Jaron's Birthday

Jaron is picking out the heart for his monkey at Build-a-Bear.

Now he's making a wish and kissing the heart :)
In it goes...
Fluffing it up...
Bath time!!! (Notice the toy in his other hand)
Still bathing...
Almost done...
Now the clothes!! Jaron is "beary" predictable!
Let's dress this monkey...
A little help from mommy...
"I can do it!"

Is he proud or what?!
Spiderman to the rescue!



On to the party..................
Jaron wanted to draw the Hulk with the icing. He is the face in the right hand corner. The other one is the Abomination, the Hulk's enemy. Jaron would tell you that the difference is the Abomination doesn't have hair.
The first thing Jaron did was peek at his presents!!!!!!
Still peeking...
He just couldn't get enough...
Emily is thinking about helping :)
Emily is the little girl with the backpack. Jaron calls her Emiwee!! She is his best friend. Emma and her mom Robbie are in the background. We have spent the summer swimming with them.
There's Emma again. She and Jaron are just a few days apart in age. Her birthday is September 13, just like Aunt Candace ;)
"Happy birthday to you..."

Time to blow out the candles...
A job well done!
Emma, Jordan, Emiwee, Sughosha and Monish looking on.
The birthday boy, Kriti, Anchala and Papa (in the background). Where's Nana? Oh yeah, taking pictures, too!!


Our baby boy is five. Five. F-I-V-E. I can't believe it. He is such a big boy, too. He has grown so much and accomplished so many things this year. Some of them are as follows:

1~learning to ride his bike
2~learning to play games on the computer completely on his own
3~swimming like a fish!
4~learning to play board games like Candy Land, Hi Ho Cheerio, Chinese checkers, and his new favorite--Operation Hulk!
5~going to a huge church in NYC, enjoying his class, and singing some of the cutest church songs I have ever heard! (according to him there are only yellow, black and white in "Jesus Loves the Little Children")
6~riding the NYC subway, and only holding onto the pole
7~sitting through "Phantom of the Opera" 3 times and not calling out Daddy's name :)
8~learning to write his name
9~moving from Lubbock, Teskiz to Princeton Junciton, New Jersey...and making the transition beautifully
10~making us laugh each and every day!!!

He is precious and we are so proud of our little angel.