Category Archives: Kids

Cookies!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Kimberly

Since I am the one with the milk, I end up spending a lot of time with Simon. I try to be with Elias as much as I can…but in the beginning he didn’t want to be anywhere near Simon, … Continue reading →

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Simon – The First Week

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Kimberly

It seems like it’s been about a month since I posted…not a week. And with the amount of pictures I’m about to upload you’d probably think so too! It has been both an amazing and a challenging week for our … Continue reading →

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The Super Bowl and a Big Boy Bed!

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Kimberly

This afternoon when Elias woke up from his nap, he saw that his Daddy was watching the super bowl. He immediately asked for popcorn while he watched “the Dodgers” with Daddy. (For Elias, any t.v. sporting event is considered the … Continue reading →

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The taxonomy of “chips”

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Nathan

At the park yesterday: Me: “Elias, you picked up some bark chips?” Elias: “No, meow chips.”

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Elias Reads Some of His Favorite Books!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Kimberly

Besides Dr. Seuss and P.D. Eastman, Elias has a few other favorite authors and books. What is most fun is that he has started to read them to himself…out loud! I often hear his little voice as I am loading … Continue reading →

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The World According to Elias

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Kimberly

Elias is really into dinosaurs these days. Here is (an approximate) snippet from my lunch time conversation with Elias (dots indicate a long pause): Elias: “A betasaurus, Mommy.” Me: “A betasaurus? Is that a dinosaur?” Elias: “Yeah.” Me: “Oh, ok. … Continue reading →

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Awww….Cute

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Kimberly

This afternoon I went to open Elias’ door and curtain around 4:00. I usually do this to help him wake up from his nap…as long as he has been asleep at least two hours already. If he sleeps much longer … Continue reading →

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Good Ol’ Fashioned Cardboard Box Fun

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Kimberly

We recently purchased a gliding rocker with some Christmas money. The best part, though, was the box. Elias had a ton of fun playing in the box, and Mommy and Daddy just had to climb in a few times too. … Continue reading →

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Big Boy Bed!

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Kimberly

With little Smith #2 coming soon, Nathan and I decided we had better stop procrastinating, and get Elias used to sleeping in someplace that is not his crib. He’ll have enough transitions once the baby comes, so we are hoping … Continue reading →

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A Few Things That Made My Day

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Kimberly

I’ve been super emotional lately. Poor Nathan has had to bear the brunt of it. It’s probably just hormones…I am only four weeks away from my due date, after all. Today was a good day, though…and it was helped along … Continue reading →

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