Oh my goodness, we had a super fun busy weekend!!
Saturday morning the boys had their last swim lesson. They have both enjoyed it so much. We'll probably wait until the summer to do it again when Cole can do the 3 year old preschool lessons and not have to do parent/child. This lesson the "big" kids got to put on life jackets, swim on their own and play polo. It was so cute to watch. We played a lot at home the rest of the day - trucks, play doh, coloring and of course, some tv.
More splashing that swimming. =)
Pre-schooler polo
Swimming to the deep end
Buzz Lightyear came to see us and help make muffins.
He decided to stay for dinner.
Sunday was our super fun day - the circus!! Both boys were really excited and raring to go when it was time to leave. Cole kept talking about the elephants he wanted to see. We had great seats so the boys were able to stand up and watch the entire time with no one in their way. They did great and had a fun time. The performances were amazing. The strength and flexibility of some of the performers is beyond anything I could ever imagine. Both Eli & Cole were tired when we got home - Cole even fell asleep on the way home and thought that was his nap - so we made sure they got a little nap in. It's amazing how much you can get done in an hour's nap! I did laundry, cleaned up some, finished the boys' valentines and worked on some other chores. It was great!! Then we laid low at the house and, of course, more play doh and coloring.
Start of the circus - opening clowns
The Ringmaster sang the National Anthem while the Patriotic elephant walked the arena.
Clowns with cool cars - the one in the back had a see saw on it.
The entire cast in the opening number.
This picture looks funny but these guys were the coolest. They had bouncy shoe things on, were dressed in pink and green, glowed in the dark and did the coolest stunts - very hard to capture on camera!
Center ring horses. One horse got a little too close to the side and almost got tripped up. I must say I had a moment of guilt worried if the animals are treated well. I talked to some folks around us who knew more about how the circus is run and I felt better. Then they were handing out animal training info (they use repetition and reward much like we train our dog) as we left so I felt much better about the whole thing. And truth be told, there were much less animal tricks / shows than I remember from growing up.
Horse walking a wheelie!
Eli loved this skit. The clowns had to replace the light bulb but their ladders wouldn't reach and kept falling down.
Super fun clown car again
Strong men - Two men, two poles, spinning with a clown and four ladies.
Jump roper on a tight rope high above the floor.
Ok, so I could never think of doing a split these days. Or walking on a tight rope. Or especially doing a split on a tight rope!
Amazing balance. Just amazing.
We all loved this funny clown bike. The tires made me think of fun doughnuts - and I don't even eat doughnuts!
Eli absolutely loved this and keeps asking to see the picture of the clown getting run over.
Would love to have of these!
Spinning circle cages - not sure what you call them.
The guys were very entertaining and fearless.
Daddy & Cole - intermission.
Eli & I had fun taking self portraits. When I told him his eyes kept being closed, he decided to ham it up and close them on purpose. Silly boy!
Family fun!
Yummy popcorn snack.
Tiger stunts
Don't think I would get in the ring with them.
Really cool though!
Eli loved this clown as well. He had a smaller version of the doughnut bike but his back tire was flat and wouldn't pump up.
Acrobats - again hard to get pictures but these were so cool.
All the acrobats hanging.
Strong men - oh my goodness. Such balance, strength and control.
Definitely better core strength than I have!
No more cannon, these days it is a crossbow.
Shooting across the arena - I did feel lucky to get this shot!
Cole absolutely loved the elephants.
Elephant finale
Here are the cool bouncy shoe people.
Flipping, bouncing and jumping all over. It made me want to find some!!
Cole was a pooped out little boy. He fell asleep before we got home....and then thought his nap was over, uh not quite!
Working on Valentine's crafts
The boys' Valentine's day goodies for their friends.
Cole had to break out the heavy equipment for play doh time.
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