When she doesn't know I'm there. Charlotte is the one in the green pants and hunched over. She is picking up tiny blue beads out of the grass after her friend fell, skinned her knee, broke her ankle bracelet, and had a minor melt down at the loss. Very cool to see how helpful and…… Continue reading Amazing to watch her,

“Abu naba apple” Slowly but surely, she is starting to talk. And very clearly this morning, when I asked her if she wanted her milk, she shook her head and told me that she wanted an apple. Astonishing to hear words coming out of her mouth.

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Charlotte loves her bike and is determined to take care of it. Here she is screwing on the horn. She is striving for independence. And earning it. She is a remarkable human being.

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Arden is currently very obsessed with Spotty the newt. She visits him every chance she gets. Especially on Monday and Wednesday mornings where she hangs around at the nursery school like a bad smell. Seriously. Getting her out of there is, or at least can be, a pretty strenuous process. She likes the newt And…… Continue reading Spotty the newt

For the past few months, I’ve been dealing with a serious internal conflict: when is it ok to wear a dress? I’m not asking for myself. If you are Ruby, then any day is a good day to wear a dress. Especially if it has stripes. Or sparkles. Or polka dots, or butterflies, or hearts,…… Continue reading Say yes to the dress.

This is Ruby Jane, sometime around the middle of last week, enjoying her rain suit and all the puddles on offer.This is Ruby Jane with her hat all tipped back like some kind of nursery school hipster and the curly hair all over the map and the guy behind the camera worried about how he…… Continue reading Spaghetti for diner

Notice the upside down stool? Notice the placement of the toy box? Notice the part in the dresses hanging in the closet? Is that an ice pack under that bandanna tied to Ruby’s head? Had she stacked the stool on top of the toy box so that she could climb up into the closet for…… Continue reading Ruby the bold