Miss Ruby Claire: August 2008

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

A Trip to Dallas

My sister and her two kids, Lauren and Brett, visited from Las Vegas the first week of June, so absolutely Ruby and I made a trip to Grandmama and Papa Jim's house. We had such a blast! It was so great for Ruby to spend some quality time with her Aunt Jennifer and her cousins. LaLa (Lauren) was such a little "big sister", dressing Ruby up and playing with her, sharing her lemon chill at the zoo, and even buying her a little present. So precious. Brett was impressed with Ruby's new animal sounds and vocabulary skills, and his was the first name she said when we arrived. We had many adventures: swimming, eating, going for walks with the dog, shopping, eating, going to the zoo, playing in water fountains, and eating and shopping some more! We can't wait for our next visit; we miss you all dearly!

Playing dress-up with LaLa

Here she is... Miss Goofball 2008

Ruby's fierce look

Making music with a wooden cup and a pewter bowl...

Who knew it could be so fun?

Lookin' coooool at the pool

Awwww, kisses.

Those curls kill me!

Big girl walking at the zoo

This big guy walked right over to us!

Can you see the giant croc?

Chillin' out

She was a bit weary of the sculptures.

Making friends: "Hey, nice shoes!"

Loving the waterfall

A little after-zoo coloring

Mama's little Monkey Girl

A Texas Spring Wedding

Our friends Ian and Addie, parents of Ruby's long time boyfriend Julian, officially dove into the boundless sea of marriage this past May. It was a very lovely (and hot!) backyard union in the beautiful Texas hill country. Surrounded by friends and family and under the trees, Ian and Addie spoke their vows to each other, to Julian, to the universe. Ian got a bit of flack for his "it happened naturally..." speech, but at the heart was a very beautiful sentiment, that their love had blossomed easily and simply, as it should have, and seemed to flow along like the river, always instinctively traveling toward larger waters. (You know I had to use a water analogy to describe the love of two water signs!) So it was definitely beautiful, and emotional, though I did miss most of the words of the ceremony because I was chasing after little Ruby while Aaron manned the camera, and of course, (like the little fire sign she is), did not want to be still for even a moment. Many thanks to Uncle Tom and Becca, and the families for their gracious hosting. It was such a wonderful, special day, and we are so glad we were able to share the experience! I've added some highlights below, but be sure to check out Addie's pictures, and as always you can view my slideshow here.