Posts Tagged ‘crowd’
African Cats
My family and I went to see African Cats last night. For those of you who haven’t seen the preview yet, it’s a true story about cats on African savanna. You’ve got Layla (a lioness), Mara (lion cub), Sita (cheetah) and her newborns. The story is truly about them and what it is like to try and survive. Here’s a sneak peak:
We had many thoughts about this movie. Personally, I thought it was great. I forgot how big and muscular these animals are. Also, Disney did an awesome job getting us to connect with these cats. I found myself pulling for them the whole movie! However, because it is true to life (this is true reality), the fighting scenes scared Will (my three year old). I did also like how Disney portrayed the hunting scenes. They weren’t too gory; yet, they got their point across. Bill thought it was a great nature film. Madison loved it because (to quote her) “the cubs were soooooooooooooo cute” (and imagine that in a 7 year olds high pitched voice because she told me that exact statement at least 10 times on the way home).
If you’ve seen the previews, it definitely gives you a good sense of what the movie will be. I thought it was a great story with some great characters that happened to be “so cute”. :) If you have younger kids, just be warned that there are some fighting scenes between the animals on the savanna that may scare the younger crowd. Besides that warning, I recommend going to go see African cats!
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Barnum’s FUNundrum
My family and I went to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Barnum’s FUNundrum last night. I have one word for it: AWESOME. Okay, I may have yelled that, but my husband and I enjoyed the show just as much as the kids. Now, we did go to the show last year, and it was good. However, the show had a lot of magic in it and that isn’t something that I remember the circus having. However, this show was exactly how I remember the circus as a kid. It was awesome to see my kids faces light up with awe and delight (though Madison’s could have been from the ENTIRE bag of cotton candy she ate. She also fell asleep on the way home, so I don’t think the pound of sugar she ate affected her all that much). If this show comes to your down, seriously, you have to go. It is great.
First, there is the preshow. Madison actually got pulled out of the crowd for this! (she’s in a red shirt!)
The opening of the show:
Some of the acts:
My own personal favorite part was when the super hero clowns pulled up:
The close of the show was an awesome celebration too!
I’d recommend every family to go see this show. It’s that good!
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