Me, to my husband: “I’m so excited for the kids and you to be going to your first circus.”
My husband, to me: “How will it be any different than a normal day at our house?”

haha, he’s a funny guy. People, we are going to the CIRCUS tonight!! Thanks to the beautiful, wonderful, amazing ladies at MomCentral, our family is going to the Ringling Bros. Circus show at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids tonight! Not only have my kids never been to a circus, but neither has my husband! I went to the Barnum and Bailey circus when I was in elementary school, I can’t remember exactly what year, but I know we were living in Bloomfield Hills and we went to the Pontiac Silverdome for the show. I remember elephants, and a lady standing up riding a horse.

For this MomCentral blog tour, we’re also spreading the word about a great deal on tickets to see the Ringling Bros. Circus. With Discount Code MCC, you’ll save 20% on $24, $19, and $13 tickets to the following shows in the following cities- check the Ringling website for information about the circus itself:

> Denver, CO – Oct. 2-13, 2008
> Boston, MA- Oct. 8-13 2008
> Cleveland, OH – Oct. 24 – Nov. 2
> Chicago, IL – Nov. 6 – 30, 2008
> St. Louis, MO – Nov. 6-9, 2008
> Auburn Hills, MI – Nov. 12 – 16, 2008
> Highland Heights, KY – Feb 27 – Mar. 1, 2009
> Cincinnati, OH – Mar. 4 – 8, 2009

Feel free to share the MCC 20% off Discount code around with friends and family near those cities. They can order tickets online at www.ringling.com and use the Discount code at checkout. What a great deal! I had no idea that tickets to the circus were so reasonable. I can’t wait to see my kids’ reactions to the show! The one we are going to is called “Bellobration”, it’s a celebration of a Ringling clown named Bello. From the photos on the website, it looks like quite a show! I’ll be posting a recap and some photos if I’m allowed to take any while we are there.

And if a discount code isn’t awesome enough, the Ringling Bros. Circus has a wonderful program called Baby’s First Circus for children under 12 months old. You fill out a registration form and in return, are mailed a Free Ticket Voucher that is good for a free ticket to any Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performance, anytime, anywhere. No expiration date! See the link for eligibility requirements.

What about you? Have you been to the circus? Looking at that list of tour dates, do you think you will go?