Ruby Elizabeth is 6!
Happy Birthday, Ruby! I love how Ruby appreciates tradition. I overheard her telling a friend about some of our birthday traditions. She told her friend about the balloons and gifts she finds in her room when she wakes-up on her birthday, and how she gets to choose her birthday breakfast. A great reminder that the little things make life good.
Ruby started kindergarten this year and looks more and more grown-up to me. I have mixed emotions about this. I enjoy watching her blossom into herself and seeing her interpret and understand the world around her. But I can't help but mourn a bit about the childhood she is flying through, and realize that before I know it she will be all grown-up.
Ruby loves having friends and playing with them. Her ears are fine-tuned to hear when Hazel and Maren from next door are outside playing. She races out the house to see if she can join the fun. Ruby needs a constant companion. "Mom, will you play with me." "Mom, what are we going to do next." "I can't play by myself!" (insert pouty face).
Ruby is also helpful with Henry and Tildy. Lately I love to hear Ruby upstairs teaching Henry something or instructing him how to play a make-believe game. She always want to be to the one to get Mathilda out of her bed in the morning and gets mad when I tell her she can't wake Tildy up.
I also love being in Primary with Ruby. She radiates when she sings during singing time and like a sponge, soaks up the sharing time lesson. Occasionally, we make eye contact and I wink at her and she winks back...warms my heart every time and I feel so blessed she is mine.
Three cheers for Ruby!
