Birthday Boy Baby Alex

Texas Roadhouse YEE HAW!!

Happy Birthday Baby Alex

Zach & Matt - Off to a Great Start

Well, first of all, sorry for the delay in posting. Needless to say, it's been a litle crazy in the Gonzales Jungle. As we said in the title, Matt & Zach are off to a GREAT start this school year. Mom & Dad met with both of their teachers during TIPS conference. Both teachers said that they were excellent, well behaved, overall good students. We know what you're thinking... where are these kids afte 3:30 each day?? Hee hee! Mom & Dad said the same thing. We all know that if we don't do well at school, it won't be good when we get home. Matt earned straight A's during the first six weeks, and Zach continues to earn green and shiny stars each day! During Gold Card Assemblies, both were awarded with the Principal's Award & Perfect Attendance Award. Zachary received an additional award - The Teacher's Choice Award! Mom & Dad were invited to see him get this award!! The same week, Zachary was selected as the Star of the Week in his class. He had to take a poster with different pictures describing himself. This was fun!! All his friends said he was cute as a baby!!! Which we all know is soo true!! Enjoy the pictures and video! Another posting to come!

Mommy's Mini Me

Overdue Update

Wow!!! We haven't updated our blog since July!! Guess you can see how busy our lives have been the last couple of months. Actually, Mom's camera is acting up so not too many recent pictures and then Dad switch internet providers so we were without internet for about 2 weeks. Like we said before, our lives have been pretty hectic since the last post. But probably the biggest news was that we (Matt & Zach) are back in school. Only now, we are both going to Westwind!!! We have to say it's been kinda fun! For the first couple of weeks we were eating breakfast in the cafeteria together so that Dad could go into work early so he could get off in time to pick us up from school while Mom was away in Houston working. Zach liked eating breakfast soo much, he's even gone by himself when Matt wanted to have cereal at home. Our favorite though when we eat at school is breakfast pizza. Pat you would like it!!! It is sooo good. Oh, and cinnamon rolls. Those are our favorites. Zach's kindergarten teacher is Mrs. Strebel and Matt's 3rd grade teacher is Mrs. Dennis. They are both new to Frenship ISD. Funny too that both their husbands were accepted to Tech medical school which is what brought them to Lubbock. We both like our teachers!! Zach brings home a colored star each day based on his behavior. Shiny is the Best and he's had quite a bit of those. Green is the other good color. He's had alot of those too.
The other big news is that Frenship Youth Football has started again!! We have two FYF pro bowlers playing this year. Yep, Zach is playing flag football. He's actually pretty good!!! Our first game is on the 21st. We are both Frenship Royal (in case you go to the website to see the standings) Hopefully, we will have an update for ya after the games. Mom's going back to Houston for two more weeks, so it may be a while.
Alex and Adri are doing great as well. Adri is talking sooo much!! And so is Alex!! Adri's favorite things are her baby dolls, cell phones, Gabriel's baby kittens, her brothers and plums. She's pretty bossy now, too. She likes to push us around. Alex is a great big brother and takes really good care of her at Grandma Rosa's. He's a great scooter rider and hopes to get a brand new one for his upcoming birthday.
Sorry for the delay in posting. Mom promises it won't take this long again. Hope to hear from you soon!!! Love you all!!!

Summer Nights

Celebrating Baby Owen

Baby Owen

Yes, Baby Owen! That is what we are calling our new cousin. We're not really sure why we've been calling him Baby Owen instead of Baby Jeremy, maybe 'cause it's easier to say. Maybe 'cause it sounds cool. Either way, we are just happy he is finally home!! Grandma Mae took off this week so she could take care of us while Grandma Rosa was on her vacation. I guess the baby knew that she was going to be off and decided to come early. He came over to play with us this afternoon. Well, not really play, but hang out with us. Daniel's sister Rachel is in town all week, too to help out. Don't ask Alex about Rachel. You know how he gets when there is a pretty girl around him?? He won't talk or even look at Rachel. He's such a player. Anyway, here are a few more pictures of our new buddy. There are also some pictures of us in the waiting room. We were waiting for him to finish his lunch so we could go in to see him. We were just being silly. More updates soon!!! Love you all!!

The Circle of Life

We were witnesses to the circle of life this week. On Tuesday, Mom found out that her Tio Dan had passed away suddenly. They still don't know what happened, all we know is that we will not see him in this lifetime again. We all knew Tio Dan 'cause after he had heart surgery last year, he stayed with Grandma Rosa and Grandpa Marin while he got better. We still remember him sitting in the rocking chair in the living room with us watching Dora the Explorer, Spongebob and anything else we wanted to watch. He was a good guy and we will miss him. We were sad to say goodbye Friday at his funeral. His life on Earth has ended. But guess what??? Today, the day right after the funeral, we are celebrating a new life. Our baby cousin Jeremy Owen Floyd was born today at 2:01pm. Boy is he a good looking baby!!! Mom's tears of sadness are now tears of joy. Mom said that the best part of Jeremy being born was that for once, she wasn't the one having the baby. Hee hee hee! We are sooo excited to have a new baby cousin in our family and can't wait for him to come home. We have so many baseball games to play and soo many footballs to throw. You can see more pictures of Jeremy by clicking on the link below/right "Daniel & Christina".

We pray that Tio Dan is resting in Heaven with God and fixing any electrical problems they may have. We pray in thankgiving for the newest member of our family. God is good.

Happy Bday Tia Rita

It may seem like it's a little late to be wishing you a Happy Birthday, but technically, it's still your birthday in California and Hawaii!! We thought about you all day at Grandma's house and hoped you were having a great day!! Hope you did burn yourself blowing out your candles. We miss you very much!! Thanks for all you do for us and for all the McDonald's giftcards. God bless you on this special day and every day!!! We love and miss you verrrrrry much!!! Enjoy your day tomorrow with Pat.

Gonzales Gang on the Go

The Boys are Back in Town

Yep, we're back in town from a great week of baseball. Dad was brave enough to jump in the car with the three of us and drive us to Dallas to see the Rangers. We went to three games all against the Angels. Dad bought us each a shirt with our favorite players names and numbers on the back. We also got Adri a pink Ranger shirt with Kinsler's name and number on it. We got to see one of the best Ranger games ever the second night we were there. If you were watching Rangers Live after the game you probably saw us. We stayed to celebrate with the rest of the fans. Dad lifted us up so we could be on TV. Mom, Adri, Grandpa Severo, Grandma Mae and JRod were all watching and got to see us. We even have it recorded. It was fun!! We got to take a picture with David Murphy on the third night and he signed a baseball for each of us. We also had a great time at the Dallas Zoo and the Grapevine Mills Mall. We had no idea that there was a skate park inside the mall or we would have brought our skateboards. It was really cool. We had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe - that was pretty cool, too. The only bad thing was that we only got to swim once 'cause we were so busy the rest of the time. As much as we missed Mom and Adri, we really enjoyed our Boys only trip. Mom's going to post a slideshow with more pictures from our trip so you can see what a great time we had. Dad is already talking about going back to a game before the summer is over - this time I guess we will take the girls. Hope you're enjoying your summer 'cause it's almost over. Till our next post!! Bye!

July Fun!!

July Already

Wow!! Can you believe it's July already?? August will be here before we know it and Matt and Zach will be starting school again. We haven't updated since Father's Day. Not too much happening since then. We finished up baseball season and are enjoying the break before Matt starts Fall Ball on the 26th. The Boys will be taking their baseball vacation this week starting Tuesday. We are going to three games - Rangers vs. Angels. Mom had to stay behind since her boss is out of town. But we're sure her and Adri will have lots of fun by themselves.

Yesterday was July 4th. We didn't make it to the parade because we overslept, but we weren't too upset about it. We went to Grama and Grampa's house and Mom grilled. Later in the evening we went to our cousin's house. Our Tio Marin grilled some food and Tia Georgia made a brisket. We had fun hanging out with our primos and bouncin' on the trampoline. Once the sun went down, we headed downtown to watch the fireworks. Since Dad had to go to work at 5:30am the next morning we popped our fireworks in our backyard. Shhhhhh! Don't tell the cops. It was a great day!!

Today we spent a lot of time with our friends Jaden and Megan. They will be leaving to California on Tuesday, their Dad got a job in Modesto. We are going to miss them a whole bunch!! Alex asked if Megan will still be his girlfriend... don't know why not. Anyway, we had a blast with them - starting at Legacy Play Village, ice cream at McDonald's and hanging out on the playground at Matt's school. We included some pictures of our day with our friends.

Hope you are enjoying your summer! We sure are!!! Have fun!!

Feliz Dia de los Padres

Happy Father's Day!!! We love you Dad!!! Thanks for not only being the best Dad ever but for being our best friend!! (sorry Mom) Also, a big Happy Father's Day to our Grandpas Marin & Severo, and our Uncle Marin, Jr. Happy Father's Day to our Godfathers Pat & David. A Happy First Father's Day to Uncle Dan. Finally, to our Grandpa Chickens, we love you very much and miss you with all our hearts!! We wish you were here with us, but know you are watching over us from Heaven. Thanks to all these men for being such a blessing to us in your own special ways. We love you all sooo very much!!! Thank God for you!! May He bless you all on this and every day!!!

Happy Birthday Tio Daniel

Happy 28th Birthday to our Tio Daniel!! We hope you have an awesome day!! We made you a poster and took a picture with it. Thanks for being so great to us and for always playing baseball with us. You're a great uncle and we know you're going to be an awesome dad to our baby cousin. Here is what we have to say:

Alex - "Happy Birthday Daniel, I luf him"

Matt - "I just wanted to say thanks for always letting us jump on you and I know it gets on your nerves sometimes, but we like it too. And thanks for playing baseball with us.

Zach - "Happy Birthday Daniel. Thanks for playing with us alot of times."

Adriana - "Thanks for holding me on my birthday when everyone was singing to me. I was a little scared"

Adriana Update

Well, we thought we would update you on how fast Adri is growing up. She will be 13 months on Saturday and has finally decided to start walking. She is really brave when Mom and Dad are helping her with it. She hasn't really decided to take off on her own yet, but she'll be doing it any day now. She doesn't really say anything other than Alex, Matt and Zach. But this weekend Dad bought her a little babydoll and she kept saying Ba Bee and hugging the baby and kissing her. She will also cuddle the baby and pat her back when we say "mimi baby". She communicates well, by shaking her head and pointing to things she wants. You'll see in the picture below she loves fried chicken just like us and Mom. She shakes her head at the things she's done with or doesn't want anymore. Oh, and Tio Gabe. She shook her head at Grandma Rosa's yesterday when Gabe came into the room, like she didn't want him there. (Poor Gabe - we think she hurt his feelings). She loves going to our baseball games and hanging out with us wherever we go. Her hair is still growing but Mom said she was going to get her hair cut because it is sooo hot here and she sweats like crazy. Anyway, we love our Baby Sista and can't remember what our life was like before her. Even when she's mean to us - and believe us, she can be mean. Mom says it's ok because she needs to be like that in a house full of boys. Whatever that means! Talk to ya'll soon!! The Gang!

Adri's Walking!!!!

Happy Birthday Dad

If we had all the money in the world, what would we buy Daddy for his birthday?

Alex -"a baseball hat, cause he lost his other one".
Zach - "well, what does he like? A lot of Ranger stuff".
Matt - "a lot of sports stuff".
Adri - "a book on how to comb baby girl's hair".

We had fun hanging out with Dad on his birthday. We all went to McDonald's for breakfast and played on the playground. Mom made some blueberry muffins and put candles on them. We sang Happy Birthday and then pigged out on the muffins. They are Dad's favorite. We were going to go to the drive-in to watch Kung Fu Panda, but the clouds and lightning rolled in so we decided to wait. Instead, on Sunday we went to $1 bowling at the bowling alley down the street from our house. It was fun! Of course, Dad wanted to go to a Ranger game for his birthday like we do every year, but decided to wait until the end of the month. We don't get to go on our annual boys only trip this year cause Tio Pat isn't here anymore, so we're taking the girls (Mom & Adri) with us this time.
Happy Birthday Dad!!! You may be old, but you're still cool in our book!
Love ya, The Gang!!

Matt's HOT Homer

Matthew's Splash Party

Better Late Than Never!

You all know how Mom and Dad like to put things off until the last minute? Well, they've done it again. But we're not complaining 'cause we had a BLAST today. Matt's actual birthday was last Saturday the 24th. We finally had his birthday party today. We had it at The Seahorse Swimming Pool. This is the place where Daddy took swimming lessons. The time of the party was 5:30pm - 8:30pm and believe us, we swam from start to finish!! Even Adri got into the pool and swam with Dad for a while. The only time we stopped was to eat pizza and cake. And thank goodness for the pool, it was VERRRRY hot today. Mom mixed the pieces of video she shot of our friends coming down the slide and posted it right below this. Tomorrow she will be posting a picture slideshow of our friends and family. This party was definitely worth the wait! Happy Birthday Matthew!!!

Matthew's Birthday Splash

2nd Grade Awards Day

Today was a big day for Matthew. The last real day of school and Awards Day. The rest of this week is all fun and games! Matthew received a handful of awards which include:

• "A" Honor Roll (gets it from Mom)
• Principal's Citizenship Award (also from Mom)
• Perfect Attendance (guess who)
• Spelling Award (maybe Dad)
• Super Reader (does Dad read?)
• Best Boy Athlete (voted by his classmates)

We are VERY proud of Matt and can't wait to see what he'll do next year in 3rd grade. Of course he'll have to really shine since Zach will be watching him from kindergarten. Yes, Zachary was accepted and completely registered at Westwind. We expect great things in the next school year from both!! Look out summer... here we come!!!!

And the award goes to.....

Happy Anniversary Pat & Rita

Bonded

God is the One who joined you together with your beloved. He is the One who ordained marriage between a man and a woman. If you need guidance in your marriage, and you will, ask it from the One who abundantly and freely gives.

Matthew 19:6

Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.

Christopher Matthew Gonzales

Happy 8th Birthday Matthew!!!

There is nothing on earth like the moment of seeing one's first baby. Men scale other heights, but there is no height like this simple one, occurring continuously throughout all the ages in musty bedrooms, in palaces, in caves and desert places. I looked at this rolled-up bundle... and knew again I had not created him. He was himself apart from me. He had his own life to lead, his own destiny to accomplish; he just came past me to this earth.

Katherine Trevelyan From "Through Mine Own Eyes"

With My Own Two Hands

Zach the Grad

The Graduate

Zachary's Big Night

Well, tonight was the night we've all been waiting for...Graduation night! Zach did it! All the months of hard work have finally paid off. He is finally a PreK Graduate. Zachary's plans after graduation are to enjoy his summer with his family. He hopes to play lots of baseball and go on many picnics this summer. He will soon be submitting his registration to further his education at Westwind Elementary in the Frenship District. He plans to follow along in the legacy his big brother Matthew began by striving to achieve straight A's. While in PreK 4, Zachary was a member of the Cobras soccer team where he was named MVP for most goals scored, and starting pitcher for the Red Wings baseball team. He attends Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Slaton and is a very prayerful little boy. Of his many accomplishments he is most proud of learning his ABCs, learning how to write his name and how to count to 100. Congratulations Zachary!! We love you and are very proud of you!!

Sunday Family Picnic

Happy Birthday Baby Girl

Birthday Deja Vu

Our Birthday Girl

It's hard to believe it's been a year already since God blessed our lives in a way we could only imagine about. Adriana Rose Gonzales was born to us a year ago at 4:56pm on a Monday afternoon. Today she is a beautiful princess with a radiant smile and a head full of flowing hair. She is Mom's best friend and our sweetheart of a sister. She speaks her own language and looks at us like we should know exactly what she is saying. She has a personality that is all her own. She has our Dad wrapped around her pinky and the three of us wrapped around the other fingers. Her smile will melt your heart and her kisses will fill you with love. She can't quite walk yet, but she already runs all over us. She has brought much joy and happiness to our home and we can't imagine life without her. Happy Birthday Baby Sista! Happy Birthday Adri!! We love you!!!

May Madness

Well, it's May and of course there is madness. Yesterday was Mother's Day and we took Mom out to eat at Furr's. She had all her favorites and was very grateful for an afternoon with all of us. Mom and Dad have been pretty busy at work and with everything else at home. Zach is getting ready for graduation from PreK4 and Matt is getting ready to move on to 3rd Grade. We're really excited 'cause Zach and Matt will both be going to Westwind next year. Zach has his end of the year field trip tomorrow to Kenny's Korral and Matt has his Buddy Day coming up too. Also, we have 2birthdays and an anniversary to celebrate this month. Adri will be 1 this week and Matt will be 8 later this month. And of course, we're still in baseball season. We have 3 games this week alone!! It's been great and Matt and Zach are having lots of fun! Alex is still Alex. He just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter everyday. Just wanted to stop for a moment and say Hi and just catch you up on what's going on in the Gonzales household. Hope you're doing well and hope to hear from you soon!

Mother's Day 2008

Happy Mother's Day

We just want to say Happy Mother's Day to our Mom, our Grandma Rosa and our Grandma Mae. Thank you for all you do for us!! For taking care of us and for letting us spend the night with you. We are very, very lucky to have you in our lives! We pray that God give us many more years with you!! And we love you!!!

Adriana Update