11 Things

1. I'm loving the weather lately. It is November and we haven't even had any snow yet! We played outside for a little while on the porch without jackets.

2. Eli and I like to eat Wheat Thins, cream cheese, and tomatoes for lunch. It is so good.

3. Potty training is hard and frustrating. Each time Eli successfully uses the bathroom he says, "I am so proud!."

4. I'm going to start taking Jazzercise classes. There is a studio just down the road that is offering an exchange of 2 hours of work in their childcare center for free classes. When I think of Jazzercise I picture the 80's and funny workout clothes and crazy hair.

5. Speaking of crazy hair; mine is! I lost a lot of my hair after having Diego (they say that is normal) and now it is growing back. I have funny looking small hairs and it looks awful. I can't wait for it to grow longer.

6. We went to a new library and we love it! They have super nice books as opposed to colored in, chewed on, and torn books that the library we used to go to had. They also have storytimes. We went to the Spanish/English one on Saturday and had a good time. The librarians were super friendly and helpful. Eli and Diego were wearing UT shirts and a couple of the librarians were from Texas so I think they liked us even more!

7. While at the library, Eli was coloring after storytime and he wrote his name on his paper- all by himself! I had never seen him do that or even try, so needless to say I was pretty surprised. He is a smart boy!

8. We went to the Nature and Science Museum as a family Saturday night. It is Denver Arts Week and it was free! We had fun and ate at Spicy Pickle before going.

9. Cesar has been working hard and spending many many hours on his portfolio. I hope he gets a job!

10. Both of my boys have snotty noses right now. It is so gross when Eli wipes it on his shirt or arm. He is pretty good at blowing his nose, but just doesn't do it often enough. Diego just wipes it all over my shirt! Yuck.

11. I read and studied about Faith in Jesus Christ last night. If we have strong faith we receive so much! We will gain knowledge and hope, get direction from God, our prayers are heard, strength is given, we can know the mysteries of God, and more! Pretty cool.

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.