Circus Suprise

Today we joined the Woolman family and their friends and took all the kids to the circus. We saw the animals, the acrobats, the clowns, and even went on a pony ride.

The Beamer family started the trend and then we all bought our kids

the overly priced light up swords :)

During intermission Blake, Bryce and Taylor loved the pony rides. Blake is front and center and you can see Bryce grinning on the far right of the picture.
Also during intermission Tim and I were complaining to each other about how much money we spent at the circus. When we added up our tickets, parking fee, swords for the kids, a snack and drink we had spent $100. It seemed ridiculous . . . that is until the sponsors of the circus announced they were choosing kids for a fantastic give away. Blake and Taylor were jumping up and down, waving their hands in the air when a man approached Blake and told him he just won a BIKE!!! A clown came and took Blake by the hand down to the circus ring and off he went without even looking at his parents! He stood there like a cool dude and spoke his name into the microphone clear as can be. I was so proud that he went out there like such a big boy and I am still in complete shock that he really won a bike!!

Here is he out on the circus floor, the little guy with a hat on and his hand in his pocket :()
And this is the bike he won!
After all that, I guess the $100 was completely worth it! It was so much fun to see Blake out there, the bike is just an added bonus. I also got some play time with my girl, Tay Tay, so it couldn't have been any better.