Trip to the Circus

The Shrine Circus is in town, and we made it a fun family outing on Sunday! We went to Ringling Brothers last summer, and I have to say, this one was just as good, or maybe even better! It was much less expensive and here local in our city, so it was definitely a bonus that we didn't have to go all the way to downtown Dallas. And, since it was at a small arena, it wasn't too crowded at all! Great way to spend a Sunday with the family. We all had a really great time!  

We went early for some fun before the show!

Carter and the Ringmaster!

 They had camel, elephant, and pony rides set up. Ella REALLY wanted to ride a pony (she never has before this), and Carter REALLY wanted nothing to do with any of them. HA! My little apprehensive boy. He was happy to watch Ella and everyone else though! 

Blurry, but you get the idea. She was so excited, and then when it came time, she got pretty tense and nervous!

 Not so sure!

 This cracks me up! Look at her face!!

 Once we got going she loosened up after a minute or two.

 Getting more comfortable. Cole was checking it all out.

Once she settled in, she kept saying "Nice! Nice! Nice!" to the pony. I think she was definitely still nervous about it, but this was her way of being brave and showing her courage, and I thought it was so sweet and cute!

 Once we finished that, she wanted to do an elephant ride.

Here we are on an elephant!

Eric and Carter watched from the sidelines. And I love that Cole got to ride too, two for the price of one!

 At our seats and ready for the show.

More light toys..... Between the circus and Frozen, we spent $50 on light toys. Yikes!! Hey, when in Rome, I guess. :/

 Cotton Candy on a stick. Carter got a snow cone. Sugar overload, woo hoo!

 Some pictures from the show... it was so great!

 Cole's entertainment was mostly watching the light toys. He did watch a little of the show, too. He was so happy and content the whole time just to be held and check things out. He is just happy to tag along!

 Impressive!

This clown and his "baby elephant" might have been the best part of the show. It was a little dog in an elephant costume and it was just hilarious to watch! It looked so real! I think Ella thought it was truly a baby elephant the entire time until the end when he pulled the costume off! She was quite perplexed!

Oh sweet boy that will sleep anywhere. Not sure how he slept at the circus of all places, but he sure did! After about a 25 minute cat nap, he woke up smiling and happy as can be!

 Show's over, heading out!

Looking forward to next year!!