This past weekend my son Zack experienced a couple of firsts and it is so amazing watching a little person experience something for the first time. I loved watching the excitement in his face and his enthusiasm for the event. Spending these times together with my son brings joy and happiness to every aspect of my life!
On Saturday he went to his first "real" birthday party. We had thrown him a birthday party for his 2nd birthday in December, but had only invited two children that he plays with on a regular basis, along with various adult friends and family. But this party was for his good friend Natalie who was turning 4 years old and there were 15 children there varying in ages from 2 1/2 (he was the youngest) to 9 years old. It was a wonderful party with a Luau theme and while the children were engrossed in various games and playing with all the other kids, the adults were chatting, drinking wine and enjoying themselves as well. It was a win-win for everyone involved!
But when Zack first arrived he became a little overwhelmed by all the children and the fact that he had to share his "best friend Natalie" was all these other children. So he was unsure about what to do, he was clinging to me, and started to cry if I wasn't right there with him. But once he settled into the atmosphere and got into the fun of the event he was fine, and was soon running with all the rest of the kids! We had a wonderful time and chocked up our first birthday party event.
Then on Sunday my husband and I took Zack to the circus! The Shriners were putting on a circus in Morristown, NJ and we decided to head down there for the 12:30 show. We arrived at around quarter to 12:00, got our tickets, talked to a couple of the clowns that were mulling around in the entrance and then walked around. We soon discovered that they were having pony and elephant rides and the first thing Zack wanted to do was to ride a pony. So we bought our ticket and I walked with him around in a circle as he rode atop a beautiful tan colored pony. The we bought some popcorn, hot dogs and water to really experience the circus feel.
Soon the circus started and Zack was amazed by the Tigers, the man riding a motorcycle on the high wire, the clowns, the acrobats and performing dogs. But with any new experience we realized that an hour into the event he started getting tired....it was time for his nap, and the circus decided to take a 20 min (or so) intermission and it became time for us to leave. Sure enough, 5 minutes into the car ride home he was fast asleep in the back seat!
But he did get to enjoy his first circus, and maybe next time we will be able to stay for the whole show! But for Jeff and I it was a wonderful outing, just experiencing the circus through his eyes!
You can't get much better than that!!
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