We went to the Renaissance Festival. I have never been. I thought it was going to be a lot of booths and tents and a few buildings. I had no clue just how big it was! And it was SO much FUN! The kids loved it! I had a blast! And they had some special Halloween things for the kids! Next year I would love to go with just Levi so we can enjoy more shows and look through the booths. It was fun to go with the kids and enjoy it with them!
Here we are at the entrance!
The kids staring amazed at the stilt walker.
The king and spider queen!
Granny and Grandpa came too! Granny said she would dress up, so I thought, "I will be a good sport and dress up too!" I had a medieval dress in my costume box, so I threw that on. Granny backed out... haha! So I was the only adult in our group dressed up and once I saw the amazing outfits of all the performers I felt a little silly in my cheap crushed velvet costume in a bag outfit. But, I have now decided I must get me a better outfit for the festival. I will be checking out Ebay ;)!
Mother Goose! She had a duck and 2 geese. The white goose she holds naturally leans it's head over and gives you a hug. It is the sweetest thing.
Jovie was in love! She has been all about "ducklings" lately!
I thought this spiders web looked so pretty with the dew on it! The man and lady at the booth it hung from named it and everything!
For Halloween the kids could go to every booth and "trick or treat"! They loved it!
A glass artist. 
I thought this sign was cute, I had to take a pic.
The first street performer we stopped to see. He is the ambassador to the fairies. Not a very good magician, but a really good character actor.
Waiting for the first show to start. When they say a show is "LC" (loose cannon), that means do not bring the kids! They assured us it would be more "kid friendly", but, it was pretty bad. The problem is we were on the front row with 11 people, getting up and leaving would have made us the center of the jokes and/or made a scene. It wasn't THAT bad, but it was not good either.
The Queen and princesses at the joust. I forgot to take more pictures, but it was a lot of fun to watch!
The cow at the petting zoo! Callie was obsessed with it and stood at the fence and stared at it for the longest time.
Callie and her grandpa!
Callie and Jovie ran right through a street performers show just to get to this horse!
Geoff the Gypsy. He juggles and balanced torches. He was hilarious too! So much fun! 
He picked Silas as his little helper. And yes, your eyes are not deceiving you. That is Silas holding a sickle, a knife, and a fire torch.
He told Silas it was his job to catch him. The funny thing is, Silas put out his arms and was very willing to catch him.
Juggling the torch, sickle, and knife while spinning plates on his hat.
Then he gave Silas the job to pass around the hat. Which again, he did willingly without questioning or looking insecure.
Geoff the Gypsy and his little helper Silas!
But then the kids were getting tired! Look at Callie's tired eyes!
Yep, they were tired, but they had a great time!
We will be back next year!
5 comments:
Yay! We're going to one near Houston on Black Friday and your post is getting me excited for it. Good thing, too, because I need to get started on modifying outr costumes. We've always gone to another one in Apr/May and the weather is going to be a lot cooler for this one.
The faire was great fun. It was fun to be with your family.
Looks great!! I love the pictures of Silas helping.
WOW! That looks like so much fun! I'll have to try it out again sometime. I went when I was like 10, but I still remember that I loved it.
Oh, I could have told you what to expect! Most festivals tend to be on the PG-13 side, but they are making efforts to make some kid friendly areas.
Don't feel embarrassed about what you wore. The professionals invest a lot of time and money into their garb, as do the hard core festival folk (the people who get season tickets and use them). If this is a good faire, then they'll recognize the courage and effort it takes to dress up, especially for newcomers. I'll bet most of the other people attending wished they had dressed up as you did.
Acts you need to see if you get a chance to go again this season:
Don Juan and Miguel: I've seen these guys for 15 years and it is still great!
Zilch the Torysteller: Funny, but you have to listen closely.
The Ded Bob Sho: funny stuff
Cast in Bronze: Beautiful music; my brother always wanders off when the play.
If you see The Rogues, definitely go. I think Blackmore's Night was also there this past weekend.
OK, I need to blog about our trip in April. Seriously.
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