Leana's New Friends

Now that my schedule at work has increased to 50%, I needed a lot more childcare for Leana. I was lucky to find a stay at home mom who lives just a few blocks away and has a daughter (Helena) just 6 weeks older than Leana. These are 2 scenes that I came home to last week.


Leana and Helena got a wagon ride to the grocery store.


Once a week there is a third toddler who joins the fun (Moritz). I walked in to find them all singing "If you're happy and you know it...". Leana was standing in the box, dancing and clapping her hands.

16 Months Old

Leana celebrated her 16 month birthday by climbing out of her crib this morning. I sure wasn't expecting her to be waiting for me at the door when I went in! We have removed the bumper from her crib which may have been acting as a booster and the floor is padded with pillows in case she decides to try this again tonight....will keep you posted!

At 16 months, one of Leana's favorite activities is dancing...I couldn't decide which dancing video I liked best, so I am posting all 3. She has even more moves now, like a twist, that I still haven't captured on video.

A slow dance:

Picking it up the pace a little:

Dancing in Carmel:

Thanksgiving in Carmel

We had a nice 5 days in Carmel for Thanksgivng and Leana enjoyed her first taste of turkey (actually she mostly enjoyed the cranberry sauce).

We attempt a photo shoot with s sqiurmy toddler....

In Carmel, Leana gets her own laptop.
Playing with beads
Kitty or Cell Phone?

Cell phone always wins


Brushing Grandma's hair

Tiring out Grandma Ruth...