HOW CAN YOU BE 16?
I guess cakes don't lie!
you are
SIXTEEN YEARS OLD!
Many bloggers have watched you
grow up here!
IF YOU are SIXTEEN
then I am.....
OLD!
Your birthday was a few days ago
but I am a bit slow...
so, today, this is for you,
Sweet Cheeks!
My Little Girl is Growing Up!
Look how cute you were at age 3!
Let me take you on a short journey
that started SIXTEEN YEARS ago..
The angels sang the day you were born.
You were so small when you were born-
You came early and
spent 15 days in the NICU.
Nana visited you everyday
and held you close to her heart.
Then-
When you got home your sisters loved on you
and you grew strong and healthy.
You were a cute toddler-
even when your mom
thought you were a chicken.
You were such a happy little girl..
.
Sometimes though you were just
ONE HOT MESS!
And one time at the
Christmas Tree Farm
a bush jumped out and grabbed you.
Instead of rushing to rescue you
your mom had the
presence of mind to take a picture
so that we could all laugh!
One day you ran away from your
pretty princess outfits
and showed up
dressed for a magazine cover
for downtown Green Bay.
We were so proud of you!
You loved the Packers!
You loved to dance!
And you danced for years!
WE LOVE YOU!
Happy Birthday, Honey!
I hope I live long enough to see you
wearing something like this someday!
Even though you told me I can't
SIT UP FRONT IN THE CHURCH
because I might
ACT UP!
Seriously? Me?!!!!
Okay- Okay-you have me pegged
but just remember
THE NUT DOESN'T FALL
TOO FAR FROM THE
NANA TREE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Sweet Cheeks
aka Julia Diana!
Love you to the moon and back!
PS-If you show up as
Anonymous-please type your name in
after you comment so I know who you
are! Thanks so much.
Oh what a beautiful young woman she is becoming!! Of course, she is your granddaughter, so how could she miss? Happy Birthday Sweet Cheeks! May God bless you with joy and beauty and health all the days of your life! And may Jesus be your very best friend of all. Amen.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet(cheeks) post!! Both of you are blessed to have each other in your lives. The memories and pictures are precious! xo AnnMarie
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh.. time sure flies.. always adorable and turning into a beauty! Happy birthday to your sweet cheeks!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I love this post! Sweet Cheeks we have seen you grow up! Always beautiful! Thanks for sharing this Diana! xoxo Dolly
ReplyDeleteA very happy birthday to your beautiful granddaughter. Sixteen! Wow, I've been reading your blog for a long time! -Jenn
ReplyDeleteRemember that cute little girl and now a beautiful young woman! Happy birthday to Sweet Cheeks!
ReplyDeleteShe was beautiful from birth and still is I enjoyed every photo and it shows how she grew and grew into the beautiful young lady she is today. Happy birthday
ReplyDelete...Lovely! Our 10 year old granddaughter thinks that she is 16 or 18! They sure grow up quickly.
ReplyDeleteHi Diana, What a sweet, wonderful tribute to Julia Diana. Thanks for sharing the story of this young lady! Wishes for a happy day to you and Julia! 😊 John
ReplyDelete(Michelle D) I’ll never forget that picture of her in the wedding dress from back in the day, Happily 16th Birthday !!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! Where do the years go? Such a sweet girl so grown up now into a lovely young lady.... I love your story in pictures. Blessings and a Happy Birthday to the special girl today!
ReplyDeleteTamara
I’ve been watching her for years and she’s grown into a beautiful young lady! Happy 16th Birthday Julia!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty! Love the comment about acting out in church. Talk about 'acting out'! There's a gal in our congregation I dare not sit next to without Depends ... and she just turned 86!
ReplyDeletePS - I've got a birthday grand girl (today) of my own, but she's 25 stinkin' years old already. HOW did that happen?
Oh my gosh now I feel old! She was such a cutie when little and now beautiful inside and out as a young women in this world. I know this makes me sound old but where has the time gone?!! Happy Birthday Sweet Cheeks. Hope your day was as beautiful as you. xoxo Kris
ReplyDeleteOh my, what a beautiful young lady! I feel like I've watched her grow up on your blog. The time has flown by!
ReplyDeleteSweet cheeks has grown into a beauty. Watching her grow up before our very eyes is priceless. Happy Birthday Sweet Cheeks.
ReplyDeletexoxo
Happy Birthday “Sweet Cheeks”! It’s been so much fun watching you grow up! What a lovely, beautiful girl you are! Diana, I know you are so proud of her :-)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Gert
oh, my! I do remember Sweetcheeks when she was so little and we watched her grow up! What a beautiful young lady. Happy Birthday, Sweetcheeks!
ReplyDeleteOh Diana, what a beautiful post for a beautiful young lady. I can feel how proud of her you are :-) x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful young lady. The bond and love you share with your lovely granddaughter is priceless. Happy sweet sixteen SweetCheeks.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful and fun retrospective! Happy Sweet 16th Birthday, Julia Diana! Wishing you a wonderful life!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful comments on a STERLING blog entry. Love the pictures of life. WE smiled all over at the running barefoot in the grass. All the rest were great. Trying to get over this DOWN TIME an cough.
ReplyDeleteLove from here and wishing you and yours a great December!!!
Sherry & jack smiling thru a hankie...
Happy Birthday, Julia Diana! Your Nana is right ~ we have watched you grow up ~ and now you are a beautiful young woman! Wishing you all the best in your life ~
ReplyDeletebobbie
Your Sweet Cheeks is a beauty!! Happy belated birthday to her! I loved seeing the photos!! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Sweet Cheeks!
ReplyDeleteI remember Sweet Cakes growing up - she has ALWAYS been beautiful. 16 oh my. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI've been here watching her grow up too. What a stunner she is. And that precious dimple!
ReplyDeleteBrenda
I just loved reading and seeing her biography!! She is gorgeous, and OH, those eyes!! You are so blessed to have her. Is she driving yet? Our granddaughter is 16 as well!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your granddaughter! This was such a wonderful blog post with all the photos of her growing up!
ReplyDeleteI so enjoyed watching your grands grow.I really remember Sweet Cheeks. She is a beauty for sure.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Sweet Cheeks and may she have many many more.
ReplyDeleteHow can our little beauties grow up so quickly??!! Happy 16th Birthday to your darling Sweet Cheeks!
ReplyDeletePriceless!!! I see how much she is adored. Lovely young lady. My favorite is her dancing ( in that "you danced for years"!!
ReplyDeleteHappy sweet 16.
What a gorgeous girl and blessing! Happy birthday to Julia!
ReplyDeleteA lovely post.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your beautiful granddaughter.
All the best Jan
Happy Birthday to your granddaughter. A lovely tribute. They sure grow up fast.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to that adorable girl. Gosh Diana, I remember meeting her when you came to Horton's. I can not believe how fast the years have gone. She is a beauty. All your girls are pretty. Blessings to all. love you, Susie
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday sweet cheeks. You are a beautiful young lady. Wishing you happiness and blessings. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteJoan,Marion and Marilyn
Sweet Cheeks is 16? I can't believe it!! Happy birthday to her. I've said before but is it a requirement that all your relatives be gorgeous? Beauty galore! X
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your beautiful girl.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the picture journey. So beautiful from birth to now!!
ReplyDeleteO my gosh, Diana. I had no idea SC was that old. I do remember( meeting) her when she was just a wee little thing. Always so cute and so smart too. They all grow up so fast and to see her in her wedding gown would be wonderful. I say that about my grandson but seeing him in a wedding dress would be a sight to behold. But I will see his fiance in hers next July..xxoJudy
ReplyDeleteOh boy that went by fast!! 16 my goodness, I started blogging almost a decade ago and I remember a lot of these pictures and so many fun tales! She was a super cute kid, with a magazine cover to prove and has grown in a gorgeous young lady. I hope she had a wonderful birthday and year filled with all the fun and fabulous things that 16 should be!! xoxxo
ReplyDeleteAnd what a beautiful young lady she is. Happy Birthday
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! 16, how can that be? Love all the photos. It’s been fun watching her grown up on your blog. Such a cutie who has grown into a beautiful young woman. I know you are so proud of her! Many birthday wishes!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Cecilia
I loved every single picture and what you wrote. We have had the pleasure of reading about her and seeing her activities for quite a while. Happy Birthday, dear, and many more.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your beautiful granddaughter. A wonderful post, those years fly by, don't they.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tribute to what I presume is one of your granddadughters. She is a lucky lady to have so much love in her life. May she have many more birthdays to come.
ReplyDeleteIt cannot be! Time goes by way, way too fast. She is so lovely. Soon off to college! You are blessed.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday SweetCheeks! I didn't even recognize her in that first photo. She has grown up so beautifully, Diana. Many of these photos are familiar to me, as I watched her grow up along the way. I always loved that one with her in the woods with the red and white striped hat and scarf. That cake for her special day looks fantastic! And Yummy! I hope she has many more fun and dear birthdays, and I have to say, I really like her long dark hair now, lovely as ever.
ReplyDelete~Sheri
So beautiful. Happiest 16 bday.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me feel old. Happy birthday sweet cheeks. It’s hard to believe that you were 16. It has been fun watching you grow up. Here’s to many more!
ReplyDeleteOh my, 16? I am one of the ones watching Sweet Cheeks grow up! What a beautiful collection and stories to celebrate her birthday. Enjoy your day dear friend, HUGS!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful photo journey through time. She's lovely, Diana, and every photo is a bit of joy and glorious memory.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, I can't believe it either Diana, have we known each other that long? I remember all these photos of Sweet Cheeks! What a precious girl, and I've no doubt she has got a lot of her Nana in her! Happy birthday Sweet Cheeks!
ReplyDeleteOh, such a sweet post. I enjoyed your taking us down memory lane.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your Sweet Cheeks!!
Oh my goodness! Where did that time go? It seems like yesterday you were sharing her little girl antics and hilarious quips & quotes. What a beautiful young lady she has become. Such a blessing she is to your family! Jane
ReplyDeleteWow Diana, I can't believe Sweet Cheeks is 16 years old and how time goes by so fast. Happy birthday to Sweet Cheeks.
ReplyDeleteIt’s been fun to watch your grands grow up through your eyes. Thank you for your blog and perspective! 🥰 Terra Hartman
ReplyDeletehappy Sweet Sixteen! Her cake is real pretty, but not as pretty AS HER!
ReplyDeleteSweet Cheeks a a beautiful young woman. Happy Birthday to you "sweet 16" granddaughter!
ReplyDeleteDiana,
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Sweet Cheeks!! I can not beleive that she is 16 years old!! where did the time go!! Thanks so much for stopping by, my friend!!
hugs,
Deb
This the best post I have ever encountered! So thoughtful! Well done Diana
ReplyDeleteSuch a precious little, and now so beautiful. I know that love you have for her (and all). Why doesn't time stand still for a minute. My oldest great grand will be l7 in February. I said GREAT GRAND LOL
ReplyDeleteLove this post.
xoxo