Circus, Beads, and Bees

Jack's classmate, Allison, invited us and another classmate's family to the circus with her family.  Jim was out of town, but Jack and I went (Patrick stayed at his aunt's and took a nap).  It was awesome!  They had a suite and we had lots of free food and drinks.  The kids could sit and watch, or move around.  At first, the three classmates sat at the counter, ate popcorn, and watched the show.  Later, they moved to the stadium seats in front of the suite to watch.

Jack loved it!

They each got wands that light up.

Allison twirls her wand and shows off the bright colors.

While we were having fun at the circus, Jim was having a different kind of fun in New Orleans.  His buddy from college is getting married in May, and the bachelor party was last weekend.  Six of his college friends from all different cities met up in New Orleans and had a great weekend.  Here is a picture of the group in front of the Mississippi River.

Daddy brought beads home!

Jim got home really late Sunday night (flight was delayed - thanks Sue for picking him up).  Luckily he had Monday off work.  We got to spend some time together as a family on Monday.  We took a trip to a playground and enjoyed the nice weather.

Patrick wasn't interested in the actual playground as much as running in the grass.

On Tuesday, Patrick and I went Jack's preschool to see their spring parade.  Jack's class was dressed as bumblebees.  Super cute!