Swim lessons

Zac has started swim lessons and he loves them!!!! I'm happy that he learning how to swim so he will be safe around water.  Swimming has alway been my thing so it's cool to see my son do it. Part of me hopes he loves it so much that he will want to do it full time. We will see ; ) For now it's a great activity to get his energy out.

Grandma and Grandpa Kingsley

One of the best things about our trip was the time the boys got to spend with their grandparents. For Zac it was all about Grandma Kingsley. He wanted to sit by her every time we ate and go on every ride with her. Tyson is more shy but took a liking to Grandpa. I'm so glad they got to spend alot of time together! Zac keeps asking to go back!

Family Trip

The drive:

Unlike our last road trip this one was fun. Zac was so happy that we were going to Grandma Kingsley's house. Tyson surprised both Ethan and I on how good he was. The best part of a road trip is all the snack food! 

Disneyland: 

There were so many people at Disneyland! I couldn't believe it! Somehow we still got on a lot of rides and the boy's did great the whole time! THERE WERE NO MELT DOWNS! The weather was 68 the first day we went and 73 the second. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Zac's favorite rides were Matterhorn Bobsleds and Soarin over California. Tyson liked Casey Jr. Circus Train. Zac got to wear a Birthday button and he loved all the attention he got from it. The last half of the second day I took Tyson to my parents house for a nap and I went back to disneyland. I spent the rest of the day with just Ethan, Zac, and me. We had such a great time we are already planning our next trip.

Zac's Birthday:
We had spent the last two days at Disneyland so we decided to keep Zac's birthday low-key. It was such nice weather!!!! We spent most of the day outside.  We went to the park in the morning, then we played in my parents back yard. Tyson loved the dirt and Zac loved finding bugs. Later we went to a movie and dinner at our favorite mexican food restaurant where they sang to Zac. My mom had an amazing cake made at a local bakery. Zac was so happy to see his name on it!

Beach:

The last day that we were in California we went to the beach. Most of the time I've taken the boy to the beach it was to cold to go in the water so I never bring their swim stuff. This time it was warm but I didn't think ahead and didn't have a change of clothes. Both boys wanted to run into the water and we had a hard time keeping them dry. Zac was trying to find shells with Ethan when a wave hit him hard and he fell in! : ) We had dinner reservations at a restaurant and had no clothes for Zac. Luckily there was a big sale at a local surf shop so we bought some clothes for Zac. I love the beach and it was sad that we had to go home the next day.

The note.

We haven't been on ANY kind of a vacation in a year and a half, not even a small one. Last time we went on a vacation was to California when Tyson was 2 months old and the drive was HORRIBLE! When we finally made it home Ethan and I promised each other that we are not going anywhere for a long time. About 9 months later I was ready for another vacation but knew it wasn't going to happen. I wanted to go back to Disneyland but wanted to wait till Zac was tall enough to go on most of the rides. So we set a goal for Zac's 4th Birthday. It was great to have this goal because I told Zac if he eats his fruits and Vegetables he would get tall enough to see Mickey.  It worked! On Zac's 4 year doctors visit he was exactly 40 inches tall. I made a note from Mickey and asked the doctor to give it to Zac. Zac was so happy! He didn't let the note leave his side and he showed everyone that would look his way. He wanted to take it to Mickey and thank him for it, so he did. It had to be the highlight of his trip and his birthday!

This picture explains Tyson's personality perfectly! 

A long awaited day!

I got the amazing opportunity to see my brother and his wife adopt these beautiful children. The oldest girl is their biological child and the younger two are the kids they just adopted. They started this long journey over two years ago when they welcomed Tennyson into their home. Then about 9 months ago his half sister Cosette joined them also. I'm so happy for them and I excited to be the proud aunt to these kids.

Kinect

Ethan got a great deal on a Kinect from work, so we got one! The best part about it is the pictures it takes of you as you do it! So funny! 

I cropped the last picture so you can see Zac's face better. His look is priceless! 

What we've been up too.

Jungle Jims:

This place was a little dirty. We had a coupon and got on the rides for cheap. The kids had so much fun and it was a great place to kill a Saturday in the middle of winter.

Sleeping:

 Tyson has been sick alot the past two months. Nothing major but he sure needs his sleep when he's sick. I love this picture because of how he cuddling his snake stuffed animal.

Kangaroo Zoo:

I took the kids to "the jumping place".  Zac loves it there and I think he had even more fun that Chloe got to come along.

Aquarium:

We went with all of Zac's cousins. It was a very crowded that day but I think they still had fun.