1st Birthday Party

What else do you do for a first birthday party, but bowl? We met up with pals Owen, Oliver, Lila, Bea and Olive (along with Amy, Adam, Lauren, Giao and Travis) for a game at Melody Lanes in Sunset Park. Along with an order of Stevenson Elementary-styled french fries, some cup cakes and some balloons. Ruby loved watching the bowling and got involved with some alley lane crawling.

Ruby is 1 (year)

We've celebrated her turning 100 (hours) and one (month). This Wednesday, Ruby turned one year -- a real digit. We had a French breakfast before she went into her daycare for a hats-for-all circle-time party. We're adding a bowling party this Saturday too.

A couple photos in her birthday suit on her birthday:

Thanksgiving in Oklahoma & Texas

Ruby had a few Thanksgivings during our 10-day visit back to Oklahoma and Texas: some fish sauce from grandma Nguyen; some pho noodle soup in Garland, Texas; some live longhorns at Fort Worth's Stockyards; some turkey and salmon at grandma Reid's Thanksgiving, and a seat at the head of the table at Thuy and Ben's dealie in OKC.

Ruby loved seeing cousins, uncles, aunts, grandparents - and the dogs (Penny, Moose, Buford, Zama, Kenny G).

Catch-Up: Uncle David & Halloween

Shots from Halloween, Uncle David's recent visit and with new best pal Diana at the NYC Marathon.

Mama's 40th

For Mai's birthday, we amassed for a kite-flying picnic with loads of pals Sunday. The day was perfect, but no wind. At least there were cupcakes, some poorly executed "Ultimate" and at least one heart-shaped sweat stain.

Ruby is Learning

Actually SHE started it.

Ruby Happens to Like Toys

Ruby's first Halloween was spent with a morning trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she delighted museum guests with spit noises and happy flailing, then a visit of our building's (loud) Halloween party. Kids in "ant" and Stormtrooper costumes, running and yelling. Mai spilled a bad glass of wine. We had some pizza. That was that.

Ruby's costume pics coming in a couple days.

Meanwhile she plays with her toys: