I just passed by 37th birthday last month.  It came and went like all the others, just another day with a little extra sugar.

If the average lifespan of a male is 72 years, I am now officially over half dead.

With the passing of the date, I thought I would post some pictures of birthdays from days gone.  Some of this will surely be to the chagrin of my little sister, Andra.  But she was born the day before my birthday, so we inevitably had our birthday parties together.

Some of the photos were scanned from a scrapbook, so you will have to forgive some of the stickers and other related paraphernalia.

Maybe I didn’t have birthdays in later years, or at least no pictures in my collection to commemorate the day.

I think this is about my 4th birthday, Andra’s 2nd at Grandma’s house in Paul, Idaho.

I think this is about my 5th, Andra’s 3rd.

This one you can see my arrowhead necklace I wore for many years. I loved that necklace.

I think this is about age 7 for me, age 5 for Andra.

I believe this is my 9th birthday, Andra’s 7th.

With Gwen Thompson at their home in Virginia. This was my 26th birthday.