Category Archives: family

Cooler weather didn’t stop the Smiths from having some family fun this weekend. Saturday morning we relaxed and played. Then we headed out to the library to pick up The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Blu-ray which I had placed on … Continue reading →

Yesterday we took advantage of our good fortune with the nice weather and decided to go apple picking. Last year, we discovered the Hood River Fruit Loop, and Mountain View Orchards (one of the stops on the fruit loop). We … Continue reading →

We took Elias to Cannon beach for the weekend on his real birthday. We’ve had a few celebrations already…with more to come! But we wanted to have something special for just the three (four?) of us. The weekend was perfect. … Continue reading →

Nathan has been working at OHSU for almost three years now. He’s been in his new position for about a month…but total, he’ll have been at OHSU three years in mid October. A few weeks after he started working there, … Continue reading →

Eleven years ago (well almost…it was in October) Nathan and I went to Disneyland as part of a trip to California for a band competition. We held hands for the first time in Disneyland. We were in New Orleans Square, … Continue reading →

We celebrated our extra day together as a family by heading to Salem for the last day of the Oregon State Fair. Nana came with us. Elias had a lot of fun looking at the animals. Here is our morning … Continue reading →

Last year a friend told us about the Oregon Symphony’s annual free concert at Waterfront Park. We packed a picnic dinner, went to the concert, and asked ourselves why we had never done that before. It was so much fun. … Continue reading →

I try not to complain about pregnancy. Because no matter the discomfort now, I know that the end result is way more than worth it. And who wants to be around a complainer anyway? Plus I am so blessed with … Continue reading →

We filled another weekend to the brim, and had tons of family fun. Elias had a lot of firsts, and was generally adored by all six adults in attendance. The only downside was missing the St. Bart’s day celebration at … Continue reading →