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Ruby begged Daddy to help her play her violin tonight and after about 10 minutes, she learned the A-string and E-string. I know nothing about either of the two, but I can’t help but feel proud of my four year old for knowing the difference!
Violin lessons are on the horizon, but for now its fun to watch Daddy show her the ropes. For the sake of documentation, this is the first ever violin duet by Ruby and Daddy!
We are so excited to have a new member of our family — Jimmy Kim came home with us today from the OC Humane Society in Huntington Beach and we are so lucky to have found him. He is sweet, gentle and super handsome. He is a big boy — 14 lbs. and 9 years old. He is super affectionate for having been with us less than 12 hours so far. After losing Ricki almost a year ago now, it feels great to have a cat in the house again.
Blissed out on head scratches:
He is so tolerant and good with Ruby:
We love him so much already!
Leonard Bernstein. Herbert von Karajan. Gustavo Dudamel. Ruby Kim. :)
If you would’ve told Ed and I about 4 years ago (heck, even two years ago!) that we’d be taking our daughter to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disneyland for a “Princess Makeover”, we probably would’ve given you a look of disdain and exclaimed, “Never in a million years!”. Now we realize more than ever why the cliche, “Never say never” exists.
The salon is inside Fantasyland, right next to Sleeping Beauty’s castle. She chose to do this over having a birthday party this year. Thanks to ALL of her Grandparents, we were able to make this happen for her. It was pretty mind-blowing; she got to choose any gown she wanted — complete with matching crown and wand — and get her hair, nails and “makeup” done.
After her treatments concluded, she was swiveled around in her chair and told to wave her magic wand at the mirror. The curtains parted, the mirror lit up, and her new “regal” look was revealed! After she was finished, she was escorted to do a photo shoot inside a Cinderella carriage, and got to meet Cinderella, Snow White and Ariel in person.
For the rest of the day, she walked the park in her very fancy Princess Anna “Coronation Day” Gown. The big hair and makeup freaked Ed + I out a little, but seeing how happy she was the entire day made it all worth it!
(See more pics of the treatment here.)
We are so, so, so behind on this blog! But, today was Ruby’s birthday, and we had to post her “interview”. More pics and posts coming later (we hope), but for now, here’s where Miss Ruby’s at on the eve of her 4th year: