Hats Off

Dear Great Gran,

Julie has taken to sitting Ruth inside the Laundry basket.

And what does Ruth like to play with and eat when she is in the basket?

much love,
Brendan

Alfresco Gumming

Dear Great Gran,
you can see Ruth did not have to wait long until the next grandparents arrived. Here she is al-fresco gumming on a piece of apple. Sue was poised to intercept the apple in case it tried to make a sudden leap for freedom.
Today after lunch at Sean and Sandra's place, Ruth demonstrated to her hosts how to sit up without assistance. I suspect that all the playing with new toys meant she was too preoccupied to remember to fall over.
It was a lovely sunny day, so we also walked up the hill behind their house. As you can see, Jack and Sam insisted on equal treatment to Ruth and so they were carried the entire way up to the top. (In their dreams.)
How many months do you think it will be before Ruth has more teeth than Sam?
much love
Brendan

Le Grand Tour

Dear Great Gran,

Not much to report here this week but here are two pictures taken by Colin when he and Lorraine visited the weekend before last.
Here Ruth is sitting in the drivers seat of Colin's car and happily listening to the live broadcast of the Saints beating Collingwood. Colin's happiness must've been infectious - or perhaps barracking for the Saints is genetic?
In the meantime, we are asking Ruth to conserve her cuteness until the visit of the other grand parents.
much love,
Brendan