Running Away to the Circus

Circus Flora is truly a St Louis gem. We've been going for years, even before Alex was born and we've been twice a year for the last 3. This years show is the best, its awe inspiring, beautiful, funny, magical, amazing. Last night was even more magical-Alex got to be in the circus! She of course had a circus outfit(big surprise, right)-a circus tent skirt and a shirt with her favorite clown-Nino. It got Nino's attention and he picked her to help him. She got to go to center ring, bow to the audience and use a baton to conduct the band. She was awesome! I wish we could have taken pictures. She would of course preferred the trapeze, but you have to start somewhere. I would never have been able to do that as a kid and she just went for it. I'm so proud of her. She started getting a little shy with all the people coming up to her and telling her what a great job she did. We even had a couple of people tell us they thought she was a plant cause of the outfit and how well she did. I wanted to get a picture of her and Nino after the show, but she wasnt having it (I think she had gotten a little embarrassed and shy by that point), but as soon as he talked to her, she was in his arms. It was a magical evening, not only seeing an amazing circus but also seeing what an amazing life my daughter has before her.

Night at the Zoo

We were all very excited about sleeping at the zoo. It looked like it might rain, but we lucked out and we're able to sleep outside-that is until the sprinklers went off in the middle of the night! We then had to move into the exhibition hall which was air conditioned which would have been nice if our sleeping bags and us weren't soaked. Alex managed to get back to sleep but neither Troy or I probably got more than 2 hours. So no waking up to the lions roaring but we did have a fun nite hike and Alex enjoyed the games and animal encounters. I'll take a regular day at the zoo anytime but no more over nites.