In our Music Together class we sing a different version of the classic song “You Are My Sunshine” with a more clear message of love and acceptance. We’re excited to share it with you. (I love this You Are My … Continue reading
In our Music Together class we sing a different version of the classic song “You Are My Sunshine” with a more clear message of love and acceptance. We’re excited to share it with you. (I love this You Are My … Continue reading
Three years later and she still loves Eric Carle’s classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar: February 2008 April 2008 August 2009 (playing with Matthieu and Christina who brought us the French version with them from France) September 2009 October 2009 (reading … Continue reading

A trip down memory lane…. two movies: one movie from this months trip to Garden of the Gods and another movie from two years ago when my daughter was 9 months old and not yet walking! Continue reading
Every few weeks Miss Leyba requests that we make play dough. Usually purple, red, or blue play dough. This week I suggested we make orange play dough for Halloween and, amazingly, she agreed, the exact opposite of typical toddler behavior … Continue reading
Someone’s obsessed with Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak’s Little Bear books! So obsessed that she pretends to make birthday soup in the kitchen sink during her daily water play: So obsessed that she’s been calling her baby doll Lucy … Continue reading
A perfect Sunday morning. Sand castles, clam chowder, gray whales, pelicans, and California sea lion sightings, and toddler patrolling of the waves, “Stand back! Don’t get wet!” (It’s cold!) Video: Morning at the Sea Shore from Carrie on Vimeo.
Here’s a time-lapse video of Miss Leyba putting together a 100 piece puzzle. (Thank you, Tracey, for the awesome suggestion!) VIDEO: For All You Non-Believers from Carrie on Vimeo. And you thought I might have been exaggerating.
We are back from our trip to San Diego. Neither David, Miss Leyba nor I had visited San Diego before and we all enjoyed our trip immensely. One of the main highlights? Four days spent at the San Diego Zoo. … Continue reading
to her birthday! (one week and a day to go!) If she’s not talking about opening presents or telling me how she’s turning 2, then she’s singing the “Happy Birthday to you!” song! Here’s a video of her singing: Movie: … Continue reading