The Folk Festival

This past weekend Richmond had it's yearly Folk Festival. The Folk Festival has all different styes of music and food. There are also crafts, and other fun activities for kids.

I went to listen to Rosanne Cash, who is the daughter of the country music legend Johnny Cash. It was so awesome hearing her sing not only her own songs, but also some classic country songs. She was really good!

Although I went to hear Rosanne, a band named 'Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band' was my favorite performance. I absolutely love jazz music (Nat 'King' Cole, Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, etc..) and I throughly enjoyed listening to them.

My Current Favorite Music

So, my music taste is extremely eclectic. I have everything from Country to R&B/ Soul on my iPod. I like so many different genres because I enjoy hearing different ways of playing and singing music.

Some of my favorite songs are:

1.) 'Beautiful Things' by Gungor

2.) 'Your Love Is A Song' by Switchfoot

3.) 'Teardrops On My Guitar' (Radio Single Remix) by Taylor Swift

4.) 'Only Jesus' by Sovereign Grace Music

5.) 'Haven't Met You Yet' by Michael Buble

6.) 'Seasons of Love' from The Broadway show 'Rent' (I don't like the show, just the song)

7.) 'If I Ain't Got You' by Alicia Keys

8.) 'Still, My Soul, Be Still' by Keith and Kristyn Getty

9.) 'Georgia On My Mind' by Michael Buble

10.) 'I Never Knew Love' by Doug Stone

Once Upon A Time Season 2 Has Begun!

Tonight ABC started the second season of Once Upon A Time (my favorite show).

Last season the show was a total success due to it's amazing storyline and never ending twists and turns.
Here's the promo for the first season:

The show is about famous fairytale characters (Snow White, Prince Charming, Rumpelstiltskin, Red Riding Hood, etc...) who are under a curse and have been brought into our world, live in a town named Storybrooke in Maine, and have forgotten who they are. The fairytale characters are under a curse that was created by the Evil Queen, who is the Mayor of Storybrooke. The curse is in full effect until her adopted son, Henry, finds his biological mother and her back to Storybrooke because he is the only one who is aware of the curse and is not affected by it because he is not a fairytale character. Henry's biological mother's name is Emma, and Emma turns out to be the only hope of breaking the curse because... well you'll just have to watch the show to find out. I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

This show also has some really talented actors and actresses. Just to name a few:

                                  Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/ Mary Margaret Blanchard

                                                  Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/ David

                                          Lana Parrilla as The Evil Queen/ Mayor Regina Mills

                                                       Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan

                                                          Jared Gilmore as Henry Mills

 Robert Carlyle as Rumpelstiltskin/ Mr. Gold

In my opinion, each of these roles are perfectly cast. These actors and actresses are very good at embodying their characters and in embodying their characters they make their characters believable.

I have been waiting the whole summer for Once Upon A Time to return with it's second season

Here's the promo for season two:

The first episode met my expectations, I thought that the script was very well done. Tonight's episode already introduced the audience to some new characters and ended in a completely unexpected way. I can't until I can tune in next week and see what happens.

A Day in the Mountains.

Yesterday two of the older kids and I took a trip with my grandparents and two uncles to see my other uncle who lives in Lexington, VA. We left at 8:00 in the morning and didn't get there until fifteen minutes before his 11 o'clock service started. The drive was really enjoyable, it was very fun talking with my grandparents and enjoying the scenery while listening to some good music. It was one of my favorite parts of the whole day.

This is a picture that I took while on the highway.

My uncle is a pastor of two different historical churches in Lexington (one has an early service, one has a late service). We visited the smaller of the two churches and there was a church picnic after the service. We all had a very nice day. I really enjoyed spending time with my uncle, aunt, and my older cousin.

Piano Season Begins

I've been playing piano for about 3 years now and it's one of my favorite hobbies. Piano season is a very busy time for me. I practice 5 days of the week for at least 45 minutes each day. My brother, sister and I are taught by the sweetest lady. We adore her. She is always encouraging us and is such a great teacher. I have learned so much from her. 

My songs this year are all very challenging and I'm enjoying them immensly. I am learning one song from each period of music. The four main periods of music are:

Baroque (1600 - 1750)
Classical (1750- 1830)
Romantic (1830- 1940s)
Modern (1940s - Present)


The two pieces that I learn the best out of all four will end up being my end of the year recital pieces. 

My baroque piece is by Bach and is called "Prelude 1"

                                          

My classical piece is titled "Sonata K.545 - 1st Mov." by Mozart. 

My romantic piece is called "Of Foreign Lands and People" and is written by Schumann.

My modern piece is titled "Dawn" and is from the 2005 film version of Pride and Prejudice.

The Great Wolf Lodge

On Tuesday my family and I headed out to Williamsburg for some fun at the Great Wolf Lodge. Great Wolf Lodge is one of the largest indoor water parks in the U.S. It's a very popular getaway for Richmond families. For a few weeks every year, Great Wolf offers discounted rooms for homeschool families.

When we arrived, the older kids were beaming with excitement. but the younger two hardly even remembered the lodge from the last time we were there.

After a few minutes of warming up to a huge room with kids and water all over the place, they quite enjoyed themselves.

What I really like about Great Wolf is that there is something for everyone in the family to do. My parents and us older kids enjoy the bigger rides like the Howlin' Tornado. 

While the younger kids can enjoy the Totem Towers water slides.

What about the baby, you might ask? He just loved being held the whole time, and enjoyed the attention he got from people passing by.

We had so much fun spending time together as a family and are looking forward to the next time we can visit the lodge.

Let me introduce myself....

My name is Kara, I am 19 years old and the oldest of six siblings (hence the title).

Let me introduce you to my sweet brothers and sisters...

These are four of my younger siblings and I. My fifth sibling was born after this photo was taken. Here's a picture of the newest addition to our family. A sweet baby boy....

This blog will be my life in a nutshell. I'm going to write about my interests, beliefs, post pictures of my family, and sometimes tell a story about something that happened that week.

I hope that people read my blog and enjoy it's content.