Drive!

 

This guy turned 15 last weekend.  We celebrated with Grampa Frank, who's birthday is exactly one week prior to Thane's.  They are two peas in a pod, that's for sure!

Thane has grown a LOT this year - both physically and in maturity.  He was  6' 5 1/4" a week before his birthday.  Keeping him in clothes that fit is practically a part time job, and finding shoes that come in his size can be a challenge.  (Although oddly enough, we find plenty of second hand wooden Dutch shoes that fit just fine.)  😂

Thane is in high school now, and his favorite classes are welding and CADD.  He's even considering an engineering degree at some point in the future.  He continues to be an outdoorsman, and he actually mentioned that he enjoyed hiking with us a few times this past summer (although he'd never admit it publicly!) Mostly, though, his tastes run toward fishing and hunting, with the occasional camping trip thrown in.

His latest passion, however, is driving.  He now officially owns a driver's permit, and he saved his hard earned summer cash to buy Grampa's old truck in anticipation of getting his license next year.  

I'm sure that the coming year will fly by - if the last 15 years is any indication.  We are so proud of the young man that you are - Happy Birthday Thane!