Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Circus!

Last week the circus came to town. Charlie and I met up with our friends to see the show. This was Charlie's first circus experience, so I was a little nervous. When we got there, all the clowns were standing outside to greet us. Charlie was NOT a fan (his dad is scared of clowns too!). I had to carry him in, and he didn't want to look at or talk to any of them. Once we got inside, you could ride on ponies, a camel, or an elephant. Charlie loves horses and was super excited to see them. I asked him if he wanted to ride, and he said "YES" in a super excited voice. I thought we might be in luck since they were ponies and a lot smaller than horses. I tried putting him on, but he freaked out. No luck.
Once the show started, Charlie's eyes were wide the entire time. He clapped, danced, chatted through the entire show, and he absolutely LOVED it! We were worried the kiddos wouldn't be able to make it the the whole two hours, but they did (with a little help from some snacks =) ). Charlie's favorites were the horse and the elephants. He even took a toy fish from one of the clowns on our way out! It was a great success, and I look forward to taking him again!!
One of the many treats throughout the show.
The tigers jumping through the ring of fire.
Charlie's first cotton candy with his buddy, Joe.
The man put on a little show with the horse. Charlie liked this show.
The man who juggled fire.
The elephants going to sleep.
The end of the elephant show.

1 comment:

Harish Parekh said...

this very sad to see,why do you people still practise this insanity?what's fun in making wild animals do things that are unnatural to their being?please stop using animals in circuses to make money.Find another way,i'm sure you can manage that.