Renaissance Fair 2015

A few weekends ago we headed out to the Renaissance Festival with our good friends the Padgetts. I had never been, and James hadn't been since he was a child. It was a lot of fun! There were so many neat things to see. My favorite (which of course I didn't get ANY picture or video of, as I was nursing Maddie during the show) was the ... dang, I forgot what they were called. The acrobats who balance on each other and juggle. They were VERY talented! I would have been terrified to do any of the tricks they did. We even caught a glimpse of the last show of the day, where they juggle with fire. Yikes!! It was awesome to watch though. :) We saw a jousting tournament, glass blower, torture dungeon, and a falconer as well. It was really neat!

Not amused by my picture taking. And I have no idea why there is a red spot on her head. We never figured that one out.

Maddie had the best seat in the house!

Is it naptime yet?

This bookshop was SO. COOL. They had tons of old books and the decor was really fascinating as well.

Toy shop! They sold all wooden toys. We bought Mads a pink airplane, because airplanes.

The knight we were supporting in the joust. And the wenches cleaning the dust off him? I'm not sure what their job is actually...

Dungeon! We thought it was going to look like a dungeon, maybe a torture chair or something. Nope. Big mistake. They had all the torture devices and dummies showing you how they were used. Gave me the heebie jeebies!

There was AC though. That was nice.

Glass blower. This was a really neat demonstration! Glass blowing is a true art form, that's for sure.

Falconry.

She LOVED the birds and the falconer.

Stop taking my picture, Mom! I'm talking to the birds right now!