Renaissance Festival

I have totally fallen behind on the postings, so I guess I'd better start catching up! Back in the beginning of March, Isaac and I went up to the Renaissance Festival. Paul couldn't go this year, too much homework and studying to do...As usual, Isaac created some ensemble out all hiss various mom-made costumes. We make the Renaissance Festival and all day event, Isaac tried lots of rides and games, I focused on the food. On the right is Isaac after completing the joust, one of his favorite rides.
Another of Isaac's annual favorites is the bow and arrow. In fact, this year he liked it so much that he spent the remainder of his Christmas money to buy a bow and arrow to bring home. At home he sets up a cardboard box and shoots his arrows into it. For some reason, the booth where the bow and arrow target practice is always has the best light for awesome pictures with super cool shadows. I particularly like this pictures because of the focused look on his face and how his mouth is working so hard to help him string the arrow.
Naturally hitting the climbing wall is a must. In previous years Isaac took his boots off, but this year, despite them being a little too big and quite awkward on the wall, he kept them on and still made it to the top. There is a little dragon at the top of the wall that you're supposed to tap when you get all the way up, but I think the bells at the gym are better. Isaac loves to get up there just to ring that bell.





I always knew there were elephant, camel and llama rides at the Renaissance Festival, but had never actually found them. This year in our search to find the bow and arrow booth, we came across the animal rides. Since Isaac was using his own money at this point for more rides and games, he opted for the camel ride since it was cheaper than the elephant ride. It's amazing, now that I have started making Isaac use his own money to buy things he has been so much more frugal! And since his birthday and Christmas are almost six months apart it's pretty easy to let him know that that money needs to last him since mommy won't be buying him anything in between.