Swiss Days

Swiss days was fun. It is something that my family does every year. My grandparents were even over the board for several years. It used to be more about the swiss people, but now it is mostly a craft fair.. which I still like. My dads family is swiss in case you were wondering. The food hasn't changed however. I get my knockworst sandwich with loads of sauercraut on it. The boys loved their snow cones and cotton candy. Thank heaven there is something they can eat for a treat that they are not allergic to. It was fun to go and to spend time with my grandma.

Eric's work party

Eric's work party was pretty good. We didnt stay for long because the boys could only handle so much. The big bouncy slides were fun for Bris. He would still be there if we would have let him. Hallen didn't like it, it was a little too much for him to handle. Each got some cotton candy and enjoyed that. Before we left we played on the playground. That was probably Hallen's favorite part.

Family Movie Night!!!

Tonight for Merrell family movie night we watched Tangled. I have heard rumors that this is the last Disney princess. If so they went out with a bang. It is so cute. The boys hadn't seen it yet and they just loved it. Hallen laughed his head off. Bris lost interest after a while. His attention span just is not big enough yet. But boy did he have the attention span for the popcorn.... he is a monster when it comes to food.

The boys loved watching the popcorn pop. At first it scared Hallen, but then he liked it.

Bris trying to get the camera, of course!!!

This was Hallen's attire for the movie. I know this blog doesn't show it, but they are really clothed most of the time. This was just before he got jammas on.

Bris lovin' on the popcorn!

Dad and boys

Mom and her little monsters

When there is popcorn and a two year old and one year old.... there will be popcorn spilled on the floor. Eric would pick a piece up and put it in the bowl and Bris would pick it out and eat it.

So I have kinda become obsessed with these plastic insulated straw cups and Hallen has followed suit. I bought him his own and he was so so excited. Here he is chillin' with his new cup.

This is Hallen with my hot pad. He got it out of the laundry basket and was so proud of himself for putting it on. Once again... I really do dress my children.


I did turn the pics.... or at least I thought I did... Oh well, just turn your head to the side... hehehehe!!!

Laundry and a boy and his shoes!!!

The boys have really gotten into doing laundry with me since I have gotten my new washer and dryer. They love to push the clothes into the dryer. This week while I was doing laundry with them, Bris found the little button that turns the dryer light on and off. He turned to Hallen and started "Talking" to him and showed him how it worked. From that point on every load time had to be stopped for a few moments while the boys took turns pushing the button. It was way cute.

Hallen has always been obsessed with shoes since he was little. His first thing every morning is to bring his shoes out of his room when he wakes up. He will then grab my hand, say "sit" (which actually sounds like sh*#!!!), sit on my lap, give me his shoes, and say "shoes on". This happens nearly every morning. He also accidently told Eric one of his birthday gifts. Eric's eyes were closed and I gave Hallen some new shoes for Eric and I whispered for him to put them on Eric's feet. Instead he looked me in the eyes did a huge inhale and said, "New Shoes"! Eric nearly died of laughter. Well Hallen is not only obsessed with shoes of his own and daddy's shoes, but he is obsessed with everyone's shoes.....

Allergy Blog

So I finally did it. I started the allergy blog come see it at utahallergymamma.blogspot.com!!!

My poor little boys!

Well we have had quite the month and a half. First the boys had RSV. They did okay and didnt have to be hospitalized. After about two weeks they started getting sick again. Well in short, about a week ago we ended up taking the boys to the ER. Hallen was given a breathing treatment and some antibiotics for an ear infection. Bris was given a breathing treatment, antibiotics, and admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. After 3 days we got to bring him home on oxygen. He is down to 1/4 a liter of oxygen and we are hoping that he will get to go off it soon. I have been able to use some of my nursing skills and suction him when needed. This involves sticking a tube down his nose and sucking out all the gunk. Sad but it helps him a lot. I cannot wait until it is summer. We have only gone to church so I think he must have gotten germs from there. All I can say is... PEOPLE DON'T BRING YOUR SICK CHILDREN TO CHURCH. Here are a few pics....

Starting Again...

So we are starting the blog again... I wanted to be able to keep family and friends informed about our family no matter how far away they live and I thought this would help. I also will be starting a blog about my experiences about being a mom of children with food allergies. I will post a link when I get this done. Below I have posted pics of my new haircut. I absolutely love it. It shows off my spunky side and it only takes 15 minutes. No more pony tails because I don't have time with the boys. Let me know what you think.