Hearts near and far are full of love and celebration today for Burrito on his 37th birthday! I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that we couldn’t be more grateful, or more full of joy to celebrate this beloved guy, especially after all he’s come through. We even received the gift of a second day of sanctuary sponsorship from dear friend of all the primates here, Kathleen Corby! She sent this beautiful message for Burrito:
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BURRITO! Last year you had one too many trips to that beautiful new medical clinic. May this year be filled with good health, laughter, love, joy, chase games, tug sessions, Slinky madness, and food, food, and more food! Love you sweet boy. Happiness always…..”
Kathleen, thank you so much for adding to this special day!! We so appreciate your amazing presence and support in the chimps’ (and humans’) day to day lives.
Given Burrito’s penchant for snow snacks lately, he must have been doing a snow dance for his birthday all night because this is what we arrived to, along with Burrito blowing raspberries and pointing out the window. Burrito speak for “I need a snow snack immediately, please!”
For the first portion of the party we built crazy snow snacks with frozen grapes and cherries which all the chimps loved. That is, when they could get in to sneak some from the boss, who dragged both the table and the big plastic turtle pool into a corner and went to town. Jamie really had an amazing un-birthday for herself today! 😉
Second party (like second breakfast if you’re a hobbit…or Burrito…or me…) was spaghetti boats for lunch made by Anthony! Burrito LOVES spaghetti!
Naturally, because it was a grand celebration of all things Burrito, all of the chimps, and most especially Burrito, chose to spend their entire day in the warm cozy loft together where I could capture nary a photo!! They’d run down for a snow snack and scurry back upstairs to their nests and each other. But who could blame them?
But for third party, Chad managed to capture a couple photos of Burrito enjoying his birthday dinner forage and holding onto his grab bag.
(Of course, Mave, Honey B and Willy B got to partake in the parties on their side of the house right along with the seven, enjoying snow buckets, spaghetti boats, forages and whole apples! They were more excited over those whole apples than just about anything I’ve seen from them yet).
Despite not being able to capture much on film, to be honest, it made my heart swell just to see Burrito back with the girls, ensconced in their embrace and being groomed by them most of the day, napping near them, eating with them. Finally. Back with his family. And I kinda suspect, Burrito himself couldn’t have wished for a better birthday this year.
Happy Birthday, Bubba!! We love you so very much!!
Linda C says
Lol, Katelyn, ‘fess up- isn’t Burrito’s birthday one of those days when it’s a little more fun to work!? 😀
Beautiful snow in spite of the gray skies.
Well, looks like we’ll have to wait another year for pasta cam!
Did the CA3 like the spaghetti? (Not more than whole apples, duh, but did they like it?)
Katelyn says
Hi Linda, I’m not sure they’d ever seen such a thing before, but there were mixed reviews. ?? We’ve never met any chimps less food motivated than the three and it’s a mystery every day as to what they’ll eat and what they’ll decline.
CeeCee says
Yay spaghetti boats !
Happy Birthday dear Burrito.
Lucinda Almy says
Happy Birthday Burrito!! And many more!!!
Brenda R says
Happy birthday Burrito!
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Sooo happy to see you with the girls, your family!
Jackie says
Happy Birthday, Dear Mr. B. I know you enjoyed all of the food. The spaghetti boats looked so good. I’m so glad that you are feeling better. I know you are happy being back with the ladies.
Brenda R says
Happy birthday Burrito!
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Sooo happy to see you with the girls, your family!
Rene says
Happy Birthday beautiful boy?? Nothing better than to celebrate with loving friends??
Devin McC says
Happy 37th Birthday Burrito Boy!! Spaghetti boats look really good actually, just add mushrooms and broccoli to mine
Edie Bruce says
Happy Birthday, Burrito! We love and cherish you! So glad you are back with your
friends, and had so many excellent treats-you deserve them all!
Kathleen says
Snow towers wrapped in colorful Slinkys?! Wow, that’s fabulous. I’d almost want to ask “Can it get any better than that?”…..but you bet it can — paper boats filled with spaghetti! (And Linda, I thought of you right off the bat!) What a celebration. You guys at CSNW really know how throw a party. I think the CA 3 need to get used to all the newness. In a year or two they’ll be like Jamie, sneaking off with all the goods.
Happy 37th Birthday dear Burrito, from here on out may each day be better than the one before. XOXOXO
Sandie Allaway says
Happy birthday Burrito, you handsome kid you!!! We love you dearly and couldn’t be happier for your recovery and your loving family, 2- and 4-legged. xoxo
Kathy Breipohl says
Oh Burrito, I am so happy that you had a fantastic birthday and that you were surrounded by 6 lovely ladies doting over you and of course the fabulous snacks, oh my, yummy yummy, I hope you had the best day ever. You have had a bit of a rough year so no more of that, wishing you great health and much love and this coming year.
Love you Burrito
Diane DePoe says
Happy Birthday SWEET Burrito! Sending hugs and love to you on your very special day!
Barbara Huljak says
Happy Happy Birthday Burrito. What a grand way to celebrate your big day. I am always
happy to see how happy the chimps are at CSN where they can BE FREE to do what they
want and eat what they like etc. So nice to support an organization who sets them free.
Elaine Reininger says
I just love pictures of all the celebrations and parties you imaginative caretakers give for the Chimps. I am happy that Burrito is back with the girls and feeling so much better again. What a horrible few months you all went through there. It is very draining to live through such stress and I hope that things quiet down now and that everyone behaves themselves. Happy Birthday Mr B.