Renaissance Fair
Irwindale, CA
Just as we wrapped up our Newport Dunes trip, the girls and I headed off for a day at the Renaissance Fair. A friend of mine set us up at the school days version which is considerably less bawdy and much more child friendly.
We lathered ourselves with sunscreen and drove out to Irwindale, apparently the new home of Ren Fair. I have not been to Ren Fair in many years, the last visit ending sadly. It was during my days as a college news reporter and I lamely showed up to report Ren Fair with a cute little sundress in 60 mph winds....need I elaborate?
Anyhow, I have emotionally recovered and for my kids' sake, decided to give the fair one more try. It turned out to be a great day! The fair is HUGE and there is no way we could have accomplished all of it in one day. However, we did our best! The kids reveled in all of the activities and actors. The characters were very convincing and we enjoyed watching them interact with each other and avoiding them when they turned on us and tried to involved us in their guises. ;)
The girls jumped at the opportunity to take a ride on the giant swing and no young girl's Renaissance Fair experience is complete until you have swathed your head in a flower wreath.
We wound our way down the winding paths, learning about weaving, gambling, illuminating, spinning, iron working, and various other Medieval guilds. We eventually wound up at the jousting tournament and we became very involved in the festivities when I was chosen as the fair maiden bestowing the knight's colors on his joust. We watched as the knights battled it out, demonstrating their talents. Well, our knight in shining armor lost the match, but obliged us a picture with Nat and her friend, Amelia.
We learned so much about Medieval culture at the Renaissance Fair and we all had a great time!
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| The characters were teaching the kids how to gamble ;) |
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| Natalie signing her name for this man, for what reason, I still do not know... |
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| Learning to weave |
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| Putting the dads in their place! |
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| Katie trying her hand at archery |
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| This huge man scooped Natalie right up! Thank goodness she was okay with that! |
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| Davidson, Lewis, and Key clan |
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