I was amazed by how much Isaac remembered of what games and rides there were at the Renaissance Festival. Jacob's Ladder was one that Isaac distinctly remembered and wanted to try. If you follow the pictures down you'll see the typical progression of what happens when people try Jacob's Ladder. The goal is to use only your hands and feet to climb this ladder that goes to one rope at each end.
Sounds so simple, and the worker at the booth demonstrated over and over how to do it. But at the end of the day when we went by again so Paul could give it a try, I asked the guy if anyone had done it all day. He told me that no one had. Needless to say, neither Isaac nor Paul were successful. But if Paul had more than three tries he may have done it.
Luckily, as you can see from the pictures, Isaac didn't mind falling in the hay. Our parental concerns that he'd be bummed that he couldn't do it were put to rest quickly by the huge smile on his face. Love it!
For Isaac this was the ultimate. Last year he wanted to do it so badly, but we discovered it after we'd already spent our miserly amount allotted for the day. His desire was not at all diminished by a year of waiting! For me, these are absolutely my current favorite pictures of him. I love how the light is coming across them and lighting up his hair. I also love the focus and intent in his eyes, and you can actually see the tunic I made. 
As many of you know, we have recently made some positive financial changes which mean we are using our money more effectively and carefully. That means we have to say "no" to a lot of stuff we used to say "yes" to. But we are also able to save for special occasions like the Renaissance Festival where we get to say "yes" to most everything. I like our new way so much better!
