My Eldest son turns 21 on January 5th. Challenge accepted?

Here he is, 2003

That would be me, goofing with him, back when the local Mickey-D's had a kids' playground.

The eldest of five

His biological brother is only a year younger than him, as is the step-sister. The four of them would be in his care in my absence. There's a long story to that, which you don't wish to read.

Proud boy scout

With his best friend at the time.

Here he is, in perhaps 2004-2005

For a sense of scale, he's blinding his younger brother, who is only one year junior to him.Rail-thin, the kid just wouldn't stop growing! He always was a goof, and my then-digital camera afforded him this golden opportunity to foul the pic. Flipside, it afforded me a perfect bribery pic [I'm not always a nice mom]

Here's his 2006 pic

I hear throwback images tend to get upvotes. Here's my eldest, in an old school pic. Yes, he's always been a skinny fella. I promised him at a young age I'd keep him anonymous from my internet wanderings, so I'm not parking his name here.

I forgot to mention

He plays guitar

Here he is, goofing around again

This was last year, in Job Corps

Chef Cabo and Chef Shaggy

Lol...that's one of the nicknames they have for him at Job Corps. He's out there, working on culinary arts, building a life...way the hell across the state. This is his pic from last year, with his instructor.

So here he is

On January 5, 2014, he turns that "magical" age of 21. He lives out in Miami, and, due to unfortunate circumstances, will be out there, rather than at home, though at least he's here for the Holidays. Seeing this on the front page would Make His Day.

Edit: he got this early, and it Made His Day

Used later on an update folder: He was on http://imgur.com/gallery/hsFXC - my idea of a birthday card.