Category Archives: family

We had the opportunity to spend some time with Great Grandma Smith (or according to Elias…Great Great Grandma….she does deserve the extra “great”). She came to Oregon with some of our other Indiana family members in order to attend the … Continue reading →

We’ve had family in town for the past week. It has been a ton of fun, but after a week of so much activity with so many people, we are exhausted! One of the most fun parts of having family … Continue reading →

We had a joyous Easter here in the Smith household. Simon woke us up early, so Nathan and I got to spend some time focusing on playing with him. We also hid a few Easter eggs since we were out … Continue reading →

We had a fine layer of yellow dust covering the hallway outside our front door this morning. Just as Nathan was getting ready to leave for work, we heard lots of running around outside. When he opened the front door, … Continue reading →

None of us had gotten much time outside on this beautiful day for one reason or another. As sunset approached, that was a tragedy I just could not live with! I sent Elias and Nathan out for some fresh air … Continue reading →

This afternoon during play time Elias and I built a house out of duplos. Then Elias decided that we needed to use all of the blocks to build a tower. We worked on it together. Then, after it was finished, … Continue reading →

Today I witnessed some cute examples of brother love. It was encouraging since Elias’ first reactions to Simon were mostly negative. Although Elias doesn’t want to touch Simon, and doesn’t often want to be near him, he looks out for … Continue reading →

Last night we went for a big dinner gathering at Auntie Kristy’s and Uncle Scott’s house. Almost as soon as we walked in, Uncle Scott pulled out some “noodles” and had a good ol’ fashioned sword fight with Elias. Baba, … Continue reading →

We love our Oregon Zoo Membership! Since it looks like it is going to be rainy for awhile after today, we thought we would get out and enjoy our day together. It was Simon’s first trip to the zoo. I … Continue reading →

Today was Nathan’s last week day home with us. On Monday, he will return to work. I fully realize how blessed we are that he could stay home for four weeks after Simon’s birth. When Nathan first mentioned the idea, … Continue reading →