Landon's 5th birthday

We celebrated Landon's birthday this year by going fishing with our friends and LOTS of their friends. I have no good excuse for not getting pics of the birthday boy except that we were trying to keep kids out of the water, out of paint, keep an eye on all three of them, feed them lunch and birthday cake, etc. There was a playground nearby, so we were divided half of the time, too. And there were so many people there, and so bright, that most of my pics turned out not-so-great. But we were excited with Landon that he caught several fish! We were also excited that Carmen & Gabriel did not hook anyone in the eye (though this was some kind of miracle the way they were swinging the poles around).




Gabe really enjoyed the cake AND the frosting that made it into his mouth.



The kids' favorite part was the pet goldfish we got to bring home. Unfortunately for the goldfish, David didn't remember or know that chlorinated water is lethal to them. So when he got out our old fish tank from when we bought a Beta for toddler Carmen and put the goldfish in it, he put in new water.
The kids did not believe the fish was dead for a while. After all, they've seen Finding Nemo several times, and remembered the seen where Nemo played dead to escape from the dentist's office.