Two Saturdays ago, Brett, Sarah, Justin, and I ventured to the quaint town of Brewton, Alabama to see Robert Earl Keen. He was actually head-lining for the Oakridge Boys, but Keen is the one we wanted to see. To the dismay of a few, we didn't even stay for the Oakridge Boys. It was a very fun day. We left around noon, to be sure we got good seats (it was first come first serve), and boy did we ever. When we got there, I don't think there was anyone under the age of 50 there (no offense to those half a century and older), but that just helps describe the crowd. We also weren't sure if any of them even knew who Robert Earl Keen was, and a few of you may be asking yourself the same thing, but once he started singing, Brett found and sang to the "lone" 50-something lady who knew of and loved Robert Keen. :+) Although Brett's kareoke style singing was entertaining, I actually think everyone in back of us was VERY ready for us to leave. ;+] BTW: For those who don't know, Robert Earl Keen is a Texas songwriter who is very popular in Texas, and in many, mostly southern college towns!
Since he wasn't singing until 6, and were were there 5 hours early, Sarah and I took advantage of the beautiful day, and close proximity to the down-town area, and we made our way into a few of the shops. We really fell in love with the town. A friend of mine (who is from a town very close to Brewton) had said there was little there, so our expectations were very low. We were pleasantly surprised at what we found, and Sarah and I plan to take a "girls day" and make a trip back!
Brett, getting "set-up" and ready for an afternoon of waiting and listening to various head-liners. These ain't your parent's ol' lawn chairs!
Sarah, before we decided to head out and "explore" the town.
Brett and Justin waiting for "the show" to begin. Although they don't look like it, they are having a great time! :+)
I think if Brett could have joined the Robert Earl Keen band that night, he would have!
Brett and Justin, enjoying the very chilly night air, while listening to, The road goes on forever and the party never ends! The look on Brett's face... tells it all!!
One can certainly tell by the way things are getting greener, and the fact that we're seeing fewer and fewer "chilly" days, that spring is here. These pictures were taken on March 15th. Many times I'd seen pictures of babies sitting in flower pots, and I knew that when I had a little girl, I wanted to do the same with her. I'd found the flower headband, and all I needed was the pot, which my mom was able to provide. At the time of the photo, Ayla was still at the stage where she wasn't quite sure what was on her head and that she even had the ability to remove it. Since then, she became quite interested first in the hats my parents would wear. My dad would let her take his hat off, and then he'd put it on her and she'd quickly remove it. Since then, she's become a lot less naive about the articles placed on her head. :+] Since it was also close to St. Patrick's Day (also Ayla's Grandpa Ken's birthday) and Easter, I'd also picked up a shamrock headband, and my mom and Sarah brought me the bunny ears one afternoon. The weather was relatively warm that "picture day," and she was quite patient with me. :+] 
I think at this point she finally became curious as to what she was sitting in. :+]
This is a smile/smirk she does often. It looks so ornery to me.
I really love these close-up shots. :+]
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Because we've not taken many pictures of Ayla and Baylie together, we decided to pull Baylie over to see if we could capture a moment. This picture shows clearly why we try to keep Baylie at least a "tongue's distance" away from Ayla. Ayla has learned to anticipate the licks and gets prepared before Baylie's tongue even makes it to her. :+}
Brett was talking to both of them, which made for a great shot of both! 
