Super Times = Super Awesomeness

Ethan with his precious Binky.

Uh, yes...This is Ben's back side. Nice ey? It was crowded and I was trying to take a picture of the Sharks with the boys...it turned out to be Ben's bum. :-)

Ben and I took the boys to the Aquarium on the last rainy Saturday (note to self, indoor activities are super busy on rainy days). They had a great time. Ryan loves the Jelly Fish, and Ethan loved the frogs and bright fish. Question: Is it worth it to get a membership to the Aquarium, or do the kids get bored of going to the same place often?

Ryan, he's getting so big. My boys are freaking adorable (when they're not throwing temper tantrums). Freaking what you say? Yeah, freaking adorable.

Ethan giving me a kiss.

Ben & Ryan playing Mario Kart with me watching (technically I was looking at the camera at the time).

Who is excited for the Bachelorette tonight? ME! I love DVR, I don't even have to rush to get my kids to bed before it starts.

More posts to come...I know the anticipation is killing you right? HA!

Finally Photos...Our New Home

Here is our lovely home in Herriman. I finally got the Internet. I've been without it for too long. I just did pictures of the exterior. I'll do pictures of the interior when it is less cluttered with moving crap.

The Back

The garages with my parents and brother in the driveway.

The front door

I don't have the coolest camera for night shots so this is the best I could do.

The House (with little Ryan up front)

We have really enjoyed it here the past week. Ryan found a friend right behind us, they are with each other all the time. Will is either coming with us somewhere, or Ryan is going with Will. The ward is very friendly. Many people came and talked to us. We have felt very welcome, and are excited to meet new people.

Ben had the last two weeks off of school so it worked out great that we moved in between that. He starts up again for the Summer tonight. He will be going Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until 10 pm. So anyone is welcome to come hang out with me. We got cable with HBO for a year, Ryan has the Wii and his friend Will, and I got my computer back, so we're set with stuff to do. :-)

I have a lot of blogging to catch up on, so be watching for more posts.

p.s. thanks to all the family & friends who helped by moving, or babysitting, or brought us some pizza. :-)

The Other Big Move

Tonight is the last night at my parent's house. We are moving tomorrow morning to Herriman. I probably will not have Internet for a week (what will I do with myself?...oh yeah, probably unpack). Hopefully next week I will be able to post pictures of our new home. If anyone wants to come help, we will be moving from Stansbury at 8 a.m. and into our new home at around 10 or 10:30 a.m.

Pictures coming soon...


Also:
Ryan, Ethan and I were in the car today and Ryan said, "Mom, when I get big I'm going to marry you." It was so sweet. I have the cutest boys. I feel bad I've been so stressed out lately. It makes me sad to think that even though I've been ornery my boys still love me, and Ryan still wants to marry his Mom.

He is not Gay

Meet my Dad, Jeff. He loves guns, he loves movies, he loves to camp, he loves the Greenbay Packers and he loves his family. He has been bald on the top of his head for as long as I can remember, with grey hair and a mustache.

Ryan was up early with Ben the other morning while Ben was getting ready for work. The conversation went something like this:

Ryan: Dad, I know why Grandpa is Bald.

Ben: Oh yeah, why?

Ryan: He went to bed one night and his hair fell from the top of his head to the side, and turned grey.

Ben: laughing

Ryan: Dad, how come you shave?

Ben: So I don't have hair on my face.

Ryan: I think you should have a hairy face...you know, like uncle Jud and uncle Brant. And have a mustache like Grandpa, that would be cool.

Ben: Doesn't know what to say, so Ryan keeps going...

Ryan: Dad, how come Grandpa has such a big belly? Oh, I know, it's because he drinks a lot of Pepsi.

Ben: laughs, says, "probably", and comes downstairs to tell me all about it.

Above: My Dad

Below: Brant (although he's not so hairy in this picture and no, he's not gay)

Below: My brother Jud. Hairy. He's a hairy Harris like the rest of them.
I did not include my brother Kit, because he's always been pretty clean shaven.

Update on Asthma:
I had to take Ryan to the doctor yesterday. That is THREE days in a row we've had to go. It was so nice when it was just around the corner. Anyway, Ryan has asthma also. I think I need a bigger medicine bag. Ryan has been coughing and wheezing, and yesterday he had an "attack". He went outside while my mom mowed the lawn. I should not have let him. I know he is allergic to grass. Anyway, he came in saying he didn't feel good and couldn't breathe. I made him take Claritin and sit down for a while. When I put him down to rest in bed I lied down with him and Ryan said, "mom, listen...my heart is whistling". The doctor did the nebulizer on him also, and gave him an inhaler with face mask. And said we'd look at other treatment when he feels better. I'm not so sure coming out to Tooele was the best thing for us. It just goes to show that Pollution in Salt Lake is better than Pollen in Tooele. Oh that, and we found out that my mother has never changed her air filter since she moved in 2 years ago. And the filter she had was a cheap $.97 one. So Ben went and bought the good hepa one and changed it for her.

More to be grateful for: Modern Medicine. Without it, all of my boys wouldn't be here. I have 3 asthmatic boys now. But that's okay. We'll deal with it, they will get under control. And everything will be fine. We told Ryan after he uses the inhaler with the face mask it's like he's super man, and so much stronger than before. He's beginning to think it's okay. The hard part is trying to keep him inside, and calm. Also, I am grateful for my health. I would rather trade places with my boys, but since I can't do that...I am grateful I'm healthy.

White as a Ghost

7 Weeks ago was the first time it happened. Ethan and Ryan were staying at my mom's overnight (this was before we moved in). My mother called me and said Ethan was having a hard time breathing and asked what she should do. The second time it happened was a week ago. We put Ethan to bed healthy at 9 p.m. and he woke up at 11 p.m. choking, trying to cough. His chest was sinking in, and he was turning white. We took him to the E.R. (never take your children to the E.R. in Tooele...it sucks). Anyway, they sent us away with an Albuterol inhaler and told us to call our pediatrician. I took Ethan in last Friday and I had to used the inhaler 3 times that week. Our Pediatrician said he has asthma and told us to keep doing what we've been doing. Well, Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday night he did not sleep a wink. Coughing, gaging, wheezing, chest sinking in. Monday morning his face was as white as a ghost and his lips were blue. And he started throwing up. We took him to his Pediatrician again, and he said...."wow, he is really bad. His lungs sound terrible. He is in bad shape". He put him on a nebulizer and gave him a double dose of steroids to open his lungs. He sounded even worse after the treatment. The doctor sent us home with Prednisone (a steroid) and told me to give him a double dose when we got home and give him 4 puffs of the Albuterol inhaler every 4 hours. By last night he was pretty much feeling like Super Man with all the steroids. He was so active and running around and color his color had returned to his face. Although, when it was bed time, he wanted to stay up and play. We finally got to sleep at 11 p.m. (his normal bed time is 7:30 p.m.). He got up every 3.5 hours screaming because he couldn't breathe and I just gave him his inhaler and a snack and he'd go back to sleep. We went in for a follow up appointment today and the Doctor said he looked a ton better. He thought he'd have to send us to Primary's today (thank goodness that didn't happen). So now, my little 18 month old has asthma, and is on a controlled medicine everyday of his life (Flovent) 2 times a day. And his emergency Albuterol inhaler and emergency Prednisone. I went and bought me a bag specifically for my children's medicine. I have to carry around with me at all times: Epi-Pen, Claritin, Albuterol, face mask & spacer for the inhaler, and if we go somewhere in the morning or night I have to take the Flovent with me also.

Ben's family has a long history of asthma so we weren't surprised this happened, just disappointed. We were hoping we'd dodge the asthma thing. Ben's grandmother had asthma, Ben's dad has asthma, Ben's mom has seasonal asthma, a few of Ben's brother's have asthma, Ben has asthma, and Ben's uncle died at a young age from a hip complication from using steroids too much from having asthma.

I'm grateful to Ben for holding the priesthood so he could give Ethan a blessing. I'm grateful that Ethan is slowly improving and hopefully it won't be this bad again. I'm grateful for my mom for helping out, and for my father-in-law for talking to the family doctor for us. I'm also grateful I'm on my blessed period right now...I mean it's not like I'm tired and ornery enough right? (For those of you who don't know me very well, that last part is a joke. I'm not really grateful for my period).

My Baby's First Words

Ethan's first words are: Mama (of course), Papa, Uh Oh, and Spongebob. We were at Wal-Mart and I could have sworn I heard Ethan say "Spongebob", so i asked him if he said it, and he nodded his head yes, and pointed behind me. And there they were, a large end cap full of Spongebob bed sheets. Ryan must watch a little too much of that show. When Ryan heard him say it he wanted Ethan to start saying "Patrick" also. Ethan's not catching on to that one so much.

I Stole Photos

I'm tired of not seeing photos on my blog, so here are some I stole from Kit's girlfriend Lynzie.

This is at the Angels game.

My two Marine brothers. Kit and Jud.

Here is Lynzie hugging a palm tree for me. I love palm trees.

Brant, Mom & Dad eating an ice cream on base in San Diego.

Funny picture of Brant and Ethan. lol!