Category Archives: family

The reason we went to Indiana, and the best part of going, was to visit family. As I mentioned before, Nathan has quite a lot of family living in Indiana. We were so blessed because my father-in-law opened his home … Continue reading →

Yesterday we returned to Oregon from our trip to Indiana. We were lucky enough to be able to take ten days for fun and family. Grandpa Smith lives there along with Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Smith, Great Uncle Dave, … Continue reading →

A clip from a recent conversation between my husband and me: Nate: “Do you think we’re weirdos?” Me: “Ummm….yeah, probably. Why are you asking?” This conversation was prompted by nothing other than….a dog pile on Daddy! I don’t know how … Continue reading →

It’s my second Mother’s Day with Elias. Nathan made me breakfast, Elias made me a card, and we went to church. On top of that it’s the most beautiful day of the year! A wonderful start to a fun day.

My Mom is a real special lady. I know lots of people probably think their Mom is the best. But I can truly say that my Mom is the best Mom for me. I never would have admitted this when … Continue reading →

My brother is home from Arizona for a few days. I wanted to spend some time with him. On top of that, it’s a nice day and we haven’t been to the zoo for a long time….so I called him … Continue reading →

I spend a lot of time thinking about special moments. Our first trip to Canada, or Elias’ first haircut. Landmarks…one time only things. Those things are special, but when I really think about it, I want to remember the ordinary … Continue reading →

On Sunday, we decided to explore Stanley Park. Of course, we would have needed much more than a day to explore the whole thing, but we saw a small chunk of it in good detail. In the morning, we started … Continue reading →

On Day Three of our trip to Canada, we decided to see the UBC Botanical Gardens. We had to transfer buses a couple times, but really the commute was pretty easy. We arrived just in time for the Canopy walkway … Continue reading →

On Friday, we woke up in Canada for the first time! Because he went to bed so late, Elias actually slept in until 8:40! That was a first…but it still was just under 7 hours of sleep for him. Poor … Continue reading →