Random cute pics of Ari

Our first pictures in Nebraska - Ari turns 9 mos.

We made the move to Nebraska at the beginning of August and it was a long, long, long trip. It took us about 20 hours and we started at night so it would be easier on Ari and she could sleep for a good chunk of the trip. After a long night, an even longer day and a blown tire we made it safe and sound only to find out that our apt. was, shall we say, not what we expected. It was a stressful couple days but we moved out of the ghetto and into the apt. we live in now.
We have enjoyed our time here thus far but have started missing the fam a lot. Thank goodness for cell phones and family who loves me and lets me bug them constantly. Ari and I have learned our way around town and we frequent the park to get out of the apt. and so she can see other children and doesn't have to stare at my face all day. We have learned to get along without Bobby now that he is in law school, but we enjoy every minute of his free time that we do get to spend with him.
The above pictures are kind of a look at how much Ari has grown in the past couple months. She is getting so big, and she has more hair. Yep, still red and I love it!!! She is now standing and walking along the furniture. She has her bottom 2 teeth and the top 2 are breaking through as we speak. She crawls all over the place and pulls herself up on everything and it scares me to death because she is still shaky and falls a lot. Ari also talks/yells up a storm and loves to say Mama and give kisses which totally make my day, especially the hard ones. She is our sweet heart and I hope you all enjoy these pics and know we love and miss you.

6 months old

Again, I am catching everyone up with how Ari has grown and these too are pictures no one has seen. We got these taken by a lady who came up to us and gave us her card and asked if she could take some pics of the baby. They turned out okay but I chose a few that I liked the best. She was 6 months old here and it's weird to look back just a few months and see how much bigger she is now. She is our princess.

Incredible pics by Niki Duenas

I am going to be back tracking a bit so I can share some of Ari's cutest pics taken by cousin Niki. We haven't got to share these and we thought she did such an amazing job. Ari wasn't extremely cooperative near the end but Niki was so patient and the pics turned out great. We had so much fun spending time with Niki and trying fun things to make Ariana look so cute. Thanks Niki, we love all the pictures you took and the way you made our Ari look so beautiful. Here are just a few.

The First of Many...

We finally started our blog!!! I know this was a long time coming but I promise I will do my best to keep it updated so our loving family and friends can see Ari and how big she is getting. We miss you all and hope this makes it a little easier being away from the baby and us (if any of you are even missing us:). I will be putting up lots of pictures for a while so everyone can see Ari and all the new things we have been doing and she has been learning.
We are excited to be in Nebraska and Bobby is really enjoying school even though it is kicking his trash. We don't get to see him too often, but he has made it a point to be home to eat dinner with us before he studies the night away. Ariana & I are adjusting and meeting new friends to pass the time. We make a lot of runs to the grocery store across the street and to the park, we are taking advantage of being outside while the weather permits. It's all new but it's a good adventure and experience for all of us.