Ruby (and Austin's) Big Day!

Our day started with a fun surprise...Kirk was in the Idaho Statesman. Kirk and Ruby competed in the Boise Valley Swim Team Championships Friday and Saturday. There were over 800 kids competing, ages 5-18. A photographer approached him on Saturday and asked him for his name and age and what team he was with. I didn't want him to get his hopes up, I figured the guy had hundreds of photos. Kirk ended up being the only one in the paper! FRONT PAGE OF THE SPORTS SECTION BAY-BAY!! Side note: Kirk was most excited about being featured on the same page as Ian Johnson, a former BSU Football player! So funny!

Here is the picture from the paper!! I LOVE IT!

WAY TO GO KIRKIE!! GREAT PICTURE!!

We have the EARLY block at church, 8:30am! So we madly opened gifts and ate breakfast and dashed out the door...

Ruby got some birthday money, new clothes, a book, a DVD, a CD, a new pool floatie, snow cone machine and all the fixin's for it! That will be fun at her birthday party!

SWEET Bow-Tie! So handsome!

What a cutie! Happy Birthday sweet girl!

This is what our backyard looked like as we got ready for Austin's Missionary Open House.

READY FOR A PAR-TAY!!

The Birthday GIRL and her Mom

These are our dear friends, Sean and Dini (with Austin) and Dini's darling parents, Mary and Reuben Rodriguez.

Here is Elder Moorhouse greeting some of his many supporters! :)

Austin and his sisters, Mazie, Reubie and Tatum

What a crazy day...we had to fit in RUBY'S BIRTHDAY CAKE...didn't get to it until 9:30pm!

Everyone looked exhausted but it was still fun! Nothing like eating chocolate cake right before bed!

Kirkie went back to Utah with Dini's parents and brother. He is spending the week with our Dallas cousins who are in Utah with my in-laws and Tiffany's parents. He should have a ball, but we are missing him!!

Yes, this is THAT famous Fairbanks Family Cake that Rich grew up on...my kids LOVE it!

Hanny-hoo

Silly John

Dear Ruby,

I absolutely love being your mother. Every day truly is a new adventure with you! You are funny, beautiful, smart, sweet, thoughtful, kind, energetic, friendly and fun! I love that you can make friends no matter where you are or what you are doing. I love that you and John are bestest friends. You are such a fabulous big sister and a thoughtful little sister. You are the peacemaker in our home. You look out for your friends and make sure they are happy. You play the piano beautifully and swim like a champion! I am so proud of you and LOVE YOU VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH!

Happy Seventh Birthday Ruby Carole Fairbanks! XOXOXO

Love ,

Mom