Circus

We had a great time during our annual trip to the circus last Saturday.  Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey were in town for their new show "Dragons" which, in our opinion, was the best one we've seen in the past 4 years.  It was full of animal acts, people and motorcycles on high-wires, acrobats, 8 motorcycles in a tiny cage, and a "shaolin" act showing strength and power that was very interesting (mostly to the older crowd).  The animals were of course our favorite part, including lions and tigers performing in the same cage, horses, elephants, dogs, and even donkeys, a llama, and some cats were doing tricks.  It was fantastic!  Kaelan says his favorite part was when the "real" dragon was summoned at the very end of the show.  Max was unfortunately sick the day before getting very little sleep Thursday night and Friday so he slept through the middle portion of the show but seemed to enjoy the parts he did see.  Here are some pics from the circus and a few other recents from the weekend.

They always open the floor an hour before it begins and to let the kids have some first-hand experiences with the clowns, costumes, etc.  Here are a couple pics with K dressing-up in some circus gear.

Max still sports the "cheese"y face  :)

That's K in the foreground (navy shirt) learning a dance from a rock-n-roll clown.  He liked his blue hair

Family shot

I hate that it's so washed out but I don't know how to fix it.  :(

Sleepy little guy

I just got a kick our of how he was sitting and had to share

His favorite past-time..."choo-choos"!

For some reason, both my kids would prefer to push the electronic train rather than use the remote (although they do that on occassion)

 Oh, Max is feeling better now but still not back to his normal self completely.  He had some sort of stomach bug that started with him vomitting all Thursday night and Friday morning.  That has now turned into a cold, however, I have a feeling that the cold is a result of him teething again.  Yay for more teeth (finally) but boo for cough, runny nose, and general fussiness!  He is also talking a lot more, attempting new words almost all the time.  Progress!!!!