Celtic Fling

Traffic was backed up on the turnpike, so it took use 2 hours to get to the Faire grounds - a trip that usually takes twenty-thirty minutes. But though we were annoyed, it barely put a damper on the day.




Elijah took the wooden practice sword Lee bought him at the Faire last year. It stayed in my purse for most of the day, but he and Livvy enjoyed "sparring" while we watched "Enter the Haggis" on the chess board stage. If you think they look dirty here, you should have seen them by the end of the day.



Olivia is still wearing the beads Nana bought her at Jubilee day. They went so beautifully with her princess dress. I loved wearing my dress, too. Elijah felt a little left out that he didn't have a kilt like Daddy. Olivia's initial reaction to the kilt: "Ooh, Daddy, you're a princess!" I am not sure if Lee heard that or not, but I quickly corrected her - "No, Liv, Daddy's a warrior." "He's a princess mom." "He's a warrior, Liv." "Oh.... you're a Wardior, Daddy!"

There were so many guys wearing kilts there that Lee ended up feeling great about it - he's even going to get one of those awesome "Real Men Wear Kilts" shirts *swoon* I did NOT get a picture of him in the kilt, but he promises I will, soon. I think he is a little proud of it, now. YAY!

Jon came, too. He needed some Lee-time. He enjoyed the day almost as much as we did. He really enjoys the musical acts and the comedy. At the end of the day, when I was debating whether or not to take Boo to mass the next day (yes, I admit it, I mused out loud on purpose to annoy Jon), Boo enthusiastically invited Jon to join us. "Jon, you should come to Mass with us. It's very, very fun. We pray and we sing..." Yeaup, my fearless four year old, I love him so much :) Jon, of course, pretended not to hear him, then invited him to VBS at their church, instead. Yeah, I'm soooo going to drive to Hershey for a Vacation Bible School. Nice try, Jon!



It was a WONDERFUL day!!! During the closing concert, the kids just about fell asleep on me and hurt my back and arms, but basically they were really good all day. I am proud of them. We had so much fun.