Author Archives: Kimberly

Birthday Weekend in Sunriver

This weekend was my Dad’s birthday. We chose to celebrate by packing up the whole Bartle/Smith clan and heading over to Sunriver for the long weekend. With everyone living in one house, it was cozy and fun. A bit of … Continue reading

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Eucharist

After Elias was baptized, we had to decide how we would handle communion with him. When would he start to partake? We decided not to dribble any of the wine into his mouth…while it may nourish him in some way … Continue reading

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Our Weekend

We had quite a full weekend here in the Smith household! On Saturday morning, Grandma Smith came over to play with Elias while Nathan and I went to volunteer at the Oregon Food Bank. I had put this on our … Continue reading

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Morning Jam Session

Elias is feeling better today. Yay! He is still not tip top shape. In fact, he is sleep-coughing right now during his nap. But at least I have seen lots of smiles so far today, and he is not crying … Continue reading

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A sick boy

Oh, my heart aches for my poor son. After a visit to the doctor this morning, we found out that he has croup and stridor. It was quite disconcerting to hear him having so much trouble breathing. After taking a … Continue reading

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Fever

Elias has a fever. 102.4….well it was 102.4 before the Tylenol. I don’t know what happened. He felt a little warm last night and this morning, but I thought it was a mild teething fever since he is cutting two … Continue reading

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The family that brushes together, stays together.

Elias was starting to resist brushing his teeth, so I decided to see if I could get him interested again by letting him brush mine. Well…it worked. He thought it was fun for about two seconds…then he wanted to use … Continue reading

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Winter Barbeque

We are so lucky to be having this extended nice weather! (And over the weekend, too!) I wish we had something really exciting to say that we did…go spend the day outside at the beach, or hiking, or something. Yesterday … Continue reading

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Off to Grandpa and Grandma’s House

This morning Elias and I went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Bartle. He loves playing with them, and he always gets excited when he sees them. Today Grandpa babysat while I went grocery shopping. It is amazing how much easier … Continue reading

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Mr. Smiley

Elias has been so smiley lately. I love his big toothy grin. The other night he found some of Nathan’s pants and an empty wrapping paper roll. We played shepherds. He loves doing anything silly…so putting pants on his head … Continue reading

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