I love my pigtails

and my fork. Adriana doesn't have a lot of hair and it is very thin, but she loves pigtails. They are a tad bit thin, but cute all the same. Typically they aren't quite so Pippi Longstocking, but she was having a weird hair day on this day.

It has been a while since I posted and I would like to say it has been because we are so busy and have so much going on. But really, we have just been hanging out and chilling. It has been great. We have been so busy for so long, it has nice to have a couple down weeks before, in October, the busy times start again.

Are you ready for some football?

It is football time again!  And here at the Etchepare's, that means that not a lot will get done on Sunday for the next 4 months.   Most will be spent, in our PJ's or Raiders gear, watching multiple games and checking fantasy football stats.  As you can see, Adriana loves it and fits right in.  She was so excited and so proud to be able to work on her "peuter" like daddy.  It will be a fun season.  

New house, new adventure

So this past week we moved into our new house.    We are all very excited and happy to be moved and somewhat settled.  I will post pictures of the house soon. 

Last week, Adriana's Aunt Corrina came and took her to Cheyenne so Rob and I could concentrate on the move.  She picked her up Wednesday and brought her back Sunday night.  She was gone from us for 5 whole days and 4 nights....this is the longest period of time Adriana has been away from both of us as well as the longest time I have gone without her in the past 20 months.  I was quite worried on how she would react.  She has been pretty mommy attached these days and uneasiness in our house from packing and moving didn't help.   Corrina was very excited to have her as were her cousins, Katherine, Jack and Sofia.   

Adriana did great (or so they tell me).  I think she had some moments but her cousins were so great at distracting her, that they passed quickly.  She had so much fun with the other kids and Aunt "ena" that I am not sure she noticed we weren't around.  It was a great thing for her to do and so great for us as we had a chance to get everything unpacked and together before she came home.  I think that it may have been a lot harder on mommy than her. 

She was really excited when she got home to see her new house and playroom.  In fact, this past week, during the day, she has loved her new home.  But nighttime has been a different story.  There were a lot of screams and tears and nos about sleeping in her new room.  Mommy had to stay with her one night because it was just too much for her.  But luckily after a couple nights, she acclimated and has been happy to be here every since.   We all are settling in nicely, even Clyde.  

Above are some pics of her and her cousins. 

Picking out her own clothes

So a couple weeks ago we decided to let Adriana choose her own outfit.  I think she did a fantastic job!  The use of color and neutrals, different patterns to not keep it boring....I feel we have a future designer on our hands.  

(as you can also see, the battle of mommy vs the pacifier is not really going my way....the pacifier is winning.)

While mommy is away...

bye mommy!

coolest monkey ever

me and dad and a hippo named Bert, he is 53 yrs old

one of the many things dad bought me while mommy was away

painting with Ally

love getting messy

love my water toy, I talk about my "pul" constantly

daddy and Adriana play!   A few weeks ago I went to Vegas for a weekend of r&r and to catch up with my best friend Rachael.  We had a great time and Rob took some time off work and stayed home with Adriana.  They had a blast!  They went to the pottery painting place, the zoo, Rob made homemade finger paint (yes you read that right, he made it himself) and they painted.  He bought her a nice backyard pool for the house.  I am pretty sure they didn't even know I was gone.  :)   

 

4th of July

Happy family photo

With cousin Ally on one of the many sets of stairs in our townhome

Just chilling at the parade

Aunt Tara taught me to put flowers in my hair

All she really wanted at the parade were balloons.  Her cousins got these for her.

I love my balloons

Watching the parade with daddy

Hanging with mom

Getting ready for fireworks-the whole family

Ok, where are they?  We are ready!

Saddest face ever....right before she fell asleep waiting...

So this year for the 4th we decied to get out of town.  We made a last minute trip to Steamboat with my sister and her family and my brother and his wife.   It really turned out to be an awesome trip.  We stayed in a 5 bedroom townhome that was 3 stories tall.  We all had our own floor essentially.  It was nicer than all our houses put together.  We were lucky enough to see Rob's Aunt Toni and Uncle Bill and his cousin Laura and her family.  They have a house in Steamboat and were kind enough to have us all over for dinner.  They were great!  Some of the nicest people you will ever meet.   

We took Adriana to the hot springs, her first parade and her first fireworks show but she didn't quite stay up for it.  The fireworks didn't start until after 10 and she fell asleep between Rob and I about 20 minutes before it started.  We were very very close to them and they were loud and made the entire ground shake.  She didn't move a muscle.  It didn't even phase her.  So she kind of saw her first fireworks.  :)  We learned that all we have done to keep the noise down at our house apparently didn't matter.  She slept through the loudest fireworks any of us have ever heard.

It was a great weekend away from it all.  I am very lucky to have an awesome family and we really do have a lot of fun together.   

Chuck E Cheese

So I knew it would come...I knew that it would happen.   I knew that it was just a matter of time before Chuck E Cheese became a part of our lives.  We went there when we were in Fort Collins with Grandma and Grandpa and well, she loved it.  A lot.    The first 5 minutes we were there, she walked around squealing at all the lights, music and balloons.  

She is a little bit small still to play a lot of the games but really enjoyed helping daddy and mommy win tickets.   She loved it and well, I think some trips to the land of bad pizza and lots of fun are in store for Rob and I.