Is there any doubt about AJ's favorite part of the Renaissance Faire? Watching the knights joust, of course. This year it was Sir Steven for who we were rooting. And I'm happy to say, he proved victorious.
Never mind that the "joust" included a few choreographed moves reminiscent of something you'd see in the WWF. (As they moved from jousting to hand-to-hand sword fighting, one of the knights stood on the back of his horse and then jumped down on the other knight, using an arm-bar type move. Really? Were they going for the over-the-top cheesy effect, or were they hoping people didn't notice the similarity to a wrestler leaping from the top rope into the ring.)
Regardless, AJ was thrilled. And thankfully he hasn't tried copying the move. Earlier in the day, he happily made friends with a few other young squires he found while the rest of us were finishing our lunch.
The adult in the photo below, who I suspect may have been enjoying a few alcoholic beverages before challenging the boys to a battle, quickly realized she had bitten off more than she could chew. I wonder if she has much experience with young boys because she grossly underestimated their enthusiasm and intensity.
We skipped the pony rides this year, due to the cost of everything else. But did let AJ try one game in the children's area. It involved a type of catapult game, and AJ, let's just say, struggled with it a bit. The first two times he brought the mallet down to fire off the ball, he missed the mark and smacked the side of his knee instead. That's when Jeff stepped in to help.
A post script of sorts... as we'd been driving to the festival, we'd told the kids we were simply taking them to a surprise. Clearly the kids enjoyed the surprise. Just last night, Sydney asked, "Mommy, some day can we go back to the surprise?"
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