We made our regular visit to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival today! We hit all of our favorites. Both kids made their regular attempts at Jacob’s Ladder but it still eludes them. Cheese curds, Turtles on a stick, and a Beef Stick for me.

Family of four smiling in a selfie in front of the wooden castle gate at the Kings Dungeon attraction on a sunny day _Family selfie at the King's Gate._ Two kids standing beside large decorative medieval knight armor statues outside a shop at a Renaissance festival _Knights Guard._ Two kids climbing a tall octagonal outdoor rock wall with harnesses and ropes at a Renaissance festival, watched by a bystander in a colorful shirt. _There was a race up the climbing wall, and then Mazie and Tyler both did it again._ Child with blonde hair drawing a green recurve bow aimed at circular archery targets on a burlap backstop at a Renaissance festival _Tyler trying out the archery._ Boy winding up to throw a tomato at a colorful red and green Vegetable Justice wall booth at a Renaissance festival _Tyler likes to whip tomatoes while being insulted._ Man in shorts and sunglasses holds a sledgehammer beside a tall high-striker carnival game at a Renaissance festival _It is a tradition that I have to do the sledge hammer each year. [I dinged it!](https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/08/27/annual-tradition-at.html)_ Child with curly hair soaring high on a bungee trampoline ride at an outdoor festival, blue sky behind them _Both kids love the trampoline jumping._ Fire performer standing on an elevated platform surrounded by large flames juggling torches before a crowd at a Renaissance festival _We see Tuey everytime we go to the RenFest. He's been performing at the RenFest for 42 years! (He's 61 years old!)_