Exponential Latency

By the looks of this blog , 2010 and 2011 never happened… and while it has been a brisk blur of days becoming years, we have a paper trail (credit card statements, mostly) to prove that they did…

Circumstantial evidence shows that:

We adopted a dog in February 2011; Maximus the “Great” BIG 90 lb American Bulldog. Max is a friendly, furry, and flatulent addition to our family, and we can’t imagine life without him.

David turned the BIG 4-0 (in 2010!) and is balancing a busy life of managing preschoolers, prospecting (its not a hobby; its a lifestyle), and being a sole proprietor ( www.rubyphotography.com ).

Gavin celebrated his fourth birthday with his Grandma Dot (Ruby), Cousin Colt, Aunt Christine & Uncle Joey visiting us in Atlanta. Young Mr. Ruby has both a BIG personality AND moves like Jagger… if there were preschool superlatives, he would undoubtedly be named class clown. (see a majority of my facebook statuses for details)

Piper began preschool in 2010. She is eagerly counting the days to the “pink cake” that will messily mark the occasion of her third birthday (February 2nd). As she becomes more and more verbal, it oh-so evident that Little Miss Pip is a BIG sweetheart… she is a cuddle bug who loves having her back scratched (literally… for hours… this is a Radovich trait that must have skipped a generation with me), and she tells me everyday “you’re MY mini-me!”

As for me… I’m still trying to solve this BIG time flying by mystery. Same job, same size, same age of thirtysomething… not much has changed for me since my last post nearly 30 months ago. If it weren’t for social media timelines or those pesky credit card statements, I’d be convinced that it is still 2009 (and that my children have some sort of hyper-growth medical condition.) Fortunately, there’s proof that 2010 and 2011 didn’t just happen, but were very good years, and our family is happy, and most importantly, healthy…

So, here’s to a BIG 2012… and an even BIGGER attempt to stay on the grid (in terms of this blog, at least) in the year to come.

Piper's First Week (February 2009)

As mentioned before; we've got lots of catching up to do. Here are a couple of pix from Piper's first week... (she'll be six months old tomorrow and already has two teeth!) Must. Update. Photos. :o)

Bruin Pride

Pics from last August... Sportin' Bruin Pride...

U! C! L! A!

UCLA FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!

Thanks Grandma & Grandpa!

Catching up on posts... thought you all needed to see Gavin's truck, which he is oh-so-proud of. When Grandma & Grandpa (Baba & Baka) were out to visit last October, good ole Baka decided Gavin needed a pick-up truck just like Dad and Grandad. And here we are... Gavin's F150... complete with functioning stereo, working tailgate (Piper has already gone for a ride)... oh, boy.

Welcome Piper Ann Ruby!!

So... its been way too long and much has happened since the last Ruby Family blog post.

We moved to Atlanta. Tonya discovered she was pregnant again (evidently we "got" pregnant the first weekend in Atlanta.) We bought a house. Gavin had his first birthday. And on February 2, 2009 the lovely Piper Ann officially joined the family! Weighing in at 6 lbs, 7 oz she was born at 12:59pm. And to date, Miss Pip is now 5 months old and may possibly be the sweetest baby that ever was! She has such a wonderful disposition; very calm and mellow. Loves to smile and make her little Pip-"squeaks." Big brother Gavin loves his "baby," which he says constantly. He is very engaged with her, asks for her almost every morning when he wakes up, gives her hugs and kisses, occassionally smacks her on the head with an overly aggressive love tap. We couldn't be more blessed!!!

Daddy's Little Helper

Gavin has proven to be quite the little helper. Take a look at him supervising David's work. He offers his critique... And best of all -- our Christmas lights are up! Thanks to David and Gavin. Excellent team work!!! :-)

Fun Time for Mama!!!

Tonya has had a couple of fun nights out on the town with her girlfriends as of late... (woohoo!!!) Gal pals Kathleen Snyder and Erin Farmer were out to visit from North Carolina the week before Halloween. We had a great time hanging out and indulging in decadent dinners; one of which was an awesome sushi-fest at Ten where Christine and Jackie met up with us, followed by a night-cap at Kitsch bar. The second big night out was last night to celebrate the twins (Jackie and Christine) birthday at Port in Corona del Mar. We had a blast and friends Marlena and Katie joined in the fun. And in case you didn't already know, brunette is the new blonde!!! :-)