William is three!

Wow where did the time go - my little baby boy is now 3 years old! He had a great B-day on the feast of St. Joseph. It's nice that his birthday is a solemnity - since it falls during Lent, we can still celebrate. :-) We had a fun morning at a friend's St. Joseph celebration. And later that evening we He had a birthday cream puff, some ice cream from Coldstone creamery (check out their b-day club for free ice cream on your birthday) & three special gifts (1 from Mom & Dad; 1 from Grandma Lawson & 1 from Grandma & Grampa Gomez & 6 Uncles)- all Thomas the train presents - he was so happy! Have you ever noticed that Thomas & trains are always crashing into things, getting into scrapes & getting messy? No wonder little boys love the Thomas episodes...the day after his birthday William smashed a poptart on Henry & after that was cleaned up painted him a new color (luckily it was just water colors).

Cool You Tube Site

The Vatican has a channel on You tube and you can subscribe to get the news updates they are posting there. It's almost like you're in Rome watching the Holy Father! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe1tOAxDWqY

Happy Belated Birthday Uncle Joey!

Uncle Joey Gomez turned 16!!! Happy Birthday March 10th. We hope you had a great birthday!

Love, William & Miriam (&mom & dad)

Craziness

The last few weeks have been a bit hectic! The week before Lent, we had some extra penance to prepare ourselves for this holy season: Sick kids(ear infections) which led to a doctor visit and very little sleep, a car accident (just before our Dr's appointment in the only car that fits everyone), a strained budget...just a reminder for us to place our trust in God and keep looking toward our final goal. Our little bit of hardship proved a good reminder, as this Holy Season of Lent began, to prepare our hearts to celebrate the great mystery of our faith made present at Easter when Jesus emptied Himself completely, willingly died for us conquering sin and death, showed us the path to eternal life, redeemed us and raised our dignity to adopted sons of the Father.

Having to cut back a little, a car accident in which no one was hurt, and children who are only sick for a short while don't seem so bad when put in persective and we were blessed with a new 1998 Pontiac Montana mini-van (well new to us anyways).

On Ash Wednesday, while Phil was giving out Ashes at the 8am Mass at St. Peter's, he was photographed and the picture made it in our Stevens Point Journal.

The following weekend Patty & kids travelled to Milwaukee so Patty & Miriam could attend the Women of Christ conference while William stayed with Grandma. While in Milwaukee, Miriam decided to dazzle everyone by taking her first steps - right in front of Grandma. She has since been diligently perfecting her new found skill and is walking quite well - a quick jump into the toddler stage!

Phil, back in Stevens Point, helped lead an amazing discernment retreat for young adults: The John Paul the Great Young Adult retreat while we were away. On the way home, Patty & kids took a slight unintentional detour to visit Green bay...there must be some magnetic pull...and everyone made it home safe & sound.