Miracles & Magic

Last night we went to see Miracles & Magic at Centerville High School. What a blast we had! (Thanks for the tickets Tina!) The kids were so much fun to watch - big eyes, clapping & screaming, looking over and yelling at me "Mom, how'd he do that?!" Heck, Mary laughed until she almost peed herself! Poor John did a pretty good job at sitting through it all. He liked most of it, but the comedy was lost on him. He was more interested in checking out their bathrooms.

The 4 illusionists (yeah, I learned that term last night...they are no longer called magicians) were all national acts, so it wasn't a card trick and slide of the hand type of magic show. We're talking serious stuff...family friendly comedy; juggling knives while balancing on a 12" board several feet in the air; disappearing acts; that trick where someone climbs in the box, metal plates inserted, boxes moved to opposite sides of the stage...GOOD STUFF!

Here are a couple of cute photos taken before the show started...

One of the best aspects of the show was that it is aimed at raising funds and awareness for an organization called Adventures for Wish Kids - which supplies year-round fun, family orientied activities for children with a life threatening illness and their families. At the end of the show, of course there was a video about the organization and its cause. It was quite touching, but the headliner went on to say that each person is unique, and beautiful...like a snowflake. And to think back and remember the magic you felt the first time you seen snow when suddenly.....it started snowing in the auditorium! Not pieces of paper floating down, and no, it wasn't styrofoam. It was snow! It was cold, wet and beautiful. Seriously, I was moved to tears. By the time I dug for my camera, I was able to catch the tail end of it. See below.

And of course after the show, the kids wanted to get their picture taken with the main magician, Jon Petz. We had such a good time....