Nap fairy - please visit us!

Hi All! We had a great time with Auntie J-A! Ruby was smitten right away. Anytime J-A went out of her eye sight even for a second Ruby would say "Where did JJ go Momma?" She wanted to get up especially early when J-A was here so she wouldn't miss out on anytime her. :) We miss you already J-A!!

We have had a challenging last couple of weeks to say the least. We're not quite sure what has gotten into Ruby but she decided to go on nap strike. She has been waking up near 5am and refusing to nap all day. She has gone from our sweet little girl to a monster!!! She doesn't seem to be teething so we think maybe she's just trying to test us since she napped for our sitter. I don't want to jinx myself but today was MUCH better. She woke up a little later and napped for almost 2 hours. She seemed to be her sweet self again so nap gods, please, PULEAAAASE may this be the end of our torture!!!

Ruby loves watching the classic Disney Cinderella movie but what cracks me up is that she calls her "Cinderelli" because that's what the mice call her. Too funny! We got a bike seat for Daddy's bike and Ruby enjoys going on bike rides when Daddy gets home from work. She also loves going "put-put" with Daddy. We got her a little club so she can go to the putting green and hit her own balls. Ruby's vocabulary continues to amaze us. She pretty much says everything now. She sings a lot and loves to sing along with her cds in the car. She's learning to sing her address along to a tune which is pretty hilarious.

Ruby continues to be very independent. "I DO IT" is a phase we hear many times a day. She wants to open the car door, climb in, get into her car seat and buckle herself in. Everything takes much longer now but I love watching her learn and grow and be proud of her accomplishments.

Well, wish us luck with the naps this week! Enjoy the pics and the video!

Snuggling with Auntie J-A.

At Playmobil - cool place!

Lining up all the animals in a very straight line - got a little of your mom's Type A Rubes?

Anxiously awaiting her "chocate chip" cookie at Publix.

Trying on her new helmet for the first time.

Away they go!

Loving the water slide at Eva's b-day party.

She especially liked to sit at the top and drink that water.

I'm such a big girl that I insist on picking out my own shoes.

At Bounce U, a very fun bouncy place!

Watching "Cinderelli" with Daddy.

Lounging on the lobster pool toy that she just could NOT leave the store without. Yes, this is part of our living room suite now.

Hesitantly hugging Maggie the Cow after a puppet show at the library.

Trying to put her bathing suit on all by herself.

Finger painting with Daddy.

Talking to her baby.

When I asked her where she was going she told me she was going to the ball to dance with the Prince.

Here's a video from the bouncy place we went to this week. Ruby was a dare devil! She was keeping up with all the big kids on this really steep, scary slide! It was really funny because once she got to the top, she'd just lied down and scoot herself to the edge. She was definitely the smallest one going on this slide!