I cannot believe it! Cael is 5! It seems like yesterday we were moving to Gillette, and he was barely talking. He was such a joy, and that kid still is!!! He is so much fun. Without any doubt, he has been the easiest boy to raise to the age of 5 (Colby already loses and he is only 3, the little ripper!) Cael has completely grown out of the wandering away stage, and he is such a happy kid. He has so much karisma! I am told frequently that he is everyones favorite kid. He is so animated and fun and positive and happy! Just plain excited about EVERYTHING! When he asks us for anything he will say, "YESSSSSS!" when we say yes. He is really good at getting what he wants. He is a GREAT big brother. He loves to play with Colby, and he is very kind and loving with him. Don't get me wrong, we are still a family of boys, but they hug all the time, and he frequently gives Colby random kisses (and Chet and I too). He is a little runt! He is almost the same size as Colby, and Colby is almost as strong. This fall during soccer we are watching the boys play and I hear, "Colby, let me up!" half muffled. I hear it about 3 more times before I turn because I then start hearing other parents laughing. I turn around and Colby is sitting on Cael's back, Cael face down in the grass. There was a hole in the grass where there was a little valve hole, and Colby was shoving Cael's face into the hole. He was completely at the mercy of Colby. Before he got Colby off of him, he had the attention of about 12 people. Everyone was laughing at them. Instead of getting up and being mad or embarrassed, he got up and put his arm around Colby and said, "Buddy, you cannot do that to me. I cannot breath." and he hugs him. Colby hugged him back and off they ran. He is a manipulator at times, but totally gets away with it because he is so dang cute!
He lives with a very thin veil. He says things from the other side sometimes. He is so matter of fact about things that make me about drop. He is SUPER smart. He is named after his Uncle Morgan, appropriately so. I think that he has some form of a photographic memory. After I read a book to him once, he can almost read it himself. While sitting in the car the other day he told me to go. I told him that I couldn't, the light was red. He said, "Go. (then made the sound for "G") G. (then made the sound for "O") O. Go. G.O. Is that how you spell go mom?" I have never once worked with him on his letters or trying to sound anything out. I about died! Then he proceeded to sound out stop, and did it correctly! He can sound out most words that are soundable. Crazy stuff!!!
He is very independant. He doesn't need to be entertained. He knows what he wants, and will manipulate his way into anything. He is super sneeky! He loves the kindle, and will quietly and spylike sneak it out of the room and to his closet, where he had a little kitchen set up. We store Chet's snow boots in the bottom of his closet, and we caught him hiding food in them. Frosting, peanut butter, cookie dough, any candy that I leave out, popcorn, etc. He was sneaking the kindle, getting onto phineas and ferb, and having a little party. He is very attentive and would hide everything when we started calling for him. I don't know how long he had all the food in there, but he had quite the stash! He is my worst eater. He hates everything, until we make him take a bite and he ends up liking about half the food. He LOVES treats. He will tell me on nights that I make dessert, "Mom, I have a meal tummy ache but not a brownie tummy ache. I think the brownie will make me feel better" He uses a tummy ache to get out of everything.
He cannot wait until he can go to school. All his neighborhood friends went this year and it makes him sad. He is very social. He will give Cars a run for his money on winning the social crown. He is very chummy with all the neighbors and doesn't get shy to say hi to all of them. He is very animated when talking to them, and has a slight lisp. They all raise their eyebrows and get wide eyes like him when he talks to them because he is so animated and he tells our neighbors EVERYTHING! He loves to be with people, but can play 24 hours alone too. It is so great!!! He doesn't favor Chet or I, but loves us both so wonderfully. He loves to hug and kiss us. He loves to dance and wiggle his butt. He is really good. He wanted to have a rock star party this year. We gave him a carnival style party where he dressed as a rock star. He had 16 kids show up. His only request for his birthday was that he wanted Ramen Noodles for dinner and an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. Pretty easy! He got his first gun from Papa, a tradition that my dad has started with all his grandkids. He was most excited about that gift.
Other favorites:
Color : Red
Food: Sausage Rice Casserole
Thing to Do: Watch Movies (Spymate is the favorite right now! He loves the chimp, and calls everyone a chimp right now)
Dessert: Chocolate Cake, but he doesn't discriminate, he'll eat any junk food
Funnest Thing He's Ever Done (in his own words): when it's Christmas time and we get to set up the tree (can you tell what we are doing for FHE tonight!)
Book: Barnyard Dance
Game: Soccer, he will tell you how good he is at it!
I really don't know what I would do without my little bug. I love him to pieces!!! He is such a great part of our family. I am so glad that Heavenly Father sent him to me!!!
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