Fun Facts about Toddlers

Being a mom of 3 has given me insight to the fun of toddlers.
They make us laugh. They make us cry. They make us proud.  They melt our hearts.


*They are considered toddlers when their feet stink.

*They will start to count and say their ABC's when you least expect it.

*They will embarrass you in a store multiple times.

*The word truck will be pronounced with an F at the beginning and you will laugh.

*They will poop in a fresh diaper. Every single time.

*The first time they say "I love you" will melt your heart into a puddle of goo.

*They will want to run around naked before a bath.

*They will eat the food off your plate even if they have the same thing on theirs and never touched it.

*The house will have crunchy floors, finger printed doors and food covered chairs. And you will miss the mess someday.

*They will play with the box of every single toy. Sometimes more than the toy itself.

The Greatest Show on Earth

On Saturday, we gave up trick or treating (ours was rescheduled due to hurricane Sandy) to attend the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus.

We had front row seats thanks to our friend who was able to buy them as soon as they went on sale. There seriously could not have been better seats in the house. We were front and center! We are so appreciative of her.

I secretly worried about how the little would behave. 2 kids 3 and under. Would they run around like the crazy children they are at home? Would they try to escape from us and onto the circus floor? Would they have melt downs in their awesome toddler style? Would I end up in tears and sweat?

The kids HAD A BLAST! They pretty much stayed still and watched. Logan went back and forth between us and Dominic/Audrey. Charlie played with Victoria a little bit. But, all in all, they were so well behaved. I may have ended up sweaty anyway...it was 9 hundred degrees in there.

When we first arrived, we went on the floor. It was awesome!

Some of the clowns, goofing off!

Up up and away...

The kids got to try on the outfits. They were super heavy.

Someone was a little timid when we first arrived.

Some of us stayed behind to keep an eye on our stuff.

Logan looks up to Dylan so much.

A true Mamarazzi.

The toddler girls dressed up. Oh my gracious!

The boys busting a move to the music.

Stef and her girls looking fabulous as always.

Dominic and Jack got picked to participate!

Dom "my life flashed before my eyes as the red zipped by my face."

Tattoos!

Quick group shot as they were telling us to return to our seats so the show could start.

Clown Noses! 

And all of that my friends was BEFORE the show even started. (I wish I could have taken more pictures but Gary and I were wrangling the littles and we each had one on our laps for most of the show)

Charlie was pointing and waving to everyone! So was Logan. It made me melt.

These guys were right in front of us. OMG the awesomeness.

Intermission play time!

Same size. Adorable.

Victoria is such a cutie pie!

Cotton candy, hats and popcorn. Heck yeah!

Tigers. Amazing. They were all different colors. (orange w/black stripes. white w/orange stripes. light orange w/dark orange stripes)

Fire man!

Elephants. TONS of them, ha!

Did you know that elephants can stand on their heads?

Under the black lights, these guys and girls rocked. Jumping all over on their special stilts.

The show rocked. I do not remember the circus being this awesome when I was a kid. I am so glad that my kids have these memories of this great show. Such a nice night with some awesome people!