Author Archives: Kimberly

Cousins!

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Kimberly

Elias and Simon got to see their cousins a bit this evening. They drove all day from Spokane and arrived this evening. Elias warmed right up to his cousins and had them running around Nana’s house by the end of … Continue reading →

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What I Hope I Remember….

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Kimberly

We are in the midst of the T’s here in the Smith household. We are in the tantruming twos and the teething tinies. I won’t call them the terrible twos. Because it really isn’t terrible. In fact, up until not … Continue reading →

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Elias’ First Tubing Adventure

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Kimberly

On Sunday we went to Henry Hagg Lake with Ama and Baba and Uncle Scott. We go at least once every summer on a hot day to cool off and have fun at the lake. We left straight from church, … Continue reading →

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Lessons From My Toddler: At The Wading Pool

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Kimberly

It was a beautiful day again here in Portland. I’ve been wanting to take the boys to the wading pool for a while now, so I took the opportunity to go today. I called Nana and invited her to come … Continue reading →

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Letter of the Week: A Toddler’s Alphabet Study (Ll)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Kimberly

Elias enjoyed our letter of the week activities a lot this week. He kept asking for our “art project” of the day. He also wanted painting…which was not included this week so I’ll have to include painting in some of … Continue reading →

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We Gotta Read Some Books

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Kimberly

Usually when I get Elias out of quiet time, he is itching to get out of his room. As soon as I open the door, he smiles and says, “It’s time to go out there!” and makes a beeline for … Continue reading →

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Simon’s Army Crawl

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Kimberly

Simon is getter faster and faster at his army crawl. He is fast enough now that I was able to get a video of him going after a ball. Enjoy! Another scary thing….Simon has moved a lot, but has stayed … Continue reading →

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A Day Off

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Kimberly

Last Saturday both Nathan and I were working. It was my last day of summer school. I was writing student evaluations and celebrating all the hard work. Nathan actually worked about 65 hours last week including going in to work … Continue reading →

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Hops Game In Pictures

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Kimberly

We attended another Hillsboro Hops game this evening. Much fun was had. It was bittersweet because we originally planned this outing so that Uncle Greg and Shaina could come with us. We thought of you, Uncle Greg! (He had to … Continue reading →

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On The Move

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Kimberly

Well, it’s official. Simon is on the move. He is five months old, and can’t sit up on his own yet, but he can move. He doesn’t always move in the direction he is intending to go. He doesn’t move … Continue reading →

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