Jaren's 5th birthday

On July 11th we got to celebrate Jaren's Fifth birthday!!!  So many prayers were answered that day five years earlier it is kinda unbelievable we have gotten to where we are now!!!  We had a great day and when Daddy got home from work we went swimming to celebrate. 

I start when the kids are three and take a video of them asking these same questions so here is Jaren's fifth year question video.  

June 2014 misc.

Here is some of what happened in our lives in June of 2014

Nikki had us over for gymnastics a few times and the kids loved it!!!

I participated in the Angelman syndrome walk for a very special 'Angel'

Outdoor fun

Many trips to the pool - which I will admit I will GREATLY miss the coming summer when we live in the middle of a pasture.

This picture is one of my all time favorite pictures.  It just speaks to me about Jaren I will forever treasure this memory and this time in our lives.

A lot of Ninja invasions happened this month

A passionate love for cookie dough emerged at our house

Ryland really started to get into things (literally) (That was for you Rhonda)

Jaren and Landrie helped make Landries cake pops for her birthday party

Ryland LOVES to brush his teeth still today - his favorite part is to spit.  SOOOO cute

Ryland's first haircut

After Landries birthday party we gave Ryland his first haircut. It had gotten really long as you can see in the first picture here where it is almost covering his entire ear.  He did ok, much to daddy's fun and games with the pacie.  

Isn't he SOOOO handsome!!!  We are another haircut in now, but had to document his first one.  

Tanganika 2014

This summer we took a trip to Tanganika Wildlife Park in Goddard.  The kids and Mark really enjoyed it.  It is an interactive zoo which is quite neat.   

We got to pet and fee a giraffe

Lorekets (I misspelt that birds name terrible I know)

Kangaroos

Turtles

And leamur monkeys and their babies (twin babies it was so cute)

Check out Jarens nails too :)  Bright red baby!

Tball

Jaren had such a wonderful time playing t-ball this past summer.   Mark was his coach and they went UNDEFEATED!!!  Jaren was the youngest boy on the team as he was actually to young to play.  I don't agree with the rule anyway.  Jaren is old enough to go to kindergarten with these boys but not old enough to play t-ball with them because for some reason they have a different cut off for school and ball.  So anyway he played a year early.  He will t-ball in the end then for 3 summers, but it will be good for him.  He absolutely loved it and asks all the time when he will get to play again.  He is a bit confused as to why he can't play for Andale again, but knows it has to do with moving to our new house.   

Jaren got to play against his cousin Hunter this summer too!!!  That was a fun game!

Jaren gets a hit

Jaren plays pitcher

Jaren scores a run!

Last game and our first sports medal!!!

Jaren with Coach DADDY

End of season swim party!!!