Walking Ruby

We were moving the pails of wheat from the kitchen to another room when we noticed that Ruby was taking a couple of steps between the pails. We pretty much tricked her into walking. It's so sad that our baby is growing up, but I know that she loves doing big kid things.

Lily Is Learning

Today was the second time she has practiced writing letters. She's amazing, if I do say so myself. I got this dry-erase board at a homeschool resale shop for $1.50. She was interested because it is different and I like that it doesn't use up a ream of paper on print-outs.

Up until about a month ago, Lily did not care in the least about ABC'c or 123's. Every time that I broke out the flash cards, I would get a slouchy "I don't know" from her even on the letters she did know. So I decided it was time to go high-tech and let her use the computer. Now she asks me every day to go to www.starfall.com to do her schoolwork. She even wants to do it at night before bed. And the best part is that it doesn't cost a thing. It has inspired her to do more things like writing now that she's confident in what the letters are. I think it's that she associates the letters with colors and the cute little songs and games instead of it just being a symbol that makes a sound. That means I will most likely be purchasing the Math-U-See program at the homeschool conference this year. I am so proud of her!

Happy Birthday, Ruby!!!

Ruby's favorite things to play with are in the kitchen. She wants to pull everything out by herself.




All of the bottom cabinets are "Ruby safe" items: tupperware, collanders, cookie trays, bundt pans. My kitchen floor is usually a mine field of dishes, but I love it.




She loves the Happy Birthday song and thinks it's for her every time.

She really hams it up with her crown on. She knows she's cute.

Isn't she adorable!?

I'm about ten days late in posting birthday pictures, but that's the way it goes sometimes. At her check-up she weighed in at 17 pounds, 9 ounces and 30.5 inches. Long and lean, just like all of her brothers & sisters. She has two teeth on the bottom and two teeth on the top and is so happy to be able to eat whatever the big kids eat. She says: Mama, Dada, bye, ball and yesterday she said "baby" to her dolly. She is our most affectionate child. She is independent and loves to explore, but checks in every couple of minutes to give me a hug. I love my little princess.