CIRCUS!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow we have tickets to the Ringling Brothers Circus. I'm not really sure who's more excited about this, me or the wife. It can't possibly be my son, because he's never been to the circus. Sure, he's seen an elephant at the local Renaissance Festival. But it was only one and just standing there. He's seen a couple of tigers at a local zoological park, but they were in a fence at the time and mostly snoring. Plus the park was running a piece of construction equipment that was WAY cooler. No way he's seen a bear riding a motorcycle before in his short and sheltered life. At least the circus better have a bear riding a motorcycle or I will demand my money back.

To make things even better, we decided the best way to get to the circus is the local light rail transit. That was an unbelievable experience for him when Mom just took him on a ride on the train. We've been building this up all week to the point that he can tell you what we're going to see at the circus.

Me: "Owen, what are we doing on Saturday?"
Owen: "We're going to the CIRCUS!"
Me: "Yeah! And what are we going to see at the circus?"
Owen: "Elephants. And airplanes. And helicopters. And a airport."
Me: " Sure."

I kind of think he's a bit confused about the circus. We've been over to the Charlotte airport's runway overlook where you have a really good view of the planes coming in for landing and taking off, so maybe he thinks it's that only with elephants thrown in? He'll probably just be disappointed that there's only motorcycles in a death defying circular cage.

One thing I know for sure, we're pumping him full of cotton candy, popcorn, full sugar cokes, and anything else we can get him to eat. Because he's spending the night with his grandparents after the circus. It's only fair that Nana and Papa get him in the same condition that we normally get him back after a stay at their place. If I am coherent after my excessive sugar intake tomorrow afternoon, I will definitely post a Circus Recap and Review blog tomorrow night.

CK