Comments on: Mamma Mia Winner! Circus Elephants Walk Downtown

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:36:07 +0000

Natalie, That’s hysterical! Bet she never made that mistake twice.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:20:47 +0000

That is a cute story Sue! We have never been down to see the parade but it sounds awesome!
When my daughter was 18 months old my parents took her to the circus. It was winter and you know toddlers have a runny nose ALL winter. Well, my parents bought her some pink cotton candy. When they ripped off a hunk and handed it to her she wiped her nose with it! I guess to a toddler who has never seen cotton candy before it could look very much like a Kleenex!I laugh everytime I eat cotton candy now when I think about that.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:18:47 +0000

When my oldest was 2 years old and my middle son was a few wks. old, we went to the Ringling Circus. They had a FANTASTIC parade through Downtown with circus trains, elephants and all kinds of animals. My son was fascinated at the show and the baby slept the entire time (a God send when you’re trying to focus on a 2 year old who now has to compete with a baby brother.)It was the first time my husband and I had been to the show in years and it was by far the best show I’ve ever seen, mainly because we had a toddler that was incredible exited about EVERYTHING! We don’t ever buy things at shows, but we came home with the VHS (yes it was that long ago) Every time I fed the baby, my son chose the Circus to watch. In the video they showed Ringling’s Elephant Conservation Center. My little guy ALWAYS said in that cute 2 year old voice “we should go there”. Of course, you know me, I thought “we should go there”. FYI, the Elephant Conservation Center isn’t open to the public. I called and asked. He’d also always point out “look mommy, they’re hole-din tay-els.” So last night, as the elephants walked by all I could think was “look Nicholas, they’re hole-din tay-els.”