Miss Leyba Says

Recently (frequently?!) heard around here…

“Just one!” Note the important finger placement:

Big announcements: “Daddy, you have brown eyes! Mommy has green eyes! I have blue eyes!”

She’s constantly singing: the alphabet song, “Puff the Magic Dragon,” “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” “Twinkle Twinkle,” and songs from Music Together (especially “She Sells Seashells”). This week she has been OBSESSED with “Honey, Honey” from “Mamma Mia.” (I’m thrilled that she inadvertently changes the words from “honey, honey, how I want you” to “honey, honey, how I wonder!”)

In the car, she likes informing me when the traffic light has changed (“Green light, Mom!”).

She also pipes up from the back seat, after a sharp turn, “Mom, you okay?”

She’s very encouraging with her friends and parents: “Come on, Dad!” “Try again.” “Good job.”

Occasionally she makes cute mistakes. I asked her to point her toes and instead she pointed at her toes:

And she’s all about the “I loves.”
“I love to read.”
“I love this shirt.”
“I love these pants.”
“I love this book.”
“I love to draw.”
“I love my friends.”


And, of course, our favorite:
“I love you.”

The other day she even turned to David and said, “Don’t worry, Daddy, I love you.”

Man, are we crazy about this little girl. She is so much fun.

Morning Craft Time

Miss Leyba surprised us this morning when she woke up at 5 am (yes, you read that right!) and suddenly we had hours until our morning playdate. What better time to practice cutting with scissors and do some crafts together?



With several cups of (decaf) English Breakfast Tea for Mom, it made for a rather perfect morning.

Best Birthday Present EVER


Miss Leyba was born the week before my birthday in 2008; clearly, the best present I could ever have wished for.

I believe that this years present, my new camera lens, may take the #2 spot!

(And, yes, those are faded train stamps on her hands, left over from our music class. Not only do we sing, dance and visit with our friends, but the kids get stamps on their hands and feet at the end of every class! No wonder Miss Leyba LOVES Music Together: so many of her favorite things in one jam-packed, super fun hour!)

Party Fun

Although you can’t tell it from the pictures (she’s only smiling in a handful of photos!), Miss Leyba loved having her three best gal pals over to celebrate her birthday! She was singing, dancing, jumping, running around, and giggling the whole time… you know, when I wasn’t busy taking pictures.

Enjoy!


















It was a hit! I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect party for my daughter.

Happy birthday, love.