Changes and Fun

It's been a week of changes for our family. After talking to the doctor on Tuesday, we decided that it is best to remove milk/dairy completely from Elizabeth's diet once again. This was incredible disappointing news after considering ourselves free from that allergy for the past two years. We are readjusting to the new diet and pulling out all of the old tricks that we used for so long. I'm thankful for a strong little girl, sometimes stronger than her mother, who goes with the flow and is open to adjusting her eating habits.

Our other big change that won't actually take place until this summer will be Eric's switch to an insulin pump to better control his diabetes. The hope is that it will help his blood sugar levels to be more consistant without so many highs and lows. It will also mean a few less pokes with a needle which is always a good thing. We're thankful for a good report from the specialist as he said other than one minor thing, it would be difficult for him to tell that Eric is diabetic. After 12 years of diabetes, that is a huge blessing.

Last week, Ashlynn's class had the opportunity to go to the G. R. Children's Museum. Because the afternoon class is a couple minutes shorter than the morning class, the principal escorted the afternoon class to the museum in the morning to make up for the lost minutes. I was able to accompany the class, which I considered a real treat.

Ashlynn taking care of delivering the mail.

Ashlynn and her friends playing with the bubbles.

Last night, the girls had their school music program at a local church. They both did a fabulous job participating and we were so proud of both of them.

Elizabeth's class

Ashlynn's class beating their sticks.

Grandma and Grandpa were our guests for the evening.

Grandma Tower was also our guest and all three of them helped corral Bryan so I could take pictures and Eric could video the program. It's so nice to have our families close to be involved in things like this.