On this day 35 years ago Bridger Jay Smith came into the world! What a cute little baby he was at 1 year old! I really wanted to scan in some pictures of the fun ways we have celebrated BJay’s birthday in the past. But my scanner doesn’t work with my computer unfortunately. One is a picture of “pin the tale on BJay” that we played at Tim and Piper’s house (when it was the white house on McReynolds and the twins look about 4). Then there is the birthday in Costa Mesa where we had all our friends throw water balloons at BJay standing up against the garage wall. The group violence totally terrorized little baby Danielle Bonilla and she cried for weeks when she’d see us or go near our house. Oops. And then there is the hilarious picture of BJay’s VW van completely filled to the roof with crumpled newspapers. We were trying to remember if that was a birthday prank, or just a prank. I’m thinking it must have been a graduation prank now. Anyway our good friends the Fannins and Worths had a little assistance from Decker on that one. It wasn’t really funny the morning we discovered it and I was already late for work. BJay smashed some of the papers down and we drove off with a van full of trash to my job at the Planetarium. My boss wasn’t amused. But its hilarious now to think that anyone would go to so much trouble for a laugh… Oh to have time to do something like that now! Watch yourselves Fannins. I’m still trying to think of a way to prank you back, and when I do its going to be goood. :)

Here’s B 5 years ago at the beach sinking into the sand.

Here’s B doing what he’s always done best, playing with the kids and being a great daddy.

And here is a photo Hila took of B being a good husband vacuuming, and doing a very sexy job of it. ;)

When I think about it I know I always loved you BJay. Before I knew I loved you something in my soul would stir when I saw you. Before it was even possible to know you I loved the impression that you left with the people around you. I loved the person you were before we even met. I always knew I’d marry someone like you. I never would have guessed I’d get the real thing. Happy Birthday B! Its been a beautiful, happy life with you so far.