The Greatest Show On Earth

Jon's office mate at the dental clinic where he works was able to get some free tickets to see the Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus in Fayetteville Friday night, so of course we jumped at the chance and said "yes" when he asked!

None of us had ever been to the circus (unless you count the casino Circus Circus in Vegas; I don't) so it was a first for everyone. We met Jon at work around 5 p.m., grabbed a bite to eat on base, and then headed over to the arena. We were allowed to go down on the floor for a sneak peek and got to stand up close and personal to "Duchess," one of the elephants.

We also got to pose with a clown, but not THE clowns from Amazing Race (for all my AR fans out there). He wasn't that funny-- even Zach said so, "He not funny mom." Maybe he wasn't trying to be...

Luce tried on a costume and got to admire the dancing girls in their fancy dresses.

Mom and Zach getting super excited for the show to begin!!

We got FRONT ROW seats-- smack dab in the middle. They were the best seats in the house, so thanks Dr. Bradley!

There were all kinds of acrobatics, dancers, gymnasts, motorcycle cages, animal tricks, the World's Strongest Man (named Dimitrio, and he could get no love! Seriously, Fayetteville was not impressed with his tricks and no one clapped during any of his acts, poor guy!), a Bearded Lady (just kidding), but most importantly-- the elephants. We LOVED them. They were worth the trip. So, add the circus to our bucket list of things accomplished while here in the South!