Monday, October 5, 2009

Celtic Festival

A few weekends back, little man and I went to a nearby Celtic festival. It was interesting to learn a little more about the traditions, the culture, and, of course, the food. We were able to watch the games (played by the big boys), and they even offered a versions for the kids.

Little man was able to do the Caber Toss (the men tossed a huge log for distance, little man used a carpet roll):And he also got to do the Sheaf Toss, where you try to toss a weight over a high pole (using a mini hay bale instead of a 16 lb bag though). He got to pet a Scotch Highland Calf. The same one who snotted all over my arm when I walked a little too close.
I think he had a smile on his face the entire day. (Oh, and the men in kilts put a little smile on mommy's face too.)

9 comments:

mummyof6monsters said...

oooh nice kilts!And having cows in the paddock next door, I agree they are extremely snotty!

Jessie said...

Fun - love the kilts :)

kendahl a. said...

That looks like so much fun! And the kilts will put a smile on your face. :)

Kathy Campbell said...

Oh fantastic! Love me some kilts. My husband got married in a kilt. Scots are fabulous!

Michelle@lifeinawhirlwind said...

We have a festival like that around here and I keep meaning to go but never do. Looks like a great time. Except the cow snot part. Yuck!

sheila said...

Oh how FUN! We used to take the kids yearly to our Irish festival but haven't in a couple yrs. But They never had anything cool like you posted about! FUN!

Brittany and Charlie-Social Butterfly said...

How fun! And interesting I am sure!

2Wired2Tired said...

What a great cultural experience and a lot of fun too! That's neat that he was able to take part in a couple of events. It will be something he'll remember for a long time!

Lucy postpartumillness.com said...

That looked like a lot of fun. What did he think of the kilt?