We were abnormally busy as family yesterday! Alice was invited to Melony's birthday party, which fed into Gizzardfest. So, she was the first out the door, at 11am, ready to stay until 7pm!
Emily was also invited to Gizzardfest with her friend Ella, so we dropped her off en route to the faire, and she was also planning to stay until 7ish!
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At the faire, we were welcomed with a map and a quest! Then we were able to meet up with the Cornishes at a show.
William oscillated between wanting to participate and not wanting to. Going into seventh grade is hard!
The twins did all of the quests!
So that no one had to carry the flowers, I braided them into the girls' hair.
Apparently 'short people have more magic' so the twins go to help carry the magical artifact!
Training their pet rock.
We had a lovely shady spot for the joust. It was really well done!
Not only was the show enjoyable, but the jousting pole pieces were collected and passed out as souvenirs (how creative!) and then you could have the jousters sign your piece! The knights ran five times and it was pretty much a tie!
For some of the quests, they gave you actual artifacts to carry, and those were the most stressful, because they felt like the most pressure to get it done fast!
During the final quest, the kids all fought the 'dark side.'
But they were invited to swap sides, because the dark side 'has cookies.' Natalie got this awesome action shot of William!
William with his ill gotten gains.
Once the final quest ended, it was nearing five, and we were all tired, and kind of ready to go, but we said goodbye to the Cornishes, and walked around for another hour, biding our time until we could go collect the big girls!
The twins found some elf ears that they liked. I told them that now they match Alice!
It was a good time, and definitely scratched that Ren Faire itch without the drive or the lines! The weekend changed from the last time we went, so I don't think it's consistent enough to add to the schedule right now, but maybe we can aim to make it every other year!
later days
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