NH Highland Games Part 2

N1 enjoyed watching the dance contest, though she didn't entirely understand the concept. (She was unclear on why there was a long line of girls in kilts waiting alongside the stage, for instance.) I think she liked the fact that there was a lot of jumping around and she could be up close to the action. Unlike the "strong men" contests, which were pretty far away and involved a smaller range of motion.

She may also have appreciated the girls' kilts of many colors (by contrast, the men basically wore a yellow t-shirt and generic kilt). In response to my query, N1 informed me that orange is her favorite color, but I'm not sure this is her final answer. It could be influenced by the upcoming holiday, for instance.* I'll quiz her on this again when she turns 4.

A few of the competitors graced us with smiles:

More typical was a look of intense concentration, like this girl:

Note the bagpiper with the cool shades, standing unobtrusively in the corner. He was there throughout, playing the same tune over and over so that the competitors all had the same opportunity to perform the "blue bell" dance.

The dance required spinning around and getting some air:

The dancers really got into it:



There were up to 8 competitors on the stage at a time, usually in a straight line, but now and then a dancer would step back and create a second row. This picture makes me think of Shiva:
(You might also want to check out a recurring theme in modern America relating to the dancing Shiva.)

It was a weekend of new concepts, so we also tried introducing N1 to tic tac toe. I think she understood more or less - but she clearly didn't want to be constrained to 9 squares.

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FN *: The upcoming holiday is Halloween, of course. N1 has already started wearing her jack-o-lantern jammies (hand-me-downs from C1) in anticipation of the festivities. And she has made it perfectly clear that, unlike Little Pea, she likes candy.