Watch Out World!

Here comes Zane!

Yellow Belt

Zane earned his yellow belt tonight at TaeKwonDo class. We were so proud of him! He had to kick through a board and everything. He is a champion in our eyes.

He has been going through a rough time lately, so we are hoping this will give him the confidence that he needs to keep going. He has always been our sweet little Zane. Now he is growing up and life is throwing curve-balls his way. I know he can get through this. Every time I hear Firework on the radio, I think of Zane and all the potential that he has.

We love you, Zane!

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe"

~lyrics by Katy Perry

Zane's Thing

It's hard living in the shadow of an older brother. One who is very driven and always seems to be good at everything.

This is why we have signed Zane up for Karate. (I think it is actually TaeKwonDo, so I hope I'm not offending some martial art experts out there.)

Zane LOVES it! He is doing really well, too.

It motivates him, and that is what we wanted.

Here he is learning his stance. After his lesson, he comes home and shows me all of his new moves…. sound effects and everything. I love it!
Like I said, it is hard living in the shadow of an older (and much LOUDER) brother. Zane has always been my silent observer. Even when he was born, I yelled at the nurse, "Why didn't he cry?" I was freaking out that something was wrong.

She just looked at me and said, "He did. You just didn't hear it."

That's our Zane. Our sweet little Zane who is growing up much too fast.