Ryan Roberts, born with Down Syndrome and a congenital heart defect recently passed away. Ryan was not two years of age. But before he left he made his mark.
When Ryan's mother, Diane Robert's was told her son only had weeks to live, people kept asking what they could do: "What you can do is not take tomorrow for granted. Just go have a banana split with your kids. Put a smile on their face and create a memory".
When Diane's friend heard this she created the Facebook page Ryan's Banana Split Party. To date, 80,844 people have RSVP'd their attendance.
Here is our Banana Split Party. Thanks for the memories little Ryan. Blessings upon you and your family.
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That looks like a great idea!
ReplyDeleteYum, but boy oh boy, I don't need the calories!
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A Banana Split sure sounds good right now!
ReplyDeleteDanielle @ Royalegacy
Oh, I absolutely love that idea (even though I'm not a fan of banana splits!).
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful Idea :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful thought! I love banana splits!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos! :D
Such a moving story. Thanks for sharing and that party you hosted sure looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteThis is so touching and certainly gives serious food for thought. Lovely pictures! Thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeleteNow, that is party idea!
ReplyDeleteLooks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteoh thats such a great idea... definitely something the kids will remember!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea!! It's lovely that your family participated and had a banana split party :)
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Paula
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What a wonderful tribute to Ryan,in all she says is so true,we just never know and should always be creating wonderful memories as thats what is left, I too lost a son and have the memories!!! Thanks for sharing!! Keep those memories building!!
ReplyDeleteman they look delish.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful idea, and a wonderful way to remember that little boy.
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Aww what a beautiful idea to keep Ryan's memory alive and remind us not to take life for granted. Lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others. Such a lovely way to honor Ryan. It sounds like he touched a lot of people. Your party looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteVery nice collage! Do you use a photoshop template or a specific program for collages?
ReplyDeleteHi Dave. I just use the free Picasa photo editing program. It's just one of the functions. Thanks for linking up again. Cheers Bree.
DeleteSo precious! I haven't had a banana split since I was a child. Joyous pics! xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious way to remember a precious little boy! May we all not take the moments for granted! X
ReplyDeleteThat is such an awesome way to honor such an amazing sounding young guy :) Love that idea!
ReplyDeleteThat's great! We haven't had our banana split party yet, but we plan on it! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you do Emilee :-)
DeleteWhat a great way to honour Ryan :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful way to honour and remember someone. They are such gorgeous happy photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting the linky, I just came across your blog today via another wordless wednesday. Lovely to meet you!
Sannah
Hi Sannah. Thanks for stopping by. Lovely to meet you too :-) Hope to see you next time. Cheers Bree.
DeleteThat's beautiful, and so true. We shouldn't waste a single moment. I read this post this morning and soon after my 4yr old asked if we could bake a chocolate cake today and put sprinkles on it. You inspired me to say "HELL YES baby boy let's make us a cake!" x
ReplyDeleteThis is the best comment I have ever received in the history of my blog! Brought a little tear to my eye. Good for you and I hope you make the time to create many more happy memories just like this one :-)
DeleteAw what a fun party to celebrate life! Newest follower from linky here. Thanks for the link up. Love for you to stop by and return the follow. I am hosting Like Me on Facebook. Love for you to link up. Over 100 facebook pages so far! Love to have you!
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Following along :-)
DeleteThank you for hosting this link party! A banana split party sounds so fun! What a cute idea :)
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What a sweet way to remember Ryan! ^.^
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I forgot to say sorry for your loss and it really brings our attention to make the most of all the time we have. We really do not know what we can lose until we actually lose it. =(
ReplyDelete-Milynn
Hi Milynn. Ryan is not my little boy. Just doing something special in memory of someone else's little boy. Bree
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting Wordless Wednesday at http://acts17verse28.blogspot.com/. I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your photo this week! I hope to see you again soon.
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NCSue
that is such a great way to celebrate life ~ eating a banana spilt! Love it :) May many people celebrate Ryans short life that way xx
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