Saturday, July 19, 2008

Under the Big Top

Okay, so we weren't really under a big top - more like an arena - but you get the idea! The circus came to town and Dee Dee just happened to be here to share in the excitement. The kids were thrilled to go to the circus because one of Hannah's birthday presents, a Dora video, talked all about the circus. They had both been asking to go to the circus, and lucky for us, we could oblige!

We arrived early for the pre-show events. Hunter couldn't wait to see the clowns. He got his chance to see them and hid behind my legs the entire time. One clown tried to give him a high five, but Hunter wasn't having that. So we sat down and waited for the show to begin. As soon as the show began and Hunter saw the clowns again, he wanted to give them a high five. Sorry buddy, maybe next year - opportunity only knocks so often!




We saw clowns...



horses, elephants, tigers, dogs, and so much more...



Hannah bounced from her seat

to lap to lap.

Hunter stayed on the edge of his seat.


And they were both completely enamored

for the entire two hours.

Of course, the cotton candy only made a great evening even better!

But I think mom's face says it all...The best part of our entire evening was just watching these two little people completely captivated and utterly delighted by The Greatest Show on Earth.

Not to mention the really cool circus hats that came with the cotton candy!

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

that's pretty cool that they weren't afraid of the clowns! I always had a big fear of clowns and finally "cured" it (kinda) at the circus a couple of years ago. Brad and I went (his first time EVER!) and went down with the clowns and they dressed us up and we took pictures with them. It sorta cured us both of our clownphobia. Anyways, looks like you all had a blast and even got to enjoy the $9 cotton candy! :)