4 years old

Dear Zackery,

NO WAY! You are FOUR??? How did that happen?

Happy Birthday Buster. I first became a mother the day after Mother's Day on May 12, 2008.

I told my mom I wasn't ready, and i'm sure i've thought that a few more times along the way.

Zack you are the cutest little stud I have ever seen and your personality matches you perfectly. 

You are smart, witty, hilarious, sneaky, sweet and your imagination is amazing.    

You are my little buddy, my big helper, you love to play with your sister and you can keep her pretty

entertained with your wild imagination. I love when you have blankie parties and you 

and Ruby roll around and giggle. Your sister loves you SO much!

 You currently have 6 kids (stuffed dogs & a blankie) their names are Buster, Maxi, Bernie #2,
 Scott, Daddy Doggie and Baby Blankie. Each have a story behind their name and
 each of them have jobs, and drive either a race truck, Mustang, Charger or bus.
You are still obsessed with cars. Your latest love is our new van. 

When I look into your face I see joy. You are almost always happy. The other day we were in

the grocery store and you were grinning from ear to ear. I asked you why you were smiling and you

said to me "Because I love you". I almost shed a tear right there in the check out isle!

You really are a sweet boy, your soul is deep, you get life. It is such a privilege to be your mom.

I wonder what you will do in your life, and I expect that it will be amazing.

You still ask questions, it drives me nuts. (remember how much I love you?) 

Lately i've been trying to cure you of the obvious why's by asking you a question in return

to make you think instead of asking why. This morning I found you sitting at the bar very quietly next to a bag of chocolate. I was extremely curious as to why you were sitting there. I asked what you were

doing. You answered that you were just sitting there. I thought to myself "yeah, uh huh". So I asked

the million dollar question "WHY are you sitting there?" You looked at me like I was an idiot, and said "Mommy, why do we sit???" I laughed and laughed and laughed, touche' little man!

Zack you have so many people around that love you so much! Please never grow up, always keep
that innocent curiosity. Never stop giving us special hugs. (here come the tears)
You have the ability to make anyone smile, always use that for good. I pray that you will continue to
love primary and learning about the gospel. I promise I wont stop you from asking questions
when we read scriptures. Sometimes I wonder if you can really comprehend all that you
have been taught. Until I hear you telling your sister about how when we die we will go to "the heaven side" and that we will be there together forever. You also said to Ruby "You know God? Yeah, he's our Dad too."

Love you Buster,
more than you'll ever know!
-MOMMY