life according to the diaz's: Busy...Busy...Busy

Sorry it has taken us so long to get back onto our blog, but life around the Diaz house continues to get busier and busier as the weeks go by. I know this happens every year when the school year starts to wind down, but boy, there is SO much to do both at school and at home. Children to test, books to put away, graduation to attend, mulch to put down, grass to cut, bottles to clean...you name it, we have something going on! However, I won't complain one bit because it just means we are surrounded by all of our loved ones and things we love as often as possible. Since Easter, we have been spending our weekends just catching up around the house. I finally got around to putting all of Elena's clothes away from her closet that she can't fit into anymore...sigh...she is growing so fast on us. I couldn't believe how much I put away the other night. This girl has so many clothes and I was so disappointed that many of her items she has only worn maybe once or twice. Wish I had that problem... :) Elena has been spending her time during the week with her favorite babysitter, Brenda, and she continues to end each week with her grandmas. It is so special to have all of these wonderful people to care for Elena and be so flexible with our time. God has really blessed us in this department for sure.
Today was Elena's first Pinto Pacer, a 5K run at my elementary school. We had a beautiful morning to be outdoors with lots of coworkers, friends, neighbors, and runners. Juan even brought Homer along for the second year in a row to be a course marshal at one of the major points during the race. They always do a find job!! We made it back home this afternoon with a crabby and hungry girl. We laid down together for about an hour before she got uncomfortable. I put her in her swing and she is MUCH happier now. Sleeping away soundly...just like she wanted. I thought I might be able to fall back to sleep for a little while, but I couldn't. So, I decided it was a good time to catch up on the blog.
Elena turns 5 months old this Monday...yes, I said it...FIVE MONTHS OLD. Where has the time gone? Juan and I are just cherishing every day with her because we know she is just getting bigger on us by the day. We just love her snuggles, genuine smiles and laughs, and yes, even her cries. She is just the sweetest thing ever. All toys are now going into her mouth for exploration and she is gripping anything she can get her hands on. I don't even have to hold her bottles for her most of the time. It's pretty amazing the progress she is making with each and every week that goes by. Our parents as teachers teacher came by earlier this week to work with Elena and she told us that Elena is making excellent progress. Flipping over from her back to belly is very easy now...basically automatic. We just need to work on getting her to learn how to go from belly to back when she gets frustrated. Elena also likes to stand a lot with my support. I think she just likes the awesome view of her surroundings. I bet it gets kinda boring laying down all the time and looking up. I put her in my body carrier and bring her around the house a lot when I am cleaning up or cooking. She enjoys looking at everything going on...a regular busy body already.
I have put just a few pictures up from over the last few weeks...I am even attempting to attach the video of Elena from several weeks ago of her laughing at Juan ripping paper. Hopefully it will work. If not, I have it on Facebook for you to see if you would like. Love you all and thanks for keeping up with Elena!!