Our New Home!

That's right! We are making Eagle River our official home for the next few years with the purchase of our home.  We are literally 4 blocks from our current rental. We love the neighborhood and are excited to continue to deepen our relationships here in Alaska.  For those you in the lower 48 - I know you were all hoping we'd be moving back soon, but that's just say that our invitation for you all to come to Alaska to visit is now extended!!

This will be my new view! I can't wait to see the sun rise over these mountains and then the brilliant colors of the evening sky. 

We are also very excited to have the fenced in yard for the kids to able to safely play.  Really, we don't have snow anymore - this was taken about 1 1/2 months ago.  It's been so hard not to shout on 'social media' that we were buying a house - but Papa wanted to wait until things were official. Well, we closed today- Yahoo!!!

May is a crazy month to try and be moving, but the nice thing is that our rental lease is not up until the end of June. We said we'd be out by the end of May in hopes that they can get new renters in right after us - but either way - it will be nice to be able to do a few upgrades to the new house and then get serious about moving. 

With evening skies like this - its affirmation that this is where we want to be. We hope you'll make plans to come see us soon!! 

Sickies Just Won't Leave

Still trying to get over the sickies at our house - seems like once one of us is feeling better the other three go down.  Even Sister who rarely gets sick was not doing well this past weekend. 

We tried to make the most of not feeling well by making a fort in their room.  It was fun for awhile and then the coughing, fever and chills returned. 

Finally by the end of the week - we all started to feel better.  It turned out that Brother had double ear infections - poor kid.  Sister, Papa and I just had a nasty head and chest cold. At one point around dinner time, all four of us had a coughing attack - then we started laughing which made us cough some more.  Our neighbor even sent me a text to make sure we were all doing okay- I'm sure it sounded crazy through the wall!

Since we started to perk up, it was time to get creative on what to do.  First we used the digger to dig a 'hole.' Then we used the ribbon to make a 'lake'.  Our red pipe cleaners? Fishingpoles and fish of course!

Oh they had so much fun...

and were quite proud when an actual 'fish' was 'caught'!

I really hope we are all on the mend. It certainly has been challenging to have us all sick at the same time.  Happy last weekend of April!

Is it spring?

Is it spring? 

After such a mild winter, we were all a bit surprised to have more fresh snowfall this past week. It didn't stick on the ground in the lower elevations, but the mountains look lovely with a new blanket of snow.  This view never gets old - so blessed to call this my home. 

Sister surprised me with a project this week. She was very secretive about it too! After getting the need supplies, she told me to go away so she could make it.  I just don't have the words to describe the way this little girl fills my heart.  She's definitely growing up way -- too -- fast!! 

Brother has been dealing with another serious cold which turned into major asthma attacks again :(  Although, you can't tell from the picture - we were home Monday and Tuesday with him and of course that meant that both Papa and Mama caught the cold too. Isn't there some parenting rule that states both parents shall not be sick at the same time?!?  Ugh... as we pushed through the week, at least Brother is feeling better. Papa and I are having a hard time getting over this cold - probably because we are not taking the time to just stop and rest. Such a busy time of year...   We all tried to get as much fresh air as we could this weekend - fresh air always seems help!

Hoping you all are healthy!!  ~ Love and miss you all

Happy Easter

 Happy Easter ~ April 2015

We sincerely hope all of our friends and family who follow/read our little blog had a weekend full of many blessings.  We apologize for not keeping up with our weekly updates - things have been a little crazy in the Jacobsen household. 

From Papa coaching track, illness making its rounds, the day to day busyness this time of year at school... well, you get the idea. I have thought many times I should update the blog, and then have found myself nodding off on the couch with laptop in hand.  

We had a wonderful Easter Weekend and hope you enjoy seeing some pictures of our adventures.

We colored eggs in a non-traditional way this time. I found roll on paint for the eggs.  It was pretty messy, but more engaging for the kids instead of watching the egg sit in the cup.

We also attended a very unique Easter Egg hunt.  The church I attend in Eagle River, (ACF) dropped 10,000 Easter Eggs filled with candy from the helicopter.

When the all clear was given, kids and parents rushed to the hay piles to find the candy. I think maybe 2 eggs survived the fall and did not crack.  It was a lot of fun and had a great turn out from the community.  That's what I love about ACF - they are always thinking of ways to reach out to our community. 

Easter morning we were reminded that He is Risen and washes us white as snow!  After not much snow fall this winter and with spring like weather the past month, it was a bit of a shock to have snow on the ground.  It snowed most of the morning, but quickly melted away by the afternoon. 

The kids had fun finding the hidden eggs around the house and then enjoyed opening their Easter baskets. 

They also enjoyed their special gifts from Grandma Julie.

It was a very busy weekend, but we are so blessed to spend it with our family. 

Happy Easter ~ Much Love ~ The Jacobsen's