Toddlers...no more!

No more toddlers in our house.....(cheer!! tear...cheer!!! tear....) I can't decide if I'm excited or sad about that. Cannon turned 5 last week and we can't believe that the time has flown by so quickly. Can-man is still our source of sunshine with his big, cheesey grin and his crazy dance moves that he busts out when we least expect it.

We had a birthday party planned for the little guy until our family was struck with the "recreational water yuk" (I don't want to jump to conclusions and say that it is "crypto" that has been going around, but it sure does sound dramatic in a "poor-pitiful-me" story). Cal and Cannon have both been down since Fri. night. We went swimming in a neighborhood pool on Tues and it took until Fri for it to hit. They are trying to eat a little more substance today...time will tell if it stays with them or not.

(Note: In case you live outside of Texas, and haven't heard about crypto, I'll spare you the details. But I will tell you that it is caused by what little ones deposit in their swim diaper, then get in the water, then others get the "benefit" of the contamination! ....and the benefits aren't all that great!)

So we are hoping to reschedule the party fairly soon. I don't want to run too far into Aug...just too far away from the actual birthday.

Here are a few pics from the morning Cannon turned 5...he was very excited to wake up to gifts from the family and donuts for breakfast.

His favorite out-to eat food is orange chicken, so we went to a Chinese buffet and Cannon ate orange chicken to his heart's delight. I saw some baby squid on the buffet and brought a couple to our table. I knew the kids would get a kick out of it and I never intended for them to be consumed....but Daddy (Darrell) had to up the fun and down one of those puppies! GROSS!!!! The kids totally freaked out and couldn't believe it. Cannon said he wanted to try one and kept holding it up to his mouth but just couldn't get it past his lips. It made for a good laugh at the table and it caused all the tables around us to watch with anticipation...they couldn't imagine this little guy really eatting the squid. I wish I had pictures of all that fun!

Happy Birthday, Cannon! You are a joy and delight to have in our home and I am thankful that you were the final piece to our family puzzle. You have completed us in ways that we couldn't have imagined. Our celebration of your life will continue with more pictures to come.