Home Sweet Home

This is the duplex we bought In April:


This is our side:


Here is the living room. All the floors in the house are hard wood or tile.


This is how the backyard looked before we reseeded it. The kids were digging a hole to China in the garden area. Now the entire yard is lush and green.


Here is Caleb in his new toddler bed:


And Joshua in his old toddler bed:


Man, my kids sleep like a bunch of crazies!

And of course you want to see how big Claire is getting:


Isn't she just precious!?! Life is full of changes. We'll keep you posted as more fun and exciting things come along.

Time Flies . . . When You're Having Fun!!

Joshua turned 4 on June 21st! Wow, where has all that time gone? Let's review a little.

1. June 2004: Our Brand New Baby Boy.

2. August 2005: DisneyLand.

3. June 2006: 2 Years Old.

4. September 2006: Big Brother.

5. November 2006: Lego Land at the Mall of America.

6. August 2007: SuperMan!!

7. December 2007: Winter Fun!

8. January 2008: Back to School.

9. April 2008: Baby Sister Claire.

10. July 2008: Ward Campout.

I love it, I love it all! We've come a long way, and it's been a fun ride. Thanks for taking a walk down memory lane with me. Our Joshua sure is something wonderful.

One Fine Day

Our days often consist of cleaning up messes, making messes, and cleaning up messes. This fun-filled day occurred back at the end of March. Early one morning while I was feeding Claire, Joshua and Caleb found something really exciting to play with:

FLOUR!!!!

I'm pretty sure the boys had a blast.




I was so tired of Travis not understanding the extent of the damage the boys do to the house on a daily basis, and wondering how the vacuum could get so clogged, so I finally documented the situation. This is a picture of our bightly colored area rug. Now that's a lot of flour (and spaghetti?)


Caleb often gets the worst end of the messiness because Joshua likes to pour things on his head. Here he is, asking for a drink of water.


This is what Baby Claire was up to while we were cleaning up.


The boys are getting better at staying out of trouble, and I've learned to lock up the baking supplies.

Special Pictures

Who would have thought that my very own brother, Elder Daniel Jackson, would be serving right here in Minnesota. It has been so great to see him at General Conference and Stake Conference, and have him participate in Claire's Baby Blessing. Here are some pictures taken with his camera:


Daniel and Travis after the General Priesthood Meeting (April 5th)


Claire on her blessing day (April 13th)


I love the way Claire's dress looks in these pictures. And she looks so peaceful, like an angel.

Say Cheese

So, the main reason we started this blog was to show everyone how much our kids have grow. Here are some recent photos:







Joshua took the next three pictures of himself, Claire, and Me: