At Ye Olde Faire

The whole family and a few friends went to the KY Renaissance Faire, a favorite of the kids.  There were a lot of new games and attractions there this year, and the weather was beautiful. This was Joshua’s first fair and Sarah’s first where she could actually walk around and enjoy it.

We got to play, see a few shows and even enjoy the Tournament (complete with Jousting)!

It was also fun to see all of the people dressed up in various costumes.  There were faries and pirates and knights and priests all over the place!

Adoption Picnic

Every year for the past few years, we go to the annual Adoption Assistance picnic.  They are the agency that helped us with both adoptions, and we love to go there and talk to the friends we have made at the agency and among the adoptive families.  Julie and her staff are more like family at this point.

The children had great fun as usual, riding the ponies, bouncing in the inflatable and getting their faces painted.  Can’t wait till next year!

Gallopalooza 2009

Kentucky is pretty much the horse capitol of the planet, and lots of things have grown up around the Kentucky Derby and horse racing in general.  One of those things is Gallopalooza which is an ongoing event where artists paint (and otherwise adorn) statues of horses all around town.  For 2009, they are adding 132 more statues to the program and they will be displayed all around town.  The kids had fun getting their faces painted and doing the horse scavenger hunt, while Mommy and Daddy loved looking at all of the different artwork on display.

For more, you can check out the Gallopalooza Flikr site.