Emily and I watched a free kids knife skills class yesterday. She was trying to cut cheese to make herself a grilled cheese sandwich, so it seemed like the right moment. Today we made some play dough fruits and vegetables: apple, avocado, potato, carrot, and zucchini. She got to work cutting with her fingers soldier…
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A Fixing Day and Our Winter Routines
The transition to winter has been tough for us. During Spring, Summer, and Fall we fell into an easy rhythm of being outside with friends during the majority of waking our hours. We tried to continue our schedule as the temperature dipped into the 20s. Emily doesn’t seem to mind the cold above single digits,…
Jackson Family Theme 2017
I spent the month of December reflecting on the past year and planning for the year ahead. Each member of our family is working on establishing small but significant habits this coming year. Some we are excited about doing, and others we are more excited about the results of future discipline. On Saturday as we…
Today Tried Hard to Be Bad, But It Was Rather Good
By 8:30pm last night I just knew today would be bad. Nathan had already woken up and begun his screaming routine. Usually we get a couple hours of sleep before spending the second half of the night with him in our arms. At 7am I was already angry and done with all the screaming. But today…
Iowa Christmas 2016
We headed to Iowa on Tuesday, December 20. To give a play by play of the 8 days we enjoyed there would be a novel, so here are the highlights. Before leaving town we picked up a museum pass from Imagination Station that gives us access to 300 museums around the world, including two in…
Moose Family
With all of us together for Christmas, we jumped at the chance to take Moose family pictures. We took advantage of the empty, warm John Deere Pavillon as our location. Armed with a tripod and our camera we set off in hopes of good pictures with the remote and timer. Thank goodness Dan the security…
Jackson Christmas 2016
We have traveled every year for Christmas, but it is important to us to create our own traditions. Last year we celebrated our Jackson family Christmas after New Years. This year we had Christmas on December 19. For our Christmas Eve we had a candlelit dinner and talked about Jesus Christ’s influence on our life…
A Special Christmas Season
This year I felt the spirit of Christmas permeate our hearts and home. Participating in the #LIGHTtheWORLD initiative gets a lot of the credit. Emily eagerly awaited each morning to flip a square over and watch a movie about it. I love seeing all the different ways Christ blesses our lives and how we can…