Author Archives: Kimberly

The Booger Diaries

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Kimberly

I only have experience raising boys, so mothers of girls please correct me if I’m wrong…but something tells me that the booger diaries are something only a mother of boys would need to keep. Lately, Elias has a new fascination … Continue reading →

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Apple Picking 2015!

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Kimberly

Every fall (since 2011) we make the trek to Hood River and visit our favorite orchard on the fruit loop: Mountain View Orchards. The drive is scenic, the views are beautiful, and the apple picking is good. It’s a kid … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Elias!

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Kimberly

Elias’ 5th birthday is almost here! On Wednesday, my firstborn will turn 5 years old. Today we got to celebrate with family. It is our family tradition to let the birthday person choose a restaurant. Elias chose Spaghetti Factory. We … Continue reading →

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His Own Money

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Kimberly

In the interest of teaching our boys about money, we started giving them an “allowance” in exchange for helping take care of themselves and the house. We were pretty consistently doing it for a long time, but then stopped (I … Continue reading →

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Sick Days

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Kimberly

We’ve been sick around here. Uggh! I know lots of people out there are dealing with it. The beginning of school comes and we are all hit by a bus. For us, it started last Friday with Simon getting a … Continue reading →

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First Day of Pre-K

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Kimberly

Today was Elias’ first day of school for the year. This year he’ll be attending Pre-K at Prince of Peace Preschool. It’s the same school he was at last year. This year he’ll attend four days a week for three … Continue reading →

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Fishing!

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Kimberly

Every year we spend a few days at Fort Stevens for our annual family fishing trip. Nathan goes with my brother, my dad, and whoever else happens to be there to fish on the Columbia river. I stay behind with … Continue reading →

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Big Boy Bed!

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Kimberly

We’ve got a lot to do in order to get ready for baby #3 to arrive. We’ve got a couple of months, but when you look at our calendar, there are very few times we’ll have available to actually work … Continue reading →

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Pool Day!

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Kimberly

Nathan’s Auntie Holly (Nana’s sister) is in town for a couple of days, so when you combine that with the Ramlals, Nana, and having baby James with us…that is a lot of family! We are lucky lucky lucky! Nathan decided … Continue reading →

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Our Morning With Baby James

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Kimberly

We got to watch Baby James this morning so that Uncle Scott could go fishing and Auntie Kristy could go to work. Everyone who knew kept saying I was “brave” but pretty soon I’ll have three all the time so … Continue reading →

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