Swimming

We love swimming at all the Stapleton pools.  It is pretty hectic for me to get everyone and everything ready, but I usually feel like it is worth it once we get in the water.  It is a challenge to keep an eye out on all three of them too, but I think I do a pretty good job. 
Eli learned to swim pretty well and jump off the diving board the last week of summer.  He looooves it!  I'm so proud of him.

 

Adnoidectomy

Diego had surgery yesterday, September 3, 2014.  He had his adenoids taken out and also some nose tissue removed.  Dr. Wine, an Ear Nose Throat doctor did the surgery.
He did great!  He wasn't nervous at all until we got to the operating room, then he looked a little scared.  My mom came at 5:45 in the morning to stay with Eli and Ruby while Cesar and I took Diego to the Children's Hospital. 
We checked in and saw a lot of different nurses, doctors, anesthesiologists. 

 

 

 

It was about 2 hours after we got there until we went to the operating room.  Cesar and I walked down with Diego to the OR and watched him go to sleep with the medicine.  We both felt a little emotional to see our little Diego go under like that.  The surgery was less than 30 minutes and it all went well.

 Waking up from the anesthesia was a little rough.  Diego was just really drowsy and said he was in pain.  The nurse showed him a chart with several faces that went from a really happy face to a very hurt face.  Before surgery she asked him what face showed how he felt and he pointed to the happiest face, and after surgery she asked him again and he pointed to the worst face.  It was sad to see him hurting, but it wasn't for very long.  He was in and out of sleep for a couple of hours and complained about a stomach ache.  I think he was nauseous. 

We left the hospital around noon and came home.  Diego sat down to eat some applesauce and then threw up right after!  Poor guy.  I absolutely hate throw up, but that was the only time he did it.  He rested and watched some TV for a few hours and then the rest of the afternoon he was fine.  He ate like normal and played some too.  He was taking Tylenol and Ibuprofen and is still today.
He went to school today and even played at the park this morning!  Very quick recovery.  He occasionally complains about a sore throat which they said he would have.  I'm proud of him and glad everything went well!
There was a really cool Lego model of the hospital that we liked to look at.

Eli is such a sweet brother.  When he woke up in the morning he was crying and told my mom that he was worried about Diego and he didn't want him to get hurt.  He has such a sweet, tender heart.  They were back to fighting by the night though! :)

Ward party

Our ward had a BBQ and fireside at Lookout Mountain over the weekend right before school started.  It was fun and actually our only trip all summer to the mountains; if you can even call it the mountains.  It was only about a 30 minute drive from home!

We had a nice time and we really love our ward family!

Museums and Ethiopia Festival

One week we really took advantage of free days at the museums! 

We celebrated Colorado's birthday at the History Museum.

 

Clyfford Still Musuem- there was a band playing outside while we ate a picnic dinner and then we took a look inside at the art.

 That week we also went to the Children's Museum free day!  It was crazy busy!  I was so worried I was going to loose at least one kid, but no one was lost or hurt!  I got no pictures since I was just trying to keep track of everyone.

The Science Museum

 Eli with the dinosaur man

 Ruby and Diego digging for dinosaur bones

 Ruby at the water play station

The best view of Denver in my opinion.  taken from the Museum balcony

We met my friend Halima at Central Park for an Ethiopia festival- she is from Ethiopia.  It was fun to see the dancers.

 

Botanic Gardens

My mom met us for a nice visit at the Botanic Gardens.  The flowers were beautiful, the kids had a great time in the Children's Gardens, and we enjoyed the Chihuily glass sculptures.  I love living in Denver and being close to all the museums and other things.

 

Front Door Makeover

Cesar painted the front door and installed a new lock.  The lock opens with our fingerprints- pretty fancy!

Summer Camps

Eli went to a few summer camps during break from school. 

First he went to a week long day camp at Bluff Lake Nature Center.  I applied for a scholarship and he got it!  We only paid about $40 for the whole week (8:30-2:30, M-F).  He had a good time despite falling into a cactus and getting soooo many mosquito bites.  He was such a trooper!  They played games, learned about nature, and played in the creek.

 

Next, he went to an Arts Camp at Stapleton Community Church.  He said he liked this camp the best.  They had story time, play time, and made crafts. 

 

Eli and Diego went to a free Bible Group in the park a couple of mornings one week.  They played games, sang songs, had a Bible lesson, and ate lunch.

 They had a big Angry Bird game setup and the boys loved it!