Life of Leah Zylstra

I was born!!

Nov 1, 2000

I was born as a premie baby, over a month early, on November 1.

Started crawling for the first time

Dec 12, 2000

I started crawling right after I was able to roll over.

9/11 happened

Sep 11, 2001

I was at home with my mom when the attack happened, and my dad was at work.

Said my first word

2002

My first word was "mama", but shortly after that I began talking.

Got my first pet cat

2003

My cat was named punkie, and I was the only child so I could call it "my own".

I went to our family campground

2004

We have some property in Baldwin and we made it a tradition to go up there every year.

Jaxon (brother) is born

2005

He is my only real sibling, out of 8, and he looks a lot like me.

Got a pet Hamster

2006

I got a pet hamster named cookie, and I used this to show my parents how responsible I was.

I played softball

2007

I played on a Byron Centers little league team.

My parents divorced

2008

My parents separated for a while, but eventually divorced so it didn't confuse the kids, and they couldn't get along.

Went to a Tigers game

2009

I went to a Tigers game with my dad, brother, and my friend.

Moved to Byron Center schools

2010

I've always gone to Wyoming schools, but I have moved a lot and finally ended in byron center.

Went to a daddy daughter dance

2011

I went to a daddy daughter dance, and our picture ended up on the paper.

Started Middle School

2012

My middle school years is when I got to meet new and more friends.

I went to a Medivial field trip

2013

I went to this field trip, and the Chicago zoo, with my dad and my whole grade.

My older sister moved in

2014

My older sister lived with her mom, but eventually she moved in with my family.

First Homecoming dance

2015

I went to a homecoming dance with my friends.

Got my driver license

2016

I got my first car when i got my license.

I got invisalign

2017

I used to have braces, but this year I got invisaline, which I like better.