My Cousins and I Appear to be Growing

Grubby in September.

Cleaned up for Christmas.

Hangin'

Just chillin' yo.

From Monkey Burrito to Monkey, um Enchilada?

To show my expressive side, I have taken a series of self portraits that live under the working title "Monkey In  Dreamland Wrapped Up Like Delicious Mexican Foods."

Mini Burrito Monkey

Medium Burrito Monkey

Statue of Liberty Burrito Monkey

Touchdown Burrito Monkey

Disco Enchilada Monkey with lettuce

The Whole Enchilada Monkey

One Day They Shall Pay

Mother and the Red Buffoon marched me out to the woods again today and forced me to pose with them for an endless session of gorgeous photography. I nearly missed my daily episode of As The World Turns.

Smile while you can my red headed friend...

Yes Buffoon, this seems like a grand idea. I thought there were government agencies that stop this kind of thing? 

Well at least this is a new view of things.

Ah, saved! What a tasty nose you have sweet Mother. 

10 minutes to As The World Turns, make haste!

Ode to Nana

Oh how I miss the month of October,
When awesome Nana kept me sober.
Hmmm, on second thought, I'll steer clear of the odes - at least until I can find a better rhyme for October. But cut me some slack, I'm only 6 months old you know? I digress - Nana treated me to the best October of all time. We hung out each and every day, like when she took Natalie and I to the zoo!

As you can see, we were quite the compatible duo. Thanks for hanging out with me Nana! (I know Mother and the Red Buffoon great appreciated it as well!)

Luke, I Am Your Monkey

Uncle Bill and Aunt Tana presented me with a rare set of rubber Star Wars figures - no doubt handcrafted by George Lucas himself. Mother decided it would be fun to say "thanks" by hiding a character in various pictures. Click on each picture to make them bigger and see if you can look past my raw beauty to find the hidden friends from a galaxy far, far away!

Boba Fett

C3PO

Chewbacca (look reallll hard)

Darth Vader

R2D2

Storm Trooper

Yoda

The Red Buffoon turns 30

The Red Buffoon added another decade to his belt, and forced us all to march into the woods again in honor of the occasion. Luckily, I provided protection from bears, coyotes and yetis, yet again.

I will hang here, but I will not be happy about it.

At least some of my favorite people came to join in my suffering. (Cousin Natalie and I were forced to collect firewood and catch fresh trout while the adults lazed about on pine needles. Someone call CPS.)

Plotting my escape...

Hurrah! My old chum Ben came to provide me with some juggling entertainment. He's quite the master.

Six babes. Ohhhh I'm just awful, I know!

Steve and Skye honored the Buffoon with a homemade pineapple upside down cake - made at the campsite. My little Mongolian mind was blown - though no one offered me a piece. I shall have my revenge...

Candles? Really? Oh toughen up you city slickers.