Enjoying Old Stuff

We had a busy but fun family day on Sunday, starting out at a British classic car show in Van Nuys, about 30 minutes from our house. Stace had two classic sports cars (Triumph Spitfire convertibles) when I met him. He sold them both, along with his main car, a beautiful Mazda convertible, to move here and start our life together. Whatta guy! Someday, when our house projects slow down (????), we hope for him to get another fun project car.
There were tons of cars and a lot of visitors, and Stace had to feel right at home with all the English accents. There also was a pair of London double-decker buses, including the one above, which was for sale. I doubt our HOA (homeowners association) would be pleased if we were to park this baby permanently on our cul-de-sac though!
After the car show, we traveled to Simi Valley to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The library is hosting a special exhibit with one of the few remaining copies of the Magna Carta, the 1215 English document on government that is the basis of our Constitution.
We decided to check it out on Sunday because the Library was also hosting a Medieval Faire. Cora and Stace watched the jousting before we headed to the inner courtyard, where there were programs, arts and crafts and music. We then went to buy our tickets to enter the museum and see the exhibit, when we spotted fliers promoting another special event at the end of March: Colonial America Day, with a "town square with artisans exhibiting their skills; military camp life demonstrations; 18th Century crafts and games; and colonial attire encouraged."
Since Cora had skipped her nap and we were kind of playing with fire (paying an admission fee to a museum with an un-napped 2-year-old), we decided to just enjoy the Medieval Faire and return in a few weeks for the Colonial Day, with a hopefully well-rested Cora. (This kind if thing is right up our alley - I minored in history in college, after all, and Stace can recite random historical trivia as if he had a degree in the subject.)
Above, Cora is doing a handstand and learning about somersaults. Two older children were practicing their tumbling, and Cora was very intrigued, and started throwing herself onto the ground. With some help from Dad, she actually did pretty good with her tumbling.
Cora thought she would take the easy way out when it came to be her turn for the bean bag toss.
She really liked the music, and kept asking Stace to pick her up and dance with her.
After the faire, we went to our friends Jason and Stephanie's house for dinner since we were close by. We had a very nice evening and didn't get home until Cora's bedtime, so it was a very full day! Now we are getting ready to pick up Dean and Jenny from the airport tonight!

Below, you can get a feel for the music. Cora was having a great time dancing, and was giggling away, but I don't think you can hear it very well.