Maya Loves Monkey

Our Matthew is currently living here with us and loves the bonus that provides of time with the kiddoes. He loves being an uncle, nearly as much as the little ones love him. Maya calls him Monkey - -I think it started when she was little and couldn't say "Uncle Matty" so it sort of turned into "Unca Monkey" and has ended just being "Monkey". Now that's just who he is -- Monkey.

Recently, he and Maya were playing with sand out in the yard and as they were doing clean-up, inevitably it turned into a water fight. They both had a ball, chasing each other around the yard with the hose and soaking each other. Then not long after that, he (knowing how Maya especially loves dress-up) presented both Maya and Mason with dinosaur costumes that he had ordered for them. They loved the costumes and it was such fun to see they enjoyed their surprise from Monkey.

I love seeing how much he loves all the kiddoes and how much they, in turn, love him. Everybody needs someone like Monkey in their lives. He's a dinosaur costume provider, he's a water-fighter and chaser with the hose, and he's great at hide-and-seek. Gotta love that. Qualifications every uncle should have, right?

Monkey is a stellar uncle!