Both Erin and Jeff got dressed up for the faire. Jeff insisted on wearing his knight costume (even though it was in the mid-90s). Erin had a few other options and chose a little butterfly/fairy costume with wings. Then she added her flower crown and was the belle of the ball.
One of the first things we did when we got there was attend a privateering course. The kids learned what it took to be privateers on the high seas. At the end of the talk they got to work together to a sea chanty and pull "Sir Frances Drake" to safety on a big heavy wooden sled. It was great to see them work together on something so simple.
Then we stumbled across a roaming magician. There weren't a lot of other folks around so he did some special tricks just for the kids. He used each of them as assistants as well. Jeffrey was immediately taken with him. As we know, the boy makes friends very quickly. This magician soon became Jeffrey's best friend. Every time we'd bump into him throughout the day he'd ask the magician to do a special trick. Jeff also made sure we didn't miss his stage show where....you guessed it...Jeffrey was chosen to be on stage for a trick. He had coins coming out of his ears!!!
Erin really enjoyed the children's area. She got to meet the queen and participate in a fashion show. There was some bubbles to blow, games and dress-up clothes, and even a woman helping teach how to make a rag doll. The highlight of Erin's day was getting her hair braided. She really wanted her face painted, but the face painter wasn't there that day. So she got a beautiful headband braid put into her hair. It lasted almost a week before we decided to take it out.
All in all it was a great day with special friends. We hope we'll be able to go back next year. And Mr. Magician had better be there as well...
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