Author Archives: Kimberly

The World According to Elias

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Kimberly

Elias is really into dinosaurs these days. Here is (an approximate) snippet from my lunch time conversation with Elias (dots indicate a long pause): Elias: “A betasaurus, Mommy.” Me: “A betasaurus? Is that a dinosaur?” Elias: “Yeah.” Me: “Oh, ok. … Continue reading →

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Awww….Cute

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Kimberly

This afternoon I went to open Elias’ door and curtain around 4:00. I usually do this to help him wake up from his nap…as long as he has been asleep at least two hours already. If he sleeps much longer … Continue reading →

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Good Ol’ Fashioned Cardboard Box Fun

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Kimberly

We recently purchased a gliding rocker with some Christmas money. The best part, though, was the box. Elias had a ton of fun playing in the box, and Mommy and Daddy just had to climb in a few times too. … Continue reading →

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Big Boy Bed!

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Kimberly

With little Smith #2 coming soon, Nathan and I decided we had better stop procrastinating, and get Elias used to sleeping in someplace that is not his crib. He’ll have enough transitions once the baby comes, so we are hoping … Continue reading →

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Another Wedding!

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Kimberly

We went to another beautiful wedding yesterday. This one was to unite Andrew (Nathan’s good friend and Elias’ godfather) and Diana. Nathan was in the wedding party and had to be there early in the day. The wedding actually took … Continue reading →

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A Few Things That Made My Day

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Kimberly

I’ve been super emotional lately. Poor Nathan has had to bear the brunt of it. It’s probably just hormones…I am only four weeks away from my due date, after all. Today was a good day, though…and it was helped along … Continue reading →

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The Cat In The Hat!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Kimberly

A few nights ago, the three of us were reading The Cat In The Hat together as a family. Elias received it for Christmas from Grandpa Smith, and at first, did not show much interest in it. However, after he … Continue reading →

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Happy Epiphany!

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Kimberly

Happy Epiphany! We had fun today celebrating this special day. We started out in the morning with a fun Sunday School event. Elias joined the other kids at our church in learning about different epiphany traditions from around the world. … Continue reading →

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A Baby Update – 35 Weeks

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Kimberly

Well we are T minus five or so weeks from the due date for little Smith #2. It seems that our list of things “to-do” before the baby comes just keeps getting longer each day rather than shorter. Granted, I … Continue reading →

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Art!

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Kimberly

Yesterday morning as I was doing some laundry, I left Elias to his own devices amongst his toys. After I had loaded and started the washer, I came around the corner to find that he had sat himself down in … Continue reading →

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