Eight.

Eight.  Eight.  Eight.  Zachary is 8.  Eight always sounds so big and pivotal but then they turn the next age and it seems big too...but 8 just is.  He's 8 and he's great.  My smart, fun, wild, happy go lucky boy.  

So much to say about this boy.  Zachary is and always has been full of life and energy and happy.  At 8 he fills up a room with his life.  He loves to have fun and loves to play but all at the same time can be so very big and serious when he really needs to be.  He is a whiz at school and why we are so surprised by that is beyond me...I mean we knew he was a smart cookie but maybe because of his silly and goofy we didn't see how much.  He is a busy dude, always moving.  At 8 he loves to play outside with friends and loves to play video games.  Computer games, wii games, DS games...and even board games he just loves games.  He loves to read and will breeze thru chapter books in a night (oh how I know how that is....a good book must be finished instantly!) if we aren't paying attention and forget to tell him to turn out the light.  He's profound and mature.  

He is a lover and knows how to turn on the charm.  His teachers love him, the girls love him, and his fun makes other love him.  At school he is quiet and serious and rarely gets in trouble but at home he is a tornado in a room.   Our Zachario is so many things rolled into one awesome little boy.   Happy, silly, serious, thinker, watcher, observer, funny guy, party man, motivated, hard worker, handsome, awesome.  Watching him grow and twist and turn thru life is amazing and seeing him develop into the boy he is and the man he will be is even better.   I can't believe he's 8 and I can't believe we have such a fun spirited awesome little guy to call ours and I am so forever thankful that we do.  He adds the spice we need and the reminder to be silly and have fun.   Happy 8th Birthday Zachary, Zman, Zachario...we love you more than you know.