Circus

On Friday night, we went to the Shipshewana Circus!! OK, so when we drove in and saw the puny tent, we almost turned around and left. But, since we had told Tyler that we were going to the circus, we stayed. Here is Dad, buying (expensive) circus tickets. What you can't hear is the circus music blasting at you while you wait.

Dad bought some cotton candy for Tyler. Tyler was pretty slow to try it, but once he did, he loved it.

They started the show with the tigers. Honestly, looking at the flimsy tent and the benches we sat on, I was worried that the tigers may easily escape! But, they pretty much meandered around the ring, while they didn't do exactly what was expected of them, they didn't act too menacing either.

Posing with the ringmaster during intermission because Tyler refused to get close. He spent a lot of time explaining the "rules" at the beginning of the circus "just like at school." 1. Pay attention. 2. Stay in your seat. 3. Make a lot of noise (unlike school). (He took long enough to explain these that I can still remember nearly a week later). Between most of the acts, he also tried to sell us something (bull whip, coloring book, peanuts, etc).


"Victor the Magnificent"
Victor balanced on a pipe and board while juggling various items, did flips and did some break dancing.

Hula hooping with 50 hoops.

And the final act, the elephant, who was very cute.

We whooped and hollered and tried to be an encouraging audience. And, we did have a good time.

Afterwards, I was happy to spend some time with my cousins, Katrina and Melissa. We used to play together all the time growing up, so it's great to be together when we can, which is more and more rare.