Welcome 2011!!!

Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays!

She helped wrap...

and she helped unwrap.

She helped entertain!

She explored.

She watched her big cousins sing Christmas songs!

She blended right in!

She opened fun gifts from Santa,

and she looked for more!

Overall, I would say that Ruby's first Christmas was awesome!

Busy Girl

I wanted to share this first, I love this girl!

What a smile!

She's pretending to use the spatula as a backscratcher!

Ruby joined her big girl cousins for some tea at the American Girl store!  But first we stopped at Macy's to see the big beautiful tree!  Ruby even got her first American Girl doll...  just an itty bitty one (smaller than a barbie), but I couldn't let her walk out of that place with out one!

 Ah, yes...  Ruby trying to steal tea from a doll!

And...  Ruby trying to eat the cup!

Santa

Well, she didn't cry, and she didn't tug at Santa's beard.  I didn't see her whisper any Christmas wishes into his ear.  Ruby and cousin Tommy proved that Santa's lap wasn't such a scary place after all...  this year.

Snow Bum

As I've said before, this girl has no fear!  Her first real introduction to snow was fun.  We took her sledding in the backyard, two dumps later she was looking for more!  She is so much fun!  Of course Drake was having fun too!

Thanksgiving, and then some

It's been a busy week.  Ruby's first Thanksgiving was wonderful.  We spent the first half of the day at Grandma and Grandpa Wickman's home.  The second half at Aunt Ar and Uncle Den's.  Friday we skipped the early crazy shopping adventure but met family at a bowling alley, naturally Miss Ruby had to watch, no bowling just yet!  Saturday and Sunday night I worked.   zzz   zzz   zzz...  And Tuesday was Ruby's gym day.  She loves climbing through this tunnel, and her new fun thing is getting tossed in to the foam square pit!  She's a nut.

Thanksgiving with the Wickman's and Devers'

A packed dining room at the Kroeger's (this is about half of the group!)

Helping Auntie Arlene rearrange her storage containers!

A performance by the young Tommy!

Tuesday at the gym...

This girl has no fear!  She loves this tunnel, sometimes even turns around in the middle!  Watch this...