Renaissance Festival

Yesterday we went on a field trip to the Renaissance Festival. We've been learning about the middle ages and the renaissance in Kiley's co-op. They meet each week and cover history, geography, art, writing, and science...all pertaining to the time period we are working on. This week, the co-op all went on this field trip. There were too many of us to stay together, so we were able to spend the day with our friends, the Morales' (or as Ashlyn says, the McAliss').

It was lots of fun to see the books come alive! We can't wait to go back next year. We saw a joust, falconry show, glassblowing demonstration and much more. There was more to see, we just ran out of time.

The girls loved it and had to dress the part (well, at least as good as they could do from the dress up box). Kiley was even swept off her feet when a "walking tree" drew a heart in the dirt for her. Ashlyn really enjoyed the joust. After the knights were knocked off their horses, they engaged in a sword fight until only one was left standing. At the end, Ashlyn turned to me and said "Mommy, they have to go to the hospital?" I have to admit, even the older kids behind us were asking if it was for real.