Every year for Halloween in San Joaquin, my school parades around the town. It's a big deal that everyone looks forward to. The whole school lines up at the gate and follows the sherrif escort (with flashing lights and all). The roads are blocked off and the people line up on the streets and cheer and wave to the kids. Good times. Here are some pics from the 2008 SJES Halloween parade. 
All lined up and ready to go.
Sherriff escort ahead
Starting out
I got the cutest package in the mail. It was filled with these- 5 of the most adorable head bands you've ever seen! Cute, cute. Baby Thomasita Duran is going to LOVE them! Thanks Jennifer!
Yesterday was my birthday. First of all, THANK YOU for all the emails, phone calls, and texts wishing me a happy birthday. It was (besides the fact that I am OLD). I had a great day. I got lots of things done at work and left to go home early/on time for once. Then Thomas took me to see the movie, Secret Life of Bees. Its usually disappointing to see a movie based on a good book but I thought they did a really good job with it. Has anyone else seen it? Then we went to dinner at Yosemite Ranch. Mmmmmmm. SO GOOD. We had the firecracker shrimp appetizer, the apple blue "nice little dinner salad," and I had the double nut crusted calamari steak with a baked potato and sweet potato fries. Thomas really liked my calamari- just ask him about it :D. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Then we came home, opened presents, I blew out the candle on my cheese cake (didn't eat it though...I was way to full), and went to bed. Thanks for a great bday, Thomas. I love you!
We are so excited that our new neice has arrived! We can't wait to meet her!!!! She was born last week on September 30, 2008 at 4:30pm. Mike and Amy didn't find out the gender this time so we are especially excited at the fact that she is a girl! We will have a little girl cousin for OUR little girl! 
Samuel and Emma
Ana, Daniel, and Emma
