The Gonzalez Family

To celebrate my birthday, my sister Jessica and I went down to Vegas to see the Beatles Love show at the Mirage. It was an amazing show and we had a great weekend. We stayed with my friend, Andrea, who is Tamara's little sister. On Friday night we went to Chevy's (my favorite Tex-Mex restaurant) and then went to see the water show at the Bellagio. On Saturday we went the buffet at the Wynn and had a quick shopping trip at our favorite store, H&M. Then we rushed off to the show and afterwards we celebrated with non-alcoholic Pina Coladas at Caesar's Palace. I had one of the best birthday's ever. It was such a quick trip but it was really fun to have a girl's weekend together--our first ever! I am so lucky to have the best sister in the world!!!

This year Mikey, Baby boy #2 and I all dressed up as skeletons! I couldn't convince Israel to dress up this year. :-) More Halloween pictures to come!

My cousin Peter and his wife, Chrizelle, had their first baby on October 21st which is also my dad's birthday. They named him Joel Kirby Ransom and he weighed 7 lbs 8 ounces (1 ounce bigger than Mikey when he was born). He is such a precious little baby and we are excited to welcome him to the family!!

Hi Everybody! I finally made my blog private. I've decided to start blogging again so expect some new posts within the next week or two. I hope eveyrone has a great conference weekend!! Love you all, Melissa

I've decided to make our blog private. If you are interested in an invite, please email me at melissa.gonzalez at gmail.com or you can post it here. I will make our blog private in about a week. Thanks!

On Monday, July 19th, my younger brother, Todd, passed away. We miss him very much. The funeral was on July 26th and he was buried at the Orem cemetery. His obituary is found at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?n=todd-ransom&pid=144246519 . Our family also created a website in his memory at http://www.toddransom.org . It would be great if everyone could go visit our website and share any memories you have of Todd on the memory blog. We are trying to get enough hits so that it will come up when someone does a google search. Thanks everyone for your love and support during this very difficult time for our family! We have felt such an outpouring of love and we feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family members.

My friend is giving away a Photo Shoot in July or August in Utah Valley. Check out her website at www.emilylesher.com. Below are the details: Photo Shoot Giveaway! It’s time for another photo shoot giveaway! This Giveaway will close on Friday, July 9th, 2010 at midnight. You may enter up to three times: •Leave a comment on this post •Become a fan of Emily Lesher Photography on facebook •Post this giveaway on your blog This shoot is good for a family photo shoot, engagements, or head shots! Included in this giveaway is an 11 x 14 print from your session! ENTER! ENTER! ENTER! Photo shoot will take place in Utah Valley and must be scheduled by the end of August. In other news, I am booking a limited number of sessions through the end of August 2010. If you have thought about hiring me to photograph you, or your family, or your little people, or your pets, or your engagements . . . then you need to act now! My time in Utah is quickly coming to a close and I will not be in the area...