Scott Michael Zinn

is CELEBRATING

his

BIRTHDAY

May 9th

and so the story begins......... We were about to have our second child. I had questions as a mother. could I possibly love another child as much as I loved my first born? what would this child be? boy or girl? (before the days of ultra sounds) How would I do as a mother of two? Looking back now they were such silly questions on my mind. My second child was born Sunday May 9th (Mother's day!) ...... a boy, Scott Michael Zinn. 9 pounds. I remember sitting in the hospital room with my son (before the days of the baby staying with you and off to the nursery they stayed except at certain times..... my have we come a LONG way!) Tears filled my eyes as I held him close and I knew he had already captured my heart! How I loved Scott. I since learned how BIG a mother's heart is. She loves each of her children individually for who they are and for who they will become!

This was taken a few days after his birth
I was outside watching James & Patrick playing

Scott's first birthday!

PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS, Scott Michael

And so he grew....... and how he LOVED

his Tonka Trucks

As a child

Scott was

ADVENTURESOME

he could play anywhere and with anything and it opened

up to whatever he wanted it to be!

(a pencil became a rocket ship)

We lived in a new area where lots of houses were being built

and Scott's greatest joy was to take his Tonka Trucks

to the dirt hill and play with his friends.

they had roads, cities and I am sure much more!

CREATING, BUILDING, IMAGINING

Scott has always loved

new, exciting and fun things to do!

One year while he was in high school

he went out and signed up to take

scuba diving lessons

Scott could always make our household LAUGH!

When he left for BYU it was

a hard adjustment for us to make

Our home was quiet and this kind of quite was not as much FUN!

Scott loves the Lord

served a two year mission

to Helsinki Finland

He returned home and graduated from BYU

Wel loved it when he

moved to Chicago and

he married Lisa Holist

Life was good and it was fun to

be at their home and they came for visits.....

BUT......

opportunities knocked and soon

their family moved to Florida.

It was so nice to be able to go and visit them in

Florida and see their corner of the world.

They enjoyed the area and was always doing something

fun as a family........

Then opportunities once again came and they

moved to Folsom California.....

We really did miss them.....

but was glad for their

opportunities to continue

to grow as a family!

we took this picture one sumer and left the space where
Scott would have been standing!
I am so blessed to have FIVE SONS :)
We do miss him being an active part of our family times

Scott has NOT lost his love for adventure
He continues to work hard at his job
serve the Lord well
but has a balance and
enjoys life.....
He is into photography
and such an eye for it!
I have enjoyed his pictures
and have some of them framed in my home:
Here are a couple I just recently framed.

This picture reminds me of DETERMINATION
of a mother......
DETERMINATION of a child who has to overcome "a little more" in this world
and can negotiate for ONE MORE!
(work hard and enjoy one more fun thing)

For me this pictures have a story to tell......

Never worry if you are alone

you always have a friend with you!

"Me and my shadow"

I have a few more of his pictures framed which are gentle reminders to me

they tell a story I want to start my day off with!

Scott loves to cycle.....

I will not even begin to

act like I know all he does

but I can feel his passion as he talks about this sport!

riding in the wind
enjoying the world in which we live;
space to imagine, dream and envision

Little Jack...... comes by finding his shadow
quite naturally :)

I LOVE the dad he is to his children
He interacts with each of them
filling a special bond individually taylored
to who they are!