GIVE ME A HEAD WITH HAIR....

I'M SORRY...I KNOW I'M HER MOTHER, BUT DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THAT HAIR COLOR? :) ANYTIME I'M OUT SOMEWHERE, PEOPLE LOOK AT HER, LOOK AT ME, AND SAY.. "WELL, HER FATHER MUST HAVE RED HAIR" AND SORT OF LOOK AT ME LIKE MY HAIR COLOR IS OBVIOUSLY SO UGLY THAT I COULD NEVER HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HER HAIR COLOR... I WOULD LIKE ALL TO KNOW, THAT FOR RED HAIR TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN, BOTH PARENTS HAVE TO HAVE THE "RED HAIR" GENE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT RED HAIR IS A RECESSIVE TRAIT... SO TAKE THAT ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO THINK I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH MY DAUGHTER'S RED HAIR!!!! ;0

ISAAC WRITES HIS NAME! GENIUS IN THE FAMILY!!

What do you think of our son's first time writing his name? Keep in mind, he is only 3...and he's already writing better than Jarod! :)

WORDS OF WISDOM: BY ISAAC STEVENSON

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIDS WILL SAY! :)

"IF YOU RUN OUT OF CRACKERS, YOU DON'T HAVE CRACKERS ANYMORE. THERE ARE NO MORE CRACKERS TO EAT. BUT MOM CAN ALWAYS GET MORE AT WAL-MART" (TELLING ELIZABETH ABOUT THE WORLD OF CRACKERS)


"THE OTHER DAY, WHEN I WAS IN THE CAR, I SAW JESUS. I SAID, 'JESUS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?' AND THEN WE RODE IN THE CAR TOGETHER" (SPOKEN RANDOMLY OUT OF NOWHERE)

"MOM, I LOVE YOU. NOW CAN I HAVE A SUCKER NOW?" (ASKED IN THE BANK DRIVE-THRU)

JAROD'S SECRET TALENT

SPRING BREAK AT THE STEVENSON HOUSE! WOOHOO! (Just kidding) I just liked this picture so I thought I would throw it in...the real purpose of this post is to showcase Jarod's secret artistic talent! Apparently, Jarod likes to paint, and is actually quite good at it, which he somehow kept secret from me for 6 YEARS! Can you believe it? Anyway, a couple of months ago, he came up and told me that he wanted to paint a dinosaur on Isaac's wall in his bedroom. I sort of smiled and nodded my head, calculating the cost of paint to cover up whatever Jarod was going to do to my poor son's wall... Well....surprise! Jarod can actually paint! Boy was I shocked! :)

Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Notice the fine detail of the dinosaurs...excellent work! :) Also, who can beat the Hulk? I mean, come on? What boy wouldn't want the Hulk on their bedroom wall? Jarod actually added to the Hulk painting later...there was a cartoon caption above him that says "HULK BRUSH TEETH"

Isaac reminded us that Hulk also says "HULK SMASH!" Thanks for keeping us on our toes, buddy! :)

Riding in the car with mi mama

Hello Everybody! Mom is busy right now so we decided we would add a little something to this thing called a "blog". We wanted to express our great love for our wonderful mother and all the things she does for us everyday. We especially love to express this love in the car. Usually we try to make as much "traveling noise" as possible...things like screaming, screeching, and singing nonsensical songs at the top of our lungs. Sometimes we also pinch, scratch, and hit each other so mom can know how much we like each other. When we do that, Mom gets a crazed look on her face and pulls the car over, yelling in a threatening voice and saying things like "wait till we get home!" and "wait until I tell your father what you were doing!" We are pretty sure mom enjoys all of these things, so we continue to make noise and hit each other...purely to entertain our mother. Uh oh, she's coming back, gotta run!

Yeah! Blog Time!

So I decided to try this whole blogging thing, since I am trying to learn how to use a computer at a normal 3rd grade level or above now. I swear, I am the most ignorant computer-user (other than my husband) who was born after the year 1970. Basically, I don't even know if one person other than myself or my mom will read this ever. I sort of wanted to keep people updated on my cute kiddos, not that I want to brag or anything, but this is going to be a bit of an experiment. For people who haven't talked to me or Jarod for awhile, this will sort of fill them in on what has been going on. We're not really all that exciting. We go to work, clean the house, do yard work, sleep, and start all over again (here the music in the background to the tune of pick yourself up, dust yourself off...)

Anyway, I have been busy birthing 2 children in the last 3 years and Jarod has been trucking around the metro in a big old semi-truck. I also work for State Farm Insurance and believe it or not have had lots of fun dealing with insurance. Ok, that isn't really true, but I have tons of fun with my co-worker, who happens to be a girl I've known since we were kids. We get along really well and spend too much time chatting, but it is such a great break from being with the kids all day (warning--for really sappy moms, I am not your woman! I like getting out and away from the kids on a fairly regular basis!)

Jarod is very manly (at his job) and wears a uniform with his name clearly stated for all to see. JAROD. You see, if your name is always on your shirt, people won't forget you. And they will also remember to spell your name with an "o" instead of an "e" or "a" I mean, I guess you could use any vowel and it would sound ok, but it wouldn't be right!! Anyway, Jarod also likes his job and thinks it is great to look threateningly down at other vehicles while driving down I-70 at 70 miles an hour. (yikes!)

Our 2 kids are named Isaac and Elizabeth. Isaac is 3 and Elizabeth will be 2 in a couple of months. Isaac just started preschool and Elizabeth is spending a lot of time saying "bubby" and pointing at the door, wondering when Isaac will get back from school (which he only goes to 2 days a week) My wonderful mother watches the kids while I work 27 hours a week. She is awesome. I actually have my meals cooked for me and waiting several days a week. Can you believe it? It's like I get to have a wife, which of course is the best...men have it so good!

We will learn more about the kids as I update the blog with our daily adventures.... Thanks for looking!