Cousin time

We went to the zoo with all of Zac's ( and Ty's) cousins and they had a blast! We weren't there for more then 5 minutes when he had to go in timeout for running off. After he chilled out ( just a bit) we had a great time. We saw so many animals and they were all very active. Tyson had the most fun on the train. Zac loved the snake and the carousel.

Big Boys

Tyson and Zac both have new car-seats and they love it!

Tyson's diet

Do you remember this post? Well I'm far from spending that at the store now. We have to take a trip and go to the health food stores in the neighborhood because.....Tyson has to stay away from the top five allergies.

• Dairy
• Wheat
• Soy
• Egg
• Nuts

On top of that Tyson is a very picky eater. It's not to bad if I'm at home and can make a meal for him but the snack food is what I can't find. Finally, I gave in and went to Good Earth ($$$$$$). Zac loves that store because it has the little shopping carts. I love that store because the food and I can find stuff for Tyson.

I've found some cool stuff. It's crazy to me that food without all those ingredients can still taste good. I even found a cake mix so Tyson can have a cake for his birthday : ). All of this food cost around $70. But at the end of the day it is worth every penny to know he's healthy.

Zachary graduated from his first year of Preschool.

Zachary had the pleasure of being part of a neighborhood preschool that was one day a week. It was perfect for his age and help with his social skills. He is signed up for a preschool that is in Harvest Hills for next year. My little boy is so grown up.

Hard work

As most of you already know.....Ethan puts in long, hard hours at work (around 70-80 hours a week). I know I've complained and complained about him being overworked, he Never gets to see his kids, and I NEVER get a break. Now I want to tell you somethings that are positive about his job.

#1 He has a job! But not just any job, a job that has alot of opportunity for advancement.

#2 He works in Ogden now. It's a LONG drive for Ethan and it's been an adjustment but it's a promotion (kind of). The store in Ogden is the best and busiest in the state so if he does well there he is on his way to becoming a market manager.

#3 He loves his job!

#4 Cash America (that's Ethan company) is a Fortune 500 and is one of the few companies that is doing well, even growing!

#5 He has job security.

#6 We get amazing deals on everything!

#7 He has learned some amazing skills. He's gone to Texas twice for training. He knows just as much about jewelry as a jeweler would.

#8 Ethan does a great job at having the respect for his employes and customers. He has worked at three different stores now and he has customers that follow him wherever he goes.

We've been lucky that he's had job threw it all. It has put food on the table and a roof over our heads. I love you Ethan, thanks for all your HARD WORK!

I need to blog. What has happened to the joy of blogging? Most of my friends don't blog much anymore.....is that why I stopped? I'm just writing this so I will put a timeline on a new post. I have one week.

Zachary is 3!

We had a fulfilled weekend with birthday festivities. On friday night my parents surprised me by driving up from California last minute. Zac was so excited to see them! On Saturday we went to "Pirate Island" in Orem. This place was just right for Zac, he got his face painted, a balloon sword, played games, ate food and opened presents.

On Sunday we had a joined party with his cousin Keaton. Zac opened more presents and had fun eating the head off his T-Rex cake. It was a great weekend. I think Zac likes being 3.