Grampa & Gramma Visit

We had a nice, but extremely short 4 day visit with my parents. The last full day together was spent walking around Fairhaven. I forgot my camera, so I just have a few from my phone but it was a gorgeous day (80’s)! Had lunch at Avenue Bread, walked along the boardwalk, then back for Acme Ice Cream. We ended the day feeding chickens at a beautiful garden nursery. The chickens roam freely and the nice ladies give the kids chicken feed.

The first few pictures are launching the water bottle rocket at the park with some friends after Ruby’s birthday party. We got it to go pretty high and the kids loved it!

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Ruby’s 1st Birthday Party

Ruby turned the big “1” on Saturday, April 16th. We had a small party attended by my parents and a couple close friends with kids. We enjoyed bunny themed cupcakes, snacks, and opening gifts. Ruby received some pretty cute clothes and a beautiful blanket/quilt Gramma Friesen made for her.

Ruby cried a little when we sang “happy birthday”, but she sure did enjoy eating her entire cupcake!

Easter Egg Hunt

The girls had fun finding their eggs this year. Ruby got to find a few empty ones in the grass while Ada had several hidden around the yard. The playset was a great new spot to hide eggs this year. We also read through all the Resurrection Eggs in one sitting. Ada has fun opening each egg to reveal part of the Easter story. The last egg is empty because, praise the Lord, Jesus is risen!

Ruby Loves…

A few pictures of Ruby at 10 months old.

I caught Ruby playing with the toilet paper roll and sampling some of it. She loves paper! Here is Ada when I caught her playing with toilet paper as a baby 🙂

She loves…

Ruby & Ada

A few more pictures of Ruby at 9 months and with her big sister for Valentine’s Day.

9 Months

Ruby is pulling herself up to stand with the help of chairs and low tables. She is also getting difficult to photograph since she loves to be on the move! 🙂

Fall Leaves

A few pictures of the girls (especially Ada) enjoying the huge pile of leaves Todd had just raked.

Ruby bear would wriggle in the leaves and start to sink deeper into the pile, she almost disappeared 🙂

1 Month

I decided to reuse the month-by-month onesies and fabric from Ada’s first year photo shoots to compare Ruby’s growth. I was also gifted 12 months of stickers which I thought would be fun to use and include Ada.

Ruby definitely has a reddish tint to her hair in the sunlight, but overall it’s light brown in color. She is a pretty good sleeper and had a few nights of over 8 hours in a row. She goes back and forth just when I think I can sleep through the night 🙂

Here’s a link to Ada’s 1 month to compare.

Weeks 1, 2, & 3

A few picture from the first 3 weeks of Ruby’s life. Baby’s are fun the first few weeks. You can put them anywhere, such as a basket, and they will stay put 🙂