Sorry

Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted. I apologize to my huge viewing audience-- all 5 members of my family who read this :) May has been a busy month for us. That, and the fact that the cord that hooks my camera to my laptop is with John in Wichita, has led to my lack of posting.
I'm a little disappointed in myself that I let Ruby's 1/2 year birthday (May 19th) come and go without a sappy post about it. Here's a quick version:

Ruby's likes: watching Jack play, taking 20 minute naps, waking up in the morning looking cute, sitting next to dad on the couch, making a huge mess with baby food, grabbing Emma's hair

Ruby's dislikes: taking naps lasting longer than 20 minutes, letting mom get anything accomplished, when she realizes that nobody's paying attention to her

I have been able to produce a few crafty things lately. I made this fairy princess for a 4 year-old's birthday. And the terrariums below were made by Jack and I as mother's day presents.
I'll try to post more frequently, we are heading up north to stay in a cabin with my parents (with Sarah and the kids to join us next week). I promise to take lots of pictures and post next weekend.

Seriously Cute Ruby

Here she is after having just finished chewing on some frozen fruit in one of those mesh-food-things.  This gadget is a life saver right now.  Her teeth really seem to be bothering her, she is chewing on EVERYTHING all the time.

Happy Mother's Day!

Painting

On Wednesday Jack and Olivia did some painting for Gramma Bijou's Mother's Day gift.  They had a lot of fun, and of course requested to be shirtless for their painting time.

Homemade Playdough

We made some playdough the other night at Sarah's.  We used a basic recipe that we found somewhere online (similar to this one), which had us use Kool-Aid to dye the dough.  It also made it smell very yummy.  It should last about a month, and has already been played with quite a bit.  And of course, it isn't this pretty anymore-- now it's all mixed together :)

Outside

Today we spent some time outside with aunt Sarah and cousins Olivia and Alex. We also stopped by a church rummage sale where I found some great old fabrics and a few vintage stuffed animal patterns. The patterns were only five cents a piece!
Ruby loves the camera, especially the dangling lens cap that she is constantly grabbing for.

message for dad

I love living here

Birthday Presents

I've been making a lot of kid's birthday presents lately. I've been reading this blog and drooling over her dolls. I finally sewed a few of her patterns. I need to get a picture of Spaceboy and Robot that I made from a pattern bought here. I made the two dolls in the picture to look like the birthday girl and Jack from this pattern. I was really happy with how they turned out, and can't wait to make them again!

Cousins

Just a few cute pics from my birthday last week. Ruby enjoying some cousin-time.