Show Us Your...Children

[dedgren]

It's Josh's 8th birthday today.  We adopted him when he was four.  His mom took drugs while she was pregnant- meth.

Josh is very, very special.

...you'd believe a boy could fly...


David

[jeronij]

Great Picture from Josh  and a Happy Birthday from the sunny mallorca 

I´ll have to post some from my son too 

[vab423]

Happy birthday, Josh!!!!!!!

8 years is a very important age, so be sure you do something very special today.

From Vicki, one of your dad's "friends"

[M4346]

Yes, happy birthday. And I commend you David, for taking up the responsibility, a gesture that means a lot to me in a very, very cruel world.

I'm sure he's in great hands, and I wish you, him, and your wife the best of luck, smiles and happiness for the future.

Thank you for sharing. I hope that I too can someday give back to society in the way you do.

[dioangel]

I hope your days are special Josh! *hugs* Happy Birthday josh!! 

[rooker1]

Happy belated Birthday Josh.

[Rayden]

Nice kid David, happy birthday for him. All the best for his future.

[emilin]

That looks like a really sweet kid. I hope he got a really happy birthday!

[dedgren]

Josh said to say thanks to each and every one of you for the birthday wishes.  He asked me to invite you all to his birthday party next year- consider it done.

Here's another pic, this time on the trail of the "jolly old elf" himself.



Have a great day!


David

[thundercrack83]

Happy belated birthday, Josh!

[dioangel]

Awwww thats very sweet of him inviting us! Love the second picture. 

[NikNik]

Great topic. Finally somewhere I can show off my kids.

Her's the middleman: Pim:


and on a tracktor


Here's Jop, the eldest son. He's 7 now. And yes....contrary to some of my statements over at 3RR we did have had some snow this year. It lasted, well, one day but still long enough to make a snowman:


Can somebody explain this (then) 6 year old kid that those days are over....


This is the youngest. AKA Osama Bin Merijn... The little terrorist....


And we end with a proud dady:


I hope Josh had a great Birthday (about two weeks overdue, but not less sincere).

Nik-Nik

[TheTeaCat]

Hey belated happy birthday Josh!

Nik and David its great to see your children.

I would love to be able to show a picture of my son but unfortunatley I've ever only seen him twice. He's 22 now. His mum left and moved abroad before he was born and it was pure accident that we happened to be travelling on the same ship one day and we bumped into one another. Its a day I shall never forget.

So enjoy ever moment you can with your kids as every second is special and I've missed 693,792,000of them with mine .

All the best and by the way here's your tea lads


TTC

[dedgren]

I couldn't head off to bed without posting a few pics of the very special young man I spent last week with in Texas.



He's my 10 year old adoptive son Tristen- you've seen his eight year old brother Josh a ways back in this thread.  Tristen's mom used methamphetamine when she was pregnant.  Despite our best hopes (we adopted Tristen when he was six) he has spent the last 15 months in residence at a psychiatric hospital paying for the sins of one of his parents (the other was no prize, either).



Most of the time Tristo-man, as we call him, is just an ordinary kid.  He likes the same things other kids like, does the same things other kids do, and acts just like you'd expect a kid to act- like a kid!



But then there are those other times- when Tristen reminds all of us who love him just how lucky we are, and how little control we really have over some things that can radically alter our circumstances.  Tristen will never, in his whole life, be considered "normal" (whatever "normal" is).

We don't care.  He's our boy, just like Josh.  And we'll do anything we can for him..

* * *

TTC- that's a great happy, yet sad story about your son.  You're exactly right about those seconds.  I hope you've been able to remain in touch with him.

Nik-Nik, what great pics of great kids.  Merijin... well- all of them, actually, could come over and terrorize my house anytime.  Thanks for sharing your wonderful family with us.


David

[TheTeaCat]

Thanks David.

Unfortunatley there has been no contact except for that one time, not thru' any fault of mine. His mother wanted no contact and it was pure luck that we did meet. Every letter, phone call etc was returned unopened. It didn't mean that I forgot about him but now have no idea where either his mother or my son is. Do you know, I don't even know his name (She left before he was born ) as on that one occaision we did meet she refused to tell me his name so I can only call him My Son. She were a bit "crazy".

So go on make me jealous  and have many happy days with your loved ones

Best wishes



TTC

[jeronij]

David, these are lovely pictures. I'd try to enjoy the good moments, and forget the bad ones.......when possible 

Nik-Nik I still can not understand where you find the time to be a SC4 community active member  .... ok, about the pictures  , I just can say: congratulations for such a great family 

I  went yesterday to the amussement park here in Palma de Mallorca, and I have at least one pic to show and share 

[FromTheAshes]

Your children are all very gorgeous! Well, with 16 years I'm a bit to young for children
JRJ, once you postet a picture of your son with sunglasses that looked veeery cool 8) In which amusement park was this picture taken? I've been in PdM several times, it's an amazing city, didn't know that Mallorca has such a big city before my first holidays there 

[petercintn]

Well now, I do believe this could be my favorite thread!  Wish I'd of thought of it.  So here's the closest people to my heart, my two daughters, who are both going to give me grandbabies before the end of the year.  Two year old pic, I've seemed to misplace the Wedding pics from Nov.

[flame1396]

I'm too young to have kids.... I wonder if dedgren's kids love 3rr as much as we do.... And I wonder what it's like to them at such a young age and correspondingly different point of view

[jeronij]

Very nice ladies, petercint 

Still another one that I specially like:



So, not everything in this life is SC4