Allen Circus

Spontaneously one Friday after school I sent Nick down the street to get us Circus tickets with a coupon we picked up along the way. The weather was a bit chilly and we were all tuckered out by the end of the show but I'm glad we went Friday because the winds on Saturday would not have been alright in that dirty tent.

Jack was the captain of the elephant ride.
Nothing like leaving your child to a carney leading a run down elephant.

The Relle Clan with our not so sweet tasting blue cotton candy. The peanuts we bought with the water I snuck in was much better. Couldn't believe people were eating hot dogs and such....for real....shady!

Jack, the Ring Leader at intermission

Lots of holla hoops

That is a man climbing into a box...AMAZING!

Our little ring leader getting tuckered out but determined to make it til the elephants preformed.

The grand finale....and Jack's favorite part....Dumbo's friends...the circus elephants!

Pretend Play

We got together with the McWilliams (in March-still playing catch up). Jack and Olivia were so cute engaging in pretend play.

Olivia was the Mommy with her purse and the baby while Jack was the Daddy preparing the birthday cake.
Cuteness!

We bought the children's book, What to Expect When Mommy is Expecting. Reading it has been few and far between but one of the exercises was for Jack to wrap up in a blanket to see what he felt like (and the baby) in the womb...

Not sure if Nick was down with the program...

or that Jack conceptually understood....but we all got a good giggle out of it!

Orange Belt

Back in March Jack had a belt presentation in karate at Watters. He goes to karate Tuesday afternoons after their academic day when he is in the extended day program til we are able to pick him up.

Here is our little Daniel son, karate kid, JACK!

His karate class with Mr. Sanders

Impressive

There is a video below....the kids have to cross their foot, kick over the blocker, and if they touch it Mr. Sanders boops them with the blocker....they would squeal and run...so cute. Jack kept getting a bit confused on his stance, but did great with how high he was able to kick up his leg.

Power Blocks

Kick

Breaking the "wood"

A little help from Mr. Sanders

Jack has only been in karate since December. He is the youngest in his class. We have be grateful to know that on Tuesdays there is something that he looks forward to during his long afternoons at school. So proud our little karate kid earned his orange belt.

Big Boy Room

Crammed in somewhere during Spring Break between trips to LA and birthday party fun, Nick and I took some time while Jack was at school work around the house. High up on the list was to get Jack's big boy bedroom set up thanks to Papa and Bebe buying him his comforter and sheets for his birthday-Thanks Papa and Bebe!

Good thing Jack wasn't with us on this adventure to Sam's-and for the record...we had to move the car seat to the front to accommodate our purchases...he doesn't ride around in the front-but you guys know better than that we me!
And even more so than Jack not being with us on this adventure, good thing Nick is super skinny and was able to fit in the Pathfinder on the way home.

He fit better than the mattresses because the back door wouldn't shut all the way, but I drove super careful but mainly because I had my lap full of stuff and couldn't see a darn thing. Made it home safe and sound...although there were some stomach cramps from laughing so hard.

And all of it was worth it to see his face when he walked in and saw his own big boy bed with his new linens. We still need to do some accessorizing but this will more than likely wait til the summer when I think we are relocating him to the playroom so that the bigger closet can accommodate some of his toys and the baby will get his old room. He has done great in his big boy room with only one tumble but the marks went away in about a week.