{"id":39,"date":"2020-08-23T02:14:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T02:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2020-08-24T21:31:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T21:31:26","slug":"other-adventures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?p=219\">2020 Giving Back<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Sheila<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-12-03T04:44:20+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 3, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We decided to make Christmas cards and little gift bags for a senior center. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My little elf and I made 50 cards and gift bags.  We made two different cards&#8211;one was a Christmas tree and the other was a stack of presents.  I found a template online to make the Christmas tree and drew a template for the presents. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Deanna started off making the cards by drawing different holiday pictures on the front.  After about 10, we realized it would take a long time to draw and color 50 different pictures.  While we were picking up additional card stock at Michael&#8217;s, we discovered holiday stamps there!  We chose a Christmas tree shape.  This sped up our Christmas card factory significantly.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:core-embed\/youtube {\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/fENu78OKANg\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/fENu78OKANg\n<\/div><figcaption>Making Christmas cards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:core-embed\/youtube -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We filled the gift bags with a sticker sheet, a holiday rubber duckie, hand sanitizer, a mask, a pair of socks, a candy cane, and a stick of instant coffee.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[216,217,218]} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205910-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"christmas gift bags\" data-id=\"216\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205910-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?attachment_id=216\" class=\"wp-image-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205910-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205910-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205910-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205910-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205910-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">christmas gift bags<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205956-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"christmas gift bag contents\" data-id=\"217\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205956-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?attachment_id=217\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205956-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205956-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205956-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205956-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201201_205956-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">christmas gift bag contents<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201130_195701-scaled-e1606970360882-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"making christmas cards\" data-id=\"218\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201130_195701-scaled-e1606970360882.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?attachment_id=218\" class=\"wp-image-218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201130_195701-scaled-e1606970360882-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201130_195701-scaled-e1606970360882-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201130_195701-scaled-e1606970360882-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201130_195701-scaled-e1606970360882-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201130_195701-scaled-e1606970360882.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">making christmas cards<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:gallery --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?p=147\">Pumpkin Carving<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Sheila<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-10-17T00:43:29+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 17, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We went to a farm\/nursery up the street from us to check out their pumpkin patch&#8211;our normal pumpkin patch closed down a couple of years ago.  There was not a huge selection, but we want to support local businesses.  Deanna picked out a couple of small ones to paint and a couple of big ones to carve.  Boy, have I gotten weak during this pandemic.  Those two, big carving pumpkins were a workout!  <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:more -->\n<!--more-->\n<!-- \/wp:more -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was able to save about four cups of pumpkin seeds to roast.  I dried them overnight, boiled them, and roasted them three different ways:  salted, elote seasoning, and Nashville hot.  The Nashville hot came out the best.  These are the perfect snacks for grazing while stuck at home!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[169,168,170]} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173534-3-scaled-e1602894622530-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"169\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173534-3-scaled-e1602894622530.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?attachment_id=169\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173534-3-scaled-e1602894622530-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173534-3-scaled-e1602894622530-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173534-3-scaled-e1602894622530-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173534-3-scaled-e1602894622530-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173534-3-scaled-e1602894622530.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Scooping out the insides<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181904-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"168\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181904-2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?attachment_id=168\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181904-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181904-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181904-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181904-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181904-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Say Pumpkin!!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173543-3-scaled-e1602894642641-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"170\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173543-3-scaled-e1602894642641.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?attachment_id=170\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173543-3-scaled-e1602894642641-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173543-3-scaled-e1602894642641-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173543-3-scaled-e1602894642641-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173543-3-scaled-e1602894642641-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_173543-3-scaled-e1602894642641.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Saving the seeds to roast<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Deanna naturally chose the most difficult pattern to carve into her pumpkin, to test her patience and to bring out her frustration. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":151,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181833-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181833-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181833-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181833-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181833-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_181833-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The face of regret<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[161,162,163]} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_192803-1-scaled-e1602894703400-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"161\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_192803-1-scaled-e1602894703400.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?attachment_id=161\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_192803-1-scaled-e1602894703400-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_192803-1-scaled-e1602894703400-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_192803-1-scaled-e1602894703400-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_192803-1-scaled-e1602894703400-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_192803-1-scaled-e1602894703400.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sheila&#8217;s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_193215-1-scaled-e1602894688812-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"162\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_193215-1-scaled-e1602894688812.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?attachment_id=162\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_193215-1-scaled-e1602894688812-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_193215-1-scaled-e1602894688812-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_193215-1-scaled-e1602894688812-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_193215-1-scaled-e1602894688812-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_193215-1-scaled-e1602894688812.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Deanna&#8217;s frustration-free pumpkin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_195211-1-scaled-e1602894666554-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"163\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_195211-1-scaled-e1602894666554.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?attachment_id=163\" class=\"wp-image-163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_195211-1-scaled-e1602894666554-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_195211-1-scaled-e1602894666554-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_195211-1-scaled-e1602894666554-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_195211-1-scaled-e1602894666554-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_20201011_195211-1-scaled-e1602894666554.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">She ended up carving one of the painting pumpkins too<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:gallery --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?p=95\">New Family Member<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Deanna<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-08-24T21:29:18+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 24, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We recently had a special friend join our family.  Her name is Penelope!!  She is a long-haired Syrian hamster with a bright personality!  We look forward to having her on more adventures and road trips with us.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\"><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/?page_id=39\" title=\"Read More\"> <span class=\"button \">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacksonfamilyadventures.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}