Boars Hunt 2009

Ok, so Walter convinced me that camping another SCA event with Padon this session would be ok and for the most part he was right. With his help watching and carring for Padon was much easier, not to mention the putting up and taking down of our tent. Walter had made Padon some boffers and they were a big hit. It was pretty much a non-stop attack of poor bi-standers SCA and Mundane and for the most part they were all very cool about it.

Including Sir Aldric (?) who in passing by commented to Padon on his boffer and played like he was on the attach and died a death that included a 30lb (?) toddler falling on his face.

This was just one of the many times that weekend that I got to see what the SCA meant to Padon. Other than many boffers and eye gouging tackles to the other allowing kids in our camp Padon walked up to a complete stranger that was crouched down watching the Rapier fighting and snuggled into his chest, leaning against him. Much like he would have done to Walter only this guy was wearing a white shirt and was completely bald and beardless. The guy was like, "uh, hi! How are you?!" The gal next to him laughed and said "Can I hold him?" outstretching her arms to Padon, who in turn happily plunked himself down on her lap. I suddenly realized that we had lead Padon to believe that all people in garb and in the SCA (cause where else do we see people in Medievel garb) are our friends. This gave me mixed emotions cause, why not, but at the same time you don't know these people's backgrounds and whether they even like kids.

How can you not like this kid?! He even got a free Beanie Baby Lion out of a vendor. I so need to donate something back to her!

We couldn't help but show off the incredibly cute new "trick" that we have Padon do which is raise his arms like Mary Margarete Gallagher and say "Super Star!" in his oh so cute 2 year old voice.

I'm still not sure that eventing with Padon this season is good. I still woke at 6am on Saturday. But Walter and I did have a light bulb go off on Sunday after he slept until 9 when we realized bundling Padon in too many clothes made him sleep longer. Hummm.....