We Went to the Circus!

In March, we had a chance to go to the circus through the Boy  Scouts and I jumped at the chance. I had only ever seen Cirque du Soleil once in San Francisco, and neither CJ nor Maki had ever been, so it was going to be the first for all three of us.

This was a regular circus show by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey. We had tickets to a 3:30pm show. Maki's parents graciously agreed to watch MJ, so off we went. We found parking relatively easily and got there with a few minutes to spare.

Not ever having been to the circus as a child or young adult, I had nothing to compare this to, but we had a blast. We had great seats (thanks to the Boy Scouts!). While CJ liked the animals (the performing elephants, dogs, tigers, etc.), I found them not as interesting as the human acts. The 7 guys in motorcycles riding in a sphere was insane. The trapeze artists were incredible. And the trampoline dudes were amazing. I also loved, loved, loved the pirates.

Here are some cute photos of the boys in the circus hat that came with the super expensive popcorn. At least we got a cool hat! We'll definitely be going to the circus again!