Columbian Style

I realize that I am a little behind the times by blogging about our trip to Columbia over a month after returning. But in my defense, April was a very crazy month in the Smart household. But I won’t get into that here. I’m sure the pictures from our phones don’t quite do the trip…

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Doo Wahh Dee Diddy

Helena gave me a wonderful rendition of Doo Wahh Diddy the other day and then she let me capture again on camera. I know I’m biased, but probably one of the cutest things I’ve seen. Enjoy…

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Happy Mother’s Day

Ended a fun Mother’s day with a trip to the beach, which included putting our feet in the ocean, the playground, ice cream, and of course posing for a few pictures taken by “the mother”. This was one of my favs!!!

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Body Double – I’m in Trouble!

When we asked Helena which of these pictures was her, she pointed to both of them. Kind of amazing how similar Helena and Christine looked as toddlers. I myself did a double take when I saw the picture on the left. Granted, I knew it was not Helena since it was part of a larger…

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All Aboard the Potty Train

Before I talk about potty training, I just had to share a couple pictures of Helena from Christmas. This year she really really enjoyed Christmas! When she came downstairs though on Christmas morning it took her a little while to warm up to the idea of opening Christmas presents because she was just so incredibly…

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How much is that Momma-Deem in the Windoooo

Our little Helena is not so little anymore. She is fast approaching 2 1/2 years old and turning into quite the little comedian and songstress. One of her favorite songs is how much is that doggie in the window which she enjoys on YouTube. But I think she enjoys making new words to that song…

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What Happened to the Summer

It’s been a truly amazing summer. I honestly don’t know how to recap all of it and I know I don’t have the time to do so either. So I’ll just focus on the last couple weeks. Last weekend we took Helena to the New York Aquarium while we were visiting Auntie Bunny. I’m not…

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2 Years and Counting

Helena and Doug at the Beach

It is almost impossible to believe that Helena is 2 years old already.  I look back on the old photos that we have of her and I can’t believe how much she’s changed. Last year on her birthday she had no idea what was going on and had much more fun playing with the wrapping…

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Fantastic Fourth

Me and my girls had a fantastic Fourth of July weekend! We started off with Helena’s first swimming lessons at the YMCA.  I have to say that we were a little nervous about how she would do in the pool, but she showed us that our worries were unfounded. She got right in and had…

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