The Circus!!

Wednesday my Dad took Duke, Dessert, and I took the Circus! After dropping off Dime at guitar lessons, the boys and I had some extra time before we met Grandpa. We decided to stop in at a local Mexican grocery store and bakery. The boys were shocked that I could reply in Spanish! :-) "Wow, Mom, you know another language!" Well, just enough to answer. :-)
These are their treats from the bakery:

This is from the grocery store:

Then we met Papa at Wal-Mart, had a sandwich, and headed to the Circus!
They began with the tigers:

Here are the dogs:

The is the contortionist:

After this, she picked up her hands and twirled rings on her arms, while traveling in a circle.
The boys were in awe. :-)

At half-time, Papa and the boys went to ride the elephant! Duke said the little hairs were prickly. What an experience!!

Having fun!

The dancing ponies:

The jugglers - these guys were amazing. They were juggling seven rings up on the post, while balancing a ball.

Musical clowns.

Acrobats!

This pair was amazing!

The elephants were incredible!! We were so close!

Just before the closing, they announced that they needed some helpers to clean up. In return, the helpers would get free cotton candy, popcorn, and a snow cone. Papa got the boys right over there at the end of the show. They wrote a number on their hand, and gave the boys a garbage bag. The crew worked like little monkeys grabbing garbage around the bleachers and stairs. What a great idea!

Here they are with their loot!

Thanks Papa, for the fun day at the Circus!!!