The Cervantes Family

31 December 2015

2015 in Review

Today is the last day of 2015. Here is a Cervantes Family Review of the year:

January

We love living in Stapleton!

February:

Ruby turned 2.

Eli lost his first tooth at 7 and 4 months old.

Took Diego and Ruby to the ER for wheezing and coughing.

March:

Diego turned 5.

Cesar and I celebrated 9 years of marriage.

I turned 36.

April:

Cesar and I took a trip to Washington DC

Eli participated in his Spanish Heritage Program at school. He was a cute little mariachi!

May:

Diego had his eyes checked out at the optimologist and everything was perfect.

June:

Had to make a 911 call because Eli was choking on a piece of this toy vacuum.

Cesar turned 37 years old.

July:

Ruby ended up in the ER for the second time this year for an allergic reaction to cashews!

August:

We took a family road trip to South Dakota.

At 36 years old, I now know how to swallow pills!

September:

Eli and Diego started school at Swigert.

We saw the Ookee Dookee Brothers perform at the downtown library.

Diego learned to ride a bike without training wheels.

October:

Eli turned 8 and was baptized.

Cesar became a high priest and Tyler Carlson's councelor in the bishopric.

November:

Eli played in his first piano recital and did really well!

December:

We got a new minivan and we love it!

We took a big family vacation to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! Thank you parents!

I'm looking forward to 2016 and the adventures that it will bring! Happy New Year!

29 December 2015

We had another fun year at our annual family fun day ice skating. My parents rent out an ice skating rink in Castle Rock for a couple of hours and we skate, talk, and eat together. For me it gets more fun each year since the first year I didn't skate because I was pregnant, the second year was hard since Ruby was too young and Diego cried nearly the whole time. This year Diego and Eli both did well and even Ruby gave it a try! She was so cute in her little skates. Although she only went around a couple of times, I think she had fun. I think she was a little confused and just liked watching everyone.

18 November 2015

The Best Tree

There is a beuatiful tree in our church's yard. It is so big. In the summer the leaves are many shades of green and it's like a big umbrella to shade you from the sun and heat. In the fall, the leave turn pretty colors and fall. I love seeing it each week and the kids had fun with all the leaves the other day after church.

Little Snowman and Piano Recital

Ruby and I made a little snowman the other day. She was pretty happy about it ;)

Eli started taking piano lessons from in September. He had his first recital last night. He played Ode To Joy, and he did great! I was proud of him. He really has learned a lot in 2 months!

01 November 2015

Halloween 2015

We had a fun Halloween. Diego was Spiderman, Eli was a ninja (same costume as last year), and Ruby and I were lady bugs!

Our ward's Trunk-or-Treat

Ruby and I met my mom at Nick's Gardens. They have a fun fall festival that we have enjoyed since Eli was a baby.

Diego waving during the Swigert Parade

Eli at the school parade

Carving Pumpkins

Ruby and Diego swinging on Halloween at Central Park. The weather was so beautiful and warm!

Trick or Treating

Eli and Rocky

My parents

Passing out candy on our porch

28 October 2015

Beauty All Around

I always love when I make the time to go to the temple. It is so peaceful and beautiful.

This is taken at Bluff Lake Nature Center. It's nice to see nature up close sometimes. I've gone three times in the last month- once by myself, once with my mom, Ruby, and Melissa, and once with my friend Mindi. I love that I live so close to it.