Circus in town

So the other day we were killing time before taking Matt to work. We had dropped the Jeep off for an oil change. We were driving by the mall and there were elephants in the parking lot. Needless to say, I looked twice. There were a bunch of trailers and it looked like they were setting something up. As soon as we dropped Matt off I headed straight home to investigate what was going on. I read the paper everyday and I had not heard anything. So I figure out that there is a circus in town for 2 days, in the mall parking lot.
This afternoon we went with a couple neighbors and their kids. There was a petting zoo, elephant rides, camel rides, and pony rides. The actual circus performance was about 2 hours. The other families we were with left before intermission. Their kids had had enough and it was pretty warm under the big top. Mia just kept asking when the animals were coming out again. They did a little parade of all the animals and they were less then 6 ft away from us. Elephants and camels are BIG! When it was all over, Mia was thirsty, Dane was tired and I was ready for a little fresh air. I would sum up the trip as successful and interesting. So you just never know what you might find in a mall parking lot.