Lions and Tigers and Bears...OH MY!

While I finished the garage sale today, Nanny took my kiddos to her house. They played and played until nap time. While they were at Nanny's, Tanner learned the phrase "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!" We'd been talking about going to the circus and what animals we would see. Then Nanny taught Tanner that phrase and it was all over. He wouldn't stop saying it. Bailey even started saying "OH MY!!!"

Anyways, after the garage sale was over and the kids had napped, we loaded up and headed over to the circus. The kids were so excited and the whole time in the car they kept saying, "Circus. Circus. We are going to the circus"

We got there and the first thing Tanner wanted to do was get his face painted. It took him hardly any time to decide on the "tiger" face again. Today he had told me he wanted to be painted like  a peacock (we saw one in our "Polar Bear, Polar Bear" book and Tanner was sorta hooked.) Luckily, by the time we got there he'd decided on the tiger.

I love my Tanner Tiger!!!!

 

Bailey kept saying "Paint face. Tiger. Please" and so I'd take her to the face-painting booth and as soon as the paint got close to her face she would start squirming and saying "No. No paint"

Needless to say, she didn't get her face painted. We tried to three times and then I gave up.

 

The circus show itself was pretty cool this year. Honestly, Chris and I were there for the kids. Neither of us are huge circus fans. However, this year was the most fun yet. As the kids grow they just keep getting more and more fun to take to things like this. They had fire breathers and jugglers, clowns and a few other performers. Then there were the tigers and elephants. So fun.

 

We had to get some cotton candy too. No circus is complete without it.  YUM! 

 

Here are a few pics of my little family and my wild kids during intermission.

 

I loved watching the kids' faces as they watched the show. The elephants and the fire breather were the biggest hits.  Doesn't Bailey look so big sitting there watching the show?

Tanner said the circus was "just a little bit loud"

 

After it was over we went on an elephant ride. This was probably the best part of the night. The kids were cracking me up. The elephant's name was "Tracey". The whole time we were riding the elephant, Tanner kept talking to the her. "Where are you taking us elephant?" "What are you doing elephant" "Thank you for the ride, elephant"

 

 

Then Bailey would say "Thank you Tracey" or "Thank you elephant".  We were high enough that Bailey could see the camels and the zebras nearby. She made sure to point them out to me. The kids loved it which made it totally worth the ridiculous costs!

All-in-all, another successful trip to the circus!