Today we are celebrating my favorite gemstone, Miss Ruby Aveline. She is named after her mama, her Gramma Tam, her Great-Granny Jan, and her Great-Great-Grandma Roberts. This year was so similar to the year she was born because Thanksgiving was so late. I remember being pregnant and desperately hoping she would decide to come on Thanksgiving day because Aaron had the whole weekend off from work. She didn't, she waited for December 1st. It works our though, because her birthday is about as far away from Christmas as you can get and still be born in December, and usually it's at least a week after Thanksgiving.
I can't believe she is five years old already. Some of her favorite things include soccer, swimming, singing, her rope ladder that goes to her "yink bed" (her loft bed), the color green, Oslo, and dressing up. She asked me today when I was going to buy her a pair of high-heeled shoes! I never know what is going to come out of her mouth. About 20 days ago she asked how many days it was until her birthday, and that's when the count down began. Every morning she would wake up and say, "Today I have 17 days until it's my birthday." When it was her turn to say the prayer she would say, "I'm thankful that there are only 8 days until my birthday." And so on. She just kept track in her head, and it was adorable.
It was Sunday today, and she was excited about that because they sang to her in Primary. She also go to go to the Bishop's office and get a Hershey's candy bar. She loves Sundays, and going to Primary, and her Primary teachers. She loves singing time, and she is a super loud singer. It makes me get the giggles every time, because when she knows the words she belts it out, but then if she doesn't she's quiet. So in some songs she only knows every third word, or a phrase here and there, but she isn't afraid to only sing those bits at top volume. She has a beautiful voice too.
She's been telling me for weeks now, that she wants a mint chocolate cake and mint chocolate chip ice cream to go with it. She also wanted salmon as her birthday day dinner, with rolls and broccoli. So that's what we did. She wanted to help make the cake. So we got out all the ingredients, and I was all set to let her help me, but then Oslo got fussy and wanted to eat, and Aaron was taking a nap on the couch. So I said we had to wait a minute while I fed Ozzy. Ivan jumped right in and said he's help Ruby make her cake. And he did. He measured all the ingredients and let Rue poor them into the bowl. Together they got everything just right, so all I had to do when I got back was poor the batter into the pans and stick the pans in the oven. I'm so grateful for my bigger kids when they want to be helpful without asking. It makes life so much easier.
Grandma and Grandpa Swan came over for dinner. Since it was also fast Sunday, we ate a little earlier and that turned out to be a good thing. The salmon was good, but the cake stole the show. :) It's a peppermint chocolate cake with peppermint chocolate ganache frosting and glaze, topped with crushed candy canes.
For presents, Aaron and I gave her a teepee with little star light that light up. It's supposed to fit under her loft bed, but when she got it out of the box, I realized I had measured it wrong and it is too tall! But Aaron thinks he can cut the poles down and make it work, so she'll have a nice cozy reading or playing spot in her room. I've been working really hard since we moved into our house 2 years ago, to make the kids' bedrooms places where they will enjoy spending time, like little havens from the rest of the house. Ruby also got a piece of play silk, which is a dress up item, and a wooden birthday cake that cuts into pieces to be served. She loves playing chef, and currently has been playing with food that Ivan made out of paper for her. She also got 3 Mercy Watson books, which are her favorite ones to check out from the library right now.
Anyways, I did my best to make sure that she felt loved and had a good day. I think she did. We are super glad that she is part of our family.
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