So time does fly!

So yes, a lot has happened in our family since September of last year.  Both boys are growing like crazy and is costing us an arm and a leg to try to keep them in clothes and shoes!  Yes, Zachary turned 15 and was he ever excited....yep, because he was ready to start driving!  He took Driver's Ed in October and got his learner's permit and from that very moment he has not stopped bugging us to drive.  In fact, he is counting down the days until he turns 16 because he THINKS he will be able to drive everywhere and anytime!  HA!  Boy, does he have another thought coming!  However, since we are trying to raise responsible children, we informed him that he will have to get a JOB and actually pay for his insurance, gas and most of the minor upkeep on his truck.  The upside of Zachary is that he is a very responsible young man and is actually a pretty good driver.  Zachary completed 10th grade and made all A's and B's, in fact, his fifth six weeks he actually pulled all A's!  We were and still are very proud of him!  That is a major accomplishment considering all the honor classes he has!  He even managed to earn an Academic Letter for the year!  So, now he has informed us he wants a letter jacket to put it on!  I'm sure he will get it, besides after all that hard work to earn it, you have to have something to show it off on!!  This picture is of him accepting the award!

Zachary is changing everyday...in fact, he even started shaving and it about broke my heart because his baby face will soon be a thing of the past.  He texts girls ALL THE TIME!  I know, I know, it's only normal for his age to start thinking about girls, but it is really making me insane to realize that in a few years he could possibly be serious with one of them!! YIKES!  But I won't borrow worries by thinking about it now...besides, we told him that college is first....now if he will only listen!!

As for Zane, he seems to be growing by leaps and bounds!  He completed 2nd grade with all A's and B's and we were and still are very proud of him too!!  He found a love for reading this year and we thought that would never happen to him because he just didn't seem interested in anything to do with learning.  But he did actually make the comment to me that he really loved to read, and I was so excited to hear him say those words!  At first, I really thought I was hallucinating when I heard it, but thankfully, I wasn't!  He did so well one six weeks that he earned the Pearson Pride award; it is an award given to the kids that perform outstanding during that six weeks!  This picture is of him and his award!

He further surprised me by crying on the last day of school because he was so upset that he was going to miss all of his friends and his teacher!  I was seriously beginning to suspect that an alien had taken him over...but you can imagine my relief when I found out it was still Zane!  Even though he has a soft side, he's still all boy and as you can see from the pictures, he loves to show me his ornery side every now and then!  Gotta love him!

As for me and Ron, we celebrated 24 years of marriage in May.  It comes as a surprise to me that it has already been 24 years....I guess the old saying time flies when you are having fun could really apply here.  Yeah, we've had some rough times but it's the good times that out weigh the bad times....and I wouldn't trade anything for my family!  I am so blessed!  So until I have more to say...make time fly by having fun!!