Little Jaron at Grandma and Grandpa's house during Christmas. the Grandparents really spoiled him! We only got him one thing...a train set...but he came away with much more than that! Oh, boy....
Little Jaron will be two this February. HOW CRAZY IS THAT!!! They say time flies and I wish so badly that it would just slow down a bit! I am enjoying him so much! I don't think that there is any stage yet that I haven't enjoyed. He has been a bit belligerent lately, but that is to be expected. He refused to pick up his toys the other night so I told him that he could eat dinner with us when he had completed his task (he isn't a dummy...he knows how to pick up his toys). Well, he went to bed hungry. I have had a lot less trouble getting him to pick up after himself since then. He really is a lot of fun! We go on walks often now and he pushes his cart all the way down the street and back. His favorite thing to do is to push his cart through the puddles after it rains. I have to make sure that we do that before bath time and not after....

Update

Nothing terribly new regarding our living situation except that I am getting a job substitute teaching for Safford Public Schools until our next BABY is born (June 27th). Big Jaron is taking Calculus II at Eastern Arizona College, where I also teach college trumpet lessons (and love it!). Next semester will be Calculus III and Differential Equations, and then he is out of classes to take until we get out of Safford to continue with school. We are looking to consolidate the business loans so that we can progress more quickly with that. Despite the economy we aren't out of business yet, but we are pinching every penny we've got to keep it afloat. Jaron can't wait to be rid of the burden so that he can finish what he started in college. Only time will tell. At least we will have plenty of interesting stories to tell our kids! Life certainly turns out different than you expect....
Here is a picture of little Jaron, myself, and my family (dad, sister Marina, and brother Vova (in Ukraine on his mission). Mom is taking the picture and poor big Jaron is still working drywall, so that is why he is not present in this photo.