...CIRCUS!" When we told Caroline that we had a surprise trip planned for her today and gave her some hints as to where we were headed, we thought mentioning that she would see animals and clowns would give it away. Instead, it took me singing the chorus from Britney Spears' "Circus" to give it away. I sang all the words up until "circus" and she finished my sentence before getting very excited that she was heading into the city to see The Greatest Show on Earth with her Daddy and me this morning! Kind of hilarious, although I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that my two-year-old knows any of the words to a Britney Spears song...
Alas, we had a great day - just the three of us (well, and Steve's best friend Marc, who got us the tickets through his company!) for the first time since Molly was born. Although it's only been a month, it seemed so strange for us to be out without her, but I could tell by the look on Caroline's face from the moment we got into the car that spending a little one-on-one time with her is going to be a really good thing from time to time. She's been such a trooper over the past two months, between the loss of her grandmother and the birth of her baby sister, and so it was really nice to get out and do something really special with just her.
Despite the fact that Uncle Marc plied her with every sugary concoction imaginable and then told her that Daddy would buy her whatever she wanted in the way of stuffed animals, light wands, and hats, she was a really good girl and had such a fun time. I can't wait for us to have our next adventure together - she's getting to be such a big girl!
in Daddy's car, on the way into the city
sitting with Uncle Marc, waiting for the show to start
watching the tigers and eating cotton candy
The elephants were a favorite (she was trying to figure out which one was "Elmer")
All smiles after a fun day!
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What a great day! She looks so happy! Have a great weekend!
Oh my gosh, what fun! Caroline looks so grown up now! You are so right - they still need one-on-one time.
When our youngest was about 8 months old, we had my mom stay with him and we took #1 into the city for a night at a hotel. We swam, went out for dinner, etc. We were jumping on the hotel bed and mini #1 suddenly said, "I'm so glad C isn't here!" My husband and I laughed because it was so honest. He loves his baby brother, but he needed some alone time.
The circus! And a date alone with Mommy and Daddy!! Life just doesn't get any better. Hooray for you guys!
Sounds like a great day!!
She is too cute! What a fun day!!
We passed the Circus at Madison Square Garden and there was all these PETA people outside screaming the circus kills elephants. I thought that was way too traumatizing for little kids to be hearing.
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