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Last night we enjoyed our very first trip to the Barnum & Bailey Circus with Aidan.
I won the tickets through submitting an entry form through our local newspaper. I was so excited to have won the four pack of tickets, especially since I hadn't known if Aidan would like it or not and if it turned out we would need to leave early, I wouldn't feel like we lost money. Turns out I never had to worry about skipping out early...Aidan LOVED it!
We got there early enough to walk around the concourse a bit and check out the ridiculously overpriced, and slightly dangerous, light up toys and other circus memorabilia. We took our seats (nice lower level unobstructed seats) and watched the clown's pre-show. Aidan was in awe of the lights, clowns and sounds. He just stood in front of the seat staring. Once the show began he took a seat on my lap and really enjoyed the initial parade of animals and actors.
His eyes never left the floor until intermission when he showed interest in the little girl sitting in front of us. His favorite parts of the show were those with the animals, real or costume. He shouted for the "cat" once the tigers began to retreat to their cages backstage after an unbelievable show. He wanted the "dogs" aka these crazy looking Chinese New Year-esque costumed things left the floor. And he kept looking at the curtain hoping the elephants would return (so did I, they're my favorite!). He was fascinated by the acrobats and every other sight and sound. Luckily he has no fear of clowns either.
It was a fabulous night and we can't wait to take him to another show soon. {fingers crossed that we, or one of the other four family members that submitted an entry, win tickets to Elmo!}
My thoughts on life right now:
Yay for the circus!
The elephants are awesome.
Family time is the best.
Happy 22 months Aidan!
