Ruby, Maxwell and Harper...

I would like you to meet three of the cutest babies, who just happen to have three of the cutest names...

Ruby (whose middle name is yet to be determined, see here) Bennett

5.11.09

Born to my cousins Adam and Mindi

  Click here to read Ruby's birth story

Click here to see the coolest video with the greatest music

Maxwell Broadbent Castleton

5.27.09

Born to my BFF from high school Cassie and Dave

Harper Kate Adams

6.5.09

Born to our BFFs Neil and Allie

Click here to see more about baby Harper

I haven't met Ruby yet because my cousins live in Denver but being around Max and Harper has made me very excited/nervous for our new arrival.  Nervous only because Indie had a small meltdown every time Tony or I was holding the new baby which just gave me a peek into the future.

Good job guys for bringing these cute little narfers into this world.

Dreams really do come true...

For some reason, possibly because he has the thighs for it, Tony has always wanted to try his hand at speed skating.  So I surprised him with lessons for his birthday.  Twice a week for 3 weeks he felt the thrill of the speed at the Olympic Oval.  

View on to see Tony's dreams come to fruition...

By the end of his lessons Tony was the fastest in his class by 30 seconds with a time of 50 seconds per lap.  Only a mere 25 seconds off world record pace so watch out 2014 Olympics, here comes your next Apollo Anton Ohno.

Big Haircut...

This is what we have to do during Indie's haircuts:

I hold

Grandma cuts

Grandpa sprays

and

Tony takes pictures

I could see the headlines...

An Entire Family Dies at Disneyland

When I was in junior high my entire Rigby side of the family took a trip to Disneyland.  For some reason we thought it would be fun if all nine of us rode on Splash Mountain.  To be entirely honest, I seriously thought we were going to die.  It didn't help that everyone kept saying we are going to die and that Uncle Stan went into great detail of how it was going to happen.  I think I even cried.  I envisioned us flying off the track right into the Rivers of America.  We were taking in water before we even went down the big hill.  It was horrifying.  But as you can see I lived, and for that matter, we all did.  Soaked and scared, I continued on with my Disneyland adventure.  But  hey, we got a pretty hilarious picture out of it. 

That must be a good book...

This lady is actually walking down the street while reading.  She does it all the time.  There have been witnesses on more than one occasion.

Talk about multi-talented.  I would trip for sure.

I wonder what book it is?

The house guest we never wanted to leave...

So we splurged...

I wish!

My Aunt Joan sold her house and had to live with her daughter for a few weeks during the closing of her new house.  She needed a place for her beautiful grand piano to live in the mean time and we graciously offered our home.

I blew the dust off my ol' Phantom of the Opera sheet music and the hymn book and pretended I was as good as I wish I really was.

It was so fun to have music fill the air and the best part was it could play by itself.  I had it playing constantly.  

We like to start them young at our house...

Here is Indie tickling the ivories...

Thanks Joanie for letting us babysit, we would gladly do it again anytime.

Kisses for Fishy...

Future match made in heaven?...

my fingers are crossed.