Author Archives: Kimberly

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the famine in Africa. To say the words “world hunger” evokes images of beauty contests….what was that Sandra Bullock movie where she plays an undercover beauty pageant contestant? Oh yeah…”Miss Congeniality”. The movie … Continue reading →

A family friend had this posted on her facebook status this morning: “Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that used to define them—a mother’s approval, … Continue reading →

Here are a couple of pictures of Elias swimming at Lake Shasta that I just couldn’t resist posting. He really had fun in the water and I’m so thankful we were able to keep him safe. Tomorrow we start our … Continue reading →

Last week we went to beautiful Shasta Lake with my parents, my two brothers, and sister-in-law. Shasta used to be somewhat of a tradition for my family, but we hadn’t been for a long time. Nathan had been with us … Continue reading →

Elias and I wanted to spend some time with Grandma Smith because she will be leaving for New York next week so she can see her other grandchildren. She will be gone for about three weeks. We decided to go … Continue reading →

Poor Elias has caught the second cold of his life. I guess with a Dad who works in a hospital, and a Mom who was working in a school, the little guy didn’t stand a chance at staying healthy. I’ve … Continue reading →

Today we had a fun family day at Hagg Lake. We decided to go because we wanted to test out Elias’ new life jacket, it was finally sunny, and I am now finished with the summer school program I was … Continue reading →

Nathan and I were born only 9 days apart. Every July we get to celebrate our birthdays together. We are now both 27….which I don’t think is old by any means….but we definitely are in our late 20’s….not mid 20’s … Continue reading →

There is nothing like being overwhelmed to get you to enjoy the small things in life. I’m now embarking on my fourth week of being a working mom. The summer school program I’m working for is only five weeks long … Continue reading →

Things have been pretty hectic around here because I am working. (I am h0ping to write more about that later.) But I wanted to take a few minutes to acknowledge that Elias reached the 9 month age mark! He is … Continue reading →