Ren Fest - photo heavy. really heavy

I love going to KC Ren Fest.  we go every year.  it's amazing.  we have such a good time.

here are a couple pictures from this year so far.

mad jack and pumpkin seeds

aunt jo

shy bam and mommy

mad jack getting ready to attack

mad jack and barbossa

the first mermaid

second mermaid

third mermaid in water

Knottical Vessels.  pirate central.  where we all hang out when we're there

camera shy Jenna is camera shy

Barbossa and 10

Barbossa and 10, again.

Bam took this picture.  

also took this picture of daddy

 

hanging out

jumping around

it was highland games weekend.  yummy.

Rumplestiltskin

more Knottical Vessles

the Horn Guy

awesome little scottsman

Bam and Lois

ice cream cookie

is a little messy

but delish.

Lizzard and Lois

Lois and Daddy

awwwww

best.  onesie.  ever

bam started joining random groups of people to chat

playing with new friends

more friends

so cute

"mommy, i'm happy"

he kept trying to "work" at Uncle Wildman's shop

these guys were so awesome with Bam.  

they were amazing

even sword fought

all his new friends

Capt'n Jack Marrow

Mad Jack and Capt'n Jack

filled with attitude ;)

Uncle Wildman

the Jester

the monster cannibal spider

the other monster spider.  i thought it was going to kill me

Uncle Jeremy and Mad Jack

shy Jenna is still shy

fire dancers

really awesome fire dancing

the amazing Goldtooth pottery, giving Bam a tattoo

Pirate Phil

Joe

"back stage" with some of the actors

my feet by the end of the day.  i think i need a pedicure.

Beer and Yoga

my yoga practice has been suffering.  like painful, teary suffering.  but i bought a headband today to keep my frizzy, humidity driven hair out of my face, and once i got my hair out of my eyes, i saw my yoga mat in the corner.  it looked so sad that i just had to do a sun salutation.

ouch.

but that sun salutation turned into another.  and tree pose.  then triangle.  another sun salutation with cat/cow thrown in.  and child pose.  table top.  lying twist.  and shavasana.  oh how i love shavasana.  it's kinda fun to feel every vertebrae click into place.  makes ya feel alive.  

and i now realize just how much i missed my yoga practice.  and how much i need it.  my (not inconsiderable) muscles just FEEL better when they are stretched.  i feel more centered.  more like myself.  my awesome, awesome self.

so i've made a deal with my awesome, awesome self.  

a little back story here.....  i love pumpkin beer.  ok, i'll be honest, i love pumpkin ANYTHING!  but i especially love pumpkin beer.  and now that it's available (damn seasonal beers, i curse you.  a pox on your family) i've started stocking up.  but i'm not going to let myself have one until i've done at least a sun salutation, a balance, an inversion, and a twist pose.  this way i can give myself a reward until the act of the yoga becomes a habit, rather than an inconvenience.  so send good yoga thoughts.

and send beer.  

lots and lots of beer.