Circus Clowns

When I first asked Nate if he wanted to go to the circus he didn't really want to. I was kind of surprised and I asked him why. He was afraid he was going to have to go out there and do the tricks in front of everybody. I don't know why he would think he would be expected to perform, but I assured him that he would only be a spectator... with popcorn and a snowcone. Sold.
In true "New Nate" fashion, he rushed over to the elephant and asked if he could ride it. I said yes before I realized it was going to cost us $24. I got on it with him and Boomba and I was scared to death so I wasn't about to reach for the camera out of my bag. I was afraid that that one loop was going to be that circus elephant's breaking point and he was going to go nuts and smash us all. Luckily he didn't.

As you know from the Haggerty Hacienda blog, Kathryn loves her sugary drinks and refuses to share them. I love how she sips it with her pinky up.
So Nate got his own snowcone. $12 for snowcones seems like a lot until you see how quiet and still these kids become with them in their hands.

When I asked Nate what his favorite part was about the circus his response was, "the popcorn." When I wasn't around and Daddy asked Nate what his favorite part was his response was, "those pirate girls' belly buttons."
Kathryn was her usual enthusiast self as she watched the circus. She was pointing and yelling at everything going on, saying "Wook! Wook! Wook!" (That means look.)

She got a little upset when she saw the tigers. She's yelling, "Want that!" She wanted to go down and pet them. She gets mad when people walk their dogs by our house and don't stop to let her pet them too. The nerve of some people.

Kathryn loved the circus. She is so much fun to take to these types of events.

Here are some circus pictures so you can see what you missed out on.