We really enjoyed all of the water playing we did in Utah from swimming to sprinklers to spray bottles and buckets. I especially loved the kid exhaustion that followed with guaranteed naps or bedtime. We don’t have great access to a pool here (driving to and from and swimming with two completely dependent children is…
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Project Roundup
The focus of the last three weeks has been projects. I’ve been working every spare minute and with the kids to finish things up and we are finally starting to see some final products. Christmas stockings. Last November after Nathan was born but before the c. diff diagnosis, I discovered these Christmas stockings and loved…
Kids’ Entryway with Free Printable
Once I had the kids’ coat rack hung up on the wall, I decided I wanted to add a few more touches to officially make it the space for the Jackson kids. Andrew’s mom gave us a series of books by Nancy Tillman, and I especially love “Wherever You Go My Love Will Find You.”…
My Box Pleated Skirt Project
About a year ago, I saw a red chevron box pleated skirt that I liked online that was being sold for $125. I thought it was nice, but probably not that nice. While I was pregnant with Nathan, I was shopping with my mom at the fabric store and I saw some red chevron fabric…
Weekend Garden Work
Saturday night we all sat around the dinner table feeling exhausted. Good exhausted from working outside all day, the way we all want to feel more often. Andrew and Emily mixed up peat moss, vermiculite, and a few different types of compost to fill in our garden box for square foot gardening. Emily and I…
Growth Chart Project
I do not have the talent of gift giving. Thinking of the perfect gift, or even a gift, is excruciatingly difficult for me. I was shocked when my brain connected the dots for the perfect thing for my mom’s birthday this year. We moved around a lot growing up, so instead of marking our height…
First Haircuts
Saturday morning I cut both Emily and Nathan’s hair for the first time. I felt pretty confident going in because I’ve been cutting Andrew’s hair for a few years. It didn’t take long to figure out that Emily’s hair is suuuuuper curly. I never had a chance to see if the hair was even or…
Coat Rack Project
Two Thursdays ago we were in the middle of a stretch of very little sleep. On Monday night Emily and Nathan both got up at least a half dozen times. By 4am we were counting down the hours for the night to end. Tuesday night both kids didn’t go to bed until around 11pm, instead…
October!
I love love love October. This month is magical with fall entering our lives in full force. I love bringing out flannel pajamas and blankets. I love spending as much time outside in the refreshingly cool air as possible and letting our house get as cold as we can stand. I love all the preparation…
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Andrew and I have been talking about the importance of what we put on our walls. We want to put things up that will influence our children and ourselves in positive ways, things that will be imprinted in our minds from seeing them so often. One concept that I really want us to remember is…