Monthly Archives: October 2012

Weekend of Family Fun

Cooler weather didn’t stop the Smiths from having some family fun this weekend. Saturday morning we relaxed and played. Then we headed out to the library to pick up The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Blu-ray which I had placed on … Continue reading

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Elias Sings the ABC’s

Elias loves the ABC’s these days. He loves letter stamps, letter puzzles, letter flashcards, finding letters in books, and of course, the ABC song. He has recently started singing along with a bunch of different songs such as the Wheels … Continue reading

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Apple Picking

Yesterday we took advantage of our good fortune with the nice weather and decided to go apple picking. Last year, we discovered the Hood River Fruit Loop, and Mountain View Orchards (one of the stops on the fruit loop). We … Continue reading

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Birthday Weekend in Cannon Beach

We took Elias to Cannon beach for the weekend on his real birthday. We’ve had a few celebrations already…with more to come! But we wanted to have something special for just the three (four?) of us. The weekend was perfect. … Continue reading

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Disneyland: Part 3 – The Last Day

Our last day at Disneyland was more of the same. Tons of fun! We did a lot of Elias’ favorites many times (carousel, tea cups, small world). But we also experienced some new things. We went to toon town and … Continue reading

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Baseball Outside

Elias loves playing “bat and ball.” We had to start keeping his tee, bat, and ball in the car because he loved playing with it so much, and tried to play with it inside. If we had a garage, that … Continue reading

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2 Year Old Stats

Elias had his 2 year old wellness check up at the doctor’s today. He did really well. Things change when you turn two… He got to stand on the big boy scale rather than sit on the baby one. He … Continue reading

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Love You!

I am part of a Bunco group that meets once a month. It is fun to get out and just have fun with other women for a couple of hours. Nathan and Elias get “boys night” when I go out. … Continue reading

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Disneyland: Part 2

On our second day in California, we went to Disneyland! We had a “magic morning” which meant we got to get into the park an hour earlier than the general public. That was nice because it was very uncrowded. We … Continue reading

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The Golden Rose

Nathan has been working at OHSU for almost three years now. He’s been in his new position for about a month…but total, he’ll have been at OHSU three years in mid October. A few weeks after he started working there, … Continue reading

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