Ruby's Yard Service

Ruby is starting up a lawn service this summer because she wants to save up some money for her first set of wheels. Please contact her mom or dad if you are interested in hiring her. She's a hard worker, but will need to take several milk breaks an hour.

Cheeky Little Monkey

There are new things that I love about Rubina everyday... her power-walking arms when she runs, her hair in little pigtails, the way she nods her head up and down in agreement, how she clicks her teeth together and points to her neck with two full hands. She can even name numbers, letters and colors. She doesn't always get the specifics correct, but she knows which words are numbers, which are letters, and which are colors. She's learning at such an amazing rate, it's hard to keep up with all the new words she knows and milestones she has reached.

While all of these new skills are impressive, my favorite thing about Ruby these days is her budding sense of humor. I fell in love with her daddy because he has the ability to always make me laugh, and it seems as though she will be following in his footsteps. To give you a good example of her ability to make us laugh, here is our conversation in the car the other night.

Me: Ruby, how many dogs do you have?

Ruby: THREE!

Me: You have TWO dogs, TWO. Can you say "two?"

Ruby: (hunching her shoulders and smiling) Five.

Me: Rubes, can you say "three?"

Ruby: (giggling) Two.

Me: Can you say "five?"

Ruby: Three.

The best part of her "joke" was the giggling and hunching of her shoulders. She knew what she was saying was funny and she loved that we were playing along in her little game. As Tio Chuy would say, she's a cheeky little monkey.

Ruby and Coco, BFF

Meet Coco. Isn't she gorgeous? It makes total sense that Coco is so beautiful. Her mom and dad are H.O.T. Model hot.

After months of anticipation, Coco and Ruby finally got to hang out a few weeks ago. Coco and her momma, Cindy, came to visit Austin in April. Cindy is our friend who fell in love with a handsome man, married him in San Francisco, and then moved all the way to Dubai to make babies.

I forgive Cindy for moving so far away, but only because her baby is the second cutest baby I have ever seen.

Here's Rubina, checking out Coco while she sleeps.

Moving in a little closer to get a better look at that rockin' faux hawk.

When Coco woke up, she got to help me chase Ruby by the water. Ruby was obsessed with the ducks. Obsessed.

When it was time to go home, I explained to Ruby that we did not know when we would see Coco again. Clearly, this made her very sad.

To make herself feel better and to have a souvenir from their first encounter, Ruby tried to steal Coco's fancy pacifier. I made her give it back though.

It was a pleasure to meet you, Coco. Come hang out with us in Austin anytime. We think you're fabulous.

Seventeen Months

Two pictures because we couldn't decide which was cuter.

Wildflowers

Our bluebonnet shoot didn't go so great this year, but we headed back to the wildflower field near our house last week for another attempt at pictures. The black-eyed susans were in full bloom with just a few tiny patches of bluebonnets. I kinda like the bright yellow flowers better than the bluebonnets, but have to admit that I think Ruby looks gorgeous in any color flower.

Ponytail

Ruby is beginning to look old.

Love.