Keep Calm and Carry On

I recently bought the picture hanging on the wall in the hallway behind Ruby.

Gingerbread man decorating at Ruby's house

I hosted a gingerbread man decorating party for some of Ruby's friends. I baked the cookies and the moms brought over different toppings.

Ruby enjoyed the m&ms and gumdrops especially!


Matias and Ruby working hard on their creations.








Ruby's gingerbread man.

Jingle Bells!

Ruby loves jingle bells...the song and the chime of the bells! We've been singing it lately...I had to get her this cute top!

Doesn't it just look like she is singing it in the picture!

Ruby and Roman Reunited at Ava's birthday party

Ruby was invited to Ava's birthday party at Gymboree recently.
She had so much fun playing on all the equipment!



Catching bubbles with the birthday girl...







And Ruby was reunited with her old London pal, Roman, who was in town visiting!



Alex and I also got to catch up with Brenda... Such a fun party!

A few dresses I have sewn

Lately I have been practicing sewing. I made Ruby a few short sleeve dresses (I drew and edited a pattern over time). They have elastic necks which makes them super easy to put on!

I love the sewing machine Alex gave me for my birthday!

Ruby at the park

The weather is so unpredictable in November and December. Recently we had a warm afternoon so we headed to our favorite local park! Ruby climbs and loves to slide.

Ruby and Matias

Annette and her son Matias (2) came over to play. Ruby and Matias enjoyed being outside.




And had a nice macaroni and cheese lunch.




I'm so glad I get to spend time with Annette who is on maternity leave with her newborn!