A Tuesday Afternoon

Ruby & I spent the day at home today and by mid-afternoon we were both a little restless. I decided to make some edible finger paint and turn Ruby loose with it. Needless to say she loved it and painted her little heart out all while saying, "Happy, happy, happy!"

 

 

 

 

We finished the afternoon off with popsicles and then headed straight upstairs for a bath. It was a good afternoon.



Dear Ruby,

From the moment I first laid eyes on you I knew I loved & adored you. And when you were just a few months old I knew you were going to be a lot of fun. But goodness, gracious, you have really outdone yourself! I feel like every time I turn around you're more fun & I don't know how that's even possible any more. You are killing it. I love, love, love you!

 

-Mom



An Afternoon Out

The other day Tyler & I took Ruby for a bike ride to a nature preserve by our house & then turned Ruby loose & watched while she smelled every single flower & chased any duck or rabbit in sight. It does my heart good to see that girl running wild & free & happy. She has made our lives so wonderful.

 

 

 

 



Things I Want to Remember

Ruby's hair is barely long enough to put into pigtails now. Do you know how long I've been waiting for pigtails?! 18 months people.

 

This girl gives the sweetest kisses & lots of them.

 

Tyler's garden is flourishing & it cracks me up because one day he decided, "I think I'll plant a garden" & then the next thing I know he's growing amazing vegetables & makes it look so easy. That's Tyler in a nutshell.

 

My dad has been coming over several times a week & playing with Ruby or taking her on walks to the park. She loves it & cries everytime he leaves. Lucky little girl.

 

 Ruby likes to eat her snacks at the kitchen table now like a "big girl".

 

Ruby is so attached to her paci & her silky blanket. Little does she know her days with that paci are numbered.

 



Missing Tyler

Tyler will be graduating with his MBA in a little over a month & this last stretch of school has been so busy. I have to keep reminding myself that he's almost done with school forever. Hooray! Ruby & I have been missing him like crazy & periodically throughout every day Ruby walks around the house yelling "Dada" & looking all over for Tyler. It's nice to have someone around that misses him like I do & is just as excited when he comes home.

 

 

These two have a bond like no other & seeing them together is one of my most favorite things. May can't get here soon enough!



One Year Ago

Tyler & I will always remember St. Patrick's Day as the day we were sealed to Ruby. It's unbelievable how much can happen in just a year's time. Tonight we went for a family bike ride & the weather was perfect & the orange blossoms are blooming & Arizona smells amazing. And we stopped off at the park & ran around & played together & then Tyler & I just sat & watched Ruby. And I felt like a really lucky girl.

 

I think St. Patrick's Day will always be a reminder of just how lucky I am. There are no two people on this earth that I'd rather spend forever with.



Sick Days

Life has been a little slower around here these days. I'm finally getting over being sick & there's nothing worse than having to take care of a baby when you're sick. Sometimes you just want to phone it in, you know? Ruby thankfully did not get it & that may have something to do with the amazing immune system she's developed from sticking things like this in her mouth:

Oh my goodness, everything that girl sees goes straight to her mouth. And as soon as I catch her she takes it out & shakes her finger at whatever it was & says, "No, no, no!" as if she was just showing me an example of what we're not supposed to do. A while back we were playing outside & she found a puddle & the next thing I know she's on her hands & knees lapping up the water like a dog, covered in mud. It was disgusting & hilarious all at the same time. But she didn't get sick (knock on wood) & that's more than I can say for myself, so maybe she's onto something here...