"Sow-er"

Daddy is getting you ready for kindergarden. You know most of your colors, but are especially fond of Purple. You also know pink really well. Sometimes you guess yellow, red, green and blue, but still have some trouble.

You know your name is Ruby, but when you say it, it sounds like "Baby", so it's hard to know when you are talking about yourself or your sister. When we ask how old you are, you say "Two". And when we ask who your Momma is, you say "Sow-er". That's right, Jackie Sawyer. When we ask you where you live, you say "Chester".

Your favorite thing to do is to fill up and carry around your "purse". Your favorite purse is of course purple, with the name "Chester" on it. You usually fill it up with books, small toys, and lately, (curiously) bars of soap. This is a new fascination for you. I think you like the bars of soap because it smells good (and because you know you're not supposed to have it!). You are still very much into the disney princesses (which we are trying to demote at the moment as we are princessed out!) and Dora.

You are still in a challenging phase, often refusing to do something, giving us a stare down, or even saying "Yes" when we ask if you'd rather go to time out. You are getting better with Charlotte, understanding that she needs her space sometimes. We do have trouble sometimes with you wanting to just be near her, which is so sweet, but also too dangerous right now when you are pulling down toys and dancing wildly.

Most of the time, no matter what you do, you do something else that is so sweet or so cute it just make me smile and shake my head. My favorite thing you do when I'm mad is that you'll shrug your shoulders and hold up a book and ask sweetly "Weed?" How could I turn down your sweet request to read you a story?