The Monkey Party....

Today, as promised,

I will show you what

BabyE was reaching for....

But first....(quit whining~you can wait a minute)

First you must meet some of

The Birthday Boy's guests.

This is one of the neighbors that

lives 3 houses down.

This little baby is named Eli..

And he is BabyE's best little friend.

This is Papa with 2 little

neighbors that came

to share in BabyE's

birthday.

Papa already looks a bit worn out..

and the party is just getting started.Here are some assorted relatives

Who shall remain unnamed.

Can you guess which one is MyHero's brother?

See this sweet lady below?

She is BabyE's babysitter when
Mimi & TheIslandScout

have to work.

Guess what?

I know she loves BabyE because she was

holding him and playing with him

even when she wasn't getting paid!

She and her kids

LOVE BabyE!The wonderful man you see below

came all the way from Atlanta, GA.

JUST FOR

BabyE's first birthday.

He became a best friend to

TheIslandScout
when they met in the FL Keys.

He calls himself BrownSugar.

I call him Beautiful

because

he IS beautiful-

Inside and out!Little Miss Cousin

was too busy getting into the

ice chest to turn for a picture.TheIslandScout cooked up some good food..

and I can't show you any of it ....

because..

my camera battery died!

Good Grief!

But there were potatoes,

and salads,

baked beans & burgers

&

hot dogs for the kids,

& brats.

Nope-not BRATS-we didn't eat any kids...

Brats (prounounced BRA HTS).

A WI delicacy...uh-huh..

Eaten many ways..

Especially at tail gating parties.

So...we had some brats!

And then...

And then..

And then Mimi..
And then Mimi brought out

THE MONKEY CAKE!

Look at BabyE as he reaches for

The Monkey Cake!

He's not quite sure

what it is...BUT..

he grabs himself an ear and....

He has his first taste of chocolate ever!

OH MAMA!

Is THAT good!

Almost as much fun to play with

as it is to eat!Uh-oh~

Our little monkey is getting tired.

He is ready to take his hat off

and Un-party.I can tell he is tired because

he is sucking his thumb

and rubbing his ear..

just like his Mama

used to do when

she was one!I wish I could show you all the monkey clothes he got.

I wish I could show you all the cute and wonderful toys he got..

Including the wonderful ROUND orange cat that he loves.

I wish I could show you the table Mimi had prepared..

I wish I could show you all the wonderful decorations she put up...

I wish I could show you everyone posing for a picture...

Alas...my camera was dead...

And someone else captured those memories.

BabyE kissed us all good-bye and went off

to Baby Dreamland for a nap.

As we were leaving we got a wonderful surprise.

Mimi had 12 pictures...

One for each month

of BabyE's life.

On the way out..

Whoever wanted to could pick one.

What a hard choice...

But I loved this one the best!

And so...I took a bit of BabyE

home with me.Happy 1st Birthday Little Man.