Ringling Brothers- do you have your tickets yet?

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Wednesday we saw the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Baily Circus– you know, the GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!!!  Lol. 
We got there a little early, so we were able to see the “pre-show” down on the floor.  There were clowns and performers all around, doing various acts and tricks.  Asia the Elephant even came on to paint a picture, which was given away to a lucky circus-goer.
That’s right, an elephant who paints.  It was super cute!  My kids loved it.
Kamikaze got to try on a circus outfit and take her picture with one of the performers (Little Man, of course, refused- what can you do?  Three year olds, LOL).

When the show started, it was like the finale was the introduction, it was such a spectacular. It was so huge, and so over-the-top, that it could have easily been the grand finale.  But nope- it was just the opener!  (My favorite, was they had these “tin soldier” type people who were on a sort of “bouncy stilts”- they were just bouncing around, marching in place- and man they must have fabulously toned legs, haha.  They could sell those things as exercise equipment!)  They also had exotic bird puppets that flew through the air, those were really fantastic.  Then it went dark, and they had a light show.  My kids were in a trance! The theme this year was “Fully Charged”- and it definitely was.  (By the way, Little Man has been singing the “Fully Charged” song singe we got home, LOL- his own version, of course!)

Of course, there were fantastic acrobats, tightrope walkers who did gravity-defying tricks, and lets not forget the animals!  The trainers and the animals were Little Man’s favorites.  They had horses in two rings, while zebras preformed in the third. I don’t know why, but I am always amazed by the zebras.  As the elephant is the “mascot” of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Baily Circus, there were elephants galore.  Even though they are so massive, they are always so majestic and graceful, and I love to see them.

Oh, and the clowns.  No trip to the circus would be complete without them!  Our favorites, and the “featured clowns” were “Stas and Vas”- who were both very talented and very funny.  They totally complimented each other, and we laughed as much as the kids did.
If you don’t have your tickets yet- you need to seriously consider it.  It’s not called the “Greatest Show on Earth” for nothing, after all!
Happy Family Time!

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