Birthday

Mr. Ethan....age 8 indulging his mama taking a picture on my birthday.

This is what 52 looks like!  Had a lovely birthday.  Jaime had to work, Ethan had school, but I went and pampered myself to a pedicure, splurged on my favorite lunch, Panera, and enjoyed a lot of conversation from family that called.  Amazing that I'm 52...some days I feel it, and others I'm amazed that I'm that old but feel so young on the inside.  

It's that easy now!

It has been forever....and lots of stories to catch up...don't know if I ever will! But blogging can be hard...or just this easy...from my cell phone while I sit here watching Ethan eat a corndog! Maybe this is the way to go!

No big deal....

I was a little bored this evening....and I calculated how many days the boys have til they come home from their missions.....Jake has 86 days....Aaron has 106 days.....

Oh, and Erica graduates from college in 146 days.....AND....Marries...Kelsey Edwards.... in 158 days...

Oh....and Ethan starts 1st grade in 35 days! :)

Thanksgiving week

 

So fun to have Elder Palmer back in the Desert....sad to see Elder Erickson leave...but know what it was like for his parents to see him again after two years.....Erica has 2 weeks left :)  

 Our 2nd annual hike to Ladder Canyon...down by Mecca...This time Ethan joined us...and he did great!!!  Next hike....Bump and Grind with the little guy.. He will probably do a lot better than his mama!

 Thanksgiving at the Doria's....85 people!!!!  This is the Gonzalez clan!

 Eleazar & Aileen and all 9 kids!

Tio Mago & Tia Mari and Family

Grandpa Gonzalez singing a song he learned in first grade about how to spell "mama"....Ethan..kindergarten ... singing a song about how to spell "my"....oh so cute~~~

Life keeps on moving......FAST!

 Aaron and Jake just past their one year mark on their mission....That was FAST!!!

 I received Erica's flight plans to come home....That was FAST!!!!  But oh so exciting!!!

 Ethan playing his second year of soccer....team Batrays...#5

 Ethan has another new sport he is enjoying.....skateboarding....

Kinder brings fun times....first field trip to the fire station....Life goes very FAST!!!!