Every year, my family and I try to attend the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.  It is a wonderful time, we get to 'step out' of our everyday lives and be a fantasy figure - it is like stepping back into time for one day.  We plot and fuss all year over our costumes and then when we get to the Fest, we usually try to purchase something to add to next year's costume... we shop, we drink, we dance, we flirt, we watch magicians and comedy acts.... the day always goes too fast!  Please enjoy our photographs of this year's Festival. 

2011

Gypsies CeCe and SheShe, Barbarian Isaiah, Wench Samantha, Lord Royal and Pirate Queen Dia                                         Gypsy VonSheba, SheShe and CeCe

                                                                                                                                                      Dancing at the Drum Fest

2009

This is our son, Alex, our friends Isaiah and Samantha, and our daughter Dia                    and then I got to be in the middle of this photo

Sister Gertrude took our all together photo, so we HAD to include her                      Here is the Castle before the gates to the Festival open

A close up of the King (who is looking for a Queen)                                                     Royal subjects bowing as the King walks through the gates

Samantha and Dia make new friends RIGHT away..                                                 While Alex and Isaiah go into a fencing competition

Dia finds her weapon of choice...                                                                                                                         And so does Isaiah

and uses it on Alex!!!!                                                                                                                       Alex likes this axe, so Isaiah picks a more lethal one

I got to visit my friend, Kate Greenway (best tarot reader in the world...) and pose with both Samantha and Dia

Next, I caught up with my wonderful belly dancer friend, Von!                                                     This is the Jester, Squeaker.  (Don't ask...)

My buddy Dave the Juggler                                                                                                                        We say goodbye to Dia's friend at the Gate

Time to leave :(   Already, we cannot wait until next year!!!!!