Cale is 5 1/2 years old today. He is growing up way too fast for me! He starts Kindergarten in a week and a half and I am so thankful that I chose to put him in the half day class. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly time passes by and I am SO grateful that I have one more year to enjoy with him before he goes to school full-time.
To mark Cale's half birthday, I thought I'd share a few things about the Bug...
He weighs 36 pounds. He's a petite little guy just like big brother Connor. Cale wears a size 10.5 shoe, size 4T shorts and 5T shirts.
Cale is by far our most outgoing child. He likes to be the center of attention at all times. I love that he is so friendly and talkative with anyone and everyone. It's such a change from Connor and Coby's personalities. It's really amazing how kids from the same two parents can all be so very different...it makes for such a fun, yet interesting family dynamic.
Cale is really happy to be the "smallest" (youngest) in our family. He thinks he can get away with anything because he's "so little and cute" (his words...yes, we need to teach him to be humble sooner rather than later!).
Cale has basically spent the entire summer in his pj's. I am not kidding. The only way this kiddo is getting dressed is if we are definitely leaving the house and even then it's a battle! He tells me his pajamas (he usually just wears a pair of pj pants, no shirt) are so cozy. He is a homebody. He does not want to run errands...ever. Little guy would never leave the house if he could help it.
Cale loves to play with cars, playing the Wii, swimming, playing in the sprinkler, playing with boats in the bathtub, riding his bike, playing baseball with his brothers, digging in the dirt field next to our house, and building/playing legos with Coby.
Cale has learned to swim over the past month. He is thrilled to be floaty-free because he can now swim under the water....he loves being able to do underwater flips, being able to jump in the water and actually sink, and snorkeling in the pool. He is a little fish just like Coby. They are so fun to watch together!
Cale is so full of life and has a very big personality. He can be so much fun, but boy can he be a mess too. He has the attitude of a teenager which is not fun to deal with. I just hope that we're getting the teenage years over early and that it will be smooth sailing from here on out {here's to dreaming!}.
I can't help but share the cute things that Cale has said or done over the past 6 months....
~You are a good cooker mommy! {he tells me this all the time!}
~Mommy, I'm never going to stop loving you.
~I love how Cale rubs MY back when he's injured and I'm trying to comfort HIM. {Precious!}
~in March Cale called the x-box the sex box {too funny...especially because he had no idea what he was saying and how funny it was. He really thought that's what it was called!}
~one of Darren's officer friends was injured and became a paraplegic back in February, Cale still prays for him every single night. The funny thing about this is that the officer's last name is Peery, but Cale very seriously prays for "Officer Period" every night. {he has NO idea, but it always gets a chuckle out of me and D!}
~Cale HATES onions. It amazes me that he can always tell when our food has onion it. He'll say, "What is this white thing in my food. It's onion!" I'll say no it's not! But he ALWAYS knows. One day I was sauteing onion and he came in the kitchen and said, "What is that horrible smell?" I'm telling you this boy despises onions. The rest of us like onion, so I have to pick every. single. onion. out of Cale's food nightly! {he's a mess}
~When Cale dislikes a food, he says that he's "allergic" to it. So far he is "allergic" to onions, mushrooms, peas and steamed carrots {he likes raw carrots though}. I know there are more that I can't think of at the moment.
~Cale is a momma's boy. He is always giving me hugs and kisses or saying I love you to me. He cracks me up when he wants to give me a kiss as he'll have his lips puckered out big time. It is so cute...I don't know what I'll do when he doesn't do "the pucker" anymore!
~Cale was walking naked thru the house {not unusual}. Cale: This is how I roll. Me: How's that? Cale: Being naked is how I roll.
~One nights Cale was playing police {wants to be like daddy of course!} with Ellie who he said was his police dog. He told me "I have a gun and I'm not afraid to use it."
~One day I was crying and Cale said, "What's wrong mommy? Did daddy break your heart?"
~One day I asked Cale why it was so cold outside {obviously more toward winter time}. He said, "Well, I guess God decided to make a cold day." {Duh!}
~Earlier this week Cale and I were discussing the proper terms as they pertain to boys anatomy. I told him that balls are actually called testicles. Cale very seriously responded with "Hey, squids have testicles too!" Me: Actually, squids have TENTACLES, not TESTICLES. {never thought I'd have that conversation!}
~Cale and I have basically the same palate when it comes to our food choices. We both love tomato soup. He especially likes the tomato soup he gets at Pepperoni Grill. One day I bought some canned Wolfgang Puck soup at the grocery store. When Cale tried it, he said, " This is the kind of soup from the mall!" I asked him how he knew and he replied, "Because I'd recognize this taste anywhere!" {alrighty then!}
~I typically make dinner every night and one day Cale requested that I say "Dinner is served" when his food comes. {nope, he doesn't ask for much!}
~While he and I were eating lunch at the mall one day Cale looked at me as seriously as can be and said, "Mommy, did you know you're not very tall? You're not very big. Some people are bigger than you. Look at your legs. {Um yes, I learned a LONG time ago that I am SHORT buddy! Thanks for reminding (all five feet) of me!}.
~Cale love love loves pink. Yes he does! He proudly wears his pink Polo shirt and when asked why he's wearing pink, he boldly tells his friends, "because it's my favorite color!" {I hope he always has this confidence and security about him!} He really wants his room painted pink too, but we're going with a nice shade of khaki instead. We have to draw the line somewhere! Actually I take that back about the pink room...his most recent request is that we paint his room camo and his bed pink. What a combination! {Not worried...this kid is ALL boy!}
(this is the animal he picked out at Disney World...why? Because it was pink. Her name is "Precious" haha)
Oh how I love this little guy! He is my baby...always will be. I just love him so. Happy half birthday Calebug!
This was my favorite place to eat (we are the first people that our travel agent has ever been able to get reservations for...now I know why!). It was delicious and the atmosphere was different than anywhere else we ate. We started out with bread (which consisted of sourdough, pretzel, and multigrain breadsticks). Each one was so good! We also ordered the Canadian cheddar cheese soup because {apparently} you cannot go to Le Cellier without having the soup! It didn't disappoint. 
After filling our bellies we rode a ride or two (I think...the days all run together after awhile!).
