The kids have been living on their bikes this year. Emily desperately needed a bigger bike and Nathan, although he loves his balance bike, discovered the joys of a pedal bike. For weeks and weeks he and Emily took turns between the two but we were excited to be able to get them bikes to…
Family
Moments
Andrew found a little lake that he’s been taking the kids to about once a month during our time at home with social distancing. The kids love rock climbing and finding lots of animals, watching the fish, and rolling down the big hill. First peaches of the season! One of Laura’s current favorite games in…
Father’s Day and Andrew’s 31st Birthday
On Father’s Day the kids all wanted to wear ties like Andrew. He got everyone dressed up for church. Then it turned into an Andrew photo shoot with all the kids taking pictures of him. Andrew celebrated his 31st birthday with a lot of work outside! He and the kids weeded an existing bed and…
Miracles of a Bunk Bed and Van
After months of laying low at home it was time to venture out on some necessary projects. Laura really needed a bed after sleeping on the floor for a few months. Since Emily and Nathan were both on toddler bed, the natural progression would be to get them twin sized bed and then give Laura…
Easter Week 2020
One of my favorite weeks of the year is the week leading up to Easter. We have slowly added simple traditions each year and it was great to have them all in place this year to enjoy. I wrote up the plan for all to see on Sunday night. We sang “He is Risen” each…
The Many Faces of Laura
Covid-19 Pandemic
Our family was just starting to try to get back into normal life when social distancing begin to try and flatten the curve on the spread of the corona virus. Andrew was in Maryland for a conference when the governor declared that groups over 200 had to break up immediately. He called on Thursday night…
It’s A Girl?!
Nathan and Laura each had told us that I was pregnant before I would have thought to take a pregnancy test. And I was pretty sure I wasn’t. Laura had slid off my lap and patted my stomach – not even two years old yet and with zero conversations previously that would indicate she knows…
Moments
In December morning sickness started to get rough. We celebrated Christmas as a Jackson family a little early. The kids got a nugget couch and a few individual presents. We traveled to Utah and had Christmas with the Jacksons and Moose’s (they rented an AirBnB so we could all stay together). We Jackson’s got a…
Moments
In November we started painting our dining room, had Thanksgiving with the Deans at their family Lodge, celebrated Laura’s 2nd birthday, went on lots of walks, found out I was pregnant, and shipped planners.