This little lady

I get home from work tonight and Tom tells me this story. He, Donovan and Ruby are all outside in the front yard playing. An F-15 flies over our house and Ruby hears the roar of the engines before she can see the plane. Tom says as soon as she hears it she gets a look of terror on her face, takes off running towards the house and yells, “DONO!!!!!!RUN!!!!!! IT’S A MONSTER!!!!”

Now I love this story for two reasons:
1) it’s hilarious
2) it shows her absolute love for her brother that even when she is sure that they are under attack and seconds from getting eaten by a monster, she is thinking of him and his well-being.

She rocks.

Alternate words

Ruby is talking so much. She talks in full sentences and will have whole conversations with or without your participation. My most favorite thing she does now a days is the “alternate” words she has chosen for some things.

For example:
Me? I’m not momma anymore, I’m “Mom-pa”. Donovan? Oh he’s just “Don-Don.” Would you like her to do a somersault for you with no hands? Then you will need to ask her to do a “raindrop”. And are those nipples on her chest? Nope, those are newts. Dono doesn’t have braces but “shiny teeth” or “sprinkles” on his teeth. And squirrels? She’s never heard of them. But (s)QUAILS (the s is super silent), now those she loves to point out.

Weeeeeeerrrreeee bbaaaaaacccccckkkkk

Soooooo, after a brief hiatus (🤣) here we are! We added another crazy person to this family and she has lots of fun things that she is doing that we want to remember for forever so here goes nothing! Not making any promises though this time around. Gonna learn from past empty promises. And now for the pictures:

Green popsicle tongue

10th birthday cake is actually just ice cream

Our 8 yr old artist!

All the crazies! (Minus the parents)