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I have to say we’ve done pretty well on our Smith Family Fall Bucket List for 2011. One of the things that we had left coming into the weekend was going on a nature walk. It was very cold, but … Continue reading →

Elias has twice now been interested in trying to feed himself his yogurt. A few nights ago he tried for the first time, and again today for lunch. Yogurt is one of his favorite foods right now, and he usually … Continue reading →

This has been a bit of a difficult week for us, so I think I’ll just do a quick catch-up blog post. 1. Swimming! Last Friday was the last of our baby and me swimming classes. It was the third … Continue reading →

I signed Elias up for an art class through the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District. I figured it would be fun for him and for me, and we’d get to see and interact with other babies/toddlers. (And it is … Continue reading →

This morning it was very cold! I debated whether or not to take Elias to the zoo, but decided that we’d just have a relaxing morning exploring our surroundings at home. We got all bundled up, and went exploring around … Continue reading →

Well this is a couple days late coming, but we’ve been busy living life here in the Smith household! We did have a lot of fun on Halloween so I thought I’d share some of the pictures. Last year we … Continue reading →

Carving pumpkins was another item on our fall bucket list. Nathan and I had not done that yet in the five years we had been married, and decided that we wanted to do it this year. We got some pumpkins … Continue reading →

Ever since I wrote my “honoring grandma” and “honoring grandpa” posts, I have wanted to write an “honoring papa” post, and also one to honor my grandma on that side of the family. Papa was my Dad’s father. He passed … Continue reading →

We checked another item off of the Smith Family Fall Bucket List yesterday. We went to the pumpkin patch! We wanted to get some pumpkins which we will eventually carve and display on our balcony, but we also just wanted … Continue reading →

Today is the 10th anniversary of my first date with Nathan. We were 17 back then. We had already known each other for three years, and were in the same circle of friends. One year we even had almost every … Continue reading →