Zachary is Beyond 15

Happiness for some is 15! Joseph and I wish that we were more like Zach during our high school experience- he just embraces it and loves this time of his life and everyone who knows him at all, knows what a great sense of humor he has. We laugh together every day and I am so thankful for that!

He asked for some pretty random stuff for his birthday and that made shopping fun!

1 bag of caramels all to himself
A Very swirly straw- you know the loopy kind
A licensed blanket with sleeves- also known as a snuggie
A thermos
Some orange converse shoes
His very own pair of cargo pants
A pair of tall moccasins
One of those extended arm grabbing thingys
A large feather
Teeth Whiteners
A small ocarina (little flute type thing)
A kilt

 Finally, he has a "licensed blanket with sleeves" a.k.a. Snuggie- that is the look of joy, and I don't think a day has gone by where he hasn't used it!

He made good use of his angry bird items and mustachio!

He has a fetish with mullets and had to share that bit of goodness with his impressionable little brother!

We celebrated his birthday on many occasions since Joseph was traveling on his actual birthday. So I had some good mom/son time and got take out from our local Thai restaurant, which we ate at Cave Hollow Park. It was nice and quiet and we just took a little "hike", better known as a walk, up the trail to  the carved faces and the cave. Unfortunately the carvings have been damaged over the years and the ferny hair was receded already. But alas, Zach can make any moment funny- he has a spontaneous zeal which keeps us on our toes, or as the case may be, rolling on the floor clutching our sides and wiping tears from laughing so hard!

Here is a perfect example of a moment when breathing was difficult between hilarious fits of laughter! I hope that everyone has this book and tape at their local library it is entitled Learn Mountain Clogging and if you want a stomach workout read it with Zach!

Not only is he amusing, but he is practical- he asked for some very useful items, so along with the snuggie, he now has a thermos, which is his pride and joy. He polishes it and enjoys the fact that he can put ramen noodles in it in the morning with hot water and by lunch they are cooked and ready for his eating pleasures! 

I love out of the ordinary requests, it is always an outside of the box experience with him!

Here is one of his recent art projects for school- he didn't just want to do 2 eggs and a spoon, he used my curvy spoon and cracked one of the eggs to make it more interesting. The picture isn't an accurate depiction of the original but you get the idea.

We just adore Zach and all of his fun qualities, can't wait for the birthday list next year!