January Birthdays:

This month's birthdays will be celebrated at Mom and Dad's on Sunday afternoon with cake and ice cream.

In this family picture taken several years ago are the two January birthdays.

Wayne, my oldest brother turned 65 on January 8th and the baby of the family, Katie turned 44 on the 9th.  So hard to believe Katie is 44!!  She was born just an hour after Wayne's 21st birthday in 1969.  Wayne was in Vietnam at the time and we were so hoping to have the first and last with the same birthday.  

Not Katie, though!!  Even as a little girl she did not want to share her birthday with Wayne.  I think it was because she was about two years old before he was around much and she was scared of him.  She would say, Wayne is your brother and Russ is mine.  lol

Wayne, Judy, Mom, Kate, Dad, Me & Russ

The second pair are Katie's grand kids.  Mariah turned six yesterday on the 10th and Brighton will be five next week on the 16th.  These two are my niece, Kayla's.  They have lived in IL and we seldom got to see them.  They moved to Rolla over the summer and we have enjoyed getting to know them.  Mariah is a very smart girl and a very protective big sister.  Brighton is as they say, "all boy"!  lol  He is a good little boy but very much full of energy.

I am grateful for family and the birthday traditions we share.