Medeival Fair Part II

The conclusion of the sword 'sampling' we decided to check out the last place at the Medieval Fair. They had a little set up for displaying some people in traditional attire and their skills. It looked like they were just hanging out next to the fire, so we were going to pass by. Instead, they invited us in to throw spears at a hay bale (or rather lump of hay by this time in the fair) and axes at the target. Here are the boys taking their turns, which they were just thrilled with:

and the grown-ups.

Here's R taking her turn in full flight:

P hurling his spear and nailing his axe right in the middle of the target:

and daddy throwing his spear, then getting the axe to bounce off the target backwards:

Thankfully it just thumped to the ground.

Upon saying goodbye to the fair we were off to the Upper Canada Village itself. In comparison to the Medieval aspect it was a bit of a let down. The buildings were cool, but not to a 5-year-old who just saw jousting and threw a spear. The highlights did include the following:

The really big look out tower where we spent a few minutes looking for pirate ships, treasure and buried buckets of fish (trick pirate treasure that they hide when people follow any 'fake' maps that the pirates have laid out)

The really big rock that 5-year-olds can climb and then jump off of:

and the mill with huge gears in the basement

that had some really big fish in behind it.

All-in-all it was a lot of fun. The boys got to bring home big pieces of wool, which P and daddy then tried to turn into big goofy mustaches.

Are you sure that the two of us have to grow up??