Photo Shoot Friday

Our little Ruthie Roo is about to turn 1...can you believe it?!  Mommy can't.  People always told me I'd be ready when the time came...I don't know if I am, but I will have to be ready soon enough.  Lately, I have been waking up in the mornings very emotional because of the fact that she is growing up so fast.  Why can't there be a DVR in life?  We can pause, rewind...fast forward (teenage years?)  To be honest, I don't know if I'd want to do any of that.  Each age is even better than the next.  She might not be that little cuddly ball of a newborn, with the squished up legs and sweet little dream suckles and smiles, but she now can do so much more!  She knows me as her "Mama," she communicates to us what she wants - Dat!, Dog!, Nonononononono - she laughs with us, plays with us, and is becoming her own person.  She can be described by many words...but the one that comes to mind - tenacious.  She is what the Baby Whisperer describes as "Spirited."  Photos do her personality no justice.  She is so much more fun than any picture can describe.  But, we will try.  

Hey mom...you are in my way.

Playing with a cute baby in the oven.

Sly smile

Showing her beautiful brown eyes by looking for the next thing to play

Scratching her head with a toy...hey, she uses tools!

She spends most of her days chasing after this little muppet...usually that is followed by a growl and a dog running away.  Such a friendly dog!  Ruthie doesn't care, and to top it off, Ruthie has learned how to growl!  No kidding.

Reading her absolute FAVORITE book, Tails.   I'm pretty sure it is clinically addictive.

This is usually my view of her...crawling away to find a new adventure.