A night at the circus

Earlier this week a friend of mine shared a link for a circus that was offering free tickets to families with disabled children. Because we can actually go places again we decided to try it. It has been a very long time since we had taken anyone to a circus. 

Circus Vasquez turned out to be great fun and they put on a wonderful show. Even those among us who weren't entirely sure that seeing a circus was what they wanted to do ended up enjoying themselves. We ended up with great seat, just a few rows back from the ring. Being so close made it a whole different experience from being in a huge arena. I also liked having just one ring because I didn't feel as though I was missing things. 

I tried to take some pictures of people, but the lighting proved behind my capabilities. This was the best I could get.


Since we didn't pay for the tickets, we splurged on some treats. At intermission they had set up a photo opportunity with giant bears and R. really wanted to get her picture taken with one. This is a very expensive picture, but she's excited to hang it in her room.


So thank you Circus Vasquez for the tickets. We had a wonderful time. And I do recommend going if you have a chance. The only thing I wished we had done a little differently was bring some earplugs for the more noise sensitive among us. 

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Anonymous said…
The circus sounds like it was a lot of fun. Cute photo of R. and the bear
6/30/2024 11:55 AM
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