Kindergarten Circus...

We picked the girls up early from school for one of College Station ISDs finest traditions...

the CHE KINDERGARTEN CIRCUS!!!

I am not sure I can adequately describe everyone's excitement for this show. Emmy and Landry were thrilled to be there so we got there in plenty of time for some front row seats.

Mrs. Rankin introduced the show by going over it's 50 year tradition at the school. She asked if anyone in the audience had been part of the circus when they were in kindergarten and several parents and GRANDparents raised their hands. 

How stinking fun is that?!?! 

And then... it was on with the greatest show on earth... lead by the cutest ringmasters around!

Now I would apologize for the amount of pictures that are about to be posted, but I'm not sorry. 

At all. 

(I will apologize for the terrible indoor flash photography.)

But y'all. This circus... was literally 50 years in the making. Each kid had a part complete with a costume that I can only assume has gotten cuter and and cuter over the years. 

They all beamed with pride as they walked around the gym to wait their turn to perform.

Every lion, tiger, snake, and clown had a special role in the show.

And this kid got to be a ringmaster. 

:)

There are 8 total kindergarten classes so 4 classes performed in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. Each class had one or more student represented in each "act" as well as their own ringmaster, which I am positive was a volunteer role as in... "Who wants to talk on the microphone" and the kid who raised their hand first got the part.

Seriously, these kids are the cutest.

First up was the clowns...

Complete with homemade clown cars.

Then it was the jugglers.

(Please note his face).

And then the famous strongmen.

And elephants.

And of course no circus is complete without lions and tigers.

Or painted horses.

Or dancing bears.

(Which was in my top 3 pick of favorite acts).

Partially because the teacher was so adorable showing them their dance moves.

But mainly because they rocked!

Tight rope walkers...

seals...

Ringmaster ;)

snakes...

(which was also in my top 3 pick because oh.my.word. those paper tongues).

Acrobats...

and more clowns.

They put on the greatest show and I had lots of happy tears throughout watching these kiddos perform their little hearts out. Especially these two... crib mates to classmates. 

His biggest tiny fans...

and his adoring fan club.

How we love this kid so!

And I'm so glad that Ryan was able to be there, too.

Rad the Ringmaster...has a nice ring, huh?

He was lead by the happiest of clowns...

that helped him smile, laugh, and learn all the way through this circus of a year!