At the beginning of March we got the wonderful (and after so much waiting) surprising news I am pregnant. For two weeks I thought I was actually going to have a typical morning sickness experience with nausea managed by eating a bit all day long. Nope! By the time I hit 8 weeks pregnant life…
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Welcome to A Jackson Family!
Well this update has been a work in progress for a year, and I’m thrilled to be able to share it with you today! I’ve been blogging about our little family for almost six years now(!) and this space has been growing and changing slowly as our family changes slowly too. I feel like I’m…
Easter Week 2017
Easter week is quickly becoming one of my favorite holidays. This year we kept things simple but also took time each day to remember the last week of Christ’s life. Emily kept reminding us that Easter was on Sunday and was sooooo excited. When Sunday finally arrived she ran down the stairs and said, “It’s…
A Few Words About Grad School Life
I rarely talk about life as a grad school family directly. This is mostly due to the fact I don’t think about our life that way. With Andrew working towards being a professor we will always have changing semester schedules and holiday breaks to look forward to. There will come a time with more responsibility…
Conversations with Nathan
Right now Nathan has five conversations that we have throughout the day: Puddles. The moment we step foot outside Nathan starts spotting, “Pu-ble”. He holds my hands and tries to drag me to every single one in sight. He has started grabbing sticks and pinecones to put in the water. Balls. Nathan loves balls. He…
Hello Again!
The last two weeks have been full of unusual things. Things which took precedence over blogging, but it is good to be back to making time for this space. Two weekends ago we tried a grand experiment and watched our friend’s children for the weekend so they could go on an overnight trip. We had…
The Joy of Being Silly
Last week for Joy School I taught the joy of being silly. Taught – ha – just worked really hard not to stop the natural silliness three years olds embrace. We did lots of engaging activities: making balloons stick on the wall, blowing mountains of bubbles out of a cup with a straw, painting with…
Showing Gratitude for God’s Creations By Learning about Them
One thing elementary educators of all backgrounds seem to agree upon in my readings is that kids should be outside learning from the world around them. I’ve spent the last year prioritizing being outside mostly out of my own desires to be in the sun. As I’ve read about the details of nature study I’ve…