The Big Wedding

So... it's been a while... so long in fact that I could probably get away with not posting this. Except for the fact that it was my VERY OWN SISTER'S WEDDING.

Yep. Melissa and Mike sealed the deal (quite literally) on Aug 1. Some of you know that Melissa married my sister-in-law's younger brother. Get that? Matt's brother's wife's brother.
(Yep. It's a triagular thing that seems incestuous when you think about it but in reality, is not at all.)

We're excited for you Bel and Supermick!

The day began for us at a Romney reunion activity... and then I rushed home to do Bel's hair. My cousin Adrienne reminded me that I've done several up-dos for weddings now... including hers! I had completely forgotten!
Coming out of the temple.

I don't know what it is, but I really like this picture. Bel just looks so happy.Smile for the cameras. All of them!

And now, for me.
Hugging the now mother-in-law.

The girls holding the train. Mike with all the "train girls"Our side of the wedding party. Yep. That's me squished in behind Jake. Who looks like my husband in this picture. Who placed these people anyway? :)
Bel and Mike during more pics.Smiling for pictures nonstop gets to you after a while.
Some of the key players. Matt and little Z
T-Rav. Mike rocking the bouquet. Nice, Mike. Looks good.
A classic. Leese and Jake with possibly the biggest smile I've EVER SEEN.
Zack was just about done with hanging around the temple grounds.
So, we headed to the reception. Where this little fam pic happened with the bride and groom. Lovely reception site too.

And this is what was REALLY going on in the background of all the pics.
Matt and Zman again. Mom and Dad after the line ended. Lindsey with her Hermione Granger hair. I think we captured the wavy looseness pretty well. (HI LINDZ! I KNOW YOU READ THIS SOMETIMES! :) )
The tux boys. Well, Sam had on a suit, but he told me that "I sure look sharp.... just like Daddy and Jake."and Matt and me.
Sam got a little bit bored though...So he and his cousin Soph had to bust the moves.Check out this face. Love it.
And everyone was so completely EXHAUSTED after the reception that we all fell asleep in the car on the way back home. Or at least the little ones did. Happy One month and three days, Bel and Mike!

Sneezing

I realize I have so much to post. But this is too good to wait it's chronological turn.
Watch to the end... well worth it!!!

(The beginning is of Sam reading books to Zack which was the reason I took a video. The end is CLASSIC.)

Winking

Sam's getting really good at this. And he can wink on both sides!
( I don't think I figured that out until I was about 10.)

Brothers Gotta Hug

How cute are these two??? Just reading books together...

CRASHING to a Halt

These sisters and I got together yesterday for a fun sisters weekend. We had big plans of shopping the Park City Outlets, catching a movie, eating out somewhere fun, etc.

Those plans came crashing to a halt - quite literally - just on the frontage road to the outlets.

So long 7-day-old car.

We are a little banged up, but no one was seriously hurt. Thank goodness!!!

Bawwwwwwwston

Remember this? Yah... well... it only took me about two months to actually post about it.

(might have had something to do with little Zachary and all his grumpiness, diarrhea, etc which we now can attribute to allergies... but who did also throw up multiple times this trip. Ugh!)

We had so much fun visiting our friends back east! We went downtown, checked out my favorite gelato place in the North End, walked around tons, went to see two movies (thanks Bel), got together with friends, played at the park, etc. It was a blast.

Thanks for hosting us, B and Mindy. We LOVED seeing you and miss you already.

I Can't Watch This Enough

I LOVE this routine. Fabulous!!!

Deeeeeeeee-licious Pancakes

These pancakes were so good that I had to post the recipe here as well as on my allergy blog.

This recipe is actually AMAZINGLY GOOD. (Thanks, Jen!) I will make it again and again just because I thought it was so tasty. Z gobbled it up too as did the rest of us. The recipe is doubled so that I had panckaes leftover to freeze for another day. It definitely has a strong deliciously cinnamon taste.

Dairy-free, Egg-free, Nut-free Pancakes
(Don't let that title scare you. Let's just call them
DEEEEEEEEEEE-LICIOUS PANCAKES)

2 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 c. soymilk
4 T oil
3 T water, 3 T oil, 2 tsp baking powder mixed together
1 tsp vanilla

Whisk together first six ingredients in large bowl and set aside.
In a separate bowl combine water/oil/baking powder mixture. Then add soymilk, oil, and vanilla.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
Cook in a pan sprayed with PAM or using dairy free margarine

This is the first time I have made this. I definitely plan on messing the the recipe a bit. I am going to try substituting whole wheat flour for the white flour, adding a little flax, substituting applesauce for the 4T of oil, and throwing in diced apples.

My New Allergy Blog

I just started a new blog. I just didn't want this blog which basically chronicles our family to be overwhelmed by allergy stuff. So, I started a new one dedicated just to that.

www.anotherallergymom.blogspot.com

Find all my rants, raves, and new favorites dairy-free, egg-free, and nut-free recipes there. Or ignore them entirely and enjoy your dairy filled, eggy and nutty life. :)

A Tale of Two Eaters

Hello. My name is Sam. And I am a horribly picky eater.

Usually when you give me ANY food (and I mean just about ANY food), my reaction is something like this...

But I'm good at trying foods. I usually spit them out but every now and then we find something I thought I hated but that I really like. It's pretty rare.

My most recent quote? "I want water for dinner. Mom - I don't like eating." I do like eating smores though. (and any chocolate)

Hello. My name is Zack. And I will eat ANYTHING and EVERYTHING...

especially what you are eating.

But, food has been a matter of concern for me.Usually it makes me feel like this...

Or this...

And often like this. (Plus, my disgusting diarrhea diapers that happen once an hour have been putting my parents on edge.) But good news... We found that I have milk, egg, and peanut allergies!

So I am feeling a bit better.

We're so glad to finally discover what is bothering this little guy... and yet the thought of being an allergy parent is somewhat daunting. Any recipes, cookbooks, sources, etc for cooking milk, egg, and nut free???
We're searching over here... open to ANY AND ALL tips!