Loreena McKennitt

After dropping Olwyn off for her first sleep-over at a friend's house, Brandy, Connor, and I went to see Loreena McKennitt at the Pikes Peak Center. We were hoping she would do a meet and greet somewhere before the show, but no luck. The show was great, and the musicians and their many world instruments ( the hurdy-gurdy is my new favorite ) were super tight. After the show, we went for a late dinner and then started home. I had read on her site that she signs autographs and the like at the stage door after her shows, so we chanced it and drove by. Sure enough, there was a crowd of about 10 people around herself!
We parked and ran over. Connor was super excited to meet her, and she was very gracious. We were the last people there and it was quite windy, so she pulled us inside to converse and snap a couple photos. It was, for Connor, the best possible ending ever ( even better than ice cream! ).

Connor's Joke

Says Connor:

Hey, dad, why was the water molecule at the top of the glass so nervous? Because he had so much surface tension!

Connor's First Fish!

Connor and I went up to Happy Meadows on the South Platte for a few hours, and he caught a rainbow! I was about 10 yards away when he started yelling his head off, and his rod had the telltale bow. I rushed over to help him land it, but all I really did was hold the net as he guided it in. Did I mention that this was his first day on the river with a fly rod?