The Circus Comes to Town . . .

I think the circus actually plays in our house daily- we've got an acrobat, a clown, a human garbage disposal, a wild cat, a herd of elephants (or at least something similar), and 3 different sets of action going on at all times. I, of course, am the ring master!

Despite being so familiar with the circus, we decided to take the girls to the Ringling Bros. circus during my mom's visit. They had a great military discount, so our tickets were pretty reasonable for such a big circus. However, that is where "reasonable" ended. The name of the show was "Zing, Zang, Zoom!" which Jason quickly amended to "Zing, Zang, Watch your money ZOOM away!" 

I always expect food and drink to be expensive at these kinds of things.  This show really took the cake, though (which had they sold probably would have cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 bucks). For days before the circus, all Caitlyn could talk about was having cotton candy. She wanted pink and blue, and she was more excited about the sticky stuff than the show. Cotton candy- spun sugar, a thin plastic bag- seems like something that, at most, would cost around $5. 

Not this cotton candy. TWELVE DOLLARS! Yes, 1-2 dollars, no typo there. It did include a cheap plastic clown hat, but I almost passed out when I heard the total. And, of course we bought it. We'd already told Caitlyn she could have it, and she was on her very best behavior all evening- she deserved a treat.  We did, however, pass up the souvenir stand with its $30 stuffed elephants and $22 light up wands. Caitlyn was perfectly happy with the glow in the dark necklace I'd picked up at the dollar store and stashed in my bag. 

The show itself was magic. We were all mesmerized, although Grammie had to squeeze her eyes shut during the tense moments. The girls loved everything- Caitlyn was still and quiet for the entire show, while Lorelei wiggled and squirmed and shrieked in excitement.  

Caitlyn says her favorite part was the "noisy part where there was noise and the people flied," also known as the human cannon! Both girls passed out on the way home, and in the end, the experience was worth every penny we spent.