Monthly Archives: June 2014

Stamping Fun!

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Kimberly

A few days ago, I told Elias that it was time to make a birthday card for his friend Ramsey. I gave him a few options for art supplies he could use. He chose stamps. We hadn’t gotten out the … Continue reading →

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They Can Have Fun Anywhere

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Kimberly

The other day I was starting a load of laundry in the washer. As usual when I am trying to get chores done, I realized it was way too quiet, and went to investigate. The boys had gone into our … Continue reading →

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Fathers Day Tradition!

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Kimberly

Last week we had a great Fathers Day, but the celebration wasn’t complete until today when we went on our annual Fathers Day swim. I had Nathan choose a Fathers Day tradition in Elias’ first year. He chose to go … Continue reading →

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Olive…Lost and Found!

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Kimberly

We have two cats: Hermione and Olive. They are both indoor kitties and are very loved. “Kitty” was one of Simon’s very first words. A couple of days ago, Elias left the sliding door open when he went outside into … Continue reading →

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Soccer Mini League!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Kimberly

Although Nathan is pretty much trying to indoctrinate our children with the belief that soccer is evil, he recognizes the fact that allowing them to try lots of different things while young is important. So…while I was looking for a … Continue reading →

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Wedding Time!

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Kimberly

Last weekend we had the privilege of being at the wedding of some of our old church friends. Hilary and Chuck moved away so that Hilary could go to medical school, and we’ve seen them only a couple times since. … Continue reading →

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Strawberries and Fun With Friends

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Kimberly

My MOMS club had an outing planned to Baggenstos Farm today so that the kiddos could get in their first berry picking of the season. (Other than our own yard of course). For various reasons, it turned out that just … Continue reading →

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Raising the liturgical child

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Nathan

I believe Kimberly has mentioned in a previous post how Elias will recite little bits of church liturgy at home. Most of the time it is fairly context-free, he is just randomly saying something he heard recently. But after reciting … Continue reading →

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Funny Face Fun!

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Kimberly

Here in the Smith household we don’t need a lot of fancy stuff to have some great family fun. All we need is a clean laundry pile! After Nathan’s softball game, we came home, made (and ate) some burritos for … Continue reading →

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