Category Archives: family

Right around Christmas, Elias got hit with the coughing junk that is going around. A few days later, Simon came down with it as well. I was hopeful that I wouldn’t get anything, but unfortunately, my body has succumbed. I’ll … Continue reading →

Now that we are down to the last weekend of winter break, I’ve been reflecting on our time together. I purposefully planned nothing for the break. Our calendar for the entire two weeks had about two things on it. Usually … Continue reading →

We love having so much family in town, but sometimes it makes the holidays hectic. Luckily, we have a good system so that we get to spend time with everyone at some point. This year, the Smith side got Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

It’s been almost a week ago now, but we went to see the zoo lights again earlier this week. This time, we went with Ama and Baba to enjoy the view. It was a great night. Warm for winter standards … Continue reading →

I have a confession to make today. You see…a few years ago, Nathan acquired the Bob Dylan Christmas album. The first time we listened to it I was appalled. Really and truly appalled. How could anyone actually listen without cringing? … Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a pretty low key day here at the Smith household. Well…low key in that we got to stay home and relax with family. But we were full of life with lots of house guests. Grandpa has … Continue reading →

We’ve been lucky enough to have Grandpa visiting this week from Indiana. Simon, who is working on more and more words each day, enjoys repeating whatever I say, or whatever he hears. I was trying to get him to say … Continue reading →

On Saturday we had our last day in Hawaii. The time was really winding down. We had had a lot of adventure, a lot of time with family, and a lot of relaxation on the beach. Half of the family … Continue reading →

Meet the Portuguese Man of War: It may look like a jellyfish, but in fact it is not a jellyfish. There are a few major differences. First of all, the Man of War is actually four different organisms that work … Continue reading →

Out of all the times my parents took our family to Hawaii as I was growing up, I never actually made it to visit Pearl Harbor. Every time we went to Oahu it was to visit family, and they we … Continue reading →