Monthly Archives: December 2010

Our baby boy is exactly 3 months old today! He is also exactly 13 weeks today. He is such a joy!

Since it was our first Christmas with baby Elias we wanted it to be a very special one. Of course, just being with him any time is special, but we had to coordinate five different family groupings including our own … Continue reading →

Today Nathan took a vacation day so that we could spend a fun day with his family. Unfortunately, his mom wasn’t feeling well, but we packed up Elias, Nate’s dad, Nate’s sister and her girls and drove to the Tillamook … Continue reading →

Tonight I performed hand bells in St. Bartholomew’s festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. I was lucky enough to have Kimberly, Elias, and my family come listen to the service. From the beginning of the prelude to the end of … Continue reading →

Nathan’s sister Erin, her daughters Audrey and Sonya, and Nathan’s dad are all in town. Elias has had fun meeting his cousins and his Grandpa Smith. It has been especially fun to watch the babies interact. Sonya and Elias even … Continue reading →

Elias usually sucks on the knuckles of his thumb and pointer finger, and it makes a very loud smacking sound. Recently, he has started to find that his thumb works better. If he can get coordinated enough to stick his … Continue reading →

Now that Elias is part of our family, we get to do a lot of fun things around town. Last night, we went to the zoo lights. I wasn’t sure if Elias would be interested in it at all since … Continue reading →

Last night Kimberly and I went on our first date . . . . . . since having Elias. We just had to see the new Harry Potter film. Elias has been sleeping very well lately, so we decided to … Continue reading →

This picture was so cute I just had to post it.