The Show Must Go On!

After another snow/ice fall overnight, we finally made it out of the house...to go to the circus!  Kim & Byrd gave the kids circus tickets for Christmas and they were super-excited to go today!  We were lucky, the shows yesterday and the 1st show this morning were cancelled due to the weather.

on our way!

ready for the show to start

 the kids got their annual $11 circus icee (paid for with allowance ~ 2 weeks of work for one icee!)

 The Ringmaster

 trick horse riders

Electra the solo trapeze artist

a sharp-shooter

 a basketball game on unicycles

 motorcyclists

trapeze artists without a trapeze bar

 a feat of strength

 crazy men on a big rotating wheel!

the elephants

Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of All Ages...

We made our nearly annual trip to see the circus today.  It was so nice to only drive 30 minutes vs the 1.5 hour trip (each way) that we had to drive when we saw the circus here and here; although this was a much smaller circus show.  As usual, the kids had a great time and loved seeing the animals and acrobats!

starting the show with sno-cones (bought with allowance money!)

 the National Anthem

 the opening act

 amazing men of strength

 Cooper's favorite was the samurai warriors

showing off his blue tongue

 another favorite - the elephants

 3 motorcyclists in a cage

 the finale

a few videos from the day

at the end of the day, the kids requested to sleep together.  How sweet are they?

See You at the Circus

We made our 2nd annual trip to see the circus today, thanks to Gigi and Bubba for the Christmas presents that had to be delayed a couple of months!!!  The kids were so excited to go back to the circus they couldn't hardly stand it!

Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus ~ The Dragon Tour

the opening act

The Ring Master

Cooper's favorite animal

Reagan thought these men worked very hard to be able to ride 2 horses at once!

this is a man doing a handstand on a motorcycle on a high-wire while 2 ladies hung below

Another favorite, the lions and tigers

the tigers were a little frisky!

watching the show

the tiger's finale

these girls humg by their hair ~ crazy!

Reagan had a great time

amazing stunts

Mom and her kids!

the trapeze artists

dog tricks!

they're baack!

finally, the dragon makes his appearance

the finale

We had a great time!  Hopefully, we'll be able to go back again next year!!