate the opening, there were people from the SCA (The Society for Creative Anachronism) all dressed up in medieval costume acting things out.

Our favorite activity was watching the swordfighting.

Jason took lots of pictures of all the armor. This picture is the front of a "Sallet Helmet" from the South of Germany.

This suit of armor, "3/4 Armor Cuirassier", is also from the south of Germany.

There were many weapons on display. This is a Warhammer.

Art Show

Yesterday we went to UAH to see an art show that John and his fellow students were putting on. The theme was Pacific Island--very interesting.

The roast pig

All the mountains, bushes and clouds were made of i's and eyes.

There were little tribal people all over.

Jason's Birthday

Last Friday was Jason's birthday. We celebrated by going to the Olive Garden for lunch. There was an ice cream cake with candles waiting for him at his parents that night.

Lunch at Olive Garden

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake

Because of the "Exceptional Drought" in this area we were excited to see a very little bit of rain on his birthday.

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day we celebrated Nana and Liam's birthdays in Sewanee, TN. It was beautiful up there!

Nana and Liam with Jeremiah

Our picnic was right next to the church.

Renaissance Festival continued

A wandering lute minstrel

M'lord and lady of this blog

A company of minstrels

Renaissance Festival

Memorial Day weekend was a full one for us. We went to Tennessee Renaissance Festival on Saturday. There was jousting, feasting, singing, story telling and many shops to browse. We even got to see Queen Elizabeth I.

The Queen

Jousting

One of many interesting people. You may notice that he has elf ears. Apparently there was a vendor who could make your ears grow... ;)