My son Nicholas turns sixteen today. And yesterday.
An oddity of his birth is that the state put the wrong date on his birth certificate. To be honest I can’t recall which day (21st or 22nd) he was actually born, and which one was the clerical error. Funny how those things play out over time (I’m certain his mother knows though!) We’re taking him out to dinner tonight, but I thought I’d reminisce a bit with a few photos of him that I’ve shot over the years. He’s always been interested in cars, so he’s tagged along with me on a few adventures…
Age 9. Navigating for me on our 2003 trip with the 65E from Colorado to home.
Age 11. Posing with a Lotus at English Classic Cars in Chilliwack, BC.
Age 11. The Lotus actually fits him!
Age 12. Riding along on a JCNA Slalom.
Age 14. Sitting in Philippe Reyns racecar at the Northwest Historics in 2008.
Age 11. Standing by the broken 65E when we were going to the Northwest Historics in 2005.
Age 7. Smiling over a Christmas gift from his Grandmother Bishop.
Age 15. Looking studly on the Pacific Coast Highway.
Happy Birthday Nicholas!
Congrats, Nick! Thanks to your Dad’s inability to not take any foto of you and ’65E,” it seems as if I’ve vicariously participated in the last 6 years of your life, and it’s great to know your Dad, as I do. You are blessed to have such a great set of parents and I wish you *many* more happy birthdays!
Comment by vrooomie — December 22, 2009 @ 2:07 pm
By the way Paul, you’ll be interested to know that he’s picked up a guitar (though he’s dropped the piano)
Comment by chuck goolsbee — December 22, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
EXCELLENT!! He can teach me a thing or two, if ever we get to meet!
Here’s one of my heroes…maybe Nick will dig him, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi3vmjxp4Fg
And he builds ALL his own guitars!
Comment by vrooomie — December 22, 2009 @ 4:40 pm
Then there’s Tommy Emmanuel, who I SWEAR has alien genes, ‘cuz a human can’t POSSIBLY play like this…maybe Nick’ll dig this Aussie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvSBNLLoo
I *sooo* am not worthy…….:(
Comment by vrooomie — December 22, 2009 @ 4:49 pm