Our Monkey is Growing Up

My, how time does fly.

Our baby is 5 years old now. Not much of a baby anymore.

He wanted a pink birthday cake just like his friend Adysen's. He got his way on that. He also wanted six candles. He didn't get his way on that.

Justin loves, loves Curious George.

So here he is in his new costume. You can see the monkey jacket on the floor next to him from Grandma Lucy & Grandpa Jay. He is pumped.

Here are his two new trucks. He has played with them all night & morning. Loading cows, pigs & horses ought to keep him occupied today.


And here is dad, who is just as excited (or maybe more), to get this truck opened and played with.

We are used to Mitch making the most of his birthday, but this year Justin may have given him a run for his money. He had a paper chain all month long waiting for his big day. He talked about it to anyone that would listen, include the lady at McDonald's. He debated about what he thought he was getting and gave some not so subtle hints of what he hoped to get. It was a lot of fun to see him get so excited.


He told me last night when I put him to bed that he just loved everything about being the birthday boy.

Good, that was just what we had hoped for.


Happy Birthday Judd!
You sure do keep us on our toes and a smile on our faces.