In the October 2018 General Conference, President Nelson offered the following invitation for the women of the church: “I invite you to read the Book of Mormon between now and the end of the year. As impossible as that may seem with all you are trying to manage in your life, if you will accept…
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We reorganized the kids room and put the dollhouse up on the dresser in attempts to give them an out-of-baby reach place to play. They immediately set up a little farm. We had a friend come help with the kids the day after I dislocated my shoulder so Andrew could work. They made this cool…
Christmas 2018
We got home from our Boston trip on Monday December 17. Andrew jumped right back into work on Tuesday and by Thursday the stress of the last few months hit me hard. I was feeling super overwhelmed and a bit discouraged that Andrew was only going to take two days off for Christmas (instead of…
Dr. Jackson’s Graduation
Two weeks after Andrew traveled back for his dissertation defense, our whole family hopped on an airplane to attend his graduation. Actually on the way we stopped at a storehouse to buy 125lbs of wheat since it was the closest option to where we live now. We had a smooth trip and arrived Thursday evening…
12 Months Old
Dear Laura, You are absolutely a delight and a very determined little girl. Laura you really, really want to feed yourself. When faced with the choice of independence or a full stomach, you choose independence every time. The amazing thing is that after a few rough weeks, you have figured out how to use a…
Moments
We went to Savers and outfitted the kids for fall. I loved Nathan’s outfit and the big find on shoes. He was so excited to jump in his new clothes. We made a family project out of creating dividers for the kids clothes in their dresser drawer. They each get one drawer so we took…
Thanksgiving 2018
This Thanksgiving we have overwhelming feelings of gratitude. We are in awe that we made it to Connecticut and have a safe, beautiful space for our family to live (and a dishwasher!!!) with great neighbors. We are grateful that Andrew was able to finish his dissertation. We are grateful he has a good job here. …
Laura’s 1st Birthday!
It is surreal to think that Laura is already one! We celebrated with pancakes for dinner, ice cream cones for dessert, and a present from Grandma and Grandpa Jackson. We waited, of course, for Andrew to get home from work. Laura is absolutely her most happy when Andrew walks in the door. She jumped right…