Saturday, April 6, 2013

Life is full of changes

It has been just over one month since Taylor was diagnosed with food allergies(we always suspected he had them, we were able to control his symptoms(reflux) with meds until he had his lip swell and hives after eating a granola bar). He is allergic to egg, soy, coconut, tree nuts, sesame seeds, and no peanuts for now too. It has been a challenge to try and figure out what I can feed him that he will actually eat and that is not just full of sugar. He is a picky eater to begin with, and so unfortunately he is eating a lot more sugar than I would like. I almost never buy fruit snacks, and now they are a staple. He's not big on veggies, and fruit gets old quick when you only like two kinds! Most crackers don't work or he just refuses to try them. I think that in time he will give up some of this stubbornness and try new things. I think that I have been more affected by this than him. I think I spend more time crying or wishing I could sit down and cry because I can't think of what to make for dinner that he would actually like and that is not one of the five things I know I can make for him. So I think that I will start blogging more about my recipes and my successes and failures in trying to provide fun, healthy, and Taylor approved food.:) Other than this news, soccer season has begun and I am busy with Ashlee, Joshua, and Lydia all doing soccer. They love their coaches and teams and are having such a good time. Ashlee is also on an intermediate clogging team and at her St. George competition, her team took first and qualified for Nationals. They won't be able to go to nationals because not everyone can go that day. That is okay though, because they were so excited about their two trophies! Ashlee and Joshua will be going to a new school in the Fall. It's a charter school and it is right on the way to Mark's work. This will be a great thing for both of them as it will provide a more challenging environment than they are currently getting. Lydia is staying at the local elementary school because she is in the dual-immersion Chinese program and LOVES it. Taylor will begin preschool in the Fall too. Poor Jared and I will not know what to do with ourselves! I love this spring weather and try really hard to justify spending many hours digging in my flower beds and pruning so that I don't have to clean my house! I would much rather be outside than inside any day! I am grateful for the rainy days too because I can't remember to water my plants for the life of me.:) We are finally going to chop down our box elder tree in the front so all the neighbor children will be glad not to have bugs flying at their faces. It's always hard to cut down a large tree, but seven years of bugs always crawling in my house and all over my front door is enough. Mark loves his shorter commute now that his company moved 15 minutes away. It is really nice when the kids want to run over and visit for a few minutes and check out his latest gadgets. Well, hopefully I will be better at updating on our family. We sure love all our family and friends that help us through life!

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Joshua & Jared

Joshua & Jared

Lydia & Jared

Lydia & Jared

"Dig It" the school's musical

"Dig It" the school's musical

The school's musical

The school's musical

The Easter Bunny Came

The Easter Bunny Came

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

Up in our tree

Up in our tree

Up in the playhouse

Up in the playhouse

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Our family in August

Fun at the Aquarium on Taylor's b-day

Fun at the Aquarium on Taylor's b-day

Ashlee's birthday

Ashlee's birthday

Joshua preparing to hit the pinata

Joshua preparing to hit the pinata

Mark's playhouse

Mark's playhouse

Our "new" piano

Our "new" piano

Our newly painted kitchen

Our newly painted kitchen

Lydia loves to help Mark work

Lydia loves to help Mark work

A princess in a tent

A princess in a tent

Having a brother is so fun!

Having a brother is so fun!

Like mother like son--sucking fingers is oh so fun!

Like mother like son--sucking fingers is oh so fun!

A trip to the aquarium with a cousin

A trip to the aquarium with a cousin

We love each other!

We love each other!

Baby Taylor

Baby Taylor

Time to go home

Time to go home

Our baby arrived

Our baby arrived