Brisk Me Away

3.11.2023

Ruby is 6

Ruby turned 6 on 7/9/22. It's hard to believe the baby of the family is 6!!! Here is a bit about her. 1. What is your favorite color? Purple  2. What is your favorite toy? Baby dolls 3. What is your favorite fruit? Is a peach a fruit? Then peach. Favorite vegetable? Cauliflower 4. What is your favorite tv show? Wild Kratts, Curious George 5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Pbj (grape jelly) 6. What is your favorite outfit? yellow rufflely romper, Nike striped romper 7. What is your favorite game? Sneaky snacky squirrel 8. What is your favorite snack? The juicy oranges (mandarin oranges in a cup) 9. What is your favorite animal? Dog 10. What is your favorite song? Spark studios songs (vbs) 11. What is your favorite book? Frog and Toad 12. Who is your best friend? Mae, also Piper R. 14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play basketball 15. What is your favorite drink? Orange juice 16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas 17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Purple blankie, stuffies, esp. likes red fox with long tail stuffie 18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? pancakes 19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? At first she said Spaghetti, then switched to calzone (she couldn't remember the name, but said it's kinda like a taco but with pizza stuff inside it). 20. What do you want to be when you grow up? an artist

6.08.2022

About Ruby at 4

June 2020-loves to “play babies”

Junes-loves to dress up!

Notes about Ruby from 3.5-4 (and there’s a lot!).

Phasing out of nap

Wrestling with Goldie (she’s tough with her dog)

Cruise-proud to tell her birthdate (each kid had to say theirs to the worker before boarding and she did it without help!)

Still twirls hair and sucks tongue (her habit since babyhood!)

Loves to cover stuffies w Kleenex like a blanket 

Password-pink and purple

“I miss annie!” “Me too!” When Annie was out of town with the grandmas)

She remembered our other vehicle when we were halfway home that we needed to pick up. Everyone else had forgotten-So responsible!

While watching frozen at the theater she cuddled the whole time and kept saying over and over-I love you very much!

How did he get out of the she shed? (Referring to the she she’d commercial)

Santa-what do you want for xmas? Ruby-A dog. Santa-What kind? Ruby’s-A girl one. 

“Guys, I’m about to cry for real.”

So excited for hand sanitizer, body glitter, and her own pack of gum!

What if I goed into God’s heart?

Calls the sidewalk the “Hard walk”

Mom, you have to work on this! (Putting shoes out of reach of puppy Goldie)

Shirtless naps

Flashing light for flashlight 

Feb-mommy, when Am I going to be a mommy? I explained when she grows up and god gives her a husband that loves her and that she loves very much, then god might give you children then. She asked-will it be daddy?

Was god still making me? ( when we talk about thing that happened before she was born)

Sits at table long after we’re done w dinner (eating is not her priority)

Gum at 6am on way to Disney, shorts in bag! (Obsessed with making sure we had those things)

A tupprise for you! ( her word for surprise)

Loved all Disney rides-not scared at all

Raise your hand if you...

Cheers! Jinks!

I’m secreting in your ear!

What do you want to be? You! What else? A clown.

Spring getting ready all by herself-even shirt! And brushing hair. Shoes, socks. She’s so proud 

May 1 stayed w grandpa and Peggy. Found Jeff (her turtle). Painted w grandpa. Started fully buckling herself in! Game changer for me!

We’re going to the beach-the orange one!! 

Beach-slept TIL 9:15! So tired when crabbing (she and I went up early bc she kept commenting about how tired she was!)

Eat your cereal-“but my feet hurt! My legs hurt!” ( excuses to distract from the task at hand)

5/31 big swimmer day! Big waterfall hike! She’s a trooper!

In June-saddened about brown baby (Goldie chewed her arm off-she did get a replacement for her birthday, though!!)

called Dr Pepper dr coke

Starting to draw a lot! Making people

June 12-officially unbuckling herself!! 

Such a swimmer-flips, Hans stands, jumping off edge

Thumbs down when not ready for bite, thumbs up when ready. No big bites. 

“Mom! It’s sun setting!!”

Hear her from the tub-“call me Alabama!” (A commercial that runs over and over)

Light saver for light saber 

“The peggies are here!!” (When grandpa and Peggy arrive)

Whispering I love you-secret

“See how tall I am!!”

“Mommy you’re my best friend. My bestie!!”



  1. What is your favorite color? Pink

 2. What is your favorite toy? Goldie

3. What is your favorite fruit? Peaches 

Favorite vegetable? Tomato 

4. What is your favorite tv show? Pinkalicious

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? peaches, boiled eggs, pbj 

6. What is your favorite outfit? Pink clothes

7. What is your favorite game? Fox game

8. What is your favorite snack? Yogurt

9. What is your favorite animal? Zebra & Cat (like to eat?)

10. What is your favorite song? Whip my hair

11. What is your favorite book? Potty chair diaper one

12. Who is your best friend? Clayton, Reid 

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Swim

15. What is your favorite drink? Oj 

16. What is your favorite holiday? My birthday 

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Purple blankie (Kiki)

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Boiled eggs, pancakes 

cereal? She doesn’t like cereal much 

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Earth and stone pizza and ice cream (aka the big field place)

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A tiger!


January-loves walking around outside with an umbrella-whether it’s raining or not!

February-weekend trip to Gatlinburg, this is her mining for gems at Anakeesta

February-happy girl waking up, even when she can’t quite open her eyes yet!







March-wonderful Disney trip, more on that someday hopefully 

MArch-loves to dress up in ballet outfit at the house. More umbrella walks, too!

March-this will forever be one of my favorite pictures!! Steven found this baby bunny in the yard and all three kids held it! Look at that smile!!

March-s’mores around our backyard fire pit!



May-quick beach trip for my bday/mothers day


May-Annie’s 6th bday

May-loving the beach

May-becoming a little artist 

May-headed on a neighborhood walk, always gotta take some gear

May-is there anything cuter than a little girl in a swimsuit??

April-strawberry picking 

April-visit to grandpa’s where Jeff was acquired

April-Easter at home

April-Easter dresses in the backyard 

April-Easter loot

April-so much home time, Steven’s office in our bedroom 

April-Easter egg dying, she loved this

6.07.2022

Ruby is 4!

 Looking back over all these posts-somehow I skipped this one?! Then I calculated the date-it was 2020 so all bets were off-who knows what was going on! Luckily I keep notes! See below for how we celebrated our sweet 4 year old! It looks like we did a pretty thorough job!



4th of July weekend family came, and we celebrated the birthday cousins!

Grandpa and Peggy gave a baking set and a frozen fishing pole!
Look at that adorable baby face! Melt my heart!

She’s gotten a lot of use out of that pole!

The 4 year old and the 18 year old!

Gifts from family 

Katarina kitty cat and a Daniel tiger lunchbox from cousins!

Strawberry cake for the win!


The next morning we had these special made donuts!
Happy b-day CJ & Ruby.

Back to family celebration-kids are always thrilled with their $20 from grandma Dewitt!


Hamburgers and watermelon for lunch!

Ruby’s actual birthday on Thursday the 9th - her request was the splash pad! 

Cards from the Rollins 

Henry gave her a light saber and Annie gave frozen soap and a pink loofah.



We cave Daniel tiger figurines and 

A new Doll stroller

And a “brown skinned baby” as the kids lovingly called it.

These sweeties love to celebrate each other!

We went to dinner afterwards at the “big field restaurant” for pizza and ice.
We had a fun swim celebration that Saturday with friends!

Four!


Proud of her cake!

New art caddy from the Zorios-perfect for this art loving girt!


The kids were proud to help make this sign for her!



She requested the Ruby piece of course!

Buddies Avery, Nora Kate, and Maggie. 



Happy birthday sweet girl! We sure do love you!