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When my Grandpa Smith passed away at age 85 last week, he was with family in Indiana. But I was lucky enough growing up that he and my Grandma always lived close by in Oregon. They lived at the coast … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Elias loves to do everything I’m doing. He loves helping with chores. He copies me when I play with his toys. He wants to eat what I eat for breakfast and lunch. He wants to carry in the groceries. I … Continue reading →

This Christmas I purchased some tickets to the Oregon Symphony as a gift for Kimberly. Today was the day of the performance, a matinee featuring violin soloist Joshua Bell. Of course there was a cloud of doubt hanging over the … Continue reading →