The Final Celebration for a Girl who is 7 years old

Petrova Science Fair 2011

Spring time means science fair! Ruby's class did an Animal Habitat Study and each student created a diorama featuring rainforest creatures. Ruby studied the Ocelot, a small cat that lives from South Texas to South America, eats rabbits, mice and wood rats, and is nocturnal (All facts researched by Ruby herself).

Griffin did a study on how different spiders use their webs. The title of his display was Tangled. He drew pictures of 4 spiders that use their webs in unique ways, displayed a microscope slide of a spider web, illustrated and labeled the anatomy of a spider, and showed how to spin your own web using nails, a board, and string.

Hugo, Ruby, Hanah 

Griffin answering questions from the judges who were scientists from the Trudeau labs in town.

Cottage River

Another fun Birthday weekend for Ruby at Cottage River, known to some as the St Lawrence River.

Happy 7th Birthday Ruby!

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 We didn't catch a lot of fish...

 but we had fun trying....

...did managed to capture a mudpuppy

  ..and catch some rays...

and chill... 

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JUMP SHOTS! 

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No more training wheels!

There has been lots of 2 wheeling on Park Ave this week. After a little encouragement, Ruby decided to take her training wheels off and she is doing GREAT!! She is determined to be a pro and asks to go ride ever chance she gets. This has prompted Griffin to do lots of riding also. He is feeling pretty confident on his bike and is doing a lot of off trail urban riding. We are hoping for a nice family ride at Fish Creek Ponds in the next couple weeks.

Courtney, Ruby, & Eleanor

Ruby's New Piano

Thank you very much Grandmas & Grandpas!! It will be used and loved.

Skiing in the Adriondacks!

Ruby's lost tooth

Ruby, after months of telling us it was loose, finally lost her first tooth. We were enjoying some gummy bears  and she bit down on one, then pulled it out of her mouth to discover her tooth was stuck in it. She was very surprised and happy. Ruby put her tooth, along with a note requesting that the tooth fairy not take the tooth, under her pillow. The tooth fairy obliged and left her some cash.

Lots of Snow!!

In case you didn't know, we have lots of snow!!!