Join us for a walk on our street

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.

A Summer of Visitors

We’ve had so many friends and family visit us this summer and I feel negligent that I haven’t posted photos of everyone! Here is a catch-up post (in reverse chronological order)…


With Selena at Golden Gate Park (August 2009)


Hanging at home with Miss Leyba’s Great-Aunt Deborah-Miriam (August 2009)


On our street with Matthieu and Christina who visited us from France! (August 2009)



Eating yummy ice cream with Robin and Josh (July 2009)





Visiting thousand year old Redwoods and hanging at home with “Pop Pop,” my father. (May 2009) Miss Leyba came up with that name for him in the first half hour of his visit and it has stuck. In fact, she just came over, pointed at the screen and said, “Me! Pop Pop!” Love it.

Thanks for visiting us! We enjoyed each and every visit!

Dance Party

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.)

Playing With Paper Rings

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!