No Peanut Butter?? No Problem!

So due to Reece's allergies, peanut butter is a definite No-Go at our house.  Reece is so allergic that it is beyond dangerous to have pb in the house or for us to eat it and then be around him.  He can have a reaction by just being around something with pb or peanuts in it.  While we have gotten used to not having it around, there are times we miss it like crazy.  We talk about having peanut butter like you probably talk about a great vacation, "Remember having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a cold glass of milk....sigh."  We reminisce about all the yummy treats that we would eat if we could, maple nut goodies, nutter butters, Reeses Pieces, honey roasted peanuts, and that's just my list, Jamie and Tys have their own!

We don't discuss our love for pb in front of Reece because obviously we don't want to hurt his feelings. However, he now knows because we have discovered a replacement!  Wow Butter, Google it, try it, LOVE it!  There are many pb replacement products, made with soy beans, or sometimes almonds and we have tried many.  Wow Butter is the best so far!!  

It has brought THIS  back into my life! 

Wow Butter was created because of kiddos like Reece which is super cool. It was created so that allergic kids had an alternative to real pb, and so schools that are nut free have another option to pb.  Better yet, Wow Butter explains the benefits to a nut free school and helps bridge the gap between allergic and non-allergic families.  It educates about nut allergies which is MUCH needed!  And bonus!  It's healthy!  NO preservatives, artificial junk and no GMOs, tree nut free, egg free, dairy free, peanut free and gluten free.  

I have no idea how it tastes so good minus the above ingredients, but it does.

So Reece has always been very nervous and afraid to try these types of products because they look exactly like the real deal and that's hard to get around.  We knew eventually he would be curious about what real peanut butter tasted like so we insisted he try Wow Butter.  And now....Cannot keep enough in the house!  He loves it!  He's having so much fun trying pb toast, pb & jelly sandwiches, apples and pb (which he thought was Genius!).  He feels included, and not so different anymore and that makes my heart happy :)

Yuck, Yuck and More Yuck

We just cannot shake the sickness around here!  And I'm pretty sure I caused it by jinxing us!  Everyone I know has been sick all fall/early winter except us.  I've even kept Mia out of preschool a day or two to avoid contact with other 'sickies'.  Now that the germs have invaded, it seems there is no going back.  Mia has seriously gross, terrible strep throat...so bad she can barely form words her poor tonsils are so swollen.  Reece has two tiny white spots but no fever, and he is on antibiotics on a 'just in case' basis.  Tysen is desperately hoping since he doesn't have tonsils he will be spared.  And I have had so much contact with Mia, sleeping, cuddling, drool, snot etc it will be a straight up miracle if I don't get it, tonsils or not!

Now that I have a moment, I will try to catch everyone up on what has been going on over the last month or so....pre-sickness of course!

Sickness is finally here...

The dreaded Flu has finally made it to our house...not good. I actually thought we may be able to escape it for this season, only not so much.  So far it's just Mia and I down and out 3 days and counting.  Praying that it stops with us because it's UGLY!  School was cancelled yesterday due to the snow so Tysen was here to take care of us, as well as a great friend that dropped off meds/books/gingerale/and dinner.  Today Jamie took the day off of work to care for our sick selves.  For tomorrrow?? Wish us luck, thinking we may need it.