Friday, February 26, 2010

Hold my hand mama!

Ruby loves to 'walk' around the room holding my fingers. Sometimes when she is leaning on the ottoman or sofa she will turn around 'asking' for my hand so we can make a lap around the living room. Her legs are gettting strong and occasionally I can get her to let go so she can 'stand' on her own for a few seconds. She may just skip crawling and move on to walking!


Happy Birthday Alex!

This past weekend we celebrated Alex's birthday with burgers and some bowling with friends and family. We had a great time!

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Portraits of our beautiful daughter, 9 months





My friend Jennifer took these amazing pictures of Ruby a few weeks ago. These expressions are ones that I see, but have never been able to catch with my camera.




Feeding the ducks at the park



Earlier this week we met some friends at a local park to feed the ducks.









Ruby watching the ducks...





Ruby and her friend Maddie drive the car...









Such a cutie!



She loved the swing!




While we were there, Ruby and Maddie shared Cheerios for a snack.



Ruby also got to visit with her friend Thomas...(they enjoyed eating the mulch)



It was such a nice afternoon out. I can't wait for Spring so we can have more days at the park!



Last Day at Gymboree

This was our last week of Gymboree classes. Ruby has been going to classes since she was around 5 months old. It has been lots of fun to see her interact with the other babies and learn some silly songs, but now we're ready for something different - SWIMMING is next!!!




Ruby reflecting on all the fun times at Gymboree...









It was such a fun thing to look forward to each week! We've made some good friends and established a great playgroup through Gymboree.

Table food- YUM!

Over the last few weeks we have been giving Ruby table food. At a restaurant we will order some vegetables or pasta and chop it up for her. At home we give her a bit of what we're having (if it isn't too spicy!) Earlier this week I made pulled pork in the slow cooker which we made into wraps with shredded carrot and sliced red pepper. It was delicious. We gave Ruby some bits of pork and red pepper and she loved it. Here is her expression - love the teeth!

Happy Valentines Day

Last Sunday we went out to breakfast for Valentines Day.







Ruby played happily in her high chair.








Reaching for table food!










Tolerating a mama kiss!










Then, we went to the science museum in Fort Worth. We went on the CSI Experience tour which was great.



Ruby was mesmerized with all the neat things to see and touch!








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