Shriner's Circus

Wave as you pass by on the elephant. . . . . .

Balloon animals are great entertainment!!!

The last couple years we've started a tradition of going to the circus with the Bird's. It had been quite a process each time especially with all the kids. This year we went with Grandma Bird, Aunt Angie and cousin Abbie. It was a girl fest as none of the men were able to attend. We first went to IF and spent some time at the zoo. The kids loved seeing all the animals again (my kids could go every day and not get tired of the animals) and going on a scavenger hunt while we were there. After the zoo we had some grocery and part shopping to do as always. Preferring to get that dreadful part over with we opted to shop first, then eat some lunner (lunch/dinner) before heading to Sandy Downs where the circus was set up. Upon our travels we noticed the sky getting cloudy and gray all the while wondering if we would get a chance to see the circus that night. By the time we sat down at the circus it was looking pretty grim, so always being prepared for dismal weather, I had brought the girls' raincoats. Ready now for whatever the night had in store for us the circus began and boy did I have some happy girls! We saw horses, dogs, camels, goats, trapeze artists, fire blowers, knife jugglers, ribbon dancers and lots more! The rain started to come down too hard for the circus to finish so we missed the last six acts; one of which was the elephants of course! However riding the elephants (for a nice fee) was still an option for the girls and Aunt Angie!!! HE HE HE I got lots of pictures of that. Haylee was too little to ride the elephant but she had a great time watching everyone and all the excitement from the circus. Lexi liked the elephant the best and Sadie said she liked the trapeze artists that flew through the air the best. (She took about 40 pictures of them on my camera.) Thanks Grandma Bird for getting us tickets to go, we had a super, duper time!!!