Renaissance Festival

Every fall the Renaissance Festival is held for 9 weeks.  It is about a mile from our house and they have a School day when area schools and home schoolers can enjoy and learn without the huge crowds and alcohol being served.  Last year Glenn was able to be home and join us but this year it was just Nathan, Mandy and I.  We enjoyed the day and hope to have Daddy with us next year.

 

 

A musician taught about Renaissance trumpets and other musical instruments. He was simply amazing.

 

 

 

A leather worker tried on the leather "caps" on the kids.  She said no self-respecting young man or maid would go outside without some kind of head gear.  They were well done and very costly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We rode horses!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These three guys were wonderful.  They were Scottish and played everything.  The boy on the right danced the whole time.  He was not part of the group but just wanted to dance. 

We also really enjoyed the joust.  The kids finally just went to the fence and watched entranced.  Of course, Nathan was full of questions including was it real?

 

 

 

 

 

                     The German Knight

The English Knight

 

 

                      The Fight

As it turned out the German Knight - Sir Otto was a dirty fighter and won.

 

 

 

 

Nathan practiced his archery and actually shot one of the balloons.

While Mandy poised with lions.

 

 

We all had a great time.