Very Important Video

Ruby's First Birthday

I made the cake, hence the horribly done lettering. I can create text on a computer, but not on a cake! It was delicious, dark chocolate cake and cream cheese frosting...which I dyed myself. Amelia helped me find the cake pan at WalMart. It's pretty nifty(one of those silicone ones and it has pull apart pieces so you don't have to slice it).

Most of Ruby's little friends couldn't make it. Grant (my nephiew) and Claire (my cousin) were the only kiddos who made it. Also attending were me, Scott, Mammy & Pappy(my parents), Nanny, Amber(cuz), Auntie, and Amber & Daryl (Bro & his wife).


Claire helped Ruby open her gifts. Ruby got too busy trying to chase the cat. She didn't sit still until cake time.

Bath tub Tugboat and Animal Friends from Claire.

Time for cake....
She's not real sure about this big orange thing.....

First taste of cake....

savoring.... thinking.....

YES!
I can't believe they let me eat THIS!

THANKS MOM!!!
...and Daddy knows about this too??

It's a dream come true.

Afterwards, Ruby had to get a bath, bottle and a nap! We had so much fun and good food & presents too!

Pumpkin Patch

Yep, we went to the pumpkin patch too... I insisted. I wanted Ruby's 1yr. old pics to be in/near pumpkins. Can you believe the large ones were $25? JEEZ! I remember I probably spent that on like 7 pumpkins one year. I have a fondness for carving them and this year, I've already done one for Ruby's birthday party... I guess I need to post that too! HA! I'm behind and getting ahead of myself so things will be out of order blog-wise.