Yes, She is my daughter :)

My Baby Picture

Is that not crazy?!?!?!?!?!?! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

March 2011

Hi Everyone!! It has been a most exciting month here at the Gonzales household... The biggest bummer when it comes to having kids- sickness. Its terrible!!!!! One sickness gets passed on to another like you would not believe! Jayden started the whole process and it ended with Mommy :) Yay! Jayden started out with fever, cold, chills, cough, snot.. u know how it goes... then Kaylee started gettin it. Then David got it bad.... then Kaylee's got worse... turned in to a double ear infection.... then it ended with Mommy getting strep throat. Lovely :)

Here is Kaylee before the ear infection hit...

Here is Kaylee during the ear infections... :(
She did best when we took walks to the park. She totally relaxed and would fall asleep. Poor baby.
Jayden always has so much fun at the park!!
His carefree giggle on the swing makes my day. It reminds me not to take life so seriously and take time to just relax and be carefree!!
Daddy spoiled him one day for being such a good boy while waiting on Mommy to finish up at our local Verizon store... This was Jaydens first ice cream cone. Ya.... we tend to think that is GOOD of us and not bad :)
Here is a pic i thought u would all enjoy :) Jayden trying to be just like Daddy :)

That's Daddy's deodorant you see :)
And here is what i woke up to one morning... Jayden eating cookies in the bathroom. Chewy Chocolate Chips Ahoy :)

Ya he started babbling 100 mph because he thought he was going to get in trouble but i thought it was too adorable and started laughing hysterically and grabbed my camera. He didn't know whether to smile or cry :) Needless to say.... that was his breakfast :) BAD MOMMY!
Thank you to all who follow my blog and always email me or call and mention the blog... even to the people at my hubby's job. Thank you. It takes a village......

February 2011

February has been good. Its been fun. Jayden is starting to talk like crazy!!!! His new hobby: dirt. One morning after i had let him in the backyard i noticed that he was really quiet which always means trouble. I opened the back door and found him doing this.... he had tipped over the potted plant and was completely fascinated with the mess he had made. From that day on he has wanted to play with nothing else :)

He wants dirt all over his hands....

He wants it all over his hair.....

He makes sure it gets everywhere.... he's very thorough

yep... it even got in the stroller... (don't worry mom this was before you bought me the cadillac of a stroller and that one isnt allowed outside)

So i thought of a solution: THE GIFT FROM AUNT CHARLOTTE :)

Aunt Charlotte is My Moms Co-worker and she has adopted my children and has blessed them with so many wonderful things... Aunt Charlotte bought Jayden a gardening kit a while back and he hasn't been interested in it until now. I am now teaching him how to try to keep the dirt all in one spot... and so far.... it kinda works...

Thank you Aunt Charlotte... this has been the best gift EVER!!!

Our little Miss Priss.... is more interested in her daddy :) She just loves her Daddy to death. And for now i'm keeping her all dolled up in the house with dresses and bows... no dirt yet. (Thank God)

January 2011

Goodbye, Aunt Kath

This year hasn't started out as well as i thought it would. But life goes on. Unfortunately for me, my Aunt Kath's life did no go on. It ended abruptly January 12th due to complications from asthma. She meant so much to me. She always put me and my kids first. I'm going to miss her so very much. You can read more about my amazing Aunt Kathleen here

http://articles.glendalenewspress.com/2011-01-18/news/tn-gnp-murphy-20110908110119_1_quality-child-care-richard-murphy-education

Hello 2011! It sure is good to see you

2010 has been one of the most challenging years in my life. Challenge is an amazing thing. Challenge defined is: a call to engage in strength. Reflecting on this past year there have been so many valleys compared to last year. 2009 was a year of mountain tops for me it seemed... but 2010 has been a year of many valleys. But you know what? I am so thankful! I am THANKFUL for the valleys. As i prayed this morning this song came to me and I'm sure

most of you know it by heart:

Through it All

I've had many tears and sorrows,

I've had questions for tomorrow,

There've been times I didn't know right from wrong:

But in every situation God gave blessed consolation

That my trials come to only make me strong.

I've been to lots of places,

And I've seen a lot of faces,

There've been times I felt so all alone;

But in my lonely hours,

Yes, those precious lonely hours,

Jesus let me know that I was His own.

I thank God for the mountains,

And I thank Him for the valleys,

I thank Him for the storms

He brought me through;

For if I'd never had a problem

I wouldn't know that He could solve them,

I'd never know what faith in God could do

Through it all, through it all,

I've learned to trust in Jesus,

I've learned to trust in God;

Through it all, through it all,

I've learned to depend upon His Word.

Singing this song at the top of my lungs... If i never had a problem- i wouldn't know that God could solve them... now THAT makes sense.

So Goodbye 2010. Thank you for the challenge. I am leaving you much stronger!

I'm ready for a new year... some new valleys, some new mountain tops, some new problems and some more problems solved.

Hello 2011! It sure is good to see you!

Merry Christmas 2010

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to share with you some of the memories we made this year. We have been having the time of our lives with family.

Jayden helping Daddy untangle the Christmas Lights :)

Everyone decorating the tree

Jayden had more fun taking stuff off rather than putting it on.

The finished product

Christmas Eve is always spent with my Dads Family in San Luis. Its always so good to see everyone

Another Christmas Tradition: Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve. This is such a special service for all of us at my Gramma Ruths Church. Singing by candlelight is the highlight of my entire year!

Jayden of course loved this part too. I'm pretty sure he didn't take his eye off the flame the entire time :)

Christmas with my Moms Family :) Here's Papa with Kaylee

and Gramma with Kaylee

and Jayden was spoiled by his Great Papa

and here is me roasting chestnuts over an open fire.... :) LOL! This was for my hubby who was listening to that song... "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..." He asked me what it meant. So i remember roasting chestnuts with my papa when i was little so i said - hey, why not now... so we went to the store an hour before it closed and bought some chestnuts... pretty awesome

Christmas Day at my Mom and Dads with Auntie Hannie and Uncle Jerry

Giving Sissy tons of Christmas Mornin' Love :)

Gotta love his smile

Sissy chewin' on Auntie

Little Misses...

Merry Christmas to all... Hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends.

Much Love,

The Gonzales Family