Last Thursday we were able to go to a place called Medieval Times in Duluth, GA. We had seen it many times, but never could afford to take our entire family there. Well, we had been reading our series of books every night about the adventures of carousel ponies, and our horse for now is called Brightheart who is a knights pony. I got online after reading to the girls one night and saw they had a special where kids came for free! So, we signed up and went last week!
This is the castle outside and it was HUGE! The girls were so excited! 
Medieval Times is a dinner and tournament show. You sit around the arena in a stadium and watch the knights perform a show. The first part is a sporting show and was my favorite part. It really showed off the ability of the horsemen and the horses. We saw some dancing horses that were beautiful! You have a color and you sit and cheer in that section for your knight to "win". Since we had been reading their book on knights...the girls knew about the armor, tournaments, jousting, and the princesses!
We got the girls each a head piece to wear. They looked beautiful! It seems like every place we go they have on these same outfits...they love them because they are so comfy...but we do have other clothes that they wear!
Jay and I just settled for the free paper crowns they gave everyone! 
Since utensils weren't invented until later, you eat this meal with your hands! Anli was amazed when a half chicken was placed on her plate without anything to eat it with! But, they loved the food and enjoyed eating with their hands...it's not as bad as it sounds! But, I ordered a veggie plate (I couldn't do the half chicken with your hands thing!) and I got utensils! But, Jay and the girls wouldn't have wanted utensils...way too much fun with your hands.
We had an amazing vegetable soup eaten out of a soup bowl with a handle like this one. It was the BEST vegetable soup I have had in a while...and it was served with some amazing garlic bread for dipping.
Virginia loved her chicken and ate it all! All the cups and plates were made of this heavy iron. It was cool.
We were assigned to the red knight. We had reserved front row seats beforehand and really loved being up close to everything! Our knight was literally just a few feet from us the whole time! He also came by to see the girls several times through the show.
Each knight chooses a Queen of Love and Beauty...and Anli was chosen. She was so thrilled! She got a special picture taken and a wonderful sash that she still keeps by her bed!
You are thinking...what did Virginia think about that? Well, thankfully our girls are so close that if something happens to one of them...it's like it is for both of them. But, she had already gotten a red carnation from the knight. He came by and handed her this flower that he had gotten during one of the sporting events. They were both thrilled!
After the show, the knights and the princess were all out in the lobby to sign flags and to get pictures taken. This was of the winning knight (yellow) and the princess. It was a really neat show and it lasted 2 hours. It was an amazing night full of good food, fun, and adventure! We definitely think it was worth the time and money...but we couldn't have done it without our wonderful tax return check!!
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