We went ice skating

Ruby has quite a personality

I know moms and dads say this about their children all the time, but I've been noticing that people have been commenting a lot on Ruby's personality. They say she has a lot of it, and sometimes they say it within a minute of meeting her or even just by looking at her picture.

One time Ruby and Theo were fighting over a drumstick right next to the drumset. Each was holding one end of the stick, and it was looking like the perfect set up for someone to fall over into the drumset. So I said from the kitchen, "Guys stop it." They kept fighting. So I yelled at the top of my lungs, mostly just to get their attention: "STOP FIGHTING RIGHT NOW YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO FIGHT OVER A DRUMSTICK NEAR THE DRUMS!" It worked, and they both stared at me perfectly still. Then Ruby looks over at her brother and whisper-yells, "Like a bad guy!"

Another time, Ruby found my hairclip on the floor. She picked it up, wrapped it in a tissue, and cupped it in both hands. Then, still holding it, she walked by me in the kitchen, saying, "Momma, you will never get your hairclip. Never."

Here's a picture of her eating pizza. That was a big pizza, and she ate more than half of it and still had space for dessert.