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…
Family
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.
Moments
In October we celebrated Emily, Nathan, and Jessica’s birthdays. Grandma and Grandpa Moose came for a visit. We were the wizard of oz characters for Halloween. We kept working on the cabinet for the dining room.
Moments
Homeschool prep while learning from BBD about how to launch the 2020 planners. Building a huge buffet cabinet for our dining room to give us more storage space for dishes that the kids can help us put away. The back of our house is covered with chrysalises and emerging moths. A wheelbug! We make new…
Moments
The kids like pretending to be dogs and cats and use oatmeal as their food. They decided to add some honey to it for added deliciousness. We tried making self portraits without lifting our markers. Emily found a desk at goodwill that reminded her of the desk in Nancy Clancy. She was thrilled with the…