Cael is 5

It's crazy to think that our son is now 5! We had a pretty fun little party with Cael's buddies in the backyard. There was plenty of water fun to go around, a pinata, and cake. I took pictures and video of all the little friends, but it was on the other camera. These pictures below are of the gifts sent from Gma/Gpa Platt and Hoopes taken on our spare :)

Cael is also doing well on the swim team this year. He is in the 6 and under age group and got a couple of ribbons for the races we have had. He has taken 6th and 4th in the 25 meter freestyle, but he had a little 4 (for his age) next to his name and he was racing against 6 year olds! We think it is pretty cool and he tries so hard. Little Brecon gives him big hugs after the race is over, we know that he sure loves his brother!

Speaking of the Brecon man.... He is very good at trying to keep up with his big brother and they have so much fun together! I just have to mention this story that happened around the end of may while Cael was still in pre-k, Ben and I took Brecon shopping. While picking up a few items in the cereal aisle, Brecon became focused on a task he felt needed to be done. It wasn't until after he had filled the shopping cart that we began to take some pictures of what had just occurred.

He filled up the entire basket! What was so funny is that he would only grab the TOOTIE FROOTIE bags and nothing else. People walking by would giggle and say "that's so cute" and they were right. It was.

And after a long day of playing, sometimes you just gotta let little boys sleep. It doesn't matter that you are at the swimming pool and everyone is in the water. A boy has got to sleep!

:(

THIS IS THE LAST PICTURE our poor camera ever took.

It was at Cael's LAST soccer game of the season.

It never came back into focus...

At least it captured this fine moment in time.

Things we haven't been able to take pictures of since:

*My Spring Piano recital and all the cute kids. All my students did such a great job, I'll have to get copies from the parents!

*Ben got PRK (like lasik surgery) on his eyeballs. No more glasses. No before and after surgery picture :(

*Gave the boys their summer haircuts. Brecon's blonde-ness had been growing for almost a year. Now he looks like a little boy

*Two brothers playing and Caels says "Mom, take of picture of this..." Sorry buddy, I just can't.

*A really cute picture that Cael drew of our family (and I don't have a scanner) We'll figure out a way to share this one, it's a keeper :)

*Cael's first swim meet of the season. He swam in the relay and in the freestyle (6 and under)races. He did so great! I was cheering for him the whole way down!

It's amazing the things you want to remember, but without a camera those events just blur together in our memories... Maybe we'll just have to go shopping and get us a new one, right?