Mmmmm....Pudding!

Thank goodness that neither Jadon or Elliot have any reactions to regular milk. Excpet for one, and that is that they LOVE pudding, loaded with regular milk. For those of you who know the movie 'Corina, Corina' (one of my favorites), this little song comes to mind: 'You say you don't have time to cook, well come over here and take a look; it's smooth, it's cool it breaks the rules...J-E-L-L-O!' or '...Who says you shouldn't have instant Puddin'....J-E-L-L-O! =) Go watch the movie.

Update...'Old Friends, New Again'

Okay, I got three things to say about the previous post:

1. Did anyone else notice that I am wearing the same shirt in all the photos? Uh...Really, I had more shirts back then, but apparently that one was my favorite. Yuk.
2. Jennifer and I are TOTALLY rockin' some AWESOME PERMS! Nuff Said.
3. I challenge, encourage, support, etc for any one else out there to post some 'timeless' photos like these of themselves. C'mon, be brave and adventuresome. Since I haven't seen so many people in so many years, it would be a nice reminiscence of the days of yore!

Old Friends, New Again...

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to have Jennie (Tingey) Jefferies over yesterday with her two boys to spend some time with us and I had a great time. For those of you who don't know, Jennie and I have been best friends since we were in diapers. We are adults now with kids in tow, but I still like to share some time with her and thank her dearly for still being a friend. I'm kicking myself because I didn't take any pictures yesterday, but I found some old photos and will be posting a slide show soon of the past. In the meantime, I wanted to share a little treat for anyone who reads this by showing some photos of me, Jennie, and my other friend Jennifer (Ward) Badgett when we were younger (and much hotter might I say...) Back in the Fall of '00 (I believe) I had the greatest opportunity to play accompaniment for Jennifer on a CD she made for her family. I found that old CD and love listening to it. So Jennie and Jennifer...Here's a little flash back. Oh, and by the way...YOU ARE WELCOME! =)

Good Luck Mr.Man!

So this coming Friday, Sept 28th, Aaron is trying out for the Mesa Fire Department. Becoming a firefighter is not the most simplest of careers to get into but nothing will stop Aaron's determination. This will be the 4th time trying with Mesa. This Friday will be the written test which gets them to the physical test and oral boards. Aaron has been studying pretty diligently over the last month or two and I've never seen in him a stronger desire to do anything else. I'm his biggest cheerleader and no one deserves it more! Good Luck Aaron!

(The pic of the fire engine was taken from my house...they were right in front of our house for the fire hydrant updates. And I added the pic of Lucy because she was a firefighter last year for Halloween...thought it was cute.)

Hair!

Okay...just since Wednesday when I posted about Elliot, I've already been told by family that it seems like I am biased towards her. So, to avoid being 'one-sided' in my 'two-child' family, here's a post about Jadon. Sheesh! ... Jadon has HAIR! Not only does he have a bountiful supply of hair, but it is Curly! What were the odds that I would have a boy with curly tresses o'plenty and a girl with the most straight as they come 'do. Poor boy is going to hate it and may just have

to live with a buzz cut most his life. Of course, we couldn't let good curls go to waste so soon, so the buzz will have to wait. Aaron and I are anxious to see what kind of potential this coif of his can produce. We won't cut his hair until we reach maximum curl. We lovingly call him 'Jamal' to pay homage to his African roots (somewhere) because no true white boy gets curls this defined. Of course with a simple rubber band he becomes a Samurai! What a stud!

10 months ago today...

Dad...it's been ten months since you've been away from us, but it would be a safe bet to guess what you would have been doing today. First, you would have gone to the much dreaded dialysis to be poked and proded by the nurses that you never seemed to like. Once that was over, you would have stopped by one of either three places for lunch: FudgeWorks for your pastrami sandwich, Whataburger, or most likely, McDonalds for your $1 hamburger and $1 apple turnovers. Once you were home, you would have checked to see if mom left you any 'chores' and quickly would have done them to get them out of the way. By then, I would have called you to see if you wanted to go with me and the twins to Target and the park. Yep Dad...I knew you all too well. I miss you.

Am I A Bad Mother??

My daughter Elliot had a first today...TIME OUT! Okay, I'm starting to contemplate my actions from earlier today and feeling worse and worse about it. She's a couple weeks from being one and I'm already disciplining?? The rundown: We have a large dog. We have an adequately sized dog door. We also have a very inquisitive and curious daughter. You do the math. I hate using the word 'No' already so instead I pulled her out, and put her in the play pen with no toys. I realize that a one year old most likely doesn't realize the fret this puts on her mother and I also realize that I could just close the dog door. Thus the basis of my regret. Maybe if I had a beautiful back yard of lush green grass and we didn't live in the desert alongside scorpions, I'd be better off with her playfully going outside. Thankfully, Jadon hasn't realized how to do this fun little trick of Elliot's. This dog door is going to be the bane of my existence for the next couple years but dang...she's just too cute.

The Beginnings...

I picked the address of this blog as two by two. Aaron and I became 'two' back in 2001 when we decided it would be a good idea to share the rest of our lives with each other. We still feel that way, and eventually we got to a point in which we thought that we'd like to share our lives with another (little) person. However, in our case, it wasn't as easy as we had hoped. In fact, we went to great lengths in emotional turmoil, financial distress, and physical torment to fulfill a dream of have a little life to share. Well, 2006 brought us not just one, but 'two' little lives to share. So here we are...we come two by two. And if you are wondering, two more might not be so much fun to share again, but it may just end with 'two by two' instead of 'two by two by two' (or THREE!) Our family: Aaron, Hilary, Jadon Rock, Elliot Jae, and our pup Lucy LooBelle.

Yes, We Are Now 'Bloggers'

Alright already, I'm giving in by just starting a blog. I read many blogs each day and have become 'one-of-you' now. However, here is my small print: I don't have a exciting life, we are basic and simple. We love each other and our kids, but if you don't, we will be okay with it. I hope to utilize having a blog in order to keep in touch with family. Enjoy.