Our Summer Adventure Has Begun

With the start of summer vacation I knew keeping to a schedule would help all of us. So we have a flexible “summer school” schedule where we work daily on a memory verse, Bible class, calendar, math, penmanship, writing, reading, and typing. It has gone very well, and we have had lots of fun outside […]

Home Sunday School Led by Ama

Today, since most of us are sick, we stayed home from church. Ama was excited to teach Sunday School like she has done before when we were sick. While daddy ran to the store, she got everything ready for us and prepared her lesson. She set out paper and crayons, used her devotional as a […]

Daddy ‘pider

As I finished changing Azri’s diaper before bed, he said, “There daddy ‘pider (aka daddy long leg) by Adi’s bed.  All gone now. I not pick it up.” Me: ” Oh good.  Where did it go?” Azri: “I wiped it.” Me: “What did you wipe it with?” Azri: “My fingers.” Oh good, that’s so much […]

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Azri’s Sleep Habits

Last week, Trevor converted Azri’s crib to a toddler bed. It has been such fun for him. He can easily get in his bed instead of just getting out. He still falls out a bit, and each time I’m up during the night I reposition him, so he won’t fall out. He also has this […]

New Computer; New Game

The girls are enthralled by Broken Age on Steam on their new Zareason computer, running Edubuntu. This is the first computer game the girls have ever played. A choose-your-own-adventure game with a girl who rebels against the cultural systems of control in a fight and flight to freedom and a boy wants to detach himself […]

Closed Doors of 7/7 Bombing

Walking about the streets London on July 7th, 2005 was a surreal experience. The personalized notes left by shopkeepers, for customers and employees alike were captured the uncertainty of the moment. Source: trevorsmith.us

Evening Devos

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Laundry

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Shopping with Avalina

Avalina and I had a special shopping trip to Oliver’s Market to get cake for daddy’s birthday. She had such fun pushing the cart and loading it onto the counter to pay. It’s very fun to have those special times with just one of my sweet kiddos!

Cute Little Newborn Diapers

I so enjoyed using the adorable little bitty newborn cloth diapers (Lil Joey’s). They didn’t last long because our little guy is a heavy wetter :-), but even the girls liked helping me with the laundry. Here are a few pics from the first month. How to order drugs online at cheapest prices? With the […]

Auntie Tiff and Daddy’s Birthday Weekend

On Saturday, October 13, Tiffany had her annual birthday wine tour. Azrelius and I joined while Trevor stayed behind with our sick girls. Then, we went to Ukiah on Sunday. We had cake for the birthdays and spent time with the family. Later, Tiff, Nichole, Mom, and the four kids and I went to town […]

Avalina Sings On Top of Spaghetti

Just thought this video of Avalina from early October was so cute. She loves to sing and read the book, “On Top of Spaghetti.” Your browser does not support the video tag

Adeliza’s Latest Wound

On Thursday, October 11, on a Cemetary tour with Trevor’s family, Adeliza hit her eye on a railing and cut it. We drove home and bandaged it. Then, after the second Cemetary and lunch at Ting Hau, we went to Kaiser where they checked it and glued it. As always, she’s quite a trooper. How […]

Amabella’s Kindergarten Picture Day

Last Thursday, October 4th, Amabella had pictures at Pleasant Hill Christian School. Since I am homeschooling her and we are working with this school, she got her picture taken by herself, with the K-1 class, and with the school. Then, Amabella, Azrelius, & I drove to Oma & Grandad’s house and met up with Adeliza, […]

A Few Pictures

I’ve been meaning to post a few pictures of Azri & our family from his first week and a half, so here are a few to look at. Azrelius is a very good and easy baby. We are so thankful! He sleeps well at night. He’s healthy and content. He really only cries if he […]

Baby Boy’s Birth Story and the Few Days Before

I always like to write down the experience I have in childbirth, mostly for the sake of my own memory. If others are interested, I am happy to share, so here I go. I love to give the back story, so this will be lengthy. 🙂 Over the couple weeks prior to our son’s birth, […]

The Naming Process Unveiled

  *Azrelius – pronunciation (as-rely-us) Naming our children is something Trevor and I take very seriously and take our time doing. Below is a bit of the story of how we got to our son’s name. It is lengthy because I, Tawnya, am writing this. If you prefer an abbreviated version, just give Trevor a […]

Baby Brother Is Here

More info to come, but for now the basic details … Baby Boy Smith was born this morning at 7:17am. He weighed in at 7lbs. 4oz. and measured 19in. long. We are doing well. My mom (“Grammie”), dad (“Papa”), sister (“Auntie Tiff”), & of course Trevor were my delivery support team. We then had visitors […]

Family of Five – Portraits

We had pictures taken at church on August 24th for our new church directory, and I just received the images yesterday. I thought some of them were pretty good. We haven’t taken professional family portraits yet, if memory serves me correctly, so I wanted to have these. Please feel free to select any of the […]