Wow, today is Zachary’s 16th birthday! He has grown into a very interesting young man, with strong opinions and a desire to share his interests with everyone. Here’s a look back at his year.
June 2022
Last June, we visited Niagara Falls and Toronto, followed by a trip to NJ for his grandparents’ 80th birthday party. He loves seeing his cousins and family members. After the trip, Zachary spent his summer working at the pool cafe and saving money for his spending desires.
August 2022
In August, it was back to school and Zachary was a sophomore. He worked hard on doing well in his classes, seeming to change his attitude in the middle of the school year as he became more focused on future college plans.
While he tends to like to stay home, he was there to support Gabbie when she performed at football games, mostly because he had two good friends who were in the band and he would see them at the games too. His friend group solidified this year with a group of boys who live near us and range in age – Simon is also a part of the group! Luckily, he still mainly gets along with his classmates too, but being in a small school can be hard and it’s great to see him having friends beyond the classroom.
November 2022
In November we traveled to NJ again for Thanksgiving. Zachary loves to travel and has been very focused on airports lately. He can tell you anything you want to know (and a lot you don’t want to know) about most any airport there is.
December 2022
In December we headed to Florida to see the grandparents and we took a side trip to the Keys. Zachary headed off to NY for a youth group convention and soon started attending youth group weekends quite often throughout the spring! He loves getting to travel, see friends, and learn more about Judaism. This coming year he is going to be on the regional board!
February 2023
While I wouldn’t say Zachary is a sports fan, he likes to be a part of things. He attended a Chiefs game this year and was excited to be at the Chiefs victory parade. He also checked out the NFL draft when it was here in KC.
April 2023
It makes me happy when my kids are friends! Simon and Zachary went mountain biking together in April.
May 2023
We wrapped up the school year in May and Zachary celebrated Gabbie’s graduation with us. He finished his own school year out well too.
And now it’s June, Zachary is 16, and soon he’ll be heading off on his summer adventure which will take him to Morocco, Spain, Gibraltar, and Israel! Hopefully he will send me pictures that I can share!
Happy Birthday Zachary!