An Evening at the Circus; Sanford Style

I first saw the flyer for the Circus at the coffee shop that I frequent when Gannon is in preschool. I decided we would go to the 4:30 PM showing this afternoon. Gannon was excited, as this was his first time going to the circus. I was excited to get pics and blog about it. So, here I am blogging about what I would call a "Hot Mess." Mind you, I had envisioned a circus "tent" and come to find out, it was in the Lion's Club hall. Hmm. Anyhoo, we entered the building and I still am not too sure what to think about the set up. To our left were tables displaying all the circus necessities; cotton candy, popcorn, nuts, light up toys, snow cones. To our right, we would find the bleachers and directly in front of us, the circus ring/stage?? We quickly found the closest available seats and it wasn't long before the show began. Here's the rundown via photos and commentary. Enjoy!

Here's our "Ring Master." Complete with Spanish accent and lisp. I am not kidding.

This young lady was their "Hula Hoop Extraordinare." She began with about 9 hoops, then 25, 50 and lastly 100 hoops! Pretty awesome for a little gal, who first took my money and stamped my hand when we first arrived at the door. I hope she is making a decent allowance.

Juggler. Yes. Same kid that was our Ring Master 10 minutes ago.

I think he may be a bit more excited about the juggling than we were. Who chooses those outfits anyway? In baby blue at that. We can see it all. Oy.

Super cool balancing act.

Next up, our Ring Master, Juggler, Clown Unicycler. A man of many talents.

She is the Contortionist, and the little lady that sold me Gannon's $8 light up sword.

These guys were awesome. Notice Felix. He's the Zorro like young man throwing his hair about. We enjoyed their performance. Very cool.

Special appearance from Spongebob himself. For $5 you could get your picture with him during intermission. I would guess this was a steal by the looks of the line that formed.

I was nervous for this shaky legged young man. Job well done balancing.

And, for the finale. Bows, arrows, balloons, and a blindfold. The arrow through the apple over the ladies head; Worth every dollar spent at this traveling gypsies circus.

Great times at the circus with friends, priceless.