Birthday Wishes

February 25th, 2016 - Today is the birthday of my two oldest children, Casey & Erin. And, no, they are not twins. They were born on this date, exactly two years apart. 

Casey was born in 1992, just after midnight on this day, in a hospital in Nashua, NH. He put his mom through a day and a half of labor before finally arriving on his grandfather's birthday - also the 25th. A great 58th birthday present for his grandpa Skip.

Erin was born in 1994, on a snowy mid-morning day in Methuen, MA. She too was expected on the 24th, but her day and a half of labor was interrupted by an unexplained 12 hour break. Her mom and I figured that she just wanted to be her big brother's first second birthday present.

This year, they are 24 and 22, respectively. And are both very far away from this keyboard that I'm currently typing on. Casey is living and working in San Francisco and Erin is finishing up her senior year at UNH. Needless to say, we miss them like mad. Especially today.

Below is a picture we took of them 18 years ago at place which is little closer to our home here in Ellsworth - The loop road at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor. 

And, this Dad hopes we can re-enact that exact shot sometime very, very soon. Happy Birthday Kiddos! I hope it's a great one for you both.