Peekaboo mama!

Ruby was playing peekaboo with the curtains yesterday. She thought it was just hilarious!

Nowadays she is getting more and more interactive and entertaining. I sing to her a lot and she has started participating with a few key words: eee-i-ee-i-o when we sing old Macdonald, and the latest word is 'wheel' when we sing the wheels on the bus go round and round. When we visited my parents a few weeks ago, my mom got Ruby hooked on playing patty cake and now Ruby claps every time I start singing it. At storytime when we sing 'if you are happy and you know it...' she wants to clap then too. When we sing 'five little monkeys jumping on the bed...' she knows how to make that pointing finger gesture when I sing the part, 'no more monkeys jumping on the bed.'

I'm not one of those people who cares which sounds are more/less difficult to say or how many words she knows by x number of months. I'm just proud that she is exploring sounds and words and is learning how to express herself. I love to hear her babbling and finding out which sounds she likes to make, and seeing what she'll surprise me with next.

Visit with our neighbors from our old neighborhood

We've stayed in touch with our next door neighbors from our old neighborhood, Wayne and Julie. Today Ruby and I went and visited with them and had lunch at their house. We got to catch up about their recent travels and Ruby got to chase after one of their cats named Pepper. She kept meooowwwing and getting excited everytime the cat would peek around the corner. I miss living next door to Wayne and Julie since it was almost like having another set of grandparents nearby!

Ruby in the peach orchard

I found a peach orchard 15 minutes from our house, so one morning I packed up Ruby and we went to pick some peaches. It was so cute and the peaches were delicious! We are definitely going back soon.

Sunday afternoon swim and dinner

We invited Alex's parents, his sister and her family over for a swim and dinner this past Sunday. Ruby and her cousin got to visit.

Family Portrait Session - Ruby 12 months

We took a few family portraits this past weekend. Ruby wasn't in a particularly good mood, but at least we managed to get one or two!

Ruby and Maddie

At the First Birthday Bash, Ruby got to play with her friend Maddie.




Maddie gave her a nice hug...










And then decided to kiss her! Awww, friendship! (But look at Ruby's face!!!)

Gymboree Playgroup First Birthday Bash

We've stayed in touch with our friends from Gymboree over the last 8 months or so. This past weekend one of the girls hosted a first birthday bash now that most of the babies have turned one. It was a lot of fun!


Ruby and Maddie played in the kitchen. They loved this playhouse!










You can see all the dads looking on with their margaritas.