Back in good health

What a week we've had here! Kellan was down with the flu for a full five days with a fever so high that he was unable to function (and we were in a constant state of panic). Today the fever broke. At last. In a matter of hours, he was transformed from a lump on the sofa to a happy and healthy boy playing outside in the beautiful spring sunshine. Kids are amazing. I took a few cheery shots outside to celebrate the miraculous recovery.






Love this look. My little big man.

Hockey Night

Saturday nights are Hockey Night. If there's a game on, we head up to Nelson Center and cheer on the Springfield Jr Blues. Here are some shots of the boys at the park before the game last night and then, just for fun, I took a few during the game. Happened to have the camera with me since we'd just been at Carmen's birthday party.

Some black and whites at the park

Enjoying Carmen's birthday party

We had a wonderful evening at the Pizza Machine to celebrate Carmen's 5th birthday (and Connor's 3rd birthday). Here are a few shots of Kel enjoying the cake and games.

Kellan's 5th Birthday Party

It was another YMCA swim party for Kellan this year, another two hours of friends and fun, of cake and swimming. Happy birthday, Kel!



Kellan and Caden before we headed out to the pool.




A pool full of friends. What more could you ask for?





My two boys goofing around in the pool.




Kellan having a ride on Mark's back.




The always sweet Elsa.






Olivia.




There were a lot of kids in the pool!






Maddox.





Carmen refused to let me get a photo, so I had to sneak this one while she wasn't looking.




Lleyton and Hank having a battle with the float bars.





Silly Dominic.






Dressed again and time for cake. Gannon's arm can be seen pointing at Kel's very cool Lightning McQueen cake.




The candle is lit and the singing begins. Punctuated at one point by a popping balloon, which Kellan found hilarious.




"Happy birthday to you..."






Make a wish!






Our handsome 5 year old boy.





A funny side effect of the race track on the cake was that everybody ended up with black mouths! Here are Olivia and Charlotte showing off their gorgeous cake faces.





Definitely the mark of a good party. Happy messy faces.