circus circus

D and I went to the circus yesterday with his brothers, a sister-in-law, and our niece and nephews. I think we all agreed that it was waaaaayyy better when we were kids. I'm pretty sure I remember lions, a flaming hoop, and yes--a unicorn. We saw none of that yesterday and the two and a half hour performance was filled with lame skits wherein a clown stole the ringmaster's hat and, HOUSTON?! HOW CAN HE GET HIS HAT BACK?! And can I just tell you that it wasn't even a real top hat! Isn't the ringmaster supposed to wear a top hat?! And speaking of the ringmaster, when did he turn the circus into a musical? Because he didn't just speak his dialogue, he sang 90% of it.

I think maybe it's just a part of getting older. Lots of kids in the audience seemed to be having a good time, though I can't say the same for the four with us. I don't want to be completely negative, I really enjoyed the Rebel Riders, elephants...and wow! It's kind of hard to pick a third...oh wait--before it got started a clown took up a cell phone from an unsuspecting circus goer and that was pretty funny. Okay--now for some pictures!


I do want to point out a few things about the photos. That clown is not really smiling, the cotton candy cost $12, I like stilts, and my sweet niece K had the right idea. A nap mid-way through would've been really nice.