Dad the Grad

Yippeeeeeeeee! Hallelujah! Por Fin! Phew! These are just a few of my thoughts now that JAROM GRADUATED!!! Yes it is true. The perpetual and eternal student finally doned the gown and funny looking hat and walked down the aisle on Father's Day June 15th. I AM VERY PROUD OF JAROM! I love that he loves to learn and enjoyed his years in his educational institution. So many of us, including myself, rush through school just so we can receive a piece of paper. Jarom, on the other hand, will take much more away from his graduation day as he took occasion to learn, apply and enjoy. He worked hard (and of course played hard) and is well deserving of that diploma. Now, at age 29 ½ he has only 6 months to work before his goal of retiring at age 30!

Jarom adorned his cap with a JEEP to set himself apart from the other Grads. I told him the Jeep looked like it was crawling over a REALLY BIG ROCK.

Jarom's dad made him an RC blimp that read "Congratulations Jarom Renfeldt" on one side and had his business logo "JR-Tech" on the other. It was a hit!

Jarom and Isaac’s Adventures

The “Super Dad” entry previously seen was not just a phase. Oh no, the SUPERness continues and is here to stay! Here are a few more pics from the chronicles of The Jarom and Isaac’s Adventures.

I have two things to say #1 “Oh-My-Gosh! How cute are they!”

And, #2 “I had nothing to do with the matching outfits, this was all Jarom!”

Here Jarom teaches Isaac that chicks love a cute boy in a cool ride,

and…

To always leave them wanting more!

This is Jarom’s new invention called the MOVIE-ing Sitter

Yes, that is a laptop strapped to the baby backpack.

"Moms and Grads" Doesn't Rhyme

Mandy graduated from Idaho State University on Mother’s Day weekend. It was awesome that almost the whole family was there to celebrate together. Jarom and Mandy are very competitive with each other. Jarom is graduating in June and Mandy was supposed to graduate in the fall. This pleased Jarom very much that he was to be the first in the family to graduate! However, Mandy’s school consolidated all the year’s graduation into one for the entire year and her walk date was pushed up to May. Another point to Mandy!

Isaac and Anna had fun playing together. The bubbles were a favorite and really enthralled Isaac. Grandpa got Anna and Isaac some weird spiky/soft/rubbery toys that were totally fun and cool. Isaac wasn’t sure about them for a while and kept crinkling his nose up at it making us all laugh.

Grammy, What is that!?

Now, seriously, stop it!
Mom, make her stop!Oooh! Bubbles!Do it again!

On Mother’s Day Colter got up early and made us a WONDERFUL breakfast of waffles with strawberries, whipped cream, sausage, eggs, and juice. The best Mother’s Day breakfast ever! Thanks Colter!
The next day the boys went paintballing while the girls went house hunting and I worked. In the evening we went to see “Bye Bye Birdie” at the local play house for our Mother’s Day treat.
I wish we all lived closer together. It was a fun weekend that I wish we could do more often. We love you all!

Getting Hitched

Brittney and Mark tied the knot on April 19th and we had a jolly ‘ol time. The weather was slightly freezing but still had fun getting together for the special day.
The night before was Britt's bridal shower. Isaac loved playing with Kelsey. The balloons were a hit.

Kaelin was looking fabulous and on the prowl in her new Amazonian dress….grrrrrrr baby.

Steve BBQed ribs for the reception in his custom BBQ attire.
Here’s the happy couple.
The reception had a Star Wars theme and Isaac starred as Master Yoda. "Size matters not. Judge me by my size, do you?"
Have you ever seen a smile that big before?

Super Daddy!

It’s been said "A man's desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world." If this is true it I’m glad to have another Jarom in the world! Since I started working again he has gone from good dad to SUPER DAD! I couldn’t do it without him. He takes Isaac for walks, sings to him, takes him for Jeep rides, they swing in the yard, go for MILES in the backpack, and read Dr. Seuss together. Today he even juggled for him! With all this love and attention Isaac sure loves his Daddy; he reaches to touch Jarom’s arm at dinner giving him love pats! What a pair!

Look! He is already starting to be a little Coolio Daddy-O!

"Falling" In Love

On Friday Jarom and I commemorated our 5th wedding anniversary by “falling” in love all over again. Our custom is to alternate the planning of the celebration each year, and this one fell upon me. One of the items on Jarom’s “to do” list before he turns 30 this year is go skydiving. I NEVER had any intention of joining him when he checked this one off the list, but I being the incredibly cool wife that I am knew he would totally get a kick out of it if we did it together; Soooo… I mustered up all the insanity and courage I had and set it up. What was I thinking!!?

Oh yeah! I remember what I was thinking! I have the best husband in the whole world! He is my best friend! I love him! I love to see him happy! I love to make him happy….even if it takes jumping out of a perfectly good airplane! This has been the best 5 years of my life! I can’t wait for the next 50!