Photo:Instagram/ Al Roker
Instagram/ Al Roker
TheTodayweatherman, 68, paid tribute to his son turning 21 on Tuesday with atouching montage videofeaturing photos of Nick from throughout the years.
“Wow.#andjustlikethat21 years ago, this young man changed our lives. Nick Roker, I love you and you make me so proud.#happybirthdayNick,” Roker wrote on Instagram.
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The clip shows several sweet snapshots of Nick as a child and an adult with his family — all set toVanessa Williams’ “Oh How the Years Have Gone By.”
Roker’sTodayco-hostSavannah Guthriecommented on the post, “An incredible young man - and he learned from the best ❤️.”
Roker previously reminisced about how fast his son is growing up in March when he shared a set ofthen-and-now photosonInstagram. The post featured a snap of him and his son Nick from a 2014 vacation alongside another taken on a more recent trip.
While Roker is taller than Nick in the first photo, his son towers over the television personality in the second shot.
“Really not much difference when Nick and I were here in 2014 and today, right?” Roker teased in the caption, calling himself a “Polly Pocket Dad” as he stands several inches shorter than his son.
Along with Nick, Roker and his wifeDeborah Robertsshare a daughter,Leila, 24. Roker is also dad to daughterCourtney, 36, from a previous relationship.
Last August, theTodayanchor and the ABC News Senior National Affairs correspondent, 61, enjoyed yet another bittersweet moment with Nick as theydropped him off to start his freshman year of college.
“Wednesday wonder. After all the hard work. All the discipline. All the dreaming. All the prayers. His moment to soar has come. (I’m not crying. I promise. 😢),” Roberts captioned a photo of herself, Roker and Nick in front of a packed car trunk, shared on bothInstagramand Twitter.
“Pride doesn’t even begin to describe this dayNick Roker,” Roberts wrote. “The journey continues.”
source: people.com
