We took the girls to see the Cirque show Corteo on Friday night and boy do I wish we could afford to go again! What an amazing production. As a Christmas gift to my family, I bought four front row seats for the 4PM show. The girls have been so excited since the circus tents are very near our home and they see them often. They knew we were going to be going but they had no idea what to expect. Sean and I have enjoyed two Cirque shows pre-kids - once in Las Vegas and once in Seattle. Watching the troupe again with two wide-eyed little girls was even more enjoyable.

Even though she had her own seat, Roxy sat on my lap throughout most of the show. She never squirmed, never got bored, never got scared, never lost interest, never etc. In fact, she was so "into" the show that it was almost like she was in a trance - every so often she would come out of it to yell "Mom!" and point at something she wanted to be sure I was seeing. Dillen enjoyed it also but she is more sensitive and wasn't sure how to take in some of the acts. She knew everything was make-believe but I think her concern for some of the performers came from a deeper place. She's a unique little girl who is smarter then a whip and needed to check in with Sean and me once in a while. However, Dillen received several winks and high fives from many of the performers which thrilled her beyond belief. Whenever she knew all was well, her eyes were lit up and her laugh was loud.

There was a 30 minute intermission when we allowed the girls to each pick out a souvenir. Dillen chose a really cool looking mask and Roxy chose a balancing wooden block with 6 cools balls thingy. We also got them a large bag of M&Ms to get through Act II. When the show was over, Roxy did NOT want to leave. ALL the way to the parking lot she repeated, "Want to see it aGAIN, Moooom..." There was little I could do to console her as we were in the middle of a herd of people leaving the tents. By the time we hit the parking lot she had tears streaming and was about to hit the wall. She was reaching for the tents and telling me to put her down. I was so ready to just turn around and buy more tickets for the 8PM show.

We bought the DVD of Corteo and the girls watched it yesterday. I had to bust out the camera since they were trying to imitate some of the performers. I will upload that in the next couple of days.

If Corteo comes to a town near you, don't miss it!! It really is a spectacular event.