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Busy Back to School
The rhythm of the school year thus far has been punctuated by Hayley’s birthday, travel, a second shoulder surgery for Evya, art, music, engagement photos, and an October filled with fun and fright. All the new pictures are ready for viewing!
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Swimless Summer
While the summer was marked with the milestone of Evya turning 16 and getting her driver’s license, a shoulder injury meant no swim team this year. We enjoyed a lot of family time, doing summer things! Check out all the new pictures!
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Tanti bei viaggi
The first five months of 2025 were packed with travel – for vacation, for work, for recreation, for swim meets, for college scouting, and for Tyrian to propose to Hayley in her hometown. We have nine new albums, going back to January!
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Back up and running!
The new Engelbrecht-Smyth family website that we have been working on since late 2021 is ready to share! This means our albums of pictures with commentary is ready for anyone who has the inclination to grab an XL hot beverage and dive in. When last we left our story, we had just moved Allyndreth to…
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MPSCE Gallery is Under Construction in 2022
Happy New Year! We’re updating our tech in 2022 and will have new albums posted as soon as possible. In the meantime, here’s a peek at December 2021 when we celebrated Matt’s 50th birthday and Christmas in Montana with the Engelbrecht clan.
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Living the Hybrid Life
As we adapted to life co-existing with the COVID-19 virus, the first eight months of 2021 brought tremendous milestones in our kids’ lives. Allyndreth graduated from high school, Tyrian moved to Monterey to work and go to school at Cal State University Monterey Bay, and Evya had a career-best swim season. Browse the new albums…
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2020: The Second Act
Our sheltered existence continued in the Fall bringing us more distance learning, more sequestered celebrations, and Tyrian’s return from Vancouver. You can read about Tyrian’s harrowing escape from Canada in the pandemic roadtrip story. Browse the new albums on our Family Index added to the series Behind the Mask chronicling the second half of 2020.
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From Canada to California: a father-son pandemic roadtrip
Tyrian was in Vancouver, Canada – and after a number of months went by where his only in-person interactions were with DoorDash employees and the staff at the local grocery store, he decided that being in solitary confinement in his apartment was not the experience that he was looking for. He decided to come home,…