We surprised the kids today with a trip to the circus! They thought we were doing our normal boring Sunday errands, but knew something was going on when we went to the Special Events Center. Stetson kept guessing what we were doing and finally figured it out when we gave him the clues of animals and clowns. Boy were they excited!
What do you think...happy to be here??
We arrived early for the circus pre-party where you can ride horses or elephants or camels, jump in a bounce house, get your face painted, etc. Since the kids did a lot of these things yesterday, they chose to ride the horses.
We were lucky enough to have them ride right next to each other as well. Cassidy told me her horse's name was Camel. They both really loved the horses!
Next up, we met some clowns! Cassidy wasn't so sure at first but she quickly warmed up.
Just clownin' around.
The Ratt Pack at the circus!!
Then it was showtime!! The Ring Master came out and the fun began!
The first act was the tigers. There were approximately ten tigers in the center ring with only one trainer inside. They are such majestic creatures.
The dogs had their turn next! All the dogs were poodles (large and small) and they were very entertaining. I tried to get a picture of one of them jumping through this hoop, but took it a tad early. Oh well!
There were several aerial acts and they were all over! It's hard to see but there are six different girls in the air in this picture.
This definitely takes flexibility and strength.
One of our favorite acts was Broadway Bo! Broadway Bo was a highly trained elephant and he was incredible! He walked on this all the way across the center ring!
And could do a handstand! An elephant...doing a handstand!
The Ring Master was also part of the circus. I can't remember what you call this, but it swung around in a big circle and he walked on the inside and outside of it as it swung around. He even did it blindfolded!
Here's some video for perspective since my description isn't all that wonderful...
I thought the circus was over but it had an intermission! The kids enjoyed some popcorn while we waited for the circus to continue.
The second half of the show was so cool! It was by far Stetson's favorite part. His absolute favorite act was the motorcycles! They started with the Globe of Death. Seriously, there are FOUR motorcycles driving very fast inside this thing!
Then they did several HUGE jumps across the arena!
Check this out...
There was a little six year old boy in the act too. He did some small stunts on the ground while the others were flying over his head. Guess what my almost six year old boy wants to do now??
The final act was the human bullet. This was way cooler than I thought it would be! Here he is before entering the cannon.
And here is what happened next...
What an incredible show! All four of us had a great time at the circus!
