The circus and the zoo!

We have had an exciting couple of days.  Yesterday we got to go to the circus!  The Atkinsons invited us to attend with them and we were all looking forward to seeing "The Greatest Show on Earth."

The second I told Handley about it she remembered from two years ago that they have cotton candy at the circus and asked if she could have some there.  She also remembered that the perk of going with the Atkinsons is that the seats are in a suite and there are all sort of yummy snacks and drinks to go along with the show.  She drew a picture of the things she wanted to get a the circus including a drink, popcorn, and cotton candy.  As we were getting ready to leave the house she ran to get her picture, and kept it with her the entire car ride there and even folded it up nicely and put it in her coat pocket to bring in with us.  She is so particular about certain things and once she had it in her mind that she needed that list, she wasn't about to leave it behind.

The best part of the circus was getting their early and going down on the floor for the pre-show.  We were up close and personal with the clowns, horses, ponies, and an elephant that does painting.  It was pretty impressive!

A BIG thanks to Tiara and Trevor for inviting us to attend with them!

Today the girls were off school for President's Day, so I had wanted to do something fun with them.  We ended up at the zoo with our friends, Jen, Parker, Lisa and Leah.

It was a beautiful day and although the zoo was busy today, it never felt too crowded.  We saw the animals, had a picnic lunch, played on the playground and rode the carousel.

Handley loved the petting zoo, but Harper was not too interested in touching any of the animals.

She did love the carousel though and was sad when that ride was over.

We spent about 3 hours at the zoo and it was a wonderful day.  The girls were on their very best behavior and when Harper wasn't trying to wander off and take "a shortcut" (her words) or trying to make friends with random people, I felt great having all three of them on our little outing.  Hudson was such a trooper and was happy in the stroller until the very end when he was just done.   As expected, he fell asleep in the car before we even left the parking lot.