Dear Laura, If I were to describe you in one word at this age it would be enthusiastic. You love people and you love life and your whole body exudes joy and excitement. Sitting up and playing happens a lot, side by side with your siblings. You are okay playing with whatever is in front…
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Andrew’s 29th Birthday
Every year Andrew for the last few years Andrew has been at a conference during his birthday. This year he came home around 1am so he could be with us for his big day! The kids and I spent the four days he was gone planning and preparing for the event. On Saturday Emily remembered…
The Moose’s Come to Visit in April
My parents and sister came for the last weekend in April. We had a blast. When they arrived the kids and Christine and I went outside while everyone else took an afternoon nap. When we got inside we juiced a bunch of lemons for a sugar scrub and made beeswax coconut oil lotion. We ordered…
Indiana Summer Days
This summer has been hot and humid mixed in with some seriously heavy downpours. We have tried to take advantage of it all from spending time outside in the water to being more creative inside. We often go outside in rain suits but every once in awhile the kids convince me otherwise by saying they…
Paradigm Shift: It’s About Experience
With at least two moves on the horizon, and one potentially long term, I’ve been thinking a lot about life. Mostly it has been making me anxious because I can control so little. I see families that have the option of living close together – in the same state or even in the same city!!…
Noticing the Nature Around Us
This year has been so magical viewed through the eyes of a 2 and 4 year old. I’m learning to join them in noticing the nature around us. There are so many little joys that come from watching a robin build a nest, gathering flowers and plants, pulling apart the various seed pods from trees…
7 Months Old
Dear Laura, This last month you’ve changed so much and are so much fun! You’ve started eating some baby food. It took a few weeks for you to warm up to the idea but now you are totally sold. You talk constantly while you are eating so your food sprays quite a bit. You haven’t shown any preference and…
6 Tips for Hosting a Family Party
My interview with Leslie Johnson a few weeks ago really has my wheels turning about creating a home where the kids want to be as opposed to just wanting to go be with friends all the time. With our upcoming move and I that our day to day social life is going to change dramatically. I am trying to…
Moose Family Reunion – Part 2
Church didn’t start until 1pm on Sunday so we had a large bacon, eggs, and pancake breakfast cooked by my dad and Andrew. Emily and I had talked awhile ago about pulling out my wedding dress and that morning seemed like an opportune time. It happened to fit really well so we both put on…
Moose Family Reunion 2018 – part 1
We had our second annual Moose Family Reunion over memorial day weekend. Last year it was at the end of the summer, but since only Christine has an idea of what her life looks like post July (senior year of high school!!) we decided to get together right now. Us Jacksons drove out Friday morning. …