Nov 4th Show Pics

Black Spyral Dancer "won" the show !!

So last night we played a little joke on Alex, and I'm still laughing! His band, Black Spyral Dancer, was one of 3 (previously winning) bands who were playing the final night of the 3rd Annual Battle of the Bands here in Athens. Well, I spent the last few days convincing Alex that due to circumstances beyond everyone's control, none of us could attend his show. I said some people had to work, others were having tough times or couldn't find a sitter. He was quite pissed, I must say. Then, he found out I had a sitter for Silas - but I was taking Jake to the movies rather than watching the show cause I didn't think Jake wanted to go.


It was all a lie... and he bought it completely! So, imagine his surprise when ALL OF US showed up for the show an hour before it started. Me, his dad, Jake, Chrissy, Shannan, Amanda, Amanda's mom Lydia, and some of his friends. He was SHOCKED! And it was halarious! I'm still laughing!

Okay... so maybe it was a bit cruel. Nah.... it was totally funny!

Oh, and they placed second in what was called the closest Battle of the Bands yet! I was shocked, though, cause they really did blow the other bands out of the water. They sounded so professional and polished, and nearly all their material is original. And I heard a lot of people saying they should have won... so it wasn't just this proud mama thinking it.


But that's okay. They'll be famous someday anyway. Hopefully, sooner than later. They really are quite amazing.

((Check them out on Myspace.com and Isound.com))


Alex - lead singer
Majed - Guitar
Matt - Bass
Justin - drums

Having a great time at the show

And then we partied!

And partied some more!

It was a GREAT night! Thanks BSD!! We love ya!

A few fall Photos

My own personal superhero

Not everyone has their own personal superman... but I do! And he's a real cutie.

And though there were lots of other supermen Trick & Treatin' tonight, Silas was the only one with slicked back hair and a little curl in the front. I thought it was a good touch.

Silas LOVES dressing up as Spiderman, Superman, Batman.... But he doesn't need to pretend to be any of those fellas. He's our own SIDERMAN and he's a hero in his own right.

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4 parties in 1

Earlier this month we attended a going-away party for Billy - plus an engagement party for him and Chrissy AND a birthday party of Silas and Chrissy. Whew! And though we had a good time, we were also saddened to see Billy head off to Iraq. It's such a shame. We don't want him to go, and I know he wasn't all that thrilled either. Poor fella. Poor Chrissy.

But we kept a smile on our faces while enjoying birthday cake and stories about the kids. Silas had a great time. He turned 4 and thought the party was for him. At least he had fun.

I'll miss Billy and I do wish him the very, very best. I know some day we'll all be clued in to the reason why there is a war in Iraq - why the US is acting in such a ruthless, cruel manner. I have my own theories... and I truly hope I'm not right. Because if I am, we're all in a lot of trouble.

The sun and the moon

Such a poser

Si and I took a walk in the woods around the house today. It was fun. I had him "teach" me things that he learned about the trees, the sky, the leaves, the ferns, and so on. He was as quiet as he could be, carefully moving through the brush and around the sticker bushes - telling me to be careful and where to walk. He's a great partner to have in the woods. We've been watching survival shows on Discovery and he was telling me that I could eat bugs if I were hungry. I told him I had apples in my camera bag, but that was good to know.

Also - Silas loves to have his photo taken. Okay, in all fairness, I think all my children do. Either that, or they're so used to me capturing their every moment on film, they just pose without thinking about it.