Sunday, March 23, 2014

Weekend at the Ren Fair(e?)

This weekend we went to a Renaissance fair. The Sherwood Forest Faire is located about 50 minutes east of us, and I do like a good Ren fair, so we decided to check it out. Turns out it's WAY bigger and cooler than I thought it would be. Huge area, hundreds of vendors...we didn't even get to see all the stuff there was to see.

They had a petting zoo! I liked that part a lot. Two petting zoos in two weeks! I must be doing something right with my life. This one had a camel, which was nice and soft, and a little small. There were some pot-bellied pigs, too. Tiny and adorable. I liked checking out the vendors, too. Enough costuming to choke a moose, but I didn't pick any of it up. I don't actually have much of a use for it, and I'd feel a bit of a faker walking around with a cool knife or sword without having the rest of the garb to go with it. Same with tankards. Cool, but I don't drink enough. Anyway, there was a lot of artistry going on all over the place.

Tyler liked all sorts of stuff. He spent a good long time playing in the dirt, which was pretty great. We also got to see a falconry demonstration, archery, fire eating (with real fire!) and a glass blower. Not to mention all the people in costumes. Tyler liked the costumes, lamenting that he didn't have one of his own. One of the vendors was selling a child-sized set of leather armor. I considered it.

Roughly 5 weeks until baby Casey arrives. She's had a couple episodes of seriously intense kicking that seems to go on for a really long time. I wonder what she's doing in there?


-N

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