Shrine Circus comes to Indy

We took Ashlyn to the Circus at the Indiana State Fair Grounds. This is her first circus experience and I haven't been in ages. I wasn't sure how she would do but I thought it would be fun to try. When we first arrived we went down on the floor where all the action was. Our seats were opposit where we came in so we were also heading to our seats. We stopped to watch the elephants, which were giving rides and they asked us to please be seated so the show could begin. On our way out of the main floor we were almost run over by 2 giagantic elephants. (I'm not joking) We were trying to get out of the way but those elephants move very quickly because of their size. I have never been that close to one and for Ashlyn it was too close for comfort. She was tramatized! She was crying and wanted to go home. I thought, "Oh great!" So we decided to take her to get some popcorn and just stay back so she could calm down before going back out to see the show. She finally took to the popcorn and was good to go. She really liked it all but when it was intermission and the elephants came back out to give rides she got scared again but calmed down quicker. By the end of the show, she was ready to go. When we got back in the car I asked her what her favorite part was and she said, "Elephants!!!" I couldn't believe that. I think it was because she was terrified by them so it made a lasting impression. Oh well, I'm just glad she stayed and ended up liking it.