Medieval Times

We celebrated Ben's birthday by going to Medieval Times tonight. It was a first time experience for both Ben and the children. 

 

Annie loved all of the food. I think she had more soup on her rather than in her. Max was not fond of eating with his hands. However, he quickly worked through that problem when they served the apple turnover.

I love how the steam was captured in this photo. So fun taking pictures!

 

I can always count on Max for a silly look. He was so excited tonight to wear his knight vest. I love his originality!

Annie was more worried about the hat messing up her hair. Yes, she is only 6 and is already worried about "the hair". God help us when adolescence hits. We are going to have our hands full!

As soon as we walked into the place, Ben notices the bar and heads to buy a beer in a memorable glass. And, the kids head to one of the vendors selling kid junk. If you are a parent you know what I mean. They had princess outfits, multiple types of swords, and a wide variety of dragon items. So, you can imagine what Max and Annie wanted. The swords were played with from the time we bought them until the time they went into time out. Yes, we have swords in time out right now.


Good times! The swords glow, lights go up and down, and there is a shiny ball that spins in the base of the sword. I thought I was going to have a seizure at one point.

Seeing all of the dragon items in the store lead Annie to think that at some point in the show there would be a dragon that appears. She asked me multiple times "mom, is this the point when the dragon comes out?". Makes sense, right?? No dragons, just dudes on horses. And, one really cool falcon that flew around the arena.

When you arrive, you are handed cards and hats that tell you what section you are sitting in, which means that is the knight you cheer on. Our knight was the blue knight. 
 
There are multiple times that they come out with small carnations to give out to the ladies. Annie was so thrilled that she was able to catch his attention and she received a red carnation, which he kissed first before throwing to her.  

She was tickled pink! She leaned over and told me that he kissed it before throwing it to her and that he loved her. Oh Lord, I am not ready for this child to be a teenager!!!

Driving home she explains to Ben and myself that because he kissed it he gave her his "Coochies". Ben quickly clarified- "Honey, I think you mean Cooties". Ben is still recovering from this slip of the tongue :)

Overall, it was a great night and a great experience. We have a beer mug, 2 swords in time out, many photos and memories to last a life time.