Riverbanks Zoo- Columbia, SC

So to end Jared's Spring Break we took a trip to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. It was a very nice zoo and we had a great time seeing all the animals. Jared even volunteered for one of the shows and dressed up as you will see.

Spring Break 2011

Jared tubinng behind the boat.

Of course, we need our Jared and Papa picture. These are some of my favorite pictures, to see Jared walking with Papa and having a great time.

Jared watching the Lion King. He was mesmorized.

So as usual we went to Orlando for Spring Break this year and to celebrate Passover. We can't go down there without going to some amusement park- we chose Animal Kingdom again this year. As always a good time was had by all. It was a busy week, not only did we go to Animal Kingdom. We went to the Orlando Magic game and played in Stuff's Magic Land and watched the game. It was a lot of fun, even though they lost. For Passover, we went back to the Marriott for dinner. It was very yummy. I made sure to watch Gerald very closely to determine where he was going to find the Matzah so I could be the first to find it. (Mind you, Andrew and I were the only children there to help find it). Next year we may have some competition from Jeremy (Jennifer's baby) but he was still to little to help. The highlight of my trip (although everything else was fun) was riding in Papa's boat. This is one of my favorite things to do in Orlando. I went on the tube all by myself. I also went swimming with Daddy.

Enjoy my pictures (sorry it has taken so long to get them on here).

Jared

Cute pictures

So, this is a little out of order- but I had to make sure to include a cute picture of Andrew and Jared. We went and took a true Georgia picture, I couldn't help but post it on here. This was taken in February of 2011 (ages 5 and 2).

Go Dragons- 2011

It's time for Soccer season again. Daddy is my coach and I have 6 friends on my team- Blaze, Moses, David, Daniel, and Jack. David and Daniel's Mom is our assistant- Ms. Kristen stands with us during the games to make sure we behave. I have made such drastic improvements in soccer, I am doing fantastic. I am controlling the ball, running fast, and scoring goals. I love playing soccer and I am so lucky to have a great Daddy who helps me learn what to do and is there to coach my team.

Purim

For Purim this year we went to KKBE to hear the Megillah. Rabbi Alexander did an amazing job, the service was so energetic and so much fun. We had a blast. Of course, I have had to get wear out of my astronaut costume, so you guessed it I went as an astronaut. After the services, we went to the Purim carnival at the JCC. We had a great day and it was a lot fun, especially to say "BOO HAMAN."

Kids Fair

Once again, the JCC sponsored Kids Fair at the Guillard Auditorium in downtown Charleston. I took the boys with our friend Adina and her children- Eliana, Ari, and Daniel. It is always a lot of fun and we had a ball playing all the activities, riding tractors, and jumping on the jump castles. It was a great time to play and the weather was beautiful.

101 st Day of School

Jared is currently in Kindergarten at Orange Grove Elementary School. For the 101st day of school, they were able to wear black and white to school and bring their favorite stuffed Dog, they celebrated by watching the 101 Dalmations and dressing up as dogs at school. They also took this time to count to 101 and doing numerous other activities to focus on this day. This is Jared's picture of him being a dog and if I remember correctly, his dog name was "Sam".

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Daddy turned 36 on January 24, we made him a cake and some yummy dinner. I love my Daddy and love being with him. Every night when it is time for bed, I want Daddy to put me to bed. I want to do whatever he is doing and always help him with the work around the house. My favorite shows are Daddy's favorite shows- Dukes of Hazzard, Macgyver, Ask This Old House. I want to be big and grow up to be just like my Daddy.

Boston Trip

In January this year, we took a trip to Boston, MA for cousin Adam's wedding. In order to get there we drove to Charlotte and then flew to Boston. I was a good boy and had a great time flying and seeing Gammy and Papa. We were not invited to the wedding but we were able to go to the dinners and the we went to the Children's Museum and saw lots of family members that we had not seen in a while. The best part of the trip was seeing Hayden and Rowan. I had such a good time with them and it was so much fun playing with her. I also got to see snow and play in it, I made Snow angels, threw snow balls, and just had a great time. It was cold, but I enjoyed it.

Take care
Jared