Author Archives: Kimberly

Kitty Love

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Kimberly

I’ve written before about Elias and our cats. He really loves them, and they treat him pretty well too. However, there have been some break-throughs in the last couple of days that I have been wanting to share and record. … Continue reading →

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Birthday Fun

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Kimberly

Yesterday was my birthday, and I had the day off of work, so it was a relaxing day. Nathan had taken us out to dinner on Thursday evening because on Fridays we have swimming. Elias and I played and relaxed … Continue reading →

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Happy (Belated) 4th of July

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Kimberly

We celebrated Independence Day in the Smith household with family time, picnics, fireworks, and barbeques…probably like most other people in the country. Nathan, Elias, and I walked to the park in the early afternoon, and were surprised to find ourselves … Continue reading →

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Survival Mode

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Kimberly

We’ve been in survival mode for a week or so now in the Smith household. After five years of teaching summer school, I thought I was going to have the summer free. It turned out, though, that the director of … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Kimberly

It was Daddy’s day today at our house. When Elias woke up, I brought him into our bedroom and he woke up Nathan with an excited “Hi Daddy!” Almost the first thing Elias says every morning is “Daddy.” I think … Continue reading →

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Rose Garden

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Kimberly

Nathan and I have really been wanting to go to Multnomah Falls. Since this weekend was gorgeous, we decided it would be a fun time to go. However, Nathan also wanted to take me on a date to see a … Continue reading →

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Indiana: The Final Post

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Kimberly

It’s been a long time since I wrote about our trip to Indiana…but there is one more event from our trip I want to share. On Friday we woke up in Cincinnati after seeing the ballgame the previous evening, and … Continue reading →

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Baba

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Kimberly

Elias has officially named Grandpa Bartle. We were wondering if he would come up with a way to shorten Grandma or Grandpa soon. In the last couple of days Elias has been referring to Grandpa Bartle as “baba.” When he … Continue reading →

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First boo-boo.

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Kimberly

Elias has had lots of bumps and bruises in his first 20 months. He even had one really nasty bruise right below his eye from falling into the night stand that made me weary of taking him out for a … Continue reading →

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Our Next Adventure

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Kimberly

I’d just like to take this opportunity to announce that we have officially started potty training in the Smith household. But….that’s all I’m going to say about that. I always swore to myself that I would not be one of … Continue reading →

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