Renaissance Fair

 A couple weekends ago, we went to the Renaissance Fair,  Todd does a lot of trash removal for the owners and they told Todd he had free tickets.  The last time we went, Abbey was an infant...three summers ago.  There wasn't a ton for their age.  But we felt that especially Adam would enjoy some of the shows.  Right in the entrance is this little well with a statue in it...here is Abbey pointing out the dragon in it :)  We then headed to the first performance, a comedy act that involved sword fighting and play fighting.  I was surprised that Abbey was really into it.  She went right to the front and sat down and I went with her.  She actually sat still for a bit...she was so into the acting!  She wanted to join them!  I snapped this photo right before she took off.  We both look goofy, but I don't have many pictures of me with my kids.  She took off for the stage.  We moved to the side and she even ran behind it.  She was entranced....I may have passed my Drama Club gene down after all!!

 On our way to the next performance, we stopped at a "museum" of torture.  Yeah, my pre-schoolers were DYING to go in.  Thankfully, they were young enough where they didn't really get it, though I kept Adam moving along because I didn't want it to have too much of an impression.  Next up, the joust.  Todd stayed up in the shade with Ellie and I took the kids close by.  They lasted quite a bit.  Adam had NO patience with it until the jousting started then he was jumping up and down saying FIGHT!  Abbey was captured when a "princess" came out.

 After awhile, when Abbey was sitting and playing in the dirt, we moved on and headed to get some lunch.  That area was packed.  Ellie was crying the kids were hungry, so Todd sat with Ellie and I took the kids to the fish and chips shop.  Now, with the three kids, I don't think too much like I used to.  I didn't hit my favorite food shops.  The steak on a stake had a wait and I knew that wouldn't fly.  The food was better than I thought it would be, but poor Ellie was upset.  I ended up taking her to the car to feed her and I left strict instructions with Todd to find Abbey a princess crown.  He did well :)  She was sporting it when I came back while they were waiting in line to ride the pirate ship.  Her patience was thin for the wait, but they were glad we did.  They LOVED it!  A guy dressed like a pirate pushes it up and down and Adam just break into laughter every time he said something.  Abbey looked a little panicky at first, but loved it soon!  Ugh, I rode it with them, but it wasn't too bad!!

Earlier in the day, Abbey had seen a fair goer dressed as Rapunzel and was entranced.  I didn't even realize it until someone else pointed it out.  We saw her again near the maze and Abbey was smitten.  She just looked at her with awe and the girl was nice enough to talk with her and Abbey was just so awestruck!  She even hugged her.  It made her whole day.  I had a fun preview of how much she will love Disney :)

 

We ended the day with the maze, my favorite part.  Todd pushed Ellie as I tried to keep sight of the other two.  They were really into solving it...I was impressed.  They solved it fairly quickly, actually.  We had a nice day and I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was a really good time for Abbey ( I knew Adam would love it!)  Upon asking, Adam said his favorite part was indeed the pirate ship!