SummerFest Royal City

We visited the Summerfest festivities in Royal City. 

We went to the BBQ on Friday night. Gram bought them cotton candy and they promised not to throw up. 

The next morning, we went to the parade where they got some candy! 

Flower Farming with Auntie Laura

We went up to Royal City for the parade and barbeque. While there, the kids helped out in Auntie Laura's flower farm! 

Park Play

Elizabeth and Charlotte playing at the park. 

Braces are Off

Elizabeth's first phase orthodontics adventures is over. She had the braces put on in October and everything was moved into place by July. 

Braces are still on. 

Excited to get them off!!! They were always poking her in the back no matter how hard the orthodontic people tried to help. 

Braces are off! She has a permanent retainer behind the front teeth to keep them in place for now. In a few years they will evaluate to see if she needs second phase orthodontics. 

Allergy Testing

The kids had their annual allergy visit. 

Elizabeth's allergies remain the same. She has severe allergy to peanuts, tree nuts and sunflower seeds. However, her eczema is FINALLY improving. This has been wonderful.  She's not scratching and bleeding nearly as much and her skin looks so much better!!! 

Nathan still has his severe allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and kiwi. Over the last few years, he's also been unable to eat squash, pumpkin, bananas, peas and now apples. 

He also has oral allergy syndrome which means that fresh fruits and vegetables can make his mouth itch to the point where he doesn't want to eat them. Watermelon, cantelope, baby carrots, avocado fall into this category. 

Pictured above is a full allergy panel of environmental allergies. He's allergic to most everything in the environment except a few molds. 

The doctor thinks starting him on allergy shots will help his oral allergy syndrome and will possibly allow him to eat some fruits and vegetables that we have had to cut out. He can't eat so many things that even being able to eat avocado again or watermelon would be a big help. 

We ordered the allergy serum and he will have shots twice a week for awhile. We hope the pain isn't too much. Jeremy takes the shots and he feels it's helped with his oral allergy problems and with seasonal allergies. 

Birthday #39

I had my 39th birthday! Mom made a yummy raspberry dessert. 

We went down to the track like we do most nights. The kids like to run around and I walk laps. 

On my birthday on 7/7 it was 77 degrees! 

Elizabeth biking around. 

Nathan and Jeremy ran a mile and sprinted to the finish. 

Dad won by this much says Elizabeth. 

Fourth of July

Here are some pictures from the 4th of July!

Nathan doing some sparklers. 

Making funny shadows on the house.