Ocean Shores

We had so much fun in Ocean Shores. We rented a cabin just off the beach. It was great to have some down time. Ocean Shores is a special place for our family since it was my dad's favorite place to visit. He loved the Ocean.

We spent time on the beach, went go-karting, played miniture golf, had the best fish and chips around, played at the arcade, and went on bumper boats.

The weather was beautiful. It was the perfect weekend except for wanting to stay longer.

Craig and I think our next investment might be a beach cabin. It's just so peaceful and relaxing there. It's definitely wishful thinking...haha

Vacation in Idaho

Jackson and I were able to spend a week with Craig's mom in July and had a great time. The weather was nice for the most part and Jackson had so much fun spending time with Grammy Sasser... We also got to spend a few days with Kristi and Sean there as well and had alot of fun with them. Here are a few pictures from our trip:

T-Ball

Jackson is having so much fun playing T-Ball. This is his first year playing and it's so fun to watch him learn new things every week. It's been a great experience for him learning to play t-ball as well as how to play with other boys and be on a team. Sometimes we are lucky to make it through two innings before he completely melts down but he's having fun! It's so cute when he hits the ball and then accidentally runs to 3rd base instead of 1st.

Jackson Update

Thanks to everyone who is praying and fasting with us as we prepare for Jackson's surgery tomorrow.

Jackson's surgery is scheduled for 10am tomorrow and it will last a couple hours and then we should be home tomorrow evening.

We are very grateful for all the love and support that we are receiving.

Love,

Craig, Steph, and Jackson

Jackson..

Hi Everyone!

We had an appointment at Children's on Monday afternoon and received some challenging news. Jackson has been diagnosed with a strain of ocular albinism. Ocular albinism in an inherited condition in which the eyes lack melanin pigment. He currently has 20/80 vision in his good left eye and doesn't have measurable vision in his right eye.

Currently, there is no treatment for ocular albinism. Ocular albinism results in very poor vision and can lead to blindness. Because of the lack of pigment, his eyes can't process sharp light images. Due to this, it's very difficult to correct the vision with glasses. At this point of time, the doctor says he will probably never be able to drive.

Jackson has new glasses and are praying that they do help correct his vision so that he will be able to function more normally. One of the things that the doctor told us is that kids are resilient and learn to adapt and can lead good lives with ocular albinism.

Jackson will be having surgery on March 23rd. They will be aligning his eye so that it will seem to look normal. The doctor says it will be more of a cosmetic surgery but there is a slight chance that it could help his binocular vision.

We did get some good news today. We found out that he is in the best hands at Childrens. His doctor is very well known and is the Chief of the Opthlamology department and is very well respected in his field. We are confident that he will get the best care possible which is all we can hope for.

We are grateful for Heavenly Father's love and knowing that he has a plan for Jackson, and that He doesn't give us more than we can handle.

We ask for your continued thoughts and prayers for Jackson as we prepare for his upcoming surgery and as Jackson invokes on this journey.

On a happier note, Jackson is growing like a weed, has learned all his ABCs, can count to 13 and knows the difference between his right and left.....very smart kid

Love,

Craig, Stephanie, and Jackson