My Boys

Eli and Diego are such cute boys and brothers. We love them so much. These pictures were taken when Diego turned a year and a half and Eli is almost four.

Eli started preschool!

My Eli started preschool today. He is such a silly boy and laughed a lot when I showed him this picture! He loves his funny face. He will be going to school twice a week for 2 1/2 hours. He liked it today and told me all about it! His teacher is Jen and there are 5 other three year olds. He is the oldest since he will be four in only a month! He learned about the letter A and animals today. He told me he choose the right and was trying to set a good example today to the other friends. I'm so proud of him and love him so much.

Watermelon

Denver Zoo

We went to the zoo this Labor Day. This is the first time Cesar has ever been to the zoo with either of the boys. The weather was nice and we met my sister and her kids there. Eli loves his cousins.

Elitch Gardens

We went to Elitch Gardens for the second time this summer. The first time was just a short visit with Richard, Grace, and Lucy. That day was rainy and cold so we didn't stay too long. Yesterday was a hot sunny day so we stayed until closing. One of the best things about the day was we only spent $4.50 the entire day! The Elitch tickets were free. We got them from the library summer reading program. Cesar and I used them and Eli and Diego were free (3 and under are free). We brought lunch, snacks, and water so we didn't have to buy any of that. We were tempted to buy ice cream, but we held off. After we left at 6 we were starving and really thirsty so we went to Wendy's for free dinner (thanks Dad). We rode the light rail to Elitch's so we could avoid the $12 parking. We had two free one way tickets, the boys are free, so we only had to buy one round trip ticket for $4.50. Pretty good if you ask me!

The boys got to play and ride everything they wanted in the kid area, we saw a really cool acrobatic show in the air conditioning that we all enjoyed, Cesar and I even got to ride some roller coasters since the lines were all very short or non existent. It was fun seeing Eli and Diego on some of the rides together. And Cesar and I each rode one water ride with Eli. We got wet! At the end of the day we went to the water park at Elitch's. The water was freezing, but it actually felt pretty good since it was so hot outside. Diego was a little hard to handle at the water park since he did not want to hold my hand at all. He just wanted to be on his own even though he fell face first into the water a couple of times. It didn't seem to bother him much at all. Silly boy!

Enjoy the pictures.

Camping

Last weekend we went camping in Byers with our ward. It was fun and I'm glad we went. Eli loved it and I think Diego had the most fun being in the tent all together. I had a little trouble sleeping because Diego is really a mover and a kicker during sleep. I'm glad it was just an overnight trip.
There was a tire swing that all the kids really loved.

Eli after eating his smore.

Cesar and Eli fireside.

Diego exploring.

Diego is still such a momma's boy. He loves to follow me around and be held. He is a really heavy boy too, so I get pretty tired!

There was a small playground there too. I hadn't seen a merry go round in a long time. This was the first one Eli had ever been on. I think he liked it okay, but I get dizzy just looking at it. I'm glad most parks got rid of them!

Triunity Picnic

Last weekend we went to Cesar's company picnic in the mountains. It was at one of his coworkers home in Silverthorne. The drive there and the view from his house was so beautiful. Sometimes I feel guilty for having lived in Colorado for 8 years now and not going to the mountains very often. I feel like I should take advantage of the state more. We had a nice picnic in his backyard and just chatted with the other people They had bags for the kids with bubbles, water guns, crayons, and coloring books. They also went on a nature walk right before we had to leave. We joined them for the first half of it.