Last month, Owensboro Parent held it’s fourth annual Birthday Bash! Each year our staff is amazed to see the community support from both vendors and readers, who pack the RiverPark Center to help us celebrate another year of publication. This year was no different, with more than 800 people in attendance and an extremely successful CoverKids contest. We were honored to partner with Owensboro and Daviess County Public School to raise money for their weekend backpack programs, making this year’s CoverKids contest just a little more meaningful.
We are always amazed at the intense competition our CoverKids contest brings– 9,738 votes were cast this year! We are excited to announce, that with 903 votes, Demi and Ryker Clark are our 2015 CoverKids winners!
Born in March 2012, Demi and Ryker have brought nothing but joy to parents, Ryan and Destiny Clark.
Demi, a whole 3 minutes older than her brother, was born a girly girl. According to mom, Destiny, “Demi has a very sweet nature and is as calm as a cucumber. She is shy and wears her feelings on her sleeve.” Special time for Demi is getting her nails done every weekend with her mom– no boys allowed! She loves when her family gets together and hearing stories from her Papaw.
Ryker is one of a kind, according to mom, Destiny. “People fall in love with him where ever we go. He is so personable at such a young age. He is hilarious, much like his Daddy.” For Ryker, Daddy is his hero and not much else matters when he is around, says Destiny. He is all boy and loves to get dirty, wrestle and play rough. With already a charm about him, he brings laughter to anyone that he meets.
These twins are excited about becoming Owensboro Parent CoverKids! “I would show them how many votes they had and showed them their picture on Facebook,” Destiny said. “They would scream, clap, and hug each other.” When it came to the photo shoot, Destiny says of course the perfect outfits had to be chosen and hair was perfected. “We curled Demi’s hair– she loved every minute of it! Then I fixed Ryker’s hair– he hated every minute of it!”
Finding out they were having twins, “was the most special, memorable moment” Destiny and Ryan, together since they were 16, have ever shared with each other. “Ryan’s face was priceless,” Destiny said. “I had never seen that look on his face and haven’t since.”
“The biggest surprise has been witnessing the bond that twins share,” Destiny said. “It has been amazing to see how much they love and care for each other. Seeing them comfort each other and when how they beg for each other not to go to time out. They feel bad when one get in trouble, they hate seeing each other get in trouble.”
Without a doubt, Demi and Ryker will be the hit of their preschool class at Whitesville Elementary School. We bet they will be signing a few autographs once this issue of Owensboro Parent hits the stands!