The end of January brings thoughts of Spring!
We have "SIX" birthdays within the next 30 days.....
which sees us through the month of February and
brings us March.....the month of Spring!
Although...
the view out my door, in March
has been known to sometimes...
be this...
...I'm hoping this year....
it will be more like this!
So the very first birthday...
of those six birthdays, within the next 30 days...
~
will be Tuesday, Jan. 26th...
our grandson Nick's 16th Birthday!
Nicholas Ford Ryan
This is Nick up front...
with his older brother Nathan(aka Nate)
This is from Nick's Kindergarten days!
A photo of Nick...at the start of the drive...
taken by sister Amanda...
just after they moved in...next door!
There was a time...
when I saw him and his cousins...
almost every single day.....together!
Here are some of them on an uprooted tree!
Nick is in the yellow hat!
Andrew-Dylan-Katie-Grant-Nate-NickHanging out together...under the Walnut tree!
Playing corn hole in the shade with cousins.
Being together...
has provided many opportunities
to learn to be...
a good sport!
Which defines Nick well...
at this point in time...
A Soccer Player...No. 7!
I spent part of Sunday afternoon watching
him play.... indoors of course!
Early photos of Nick...
Early photos of Nick...
He runs extremely fast....
Is light on his feet....and turns on a dime....
Comes from behind...
Steps in fearlessly....
to retrieve that ball...
It's nice to see Nick win trophies....
and become part of a team....
but it will always be....
at least for me!
Nick on my porch....
or...
Nick and Nate....
in my best memories...
...and times with Alivia...in the pool...
...or with cousins...
...walking up the drive...in 2004
or like last summer....
so just make sure.....to do it some more!
And by the way...You take cute photos...
And by the way...You take cute photos...
Wet or Dry!
Happy 16th Birthday Nick !
We love you!
Happy 16th Birthday Nick !
We love you!
51 comments:
How quickly the years pass! What a fine looking young man.
We have a bunch of February birthdays, too! In fact, I'm using our February extended family birthday bash as motivation to eat sensibly the next seven days! I'll celebrate success by feasting on a piece of pecan pie after a meal together at a nearby diner.
You've produced a wonderful and loving testimony to your birthday boy. Does he know? Extra best birthday wishes are now mustering in the internet.
Nick is a handsome guy!! Very handsome indeed. I like the way you took us from childhood to his 16th, Wanda. Your photos are beautiful. I love being here. Even if you didn't write a word, I would stay here and look at your photos for the longest time....
A quiet and peaceful and loving place to be...at "Moments of Mine."
Smiles to you from Jackie
Makes you wonder where the years go. They pass so quickly. He is a handsome young man. This is a nice photo journey of his growing up years.
Lovely story and photos of Nick growing up. I love your first photo with the blossom in focus and the background blurred.
Hello Wanda, Six birthdays in 30 days - a great excuse for celebration! As Nick got older in each photo sequence, I thought about your part in his life - watching, teaching, loving from little boy to young man. Sixteen is a milestone birthday - I wish him all the very best!
Happy Birthday Nick!! My second grandson, Todd, was 16 on the 18th.
Where have the years gone? Eldest grandson, Ben, went for his driving licence yesterday. I must put a call through; don't know if he got it.
Lovely photos.
Awwww Nick! Happy Birthday! You are adorable...in ummm.... a teenagery way! Beautiful trip down memory lane Grandma!
what a handsome young man..he must make you proud ;-)
Happy Birthday Nick!!!
Hello Wanda
I have been catching up with your weather, the state of the driveway, the new coffee machine, is that whipped cream on your coffee???
the cookies you and Alivia baked and your fine grandson Nick....
I hope the first of your celebrations is a lovely day.
Happy days friend
Kids who have lots and lots of cousins to play with grow up very healthily, I think. It's a crowd of different personalities that will all be there the next day, for more fun, after arguments, after illness, through all kinds of experiences.
This photo journal is a tribute not only to Nick but to your whole family web. It's just thick and rich with good feeling.
You did such a beautiful job with the photos Wanda. Seeing the progressing years with Nick and all of the cousins. I still say Alivia looks like a little doll from the forties! Happy 16th Birthday to Nick!
At least he hasn't started asking you to drive everyday, yet!
Love Di
*Rebecca...they are all growing too quickly.
*Lizzie...yes, he knows to expect it.
*Jackie...thank you for always being there.
*Rae...as they get older the years seem to speed up too.
*Elaine...it's an apple blossom in the field.
*Barb...thank you...it's hard to believe he's 16.
*Alaine...Nick just got his learner's permit and my oldest will be 22 on the 30th.
*Jenny...you're Funny!!!
*Janet...He does!
*Delwyn...nice to see you posting again...yes, it's whipped cream.
*June...My kids grew up with their cousins as well.
Hi Di...no, but he can practice in the field like his brother.
Happy Birthday, Nick!
Beautiful post, Wanda! I loved seeing the photos of all the family fun! It reminds me of my kids and their cousins, and also of myself growing up surrounded by family.
It's really such a Blessing. You must be so happy to be surrounded by so much loving activity.
It's nice seeing them grow in all the photos, but a little melancholy too.
Well, I guess I'm feeling like that because I am in the midst of working on a post for my daughter Katie (32 tomorrow), and I was posting pictures of Jayden for her, and seeing how he's grown, and thinking of her in those same young years, and then thinking of all she's been through, things she's still going through. You have these dreams for your children, and then you realize that you just have to let them go.
Well, anyway, I'm Blessed so I don't have all that much to be melancholy about I guess.
January is our big month for Birthdays, with Jayden's ending the month on the 31st. Then we're quiet until March when there are lots and lots again.
Your family is beautiful, Wanda, and I can see that you enjoy them!
All best wishes to your handsome grandson!
Love to you,
Eileen
We have an autumn chock filled with birthdays. How beautiful a season - where you have time to celebrate your wonderful birthdays Time does indeed fly. And they have no idea. Which is good. Gorgeous photos. Of time.
Dearest Wanda, I love to visit yo ur blog and your sweet family. It is always a reminder of what America is all about. Too many people here in Europe think that all of America is like Hollywood but when I read your blog I think of all that is traditional and true about the USA.
What a lovely age,time does fly, we have two Birthdays in February and a wedding anniversary.
Happy Birthday to the birthday boy! He sure is handsome!
This lovely post is a beautiful testament to your love for your grandson - he's a lucky fellow to have you. And happy birthday to him!
It's always great to review the years in pictures. What a great tribute to your grandson. I grew up with cousins too; it's a great heritage. Hope you and Nick, and your family have a great day today!
What a nice post this is. Happy Birthday Nick.
*Eileen...I often relate to your posts about family.
*Claudia...I know winter is sure flying by!
*Loree...thank you for such nice thoughts, I'm smiling.
*Penny...Right nowe there are 5 teenagers in the family!
*Jientje...thank you, he looks like his mom.
*Deborah...I always wonder, are you in France or Canada this week.
*Donna...hope you have a great day in Indiana too!
*Abe...Your hawk photo was soimpressive!
What a great photo trip through a delightful and handsome 16 year olds life. Wonderful job.
I really liked the photos of his soccer days. Nice to see that grandma was there to cheer him on.
Happy Birthday Nick.
What a handsome young man!! Happy Birthday to Nick.
HAPPY COOL 16 YEARS NICK...HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. MY SON WILL BE 27 ON FEB 12 AND HE PLAYED SOCCER (THE TRUE FOOTBALL) FROM 5 YEARS OLD TO 20 AND NOW JUST AN OCCAS GAME...OH SOCCER WAS A BIG PART OF OUR LIFE FOR YEARS.....
HELLO MS. WANDA,
I AM A FRIEND OF PRECIOUS BERNIE AND I HAD TO COME OVER AND MEET HER DEAREST FRIEND....HEY, I WANT TO SURROUND MYSELF BY WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
I JOINED YOUR BLOG AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO VISIT ME.
ENJOY NICK'S BIRTHDAY
BLESSINGS
SWEET DEBBIE
*Patti...Thank you! He is a valued player!
*Bonnie...I always appreciate your visits!
*Debbie...Bernie is a wonderful mutual friend to have!
Such a beautiful young man! Your heart must be bursting with pride and love for him and all your grandchildren.
Making memories with his siblings and cousins...there's nothing better than that. Okay, now I'm crying.
Great photos of beautiful kids! Happy Birthday Nick....bet you're wondering where the time went.
Thanks for stopping by today.
My favorite picture is "Nick on my porch" -- makes me want to hug him! Oh the big 16th birthday! Is he already driving? What a nice family you have, Wanda. And how nice to devote this post to honoring the birthday boy. Happy Birthday, Nick!
Happy Birthday to Nick! You've posted such nice family photos, captured moments never to be seen again w/o the photos...how wonderful that you have your family so close. I'm anxious for March (spring birds return!) even tho it will still be winter-like here in SD in Mar. and April.
*Susan...I made his mom cry too!
*Sandy...Thank you for stopping by too!
*Jacquelyn...no, he has been so busy with soccer, but he did get his learner's permit Friday.
*Jann...I really appreciate them(all 9) being so near!
Happy Birthday to Nick...Your love for him shines through.
Beautiful Post!
What a nice post and tribute to him...hope he has a wonderful birthday.
Our March is never like the first picture....much more like the second photo way until April. ha
*Lisa...it's nice to have you visit.
*Joan...one year March gave us our heaviest snowfall of the winter.
Your Nick is a handsome 16 year old. The years zip by much to fast for us grandmas but are dragging for the kids. :) I enjoyed seeing your grandsons growth in pictures.This will be an exciting year for him,and a nail biter for grandma. :)
THank you Wanda....Gee this Cancer thing just stinks doesn't it
Hi Dee...I hope I don't need to bite my nails.
*clapping* Happy birthday Nick!!! Great pictures.
HEY Momma! perfect pic's wonderful story! Nice 2 see somethings never change ur blog still brings joy to my life!
Oh how I wish that Katie had a FIELD TO PRACTICE IN! Love Di
Hi Wanda,
The years sure do go by fast, but you have wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing them all.
Have a wonderful day.
I liked the way you arranged Nick's photos, growing up, isn't he? Some of your pictures remind me of our now grown up children and grandchildren and their time together, and you do wonderful with the sports pictures! They are really tricky. So nice to know you Wanda.
Happy belated Birthday Nick, so sorry I wasn't here earlier. I hope you had a wonderful day sweetie and that is just what you are and growing up so fast. I know you will be a great addition to any team Nick.
Great post my friend, loved seeing the photo's of your grandchildren, they are beautiful.
Had to come over before I went for hair cut, talk with you soon, big hugs to Alivia, luv you....:-) Hugs
your post brought a tear to my eye, just how much impact achild can have and how hey are chearished by family.
thanks for commenting on my blog.
Jenny
Beautiful photos. I love those action soccer photos. You are a very good photographer--and the one of him wet is adorable. Your grands have a wonderful grandma--it is a mutual blessing.
Oh Wanda! What beautiful grandchildren you have! What a beautiful family you have! Happy Birthday to all of them!
I had soccer players in my family... and just love the game!
Enjoy each day~ as you know each one is very, very dear ♥
~Maria
*Thank you Garnet!
*SC...It has been a loooong time!
*Thank you Anne!
*I'm enjoying your blog too Peggy.
*Thanks Bernie, next post is for Dustin's birthday!
*You are welcome Jenny!
*Brenda..."You" are a wonderful grandmother!
*Maria, thanks for the birthday wishes.
Indeed, Nick. A very happy birthday to you. How lucky you are to have received such a lovely gift from a lovely woman.
What beautiful grandchildren you have...you are truly blessed :)Happy belated birthday to Nick..
Hugs to you.....Jerelene
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