Renaissance Festival

So we took the kids to the Renaissance Festival on Aug 25th. Spencer was excited- the history buff you know. He really didn't know what to expect and this was our first time too. Next time we will be able to plan the day better but we still had some fun. My sister-in-law Lindsay was dancing there so we were able to spend some time with her and my brother David as well.



Among the things we saw --- some Highland Games, Lindsay and others doing Highland dancing, some jousting, a juggling show and other displays.



Elephants? Are they part of that time? I don't know but how many times do you get a chance to ride one- even if it is only around in a small circle. Jenna and Nate were all over that.

King of the Log.
They were supposed to each take a bag and with one arm behind your back - try to knock the other person off the log. Spencer won all of the matches but Jenna got some shots in too.





Weapons- an intriguing part that the boys were not able to pass up. Nate and my brother had fun trying to throw axes. Their form needs a little work.




Spencer tried out the crossbow and didn't do too bad for his first time. There are 4 arrows there- Apparently they didn't feel the need to post up new papers until the other ones fell apart. He was aiming for inside a star and came really close on one of his shots.




We arrived later in the afternoon and there were several things that happened earlier in the day that maybe we will catch another time. We were all happy with the day and ready to go home afterwards.