Where else but at the Renaissance Festival can you find fairies, burlies and jousting, all in one place?

Our family managed to spend 7 hours there on Saturday. We listened to singers. We heard and saw silly actors and actresses in various hijinks. We yelled "huzzah!" upon request.

The girls got special facepainting and we ran into one of Lindsey's friends there, which was lots of fun.

We made a special purchase for both the girls of a Renaissance dress, which both of them plan to use in various ways as Halloween costumes. They spun and twirled around all day long, glowing under the compliments of passersbys who said how beautiful they were.

What a wonderful way to spend the first Saturday in October.