My precious Baby Boy

This year was for sure one for the books. Thanksgiving landed on the day we lost you, we sent balloons off in the evening

We had several people here, including your beautiful baby girl, she is growing up so fast. You would be so proud of her and proud that she will be the proud owner of my mustang when she turns "16" We continue to share our memories with her, she loves hearing all the stories and especially loves when people tell her how much she looks like you. I miss you so much Zach, words can't describe the heartache. I just want my baby boy here with me.

Nikko is doing good, she is starting to show her age but still full of life and continues to guard me. We rescued a boy dog a few years ago and he is following in her footsteps, you would really like him, his name is Edelbrock

He loves Cede, she plays toys with him! Lol

I love you my sweet boy

Always know and remember how very much you are loved and missed

Love,, Mommy

Another year your gone... As always it sucked without you however I did spend the day with your beautiful little girl.. she is so much like you its kinda scary. I really wish you could have been here this year to see what your mother made me put up with lol. You would have had a good time with it.

I love you little brother.  Until we meet again

Love always sis

P.s mom has your dog really fat.

My Dear Son, here it is December 22, 2017 and I continue to miss you so very much. I cant believe you have been gone for over 7 years now.
Everytime something unusual happens, we smile and say " That was Zach"
We watch your Children grow with both happiness and sadness
Cede wants to be like you, she has so many questions and sometimes crys because she misses you, I cry with her knowing her pain
James loves getting things that were once yours, he is growing us so fast
They both look so much like you my Dear Son,,, you would be so proud of them.
We will forever keep you alive within our hearts and continue to tell stories to those that love you.  
Always Know and Remember How Very Much You Are Loved and Missed       

When you lived in murphysboro you would always call me and say sis i got paid today lets go shopping. Hell ya i would say. You would come and pick me up in your mustang and you loved scaring the heck out of me driving like an insane mad man. it  thrilled you more to see me nervous. We always went to goodies and you would let me pick out clothes first i would go try them on and you woul wait to tell me what you thought. then we would do the same fof you. I swear to this day we was being followed thru out the store by the manager. We though she though we was gona steal all of it. You said you needed to clothes to look pimpn. You were deff pimpn by the time we left. I miss those days. I miss you zach. i will always love you baby brother.        sissa 

I remember when we would go to Dennys to eat dinner and we could never choose what we wanted because everything looked so good so we agreeed on 2 things and when the food got there we would split everything in half between the 2 of us. we always picked the thunder bird with hashbrowns and the club with french fries. G ood memories little brother.  

This is the last Thanksgiving we all had together, I was so happy to have all of my Children together. If only we could go back in time, I would still be setting there at the table with you by my side. Always know how much you are Loved Zach!!

I will never forget the day I was headed down to pick you up from your friend Jeremy's. You called me and ask if you could bring a dog home, you said, Mom she is such a good girl, you knew I was a sucker for animals. When I got there you said come on Mom look at her. You then said, oh thats ok, I know Bob will get mad, as you turned to pick something up this little girl jumped in the car and to the back seat and set there just like she was meant to be with us. You said come on Nikko get out, I said no way, she stays, she is going home with us. Nikko slept on your lap all the way back to Bunker Hill. When we got home I said just give me the dog and go in the house. I told Bob we found her running down the interstate and we were afraid she was going to get hit. That story worked for about a week before Bob caught on. It didnt take long for him to get attached to her. She misses you Zach. I remember when we got her spayed, you carried her in like a baby and kept her in your room for a few days, she was so sick. You were up all night cleaning up after her. It makes me wonder why people and animals are brought into our life. She wants to protect us, she is like you, she runs around here just looking for something to do all the time. Daryl gets a kick out of the story we told Bob, that is how she got the aka interstate Nell.