The Scottish Festival

Yesterday was the Scottish Festival!  It's my husband's favorite town festival.

We saw the parade ...

 

We also stopped by the Franklin Gem Museum.  Claire got to cut open a geode and Fiona found a special seat!

Then we headed down the street and the older three got their face painted - for free!  (Best part for Mom! lol)

Cardinal

Dinosaur

Butterfly

It was a great family day. 

Sad Day

Eloise, our sweet little kitten passed away this morning.  Eloise was super thin and we brought her in to the vet first thing yesterday because I was worried about her. She was in bad shape (and younger than we were told) I spent all day yesterday giving her droppers of water and giving her fingertips of meat baby food.  It was a houseful of tears this morning. 



Thankfully we already had a busy day planned and it helped to get everyone out of the house and busy.  

Watching a blacksmith at the Scottish Festival

Face Painting cheers anyone up

Bagpipes!

After the Scottish Festival we headed to the next town for their annual homeschool curriculum sale.  I had been putting money aside for a while and I'm glad I did!  So much great stuff!   We got there later then I meant, but it worked out great because people were starting to discount their books. 

Afterwards we went to the park for everyone to run around and play. 

Fiona making her mad face.

My beautiful butterfly - I mean Claire

Silly Fiona

It's Batman!

Renaissance Festival!

We went on the best field trip we have gone on yet!  The Carolina Renaissance Festival in Huntersville, NC!  It was so much fun and we are already planning on going next year - maybe even in costume!

Picture Overload ....

The Joust!

Minstrel

Claire loved the fairy

Eek!  A dragon got Claire!

My girl.  She chose a parasol as her souvenir. 

These ladies were SO funny!

Face painting

Rides too!

Claire with the King and Queen