Scottish Festival

Today we went to Payson, UT for the annual Scottish Festival. It was loads of fun. There were a number of competitions including dance, solo bagpipes, and bagpipe bands. And, of course, the athletic competition, also known as the Highland Games.

You can get more information on each of these competitions at www.paysonscottishfestival.org.

Below are some pictures and videos of some of the activities we watched and participated in.

This is a picture of the Galloway Highlanders
Pipe and Drum Band. This was the only band I saw
where the drummers wore a different kilt than the pipers.
Another band.
Band marching in formation to exit the field.
And another band. Notice the many different
colors and styles of shirts, kilts, and socks.
Each clan (tribe) in Scotland has
a unique kilt design and color.
These are a few pictures of some girls
performing traditional Scottish dances.
Landon said Grandma would like the outfit
worn by the girl in the third picture
(Grandma likes purple).


Landon got a chance to fight the GIANT!

Unfortunately, our batteries ran out in the middle so you don't get to see him win. If you notice, though, the giant begins with the sword in his right hand and the shield in the left hand. Landon gets the giant in the right arm so he had to drop the shield and hold the sword in his left hand. Without his shield the fight was all but over.


Parker also got to fight the GIANT!

Jessica had replaced the batteries so we got his full fight.

Super cute! :)

More Scottish Festival

An unsuccessful Sheaf Toss.
The sheaf needs to go over the horizontal bar.



An unsuccessful Caber Toss.



A successful Caber Toss.

South Jordan CountryFest

Today we went to the South Jordan CountryFest, which is a city fair. They have a parade, carnival games and rides, a rodeo, and more. Part of the rodeo festivities are rodeo events for children. This year we entered Landon into the Mutton Bustin' competition and Parker into the Stick Pony race. For those who don't know, Mutton Bustin' is where the children ride sheep and see how long they can hang on. Most of the sheep that day were pretty calm, but you'll see in the video that the one Landon got to ride was anything but.

Landon Mutton Bustin'


Parker started strong in the Stick Pony race. I think he got a little too excited about being in front and took out two of the kids behind him. Jessica was so involved with giving Parker instructions that she forgot to watch the camera. Parker ended up finishing second.

Parker's Stick Pony Race