The Big 1st of 2009!

Ruby turned 1 on December 31st! Yes I know, I'm late with the post but if it helps this one comes with pictures!

Ruby has been a joy in our lives. This kid smiles all the time and is starting to give hugs! Oh my gosh the first time she did that I melted. What is it about your kids and the wonderful surprises they give you? Her birthday was small with some family and close friends. I believe my daughter is going to be a drummer when she gets older and so we bought her a little drum set that has other noise makers stored inside. She loves to bang on the drum...which is better than banging on my keyboard. She got some new clothes and learning toys but the best part of course was the cake!

She dug into that thing like a pro and we enjoyed helping her eat all the frosted parts. We tried to get Mini Flash to dig in but he's not big on getting his hands dirty.




While we dug into Ruby's first cake we enjoyed sharing stories of Mini Flash's first birthday and how he would not dig into his first cake. With our encouragement, Ruby's example, and promises that the frosting will wash off he got into it though and started to really enjoy distroying the cake.