Ruby's 1st Birthday!

Ruby's whimsical and fun in this ruffly pinwheel skirt made especially for her party celebration by her Grandma Martin. She was all smiles for her guests when they arrived for a dinner party. Ruby ate some of Mommy's dinner roll and lasagna because of course she was still hungry after just eating her own dinner.

Jemima Puddle-duck was the theme for Ruby's first birthday. She was so happy to see her stuffed Jemima. This one is made for little ones and is called "My First Jemima." Mommy also made a Jemima Pudle-duck pillow for her crib.

Brother and sister sharing the love.

She now points at many things and Grandma Martin is using this to say that Ruby is "one".


Ruby gets to know her little cousin Pippa who is now 3 months old.

Whether she knew it or not, Ruby was the scheduled entertainment. She smiles, laughed, jibber-jabbered and just looked so cute. She even played a little ukalele for us. And, she was the star of the show for cake eating and present opening.

story time with ruby

Elijah just adores his littlest sister. He had fun letting her pick the books and reading to her out of the charming stories of Beatrix Potter. Ruby loves to listen to the story and point to every picture.

Snow Day

Finally a snow day. It doesn't matter that it's the end of February. The snow finally came and it came in about 6-8 inches. The kids quickly donned their snowpants, coats, hats and gloves and went outside after breakfast. Sadly, the playtime ended when Elijah had to get ready for school (it was only a two hour delay not a WHOLE snow day). But there was time for a delicious cup of hot chocolate before the school bell rang. Their favorite thing to do today in the snow was crawl around and play "dogs" and also to eat it, of course.

my 3 little valentines

Corinne's first ballet class