Our 'little guy' Vince and maybe his roots of being a firefighter..(picture)

Dan Murphy

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Sometimes you look back and wonder why, when, how? You wonder what makes the kids do what they do. Certainly many things mold a child, and they all add up to help them be what/who they grow and develop into.

With Vince now a firefighter/paramedic, Marie and I sometimes wonder how that all came about. We both often comment about the picture below, one we both remember, one of little Vince, maybe 2, or there about at the time, in his little red fire truck. I think he used to live in that, LOL.

I have mentioned to Marie on a number of occasions that if she came across that picture to let me have it so I could share here. She came across it in the past few days, and here it is. We do realize so much more goes into it all, but we smile when we think of and see this picture, a great memory it is.

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Here is an earlier **picture/thread from a similar memory, early last year.




**Picture-- <img width=300 src=http://www.dmurphydis.com/DISmisc/Vinceclimbing.jpg>
 
Great pictures Dan!! Thanks for sharing!

When Chris was little I have him on video at his kindergarden graduation saying he wanted to be a jet pilot when he grew up... then for Halloween that year he was dressed up as an Air Force guy in a flight suit.. Now hes a crew chief for F-16 fighters... You just never know!
 
So cute :D How old is he now? My daughter is almost 2 and I can't believe how fast time is going since I've had her.
 

Great pitures Dan....as always, Thanks for sharing!
 
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You know Dan, I was just sitting watching my son who is two, this morning play with his cars around our play rug with awe at his mannerisms and his eternal love of cars and trucks. I was sitting there trying to picture how all this would influence him and what he would be like as an adult. It was so neat to see him growing into a little person. It must be so wonderful for you and Marie to be able to look back and see him as he was as a child and then know that he is such a spectacular son as an adult as well.

Thanks for sharing.
 
Originally posted by coliebird
So cute :D How old is he now? My daughter is almost 2 and I can't believe how fast time is going since I've had her.
Here is a picture from about a year ago, he is almost 27 now........

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I guess that picture was very telling :D Good for your son, firefighters are true heros.
 
What an adorable picture Dan..........thanks for sharing!
 
Thanks for sharing that Dan. What a precious memory.
 
Dan

Those are great pictures. It's must be wonderful to see your child all grown up and doing something he loves.
 
He was such a sweet little boy! :lovestruc He love of what he is doing in life started young! ::yes::

The second photo of Vince climbing up the doorway reminds me of Jessica.........she does it all the time!! :teeth: Last time I painted that doorway, I noticed all the little feet prints too! :hyper:
 
Hey Dan, really great pics. I have some pics like that of my 21 y.o. (he's 13 yrs younger than me) brother who is now a firefighter in VA. Kinda funny how you were just "meant to be" something. Firefighting is in "the blood".

Thanks for sharing the photos.
 
Adorable pictures, Dan! And his current pic is really nice. :) You do wonder where these things start, don't you! I wondered the same with my sister. She had told me that she wanted to be a nurse, but dad wasn't covering nursing school...that got nixed. :rolleyes: But I started thinking. I wonder if what brought that on with her was her senior year of high school when we found I'm diabetic. She used to give me my injections every morning. Hmmm...wonder if that lead to the interest in nursing. I remember one of her chosen vocations in middle school was a nun. :eek: I'm not quite sure what she does now. LOL! Some careers are like that. She was writing computer manuals and training for custom programs her company did. But now she has some people under her and is still in the training type stuff. But I'm not sure what she does specifically. All I know is that she LOVES her job! :teeth: I'm STILL searching! LOL!
 














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