Monthly Archives: December 2011

I thought it would be fun to do a year in pictures for Elias. It was so hard to choose photos…there are literally hundreds! I think I got a pretty good assortment. He was so little at the beginning of … Continue reading →

We had a fun Christmas together in the Smith household. As I’ve already written, we had lots of different celebrations in the past few days. On the actual Christmas Day we stayed at home and had Grandma Smith come over. … Continue reading →

It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything. I discovered that making gifts for Christmas does not decrease the hectic-ness of Christmas preparations. The last two weeks or so before Christmas were very busy for me, as I was … Continue reading →

It was another fun filled weekend in the Smith household. We had a lot of activity (including checking an item off of our winter bucket list), but we made sure to have time for rest too! Friday evening we had … Continue reading →

Santa is not a bad guy. Despite what some Christians may say or think, he really isn’t that bad. He’s been married to the same woman for centuries. (There’s your family values.) He employs local labor. (He’s looking out for … Continue reading →

Elias made his first ornament at art class last week. Well…he painted a wooden star, and tonight, Nathan drilled a small hole so we could hang it on our tree. I’m just a proud mommy who wanted to show it … Continue reading →

Last night we went to Zoo Lights again. It is beautiful every time. This time we went with Grandma and Grandpa Bartle and Uncle Greg. We had a yummy dinner at home, then headed out into the cold. Elias still … Continue reading →

We went to get our Christmas tree this morning. The weather is still beautiful…but it was very foggy. Nathan and I unfortunately made some big parenting mistakes. It seems like that happens all too often. We knew Elias would want … Continue reading →

Tonight we had our second trip to see the zoo lights. This time Grandma Smith came with us. We were treated to a yummy dinner, and then we headed off to the zoo. It was a perfect night for it! … Continue reading →