Happy birthday to me (part 7)

I keep getting older, but one thing that never gets old is checking in with my good buddy the big bear.

Here he is when I was just a few days old:

Here he is at my first birthday:

At my second birthday:

At my third birthday:

At my fourth birthday:

At my fifth, still looking small:  

 

At my sixth birthday last year: 

And here he is today:

For more perspective, here's what the bear looks like when he make a crazy face:

He's a jokster, that bear. And he's super patient to put up with this every year, especially when he doesn't grow at all.