Temple with my boys

Last week I took Eli and Diego to the temple grounds. It was a nice fall day. There were people outside planting the new flowers and we also saw 2 couples that had just gotten married. Eli loved to see the angel Moroni statue and the big statue of Jesus in tha annex. Diego liked the water fountain. I love the temple and am so grateful we live near one!

Happy Birthday Eli!

I became a mom 3 years ago today when Eli was born! I'm so blessed to have him as my son. He is so fun to be around and I love him so much. We had a great day celebrating his birthday. Cesar made him a very cool car cake (he is so talented), we had a party at my parents house with all of his cousins. We all had a great time. We played some games in the basement, made our own little pizzas for dinner, opened presents, sang happy birthday, and had cake and ice cream. The day totally wore Eli out he fell asleep in the car on the drive home which he rarely does and even less rare is that he stayed asleep when Cesar carried him upstairs to his bed. I had a great moment in the car while I was driving home and all three of my boys were asleep (Diego, Eli, and Cesar). I felt so grateful for my family and all the many blessings that I have been given from Heavenly Father. I love my life!

Museum

We went to the Nature and Science Museum the other day and had a lot of fun! We (Eli, Diego, and me) met my mom and nephew there. Before we went inside we walked around City Park for a little while. I really love being outside in great weather. We had a good time at the museum and didn't even have to pay- it was a free day!

We listened to a presentation about Mars and astronauts and the man asked Eli what color the sky is. Eli confidently said "Blue" and loved speaking into the microphone!

Learning Letters

I love my cute little E!

Eli has been interested in letters lately. We played a matching letter game and hide and seek letters. The letter of the week last week was "E". I thought of doing a new letter each week, but that hasn't happened yet. He does know a handful of letters and some of their sounds!

6 months

Diego is six months old today! He is such a sweet baby. He loves to cuddle with me and I love it! I can't believe it was six months ago when he just came out on the bathroom floor! wow! As long as he is well rested, he is a happy easy baby. He is very strong and loves to laugh and smile. He enjoys eating his rice cereal once a day and going out places. He loves to look around at everything and everyone. He puts everything in his mouth. He has three teeth now and slobbers a ton (you can see proof of that in the pictures). He wakes up once sometimes twice during the night to nurse. He goes to sleep around 6 p.m. and wakes up around 7 in the morning. He usually cries some before he falls asleep. He takes two naps a day. He likes taking baths and laughs when I tickle his back. His fingernails are so sharp; even right after I clip them he still manages to scratch me! He moves a lot when I lay him on the floor. He rolls over and scoots some too. He is learning to sit on his own. Today he sat for about a minute by himself. He occasionally gets into a crawling position on all fours. He is the best baby and I love him so much!

Circus

Cesar took Eli to a circus Friday night. They had a lot of fun. Eli's favorite part was seeing the elephants and playing with the monkey Cesar bought him.

Diego and I stayed home. It was nice for me to have a break from taking care of Eli and spend some time with just Diego.

Eating

Eli loves to play restaurant. He asks me what I want and then brings it to me. I decided to keep a few items from the recycle bin so he could play.

Two days this week I took care of Lucy, my friend Grace's daughter. She is 3 weeks younger than Diego. It was like having twins. The first day was so easy, but the next day was a different story. I will have her two days next week too.

Diego ate rice ceral for the first time this week! He did very well and seemed to like it. Cesar feed him today and he got so excited as soon as he saw the bowl and spoon. Very cute.