Remember Miss Leyba enjoying blackberries and ruining that cute white ruffled shirt? Well, I took a movie that day of her singing the “Happy Not Sad Song,” Miss Leyba’s version of that popular Sesame Street song “Sing.”
Video: “Sing!” with blackberries from Carrie on Vimeo.
Want to see Nathan Lane’s version of this song? Here you go:
I love Miss Leyba’s rendition. She’s got that special something…
We went to a fantastic kids birthday party and barbecue on Sunday with our playgroup buddies. David, Miss Leyba and I had such fun being social with our friends.
We took many (mostly blurry) photos and movies, but these few are my favorite.
First, check out this sad face:
Miss Leyba collided with her friend Aimee, who immediately burst out in tears, while Miss Leyba put on a brave face. She very rarely cries in public (especially in front of her friends!). Instead she makes this face and looks to David or I for a comforting hug while she tries not to cry.
This is the first time I’ve gotten a picture of this facial expression. I was in the middle of snapping photos and David was there to comfort her, so instead of having to rush in and give her support, I got to take this photo. Of course, I couldn’t resist posting it. So darn cute, my stoic daughter.
Soon thereafter she was back to her normal cheerful self:
It took about two hours for her to finally get up the nerve to leave Dad’s side to play in the jumpy room (with him nearby, of course!) and go down this awesome slide:
Video: Party fun from Carrie on Vimeo.
She did this over and over again. Over and over. David is such a trooper. I so had the easy job, cheering her on and helping her climb off the slide at the bottom.
By the way, I have no idea what she’s shouting at the end of the video, despite normally understanding almost everything she says nowadays. All I can say is “that is one excited girl!”
Sometimes she rides her tricycle, but more often she pushes it. (Fine by me; I am all about Miss Leyba wearing herself out running around.)
Video: Push that trike! from Carrie on Vimeo.
I love this movie for the very cute “oh no!” in the middle of it (about 1 minute in) when her trike gets stuck.
By the way she picked out her clothes and accessorized herself. Love that rockin’ headband! And evidently warm furry boots are perfect for cloudy days no matter how hot it is outside. This is Northern California and there are fashion standards to be maintained, after all.
Here’s what we were up to on Saturday Night! Dance, dance, dance party for Miss Leyba and a phenomenal concert for the rest of us.
Video: Dance Party from Carrie on Vimeo.
About halfway through the show she discovered that if you lay down on the floor you could really feel the vibrations. So dancing while lying on the floor became the ultimate Miss Leyba dance move.
We had such fun.
Thank you for inviting us to your birthday celebration, David! (our next door neighbor)
(Are you guys shocked (and hopefully pleased!) that this is my third post in a week? Let’s see how long I can keep this up.)
To quote Diana, my mother-in-law, “who says kids need toys?”
Miss Leyba LOVED these paper rings that Diana made for her!
We took a couple of videos (mostly of Miss Leyba putting the rings on herself) but this one is especially fun. It’s from the pre-birthday party BBQ at my in-laws place in New Mexico:
Video:Rings from Carrie on Vimeo.
I think Miss Leyba may have been disappointed with the response. The time before this, the first time she debuted this stunt in public, everyone at the party cheered for her. Nevertheless, she’s a hit and so, so cute!