Jaron turned 7. He had another great birthday. It's fun having a summer birthday because we are able to celebrate all day and have some great ideas for a birthday party.
Since we got Jaron a bike for his birthday earlier this month, we had told him that was his big present. But we still of course had to get him a few things. We made him cinnamon rolls for his birthday and sang to him.
The one thing all the kids wanted to do this summer was go camping. So we got a camp site reservation up American Fork Canyon at Granite Flats for that night. Shane and I are not camper but the kids were so super excited. We packed up all our stuff (which is a lot of stuff for just one night!) and headed up late in the afternoon. We set up camp and as soon as we got out of the car the area smelled like skunk but soon went away. The kids went exploring, we roasted hot dogs and tried a quesadilla since Jaron doesn't really like hot dogs right now and then of course had some smores. We watched part of a movie in the tent and then the kids were tired so we took a final trip to the bathroom and on our way back we saw the skunk! I was so freaked out but we made it to our tent and didn't get sprayed. That night we kept smelling and hearing things right outside our tent and I'm sure that skunk lived right where we had our tent! The kids slept the entire night and didn't move a muscle. Shane and I on the other hand tossed and turned all night long. Neither of us slept much at all but we were glad the kids slept. That morning we had breakfast and packed up our stuff. We then drove over to another area of the canyon and went on a hike called Scout Falls. It was more up hill then I remember and Siena had a really rough time of it. We were all tired but were glad when we made it. It was a fun experience and the kids are already asking when we can go again. Not sure when that will be.
The Monday after his birthday we had a birthday party. Because of Covid-19 I didn't want to go anywhere for the party so we decided to rent a water bounce house. The boys loved it and besides providing pizza and treats I didn't have to do much else, they entertained themselves and had a blast. After the party we invited some neighbors and the Pace's to come over and pretty much had to pull everyone inside for dinner. We definitely got some good use out of the bounce house. Jaron has some fun friends and everyone had a good time.
We also got to celebrate all the July family birthday's together outside in Jennifer's backyard. It was fun to see everyone since we don't get to see everyone very often right now.
Jaron is a good kid. He is most often the one that will run and get something for me, compromise with his sisters when they're arguing over something and genuinely is a good kid. He is smart and is ahead of most his class in math and reading and probably other subjects. He loves school and loves his friends. He has a good friend name Graham that he would play with all day everyday if he could. He's had fun with him this summer and hopefully they'll be good friends for a long time. He is always on the go and if he isn't playing with a friend he still wants me to throw the ball with him. And yes he'll still snuggle with me from time to time and I cherish those times because I know they won't last.
