Midnight Circus at Wicker Park for Vickie's Birthday

A few weeks ago I got us tickets for what's called the Midnight Circus in the Parks.  It happened to be on my birthday and right across the street!  It's not at midnight but it is a circus that is held at various Chicago Park's across the city.  It's mainly acrobats, no animals. Apparently there was a dog in the second act but we did not make it that far....

Before we went into the tent, Maddie got her face painted! The lady drew a sparkly star on her cheek.  Maddie sat through it very patiently.

When we got into the tent it was packed! We had to cram ourselves onto the floor. It was very hot and crowded and it was hard for Maddie to see over the people sitting in front of us.  Maddie sat through about the first 25 minutes pretty well.  She seemed to enjoy watching the people jump and tumble.

However, about 30 minutes into the circus, and after going back and forth between me and Joseph, Maddie got super fussy and started to cry and wouldn't stop crying! She kept saying "Home!" as in "Go Home!" Even bribing her with a cookie didn't work! So we left and went to the playground. She calmed down as soon as we got to the playground.

Oh well, we will try again next year!

Of course I had to get a photo of her crying before we left!