Taking the family to see Echo!

It's been four years since we took our three older children to see a Cirque du Soleil show for the first time.  Since I took all four kids to see The Lion King on Broadway in December, I decided that we wouldn't take them to see CDS when I found out that they were coming back into town this winter.  However, after getting a BYU Alumni email a few weeks ago announcing discounted tickets for sale for the ONE Saturday in February that we were free, I decided to jump on the opportunity to buy them.  In addition, I decided to invite my mom to join us as she has never seen a Cirque show before and I knew how much she would enjoy it.  So we headed out today around 1:30 to pick up my mom at 2:30 to make it to Redmond in time for the 4 pm show.  We were all so excited to be back under the grand chapiteau, especially with Emmett who was seeing it for the first time.  As always, Cirque did not disappoint.  From the hilarious clowns, to high flying trapeze artists, to a giant, walking puppet, we loved it from beginning to end!  I am so glad that we were able to attend one CDS as entire family as this might be Lia's last time joining us.  Sniff.

All seven of us standing on the red carpet next to the signature, blue and white tent.

A close-up of our family with my mom.

The main character of this show was a girl with bright red hair named Future.  Here we are standing in front of a poster of her face inside the large tent.

This show follows the main character and her pet into a fantasy world full of animals.  As a result, several of the performers wore white animal costumes throughout the show.  Here are Ella and Emmett standing in front of a poster of a white horse before heading to our seats to watch the show.

A trapeze artist doing the splits while hanging from her HAIR.

The two hilarious clowns entertaining us in between acts.

The human tower of performers that grew as people jumped up one at a time.  It was amazing to watch!

The main character, Future, sitting in the hand of the giant puppet man that interacted with her on the stage.  This was an absolutely incredible and unlike anything I have ever seen performed before at a CDS show!

Boxes played a role in this show from small ones carried by the clowns and performers to this large one that sat on the stage the entire time.  At the very end, it spun around and opened up with the entire cast inside.  It was such a cool way for the show to finish!