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Nathan is going fishing tomorrow morning with my brother. He’s been for spring chinook and the summer salmon runs, but never in the winter. We realized that he needed his fishing license for this year so we headed out to … Continue reading →

Elias had his 15 month doctor visit today. Elias is doing well in all areas according to his pediatrician. Yay! He had a big growth spurt both in weight and height so the worry is over about his growth rate … Continue reading →

We had Elias try his first smoothie last night. It was a special blend of whole milk, peach yogurt, and fresh strawberries. I don’t know if it sounds good to anyone else or not…but it did taste good. Because it … Continue reading →

Elias has really taken an interest in “helping” me lately. He likes to help push the vacuum and to hold the dust pan for me when I sweep. He swiffered the floor when we were cleaning up after our time … Continue reading →

We packed up and headed off to central Oregon for New Year’s weekend. We love to go there, but it is really only worth it if we have a three day weekend because of all the driving. Unfortunately because of … Continue reading →

I thought it would be fun to do a year in pictures for Elias. It was so hard to choose photos…there are literally hundreds! I think I got a pretty good assortment. He was so little at the beginning of … Continue reading →

We had a fun Christmas together in the Smith household. As I’ve already written, we had lots of different celebrations in the past few days. On the actual Christmas Day we stayed at home and had Grandma Smith come over. … Continue reading →

It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything. I discovered that making gifts for Christmas does not decrease the hectic-ness of Christmas preparations. The last two weeks or so before Christmas were very busy for me, as I was … Continue reading →

It was another fun filled weekend in the Smith household. We had a lot of activity (including checking an item off of our winter bucket list), but we made sure to have time for rest too! Friday evening we had … Continue reading →

Santa is not a bad guy. Despite what some Christians may say or think, he really isn’t that bad. He’s been married to the same woman for centuries. (There’s your family values.) He employs local labor. (He’s looking out for … Continue reading →