Friday, March 11, 2011

The Arizona Renaissance Festival

The last time I visited the Renaissance Festival was the spring of 1994. My shorts were short, my Nike's were white & my hair was straight & parted in the middle. But the only thing that seemed to be different nearly 15 years later at this grand festival... was me. I guess that's the nostalgia of the Renaissance. It's a magical place stuck somewhere in time, unchanged, in which we can go & visit for a short time.

Husband & I thought it would be a fun & "out of the box" family experience to take the kids to this seasonal 30-acre village.
Well it was. We chowed on bread bowls & cold brews, bought mythical crafts, laughed at the acrobat comedians, chatted with the village folk, got sprinkled with fairy dust, watched a jousting tournament & shouted for our favorite knight, pet day old lambs, rode the butterfly rides, the dragon slide & jumped on the ginormous trampoline apparatus. Phew... I'm just tired writing it... you can imagine my pregnant exhaustion after the entire hullabaloo.

So although a bit more cleavage may have been seen than I'd like (especially by Son) & some interesting folks came out of the woodwork in the later hours...
it was well worth it.

My only regret is not splurging on a
turkey leg. Son would have LOVED it.

Grainy.... I know.

The kids' favorite part - Twig the Fairy. She reaches in her pouch, hands them a star, glass stone & sprinkles their hands with fairy dust. It was magical.

She mesmerized Dot by playing her flute.

My knight & princess



Don't let go Dad. Hhhhheavy!

The Dragon slide was a thumbs up!



That's just awesome.

Royalty.

The car ride home.

Nighty night.

Can't wait until next year!

With one more knight of course.

2 comments:

  1. How fun! I've never been before. Looks like you guys had a great time. I loved that you dressed up the kids, I bet they loved that. I love the pictures with the fairy! :)

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  2. so awesome! I know, we haven't gone since our first year anniversary. -We totally did it on our week anniversary excursion and had a BLAST! I love the dressing up idea. Totally CUTE! -You look fab, my dear!

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