SIX!
When I started this blog, Jarom was a newborn. And look at him now! He's a full-fledged little kindergartner.
For breakfast, he went for his favorite. Pancakes. Justin added a little touch of bacon.
This year was our "on" year for parties. Jarom has been waiting for his Ninjago party for a long, long time! He could not wait!
I actually had fun making this Ninjago cake. I love how creative you can get with fondant! It's like play dough for adults.
Jarom loved it.
For the party, I got so lucky. The week of the party I went to the dollar store (because I am a giant procrastinator) and they were almost totally cleared out of all Halloween items except for Ninja stuff. I could not believe my luck- they had tons! So I got a ninja mask for the boys and some supplies for our "ninja training camp."
The boys learned how to make paper ninja stars (no pictures because it ended up being a little crazy helping 11 kids make ninja stars all at once- who would've thought??). It was worth the effort though, they were actually really proud of their ninja stars when they got done and played with them the whole party.
After they learned to make the stars, we did some ninja fight training. They got in 2 teams and had to take turns putting on the ninja vest and picking their weapon- nun chucks or some big inflatable ninja dollar store punch thingy. I think we called them "punchers." ;)
Then they raced down to Justin and had to hit his inflatable shields. Justin had fun, too. I was too scared for that job.
Then we did some dart training. They had to pop the balloons with darts to get the candy inside. They loved it. And I was so glad it was warm outside so we didn't have to do it inside my house!
I didn't get a pic, but the last training game was getting through "lasers." Justin put a bunch of red crepe paper all criss-crossed in the basement and they had to get through it without touching it. They did a really good job! And of course had fun tearing it all down when we were done. Jarom had a great time with his friends.
And I had to take one last picture of the cake that took me 2 days to make before we ate it!! It actually tasted really good!
Thinking about that wish. Hope it comes true, buddy!
And here is a very happy little 6 year old with many wonderful gifts.
Loved this card from his friend Tate. ;) Go Cougs!
It was a fun party, I hope it was all Jarom dreamed of. Love my little 6 year old!
Here are a few things about Jarom right now:
He is loving kindergarten. We just had his first parent teacher conference and were very happy to hear all the positive things that his teacher said about him. She said she wishes she could just have a class full of Jaroms. She talked about how focused he is. (Wha???) ;) He was like one level ahead of grade level on reading which was just music to my ears. We have had to work a lot on reading so that was a relief!! Seriously so relieved he is doing well in school. I was so worried about him before he started but he is doing great!
Jarom is very loving, and although he has stopped telling me he loves me 20 times a day like he used to (for real), he still tells me often and loves to just sit and snuggle with me while we watch a movie. In fact, he would love to just do that every day. I need to do it more often, because it probably won't last much longer!
Jarom is talented athletically. I think if he works hard, he will do very well in sports. He has shown a lot of promise in soccer. He scored almost all of the team's points this Fall. So proud of his dedication- he's got heart! (Sorry, I'm writing this as if he will read it someday so not trying to sound like a braggy mom, just want him to know I am proud of him!)
Jarom is funny. His jokes really do make me laugh- they can be funny in a mature way. He cracks us up.
Jarom can also be pretty cray-cray. He has LOTS and lots of energy. This is probably a really good thing but it gets the best of me sometimes. I don't think he is like that at school. He better not be like that at school. ;)
Aaaand that's about all I've got because it's really late and I need to go to bed.
Aaaand that's about all I've got because it's really late and I need to go to bed.
But just wanted to post about Jaresy and his 6th birthday! Love that boy!!
