Sunday, December 6, 2009

RUsters turns TWOsters with a tutu and tiara party (instant gratification for my doubting sister)

Today Ruby turns two years old and I am astounded that she is so young! Usually I am surprised that my kids are getting so old on their birthday's but Ruby seems as though she has been part of our family forever. This is one little girl who knows what she wants and is packed with personality! She wears princess dresses or princess nightgowns over her clothes everywhere we go. With the exception of church, which is where I draw the line, Ruby truly wears something she deems glamorous every single day. She uses phrases like, "ooh, la, la" and calls herself "pretty" and "gorgeous". Each morning when she wakes up (wearing pajamas with a princess dress over the top) I take her out of her crib and change her diaper at which time she heads straight for Abbie's jewelry box to accessorize. Once outfitted in several necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings, she is willing to come down and join the rest of us for breakfast.
I had thought Abbie was a girly girl back before Ruby came along but now I realize that Ruby is the definition of what it means to be "girly". She wants everything to sparkle and is very much the real life version of Nancy from the children's book Fancy Nancy. She sighs a lot for emphasis and will put her head on her shoulder to be coy or cute. She clasps her hands together like Snow White does when she is being beautiful and innocent. Basically she has life figured out and is going to manipulate us all.
Don't let this darling little exterior fool you, she can also scream with the best of 'em. She is my only child so far to become rigid and stiff as a board when I try and put her in her car seat, or to go completely limp while I try to safely hold her hands near busy roads or parking lots (one time resulting in a dislocated elbow and emergency trip to the pediatrician). Like I said earlier, she knows what she wants and she knows how to get it! Gotta love this girl!!


she wasn't quite sure what to do with the present, she loved it before she even opened it


the creepy baby that Ruby had loved at Toys R Us, she spent a really long time laughing with this doll at the store (the doll laughs and moves its arms)

Bracken realized that the baby came with a bottle

Ruby has a look on her face that I'm sure I sometimes get while feeding my kids...hmm, well this'll keep the baby quiet

there's a happier mommy feeding picture

she has now opened a nightgown (which is what I requested from the grandparents because I knew she'd love them)... this is her saying "wear it! wear it!"

more princesses for our princess!!

ooh you baby, you're driving me crazy! I could just wring your neck!

the perfect princess book from Gigi along with a special nightgown

oh my, what is this? A-yay-oh? (Ariel)

AND IT PLAYS MUSIC!

this is just too much!

Princess Pez and surely something else special from Grandma and Grandpa Allen

prince charming tries to give a kiss before leaving for the airport

Oh baby, I love you!

enough sugar for several stomachaches

a once full bowl of chocolate chips before we even begin decorating


Mom, do you know that thing is on fire?

attempt # 22 to blow out this candle (check out the chocolatey drool)

you can see the huge string of spit when you make this one big

the flame finally went out, I did it! I did it!!

a princess with blonde hair, white gloves, and a pink dress...ooh, la, la (as Ruby would say)

should I be saving this?

yo, what up, no I am not too tough for pink hearts with sprinkles

we are NOT having cake in addition to cookies with this much frosting

these are delicious mom

but perhaps I'll add a little frosting

and perhaps Abbie will add a ton more

they each got their own plate with a castle, coach, glass slipper, crown, magic wand, number 2, a princess or prince charming, a horse (for the coach), and some other miscellaneous shapes

nothing would be complete without sprinkles

shocked when i realized Tate had disappeared from his plate full of confections, I turned to see this (we got our Christmas tree last night and had just started putting lights and ball ornaments on it right before the party)

almost there

perfect

how am I ever going to get that out?

She notices what has happened to her precious tutu that she wears everywhere, including to the gym

Uh-OH!!!

Look mom, it's a castle and a smiley face

Sunday, November 29, 2009

What, we're having turkey? Do we have to go catch him ourselves?

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is over and Daddy is home from the ward Turkey Bowl, it must be time for the turkey to go in...Abbie thought we would have to go catch and kill the turkey ourselves.

Abbie thought these napkin rings were bracelets, like party favors from the dinner

For some reason Justin prefers to have his cranberry jelly from the can, not homemade, so I do both but I always make sure that his stays---as ghetto as it is---in the shape of the can and don't empty it into the bowl until the last minute

Somehow Tate found leftovers from Bracken's birthday cake and dug in while we weren't paying attention

fabulous...back into the shower

I was alone in the kitchen, or so I thought, I turned and saw Lexie on the counter in her bouncy seat..apparently she can grab for things now, but doesn't know how to let go, she stayed like this for a while

she didn't know what to think of the music...or the camera

Ahhh, the wonderful smell of a turkey on thanksgiving



Gumdrops always mean apple turkeys in our house, thank you mom for a wonderful tradition

Abbie going to town, she always thinks the more the better

grandpa is very serious about the art of apple turkey making

grandpa's turkey made it to the table


this is where Justin found Tate, still at the table, just not visible

Bracken's great turkey, complete with waddle