The Circus

Labor day my sister, Mallory, and I took Avery and Addison to the Shrine Circus that was in Tyler at the Oil Palace. I had been telling Avery about it. I told her she could ride an elephant. She really liked that idea. She came up with the idea that Addison could ride the horse. She would say "I ride elephant and Addie ride horse".
We got there about 30 minutes before the show started. Avery wasn't sure what to think about the clowns. They gave her a sticker and she kind of stepped back from them. We walked in and I think Avery was a little overwhelmed. She just stood their and wouldn't move. We saw the ponies that the children could ride (and when I say ponies they literally only com up to my waist). Avery said "No", but I walked her over anyways trying to talk her into it as we walked. She still didn't want to but I sat her on one of the horses any way. She clung to me. She had both her arms wrapped around my arm as tight as she could. I kept talking to her and telling her how the horse liked her, etc. Finally by the end she was sitting in the saddle straight and holding onto the saddle horn, but I don't think she was too upset about getting off either. We went and found some seats and sat down. Avery did not want to ride the elephant so we were just going to sit until the show started. All of a sudden Avery decided she wanted to ride the elephant. So Avery, Mommy and mommy's belly went and rode the elephant. As I sat on the elephant I just prayed that the elephant would not decide to listen to it's animal instincts. It was ironic becuase only the night before was I watching a show on animal planet called untamed and ucnut, where there was an elephant that went wild in a parade and killed his trainer and someone else. It was fun though. I had never ridden an elephant either so that was neat. The show finally started and Avery was glued to it. She watched it the entire time. Did not move hardly at all. I was a little surprised with how she liked it. When we were leaving Avery said "I want to go again" and almost everyday since she has said she wants to ride an elephant and go to the circus. She really enjoyed it.