nursery welcome ruby May 7, 2008

   a first day for everyone, ruby’s even smiling for the picture

   she was a good sharing girl, even when kids swiped her stuff

   a very peaceful spirit, the only one stationary in the picture

water ruby May 6, 2008

  

   ruby loves water                                and more water

  

   and water hoses                               and more water

  

  maybe she’s getting sick of it             nope, she loves more water

  

   ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh             gulp!

 

small moments of gabba May 5, 2008

“welcome to my world, from grown men to little girls”  -Double D (David Devaney)

 

  

   colorful moments                                                    architectural unity

  

         natural light                                                             set building

  

     transportation                                        stall decorations

  

    salteens’ rob                                        lighting creatures

SATURDAY IS A SPECIAL DAY IT’S THE ONLY DAY THAT I HAVE OFF (sing it) April 23, 2008

A very nice fun filled day a couple weeks ago, sunny day at a secluded Laguna Beach with a lunch Katie packed for us.  Ruby wasn’t afraid of the waves at all, she would scream every time a huge wave rolled over.  Katie and I have gotten her too accustomed to water, she wants to go out and swim in the huge waves.  Our kite would attack people cause the wind was too low to the ground.  But the wind picked up our beach umbrella and carried it away and some comment from the peanut gallery close by stated “It flies better than your kite.”  We parked on a hill that day and some group of people waited 15 minutes while we dusted the sand off of Ruby’s bum, rinsed her down and changed her diaper.  They were really desperate for a spot I guess.  It was a sandy fun day. Then we went to Jim & Gail’s in Mission Viejo and then took Ruby to a movie, Horton Hears A Who.  What a busy day!

 

 

Our old sad kite that we keep patching together to make work :(

 

creative geniuses next door April 8, 2008

meet preferred plush, our positive neighbors to our south

 

i’m fortunate enough to work next to a happy land of stuffed

animal manufactures who have a 24 hour security guard who

watches to make sure nobody steals the animals . . . bull dogs with guitars, wow

 

 

some snow action April 7, 2008

hey, it was a fun getaway with the old happy place buddies of byu yore.  here’s a little frizzy with my goggles on the lift.  we snowboarded, reminisced, laughed, went to a byu basketball game, got plastered (not) and went home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ruby with pumpkins December 3, 2007

what a fun day at the pumpkin patch, live animals, orange colors abound and fun with another ruby 1st experience.  this was over a month ago, but I had to share it.           

life on 600 orange avenue November 20, 2007

life  on 600 orange is equipped with one big red dog that howls loudly at women pushing babies in strollers, a chubby 11 month old with chubby cheeks who may open the curtains to watch the action outside, one chubby dad who may be working outside on the yard or tinkering on various projects around the home, and an all-american blue eyed and  freckled mom that runs with baby early in the foggy morning to start her day. occasionally you can  find neighbors walking our dog gus for us, or the neighborhood boys jumping on our trampoline or taking out the trash, who we pay $5 a month for their services. we recently went to a beach house in oxnard, ca and stayed with nan/myles and family and had reunion of byu roommates.  it was good times reminiscing about the good ole days and watching the kids play together. ruby loves to soar especially at the camarillo beach with dad.  catching some waves with the boys just before sunset, we didn’t make it out very far though, thanks to the wind blown waves, riptide current, freezing water, and the fact that we paddled out into the last big set of the night.    clowns for halloween, need i say anymore?  it was liberating!