The Greatest Show On Earth!

Last night we went to The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Rose Garden. A few months back I got an email from Ticketmaster offering pre-sale tickets for this event and since I had never been to a circus before, I thought I'd check it out. I found seats smack dab in the center of the arena on the 100 level, just 16 rows back from the floor for only $10 a person, and so I just couldn't pass it up. For months I had really been looking forward to going with my family. We were lucky enough to arrive in time for the all access pre-show and got to walk around the floor to see the different acts going on. I don't know for sure if it was the clowns walking around or the very large elephant that they had out or what, but Cameron freaked out. He got spooked and started crying. He wanted to go home. When the Circus actually started he was very leery and it took him a while to warm up, but then he got really excited about being there. Austin enjoyed every minute, he was totally into it. Andrew was the best little baby. With all the loud screams, bright lights and the fact that it was way past his bedtime, he didn't have any problems at all.
I loved the Circus for all the acrobatic type acts, but I must admit my heart sunk every time they performed. As much as I enjoyed watching them, I almost had to turn my head away sometimes because I feared that this would be the one time where someone fell and I would have to witness it. It literally freaks me out. Good news, no one fell and we as a family had a great time together!