This year's family portrait

**Nighthawk** · 7th August 10, 07:24 PM

Our professional family portrait every year is taken at the Renaissance Festival.

You know you're a festival family when...

........Your children took their first steps at faire
........Your children has lost 4 of 5 baby teeth on faire grounds
........Your children know all Albannach and Seven Nations (both old and new!) songs (or any ren band) by heart
........On your birthday you've had a sword duel held in your honor
........Your children have more aunts and uncles than you can count (The Renaissance Scots!)
........Your son comes home from school and changes into his Highland shirt and grabs his bow to go play
........Your children know every verse to drunken sailor
........for numerous weekends you have the luxury of perfectly behaved children because of one simple line "if you don't act right you wont go to festival this weekend"! (Works best with my son- he's an apprentice blacksmith and gets to show off his skill to all the girls at festivals!)
........you've ever had your children tell you you're the worst mom/dad ever because you went to a faire without them.
........Your 10 year old nephew asks for a cutlass sword and pirate skull bracers for his birthday (and Uncle Nighthawk obliges, in spite of the fact that Mommy and Daddy think festivals, acting, singing, costuming, et all, are ridiculous and unmanly, and discourage us as much as possible!)
........Your children's teachers call you and ask you to talk to your child about his use of a Scottish accent when answering questions in class.
........the only professional pics you have of your kids are in garb
........your kids accept anyone no matter what their nationality, they overlook mental and physical disabilities and they don't care what people are wearing!
.........The happiest memories we've made with our kids have been spending weekends performing at or visiting a festival!

**Bugbear** · 7th August 10, 07:43 PM

**The Vicar** · 7th August 10, 09:44 PM

Great photo.....then again I would never say anything less with the bow in your daughter's hand.

Thanks for sharing.

Robert

**Nighthawk** · 7th August 10, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by The Vicar

Great photo.....then again I would never say anything less with the bow in your daughter's hand.

Thanks for sharing.

Robert

That's my son...

The Denver Vikings have been threatening to kidnap him for 2 years now.

**Bugbear** · 7th August 10, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

That's my son...

The Denver Vikings have been threatening to kidnap him for 2 years now.

Raven medicine.

**Ancienne Alliance** · 7th August 10, 10:54 PM

Grrrreat shot !

best,

robert

**The Vicar** · 8th August 10, 07:48 AM

My apologies Nighthawk to you and your family.

I live in a red neck town and haven't seen long hair on male for quite sometime.

Again, I my apologies for these old eyes.

Robert : o

**Nighthawk** · 8th August 10, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by The Vicar

My apologies Nighthawk to you and your family.

I live in a red neck town and haven't seen long hair on male for quite sometime.

Again, I my apologies for these old eyes.

Robert : o

No offense taken at all! The mistake is actually pretty common! He's stoked that his voice is changing and that he'll be able to grow a beard soon, so people will stop making that mistake!

I do give him a lot of credit for having the self esteem to be able to stick it out and keep his chin up!