Once upon a time there was a cream colored house with brown shutters at the end of a very long driveway at the end of a circle just around a corner in a village called Chase Lane in the city of Centerville. This was the official "empty nest" of a fine old man and a little old lady now that all of their children lived elsewhere. However, the fine old man and his little old wife did not have "empty" lives.
They kept busy with their ever growing family. They helped out with their middle daughter Betsy after the birth of her first baby boy. They helped out their oldest daughter Emily and her two little boys while she helped out Betsy as her long-term kindergarten sub. They helped their son Tom as he struggled being a single father of his baby boy. They helped their youngest daughter Hayley and her husband, Brady move into their first home in Layton. They even invited themselves to Disneyland to "help" their two daughters when their families went there on vacation.
Soon the fine old man and his little old wife needed to help more than their children and grandchildren. Their very own parents were getting older and suffering from poor health. The little old lady's mother (also known as Great-Grandma Hawkes) was sick with cancer for a couple of years and died on April 25, 2008. Then that summer the fine old man's father (also known as Great-Grandpa Chambers) had to move into Avalon Care Center and Great-Grandma Chambers couldn't handle living alone and also moved.
It was a busy, sometimes sad summer preparing and selling their parents' homes. In fact, by the end of summer the little old lady's hair had turned completely gray. But it was also nice to inherit enough money to give all their girls a piano for their birthdays/Christmas . . . and to help their son later buy a new car.
And best of all--on the fine fall Monday September 29, 2008, their sixth grandson . . .their second daughter's second son . . . and her first son's first little brother . . . Ryan was born! Soon the fine old man and the gray-haired little old lady were on their way down south to help. And life goes on as they all live happily ever after.
(five little grandsons with their brand new cousin!)
Happy Birthday Ryan!
Love, Grandma
P.S. This brand new eight-year-old loves running and sports. Right now he is juggling soccer, flag football and his own travel baseball team! He is in 2nd grade and loves math and reading. And he is best at entertaining himself whether it's drawing, building Legos or playing his own personal indoor baseball game. He is very artistic and creative, drawing or doodling something every day. To see more pictures of Ryan, click his name under the "Labels" column.
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