Over the last two weekends, we've made trips back to Kansas City to visit Bridget's family...we've been visiting KC so much that Pepper probably knows how to drive there by himself by now! We had two very important reasons for these visits: Mamma Mia! and the circus!
Two weeks ago, we were thrilled to see Mamma Mia! at Starlight Theatre with Bob and Brenda. We started out the evening with some BBQ at Arthur Bryant's, one of the "1,000 Places to See Before You Die." 1 down, 999 to go - kidding!
On the way to the show, we warmed up with a sing along to Bridget's well-worn soundtrack from the Mamma Mia! movie. Once we were in our seats, we anxiously waited for the show to begin...
We were seated behind a lively bunch of ladies who wasted no time while waiting for the performance to begin....before the show and during intermission, they pulled out their trusty books and read quietly.
This, of course, cracked us up and, to say the least, they weren't too excited by our "performance" that night, which included dancing and singing throughout the show. All in all, it was a great time!
The following Saturday, we were in Kansas City again and got the opportunity to go to the circus at the Sprint Center. We were joined by the Luzaders and Aunt Terri and Uncle Hal. Although it was a blast to see Sydney (age 3) and Hayden (newborn) enjoy their first circus, it was even funnier to watch Brad's (age 27!) reaction to his first experience under the big top.
Needless to say, shock set in for the first few minutes...
Bridget couldn't stop laughing at her hilarious husband...
Thumbs up from a very happy camper...
These little horses reminded us of Pepper :)
Reminiscent of "Dumbo," one of Bridget's childhood favorites...
Sydney was thrilled! She danced in her seat the whole night, which was almost more entertaining to watch than the actual performers :)
Little Hayden even made the trip out to the circus! Aunt Brenda was more than happy to play babysitter and give Gwen a break. He was such a good baby and loved all of the lights!
The whole group...check out the excited little boy in the background...oh, wait, that's not a little boy...that's Brad! Notice how Sydney's looking at him like, "What's that guy's problem? It's just the circus!"
Although we had fantastic seats (thanks to Bob, of course!), Brad was crushed that he didn't get to sit in this "extra special" chair. Maybe next year, babe...
When we got home, we were greeted by a few wild animals of our own: Pepper and Lucky. Notice how big, bad Pepper stole Lucky's huge bone (it was as big as his head!) and sneaked it into his crate. At least he was a gentleman and let her have his smaller one. We're such proud parents - ha!
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