Hi! We’re the Jackson’s! We are a typical, middle class Midwest family – enjoying the fresh air, sunshine, and each other’s company.

You’ve already met me, Angela. I have been married to my wonderful husband Craig for over 16 years.  Together we are raising our five amazing children. All three of our boys are ‘home grown’, and our two adorable daughters joined our family through the blessing of adoption.

 

A little more about each of our children and the unique gifts and abilities they have:

{D} – our first born is highly self motivated and a hard worker. He sets goals, and achieves them! You can typically find him reading a book, playing a musical instrument, or, most likely, kicking field goals. He has a dream of becoming an NFL kicker, and we believe with his spirit it just might happen!

 

{I} is a thinker with an inventor’s brain. Though he is shy, he is such a compassionate boy – and an all around wonderful friend. He loves nature and computers. At the moment, he talks about following in his dad’s footsteps and becoming a computer programmer.

 

{K} has been a member of our family for just over 18 months. She was born in China, where she lived until the age of 6 1/2. Though she has a physical disability called arthrogryposis, she never seems to let it get her down. She is our joyful fighter. Her true passion is art, and she can spend hours each day perfecting her drawings.

 

{L} is our energetic and mischievous child. He is almost always happy, and up for an adventure. Being the third son, he has caught up quickly with his athleticism, to ‘keep pace’ with the older boys. Though he talks about becoming a professional quarterback, we could just as easily see him making comedy his profession.

 

{M} is the baby of the family, and absolutely loves her role. She was also born in China, and lived there until she was nearly 2 years old. She is dramatic, social, and spunky and a big time ‘mama’s girl’. A fun fact about her is that she is ambidextrous! A bit too young to think to far in the future, she focuses on wrapping each one of her siblings around her little finger. And succeeds, most of the time.

 

We are excitedly designing our simple forever home, Arrow Hill Cottage.  It is being designed to specifically fit the needs and lifestyle of our family. We hope to break ground in Spring of 2019! We have been documenting the design process, and will eventually share our construction details and give a tour of the finished cottage.

 

If you’d like to know more about our family, please check out our weekly photo vlog on our personal YouTube channel, Arrow Hill Family.  We’re happy to have you along for the journey!