Ruby's Third Super Bowl

Keeping a Super Bowl tradition going...

Two years ago Ruby enjoyed her first Super Bowl...



Then another one last year, featuring the legworks of Oklahoma University alum Garret Hartley...



But nothing prepared her for this year's win, of her Green Bay Packers over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25.

Ruby is 2!

Ruby turned two last week, and Saturday we had a few friends -- meaning most of the kids in our building, plus some Brooklynites -- over to eat Queens cake, decorate a big playhouse, and create little snowmen. Here are some photos. Video to come soon.

Happy birthday Ruby!

Grammy Loves NYC!

Grandma Nguyen made her first flight in 35 years, and first visit to the East Coast -- something she's been fond of stopping passerby to tell. Like a neighbor in the Queens apartment, a tamale seller down the street, and folks at Ruby's daycare.

After some time on the #7 subway -- 'oh wow' she said seeing one pass on the elevated line over Roosevelt Avenue -- we opted for culture today, with cousin Liz in from Rhode Island: at the Met.

And a new t-shirt.

'I'm Fine'

Someone is saying sentences now. If you ask how she is, Ruby answers, 'I'm fine.' And she's honest about it. She doesn't say a thing if she's fussy.

Queens Girl!

We're behind on this, but a lot's been going on. First of all, Ruby's a full-on Queens girl. We settled into our new Jackson Heights apartment a couple weeks ago. Went to the playground, a couple local diners, saw some salsa-rap at the nearby park, dealt with the heat.

All good. In the end, nothing beats yogurt though.

Greenpoint Days

We're in our second temporary housing. After a super six weeks with pals Amy, Adam, Owen, Oliver & Bea in Park Slope, we're living -- above an Irish bar, across from American Park, backed with a giant water tower with a freshly painted Polish flag -- in Greenpoint. Just a short drive from Robert's new office in Long Island City, Queens. We took the G to E train to take Ruby to her new daycare in Jackson Heights, Queens -- exactly once. Now drive. The apartment in J-Hi is finally ours -- months in the making -- and renovations underway. Here are some moments of Ruby's May and early June.

Someone got to meet Uncle Matt & Aunt Nina, who are expecting in October, at trendy brunch.




Someone didn't like her first swimming lesson much:


Someone sort of liked wearing a bike helmet and sitting in a bike seat. Just not necessarily at the same time:



Someone is really into parks:

It's Mother's Day every day!