It's that time of year, I guess. The old year is gone; the new year has come. Lots of old toys are shoved into the back of the closet or the bottom of the toy box and have been replaced with new ones from Christmas. Old clothes have been replaced with new ones for us grown-ups.
I decided to start a new New Years' tradition last week: scones for breakfast on New Years' day. Why do all of our traditions tie in with food, you ask? Because I'm pregnant - enough said.
But that new tradition reminds me of something old. Our oldest son Luke has food allergies. He's allergic to peanuts and milk, so he couldn't have the scones because one of the primary ingredients is, of course, butter. I haven't tried making scones without butter. I'm just not sure it would still be a scone.
In the eight years since we learned of his allergies, I have substituted butter and milk in all kinds of recipes. But I'm just not sure scones would be worth eating if they weren't made with butter.
The good news is that his allergy seems to be lessening because he's able to tolerate milk that is baked into things like breads and muffins. But without getting doctor approval, I've not tried butter baked into anything.
We see the allergist in two weeks, and, frankly, I can't wait. I'm praying that they will want to do a food challenge and see if we can help his body begin to tolerate milk products (honestly, the peanut allergy doesn't bother me as it doesn't seem to be a severe allergy, and it's much easier to avoid peanuts).
So, here's hoping that we can usher in a new era in our son's life with no more food allergies and hoping he can have the scones next New Year's!
Oh, and here are a few other pictures of "new" things:
Elsa's new Christmas dress...
And our newly-six-years-old boy! Cade's birthday is today, and here he's enjoying his apple dumpling! Happy six years, Cade!
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A super-silly girl!! Ok, it was pretty cold out there...
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