Ruby and Cora, Hairdressers

Some time back I mentioned that Ruby and Cora like to watch hairstyle videos. They like them so much, they started fixing the hair of their dolls.

So we made their own hairstyle videos. You can watch them here and here. There are more, but these were my favorites.

I think the best part is that they name each hairstyle, although I couldn't get them to in the videos. Here are some of my favorite hairstyle names they've come up with.
From Ruby: Reindeer ears, Pig ears, Cake, House, Four-wheeler handles, and Hamburger sandwich.
From Cora: Seven pony baby, Bunny ears, Circle, Robots, and Tower.

What would you like in your hair today? Four-wheeler handles or perhaps a Tower?

For some reason...

 Eda doesn't cooperate for group pictures so well anymore.

I have no idea why...

Hair Fun

First look at how long Eda's hair is. I love it. I don't have very many pictures that show the length because I have to put it up to keep it out of her face.

Picture on the left: just a fun braid in Ruby's ponytail. My sister had a picture of a similar braid and said she wanted someone to do it in her hair. Since she is in Alaska, I did it in Ruby's hair instead. Close enough, right?

The last two pictures are Ruby braiding Cora's hair and the resulting braids. Not bad for a first try. Ruby did it all herself.

Daredevil Child

She climbs. Everything. Besides the step-stool, chairs, and wagon pictured here, she has also climbed up a ladder. She made it four rungs up the ladder, then she couldn't get back down. But does that stop her from trying it again? Nope.

The worst part about the climbing is that once she gets as high as she can go, she bounces. To see her in action you can watch here for the wagon and here for the step-stool. I also have videos of her standing and bouncing on the chair, but I haven't gotten them online, yet. The wagon video is very short, for obvious reasons when you watch it. :)

I think this is one major drawback of having lots of stairs in my house. I teach my children to climb stairs because they have to be able to, but then they climb everything else, too.

Awww....

She turned 1

 Guess who helped decorate the cupcakes:

If you guessed these two, you'd be right:

Eda appreciated it:

Does this:

look like the face of a chocaholic?

Because it is. We were at a party, eating food. Ruby wasn't paying attention. Eda stole an oreo truffle off Ruby's plate. She ate the whole thing. Then she stole a chocolate-covered-strawberry off someone else's plate. She ate all of that, too. Then she was trying to steal more truffles, but I was onto her. Mean Mommy didn't figure she needed any more.