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ZAC'S VERSION OF JAKE & JOSH'S STORY Zac was 4 when his twin brothers were born and was nearly 5 by the time they came home from the hospital. The older he's gotten, the more curious he's become about their early struggles. He's now 10 and has an amazing appreciation for what they overcame. Below are several examples, all part of 3rd-grade classwork. (They are typed up as-is, followed by scanned versions of the originals)
Students were asked to write a true story and provide a one-page illustratration. Here is what Zac chose to write about, without ever telling us he did it; we found out when the entire class album was sent home. My Brothers' Miracle Surgery It all happend five years ago, when my brothers were born four months early. They were the size of Beanie Babies and they needed surgery or they would not survive. Their arms were so skinney you could fit a dime all the way down their arms. A few months after they were born it was time for the surgery and the docters said, "They might not survive through it." My mom, my dad, and I said goodbye to them, but the surgery worked and they lived!! HORRAY!! I was as happy as someone curing world hunger. Their names are Jake and Josh and they are now very healthy. By their brother, Zac Aron The original:
The accompanying artwork: The blue and red characters are the Beanie Babies that Zac picked to put in their cribs. Note that the babies are the same size as the Beanie Babies. If you look closely enough, the babies are crying. UPDATE: At the end of the school year, each student got to present one piece of work they did to a gathering of all their classmates and their parents. Zac chose this. Click here to link to his presentation.
This project was called "Everyday hero." Kids were asked to describe someone they knew who could be considered a hero. Zac picked Jake, because of his early birth and his lack of stage fright. Everyday hero My brother Jake is an everyday hero because he was a miracle baby. How is he a miracle baby you ask? Well he is a miracle baby because he and his twin brother Josh were born 4 months early and the doctors said they would not survive but the surgery worked and they lived. Jake is now 5 1/2 and he is a very helathy boy and if you want him to sing in front of 1,000,000,000 people then he will do it without getting scared at all.
Zac also came home one day with this thank-you note: Dear Jake and Josh, Thank you for always helping me when I need help and why did you try to come out of your mom 4 monthes before you were supposed to. You are vary lucky you lived because I was super scard you were not going to live. If you two were not my brother then I probley would go on your web site and show all my friends and be braging that I know you. Love you. Your brother, Zac
And here's the latest offering by their proud big brother: |
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