Oh mon, mon, mon, mon, you are
Leta has recently figured out how to operate the DVD remote and because of this we are now forced to watch a certain Sesame Street DVD over and over again. Never mind that we have seven different episodes stored on the TiVo including the one featuring a skit where two Weimaraners are dressed up as old women and are making peanut butter from scratch with their human hands. She couldn't care less about that episode, pity her bad taste. My one hope in life is that when we all die and go to heaven a Weimaraner dressed up as an old woman will greet us at the gates.
Also, since we're on the topic of Weimaraners, here's a reminder of why the Daily Oliver is the best website on the Internet.
The Sesame Street DVD is filled with all sorts of children's songs like I've Been Working on the Railroad and She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain and that insufferable Jacob Jingleheimer song which I'm certain is being played right now at an unbearable volume in some prison to torture a terrorist suspect. Dude is probably wishing they had instead just cut off his arms and forced him to eat his own fingers.
Leta now knows all these songs and sings them line for line, a remarkable feat considering she had never heard any of them before this DVD. Last night as we were getting her ready for bed she broke into a violently off-key version of Row Row Row Your Boat, and I realized that she had learned it solely from watching television, that it required no input from me as a parent. People, this is an example of everything that is right with America.
Last night we also got out the video camera because she was singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star with so much gusto it could have been the national anthem. She may not have all the words right, or any of them for that matter, and in this clip she doesn't even start in the right place, but this video shows that the television is doing a pretty good job of raising my kid.
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1. tsans said:
holy cow, she's cute!
2. shredbettie said:
what a little ham! gawl she's cute, might not have to set her out by the curb after all!
3. greenthumb said:
OMG!!! Lying on the floor semi concious now from that. Go Leta!
Daily Oliver reader since 2005. Weimaraners Rule! I love my girls.
4. jennie said:
I guess you'd be offended if we ate her up because she's so cute??
5. Territorial said:
Gorgeous! She would have a hoot singing with my 2 year old son.
6. Sandra said:
You guys know that you're like the luckiest people in the world, right? She is such a SWEETHEART!
7. Dana said:
Love it! She's gorgeous and talented!
I really like how you can hear you guys giggling a bit in the background!
8. Vaguely Urban said:
Brava, Leta! Excellent singing! (She totally knows it, too.)
Also, I'm guessing Leta already read a bunch of Wegman photo books months ago and is totally over the whole Anthropomorphized Weimaraner thing.
9. Lynnlaw said:
As a former full-time nanny, I am a HUGE advocate of TV! Especially Sesame Street.
10. ClaireDanish said:
Uno, Duos, Trace? Quatro, Cinco? Ocho? Nueve? oh yeah, glad to see Sesame Street hasn't changed, except for the fact that Bert and Ernie are gay, Cookie Monster went on Adkins and Oscar's grouchiness was relieved with Prozac.
I always liked the Electric Company better. hmph.
11. snookie said:
Oh my gosh! Please keep the video and audio clips coming. Leta rocks! I am officially a groupie.
12. Molicious said:
OMG, too cute!
13. poisondarts said:
heather! you never mentioned that you were raising her to be bilingual!
14. Maladroit said:
Only a mom would be able to pick Twinkle Twinkle Little Star out of that harmonius offering. I particularly love the entended ending "aaaarrrrreeee"
Brought back memories of my little one's early singing.
(sigh)
15. Amy L. said:
Oh, God. The John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt song. That was a memory I didn't need to recover. My brother used to sing that OVERandOVERandOVERandOVER just to torture me. I freaking hate that song to this day.
It must run in my family, because my father loved to torture us with this old gem:
"Pete and Repeat are out fishing in a boat. Pete falls over the side. Who's left in the boat?"
"Repeat."
"Pete and Repeat are out fishing in a boat. Pete falls over the side..."
Thanks, Heather. The rest of the day I am going to be singing "Johhhn, Jaaaycob JingleHEIMER SCHMIDT! His name is my name tooooo..." in my head. :(
16. becky said:
Precious!! I'm a stay at home mom of two boys (2 1/2 and 7) and couldn't survive one day without tv. If it weren't for Blue and Steve (or Joe), my youngest wouldn't know shit. I mean come on, with the help of Dora and Diego, he's even learning SPANISH!
17. olinjoles said:
What I want to know is...what's Chuck up to in the background?
18. Grace D said:
Waaaaah! Keeling over from the cuteness!
So, was Chuck roasting marshmallows in the background?
19. UndoneLady said:
Simply precious!
20. Lori said:
She's just scrumptious! And she totally knows how to perform for the camera!
21. Lori said:
She's just scrumptious! And she totally knows how to perform for the camera!
22. Wendy Mac said:
Too cute!
Just wait till she starts reciting infomercials, like mine. I think my daughter is a secret spy for coca-cola or pepsi or marlboro, because she will say, "Mama, you need to get that."
23. SilverSeraphim said:
Thank goodness I have my own walking conglomeration of cute to immunize me against the worst effects against other people's cute kids...otherwise I'd be on the floor twitching from the sheer overload of adorableness.
Small Angel get alot of her pre-state-standardized education from the TV too. In fact, she has this tendancy to act out scenes she seen during the day, usually after she gets put to bed. Thank goodness for commercial free kids' TV, because one thing she has not been indoctrinated with is the urge to demand every single toy on the shelf when we go to the store. Ah, bliss.
24. jillouci said:
That is so ridiculously cute that I don't know what to do with myself. Ovaries... gaining control...
25. amyteegan said:
god bless sesame street ...
26. kawaface said:
i have to admit, i would not have known the song had you not told us...
but it's still fuckin' adorable!
27. JenButNeverJenn said:
So sweet. I once heard a baby sing "(I'm A) Slave 4 U" when I was waiting in line at a Tim Horton's. It was disturbing to say the least.
28. Sandy said:
SO cute. I just signed up , but have been reading Dooce for a while now. Leta is adorable.
29. jillouci said:
That is so ridiculously cute that I don't know what to do with myself. Ovaries... gaining control...
P.S. I never realized what trouble your detractors took to be able to detract. I mean, they have to have a special detractor account and everything. It takes like five whole minutes.
30. Mack'sMom said:
So can I assume you haven't seen the episode where the Weimaraner are dressed up as lumberjacks?
Does Sesame Street have to have the declaration at the end of the episode where it says "No animals were injured in the making of this program," because that would just be a lie!
Those two dogs are probably getting picked on by all of their doggie friends!!! That's just cruel!
31. Amy said:
Melmo, BeBird, Nee (Barney) and BopBop (Baby Bopp)are all playing a big role in teaching my little girl her ABCs, of the people in her neighborhood (including a cheese), itsy bitsy spider and how to clap your hands or stomp your feet or yell hurray when you're happy. She does the dances, the actions and it now singing the last word of each song. TV rocks!
32. mediaguy74 said:
Wow what a cute kid!! I see a future for her on American Idol.
33. aprilbob6 said:
I can't listen to the sound while I'm at work but that was fabulously cute regardless!
34. JayAre said:
Oh, the Cutest Cuteness with all the Cute.
Precious!
35. FashMags said:
OMG! The cutest kid ever!
36. sassy7cassy said:
I am very excited to see all the asses who poop their pants over Heather's slyly placed comments regarding TV and raising her daughter.
Leta's pigtails kill me. Seriously. Soooo cute!
37. Star Shine said:
Someone took her "cute" vitamins this morning!!! She is precious. Sesame Street helped raise our entire generation, and we turned out pretty good, didn't we?!!
38. jennster said:
wait.. we're not supposed to let the tv raise our kids?
39. cmvnapa said:
What I think is great is that you always do her hair. Very rarely do we see her without pigtails. My two always had cascades of unruly hair because I remember the agony of braided hair and didn't want to inflict it on them. I needed to tell myself...they are NOT me.
Love the Oliver site. Our (not for much longer) intact Lab is currently featured on our desktop in a pic rolling around with his walnettos prominently displayed.
Loved the Jon and Chuck picture you had last week. So sweet.
40. christy said:
That's hilarious, and it reminds me to get a video of Ethan singing "Wanted Man." It's pretty priceless.
41. Nils Ling said:
Cantonese, right? Mandarin? Klingon? Whatever, she's adorable.
42. jaime said:
as i'm at work, and a toddler singing from my computer might give away teh whole not-actually-working thing, i just watched that without the sound. whoa. first of all, crazy cute and i can't wait to get home and hear what she's actually singing. but second, watch it without the sound. it is straaaaaaaaaange.
43. MsMamma said:
For me, it wasn't a success until I convinced Snowflake that his yogurt was in fact, Tubby Custard! Gobble, gobble.
44. Vicky said:
Heh, that's really nice. Not so much hearing the twinkle twinkle vibe, but adorable nontheless.
45. jacks said:
She is TOO cute! I love it.
I love Chuck just kind of hanging out in the background soaking up some warmth by the fire.
46. TheGirlWho said:
Although Leta is more adorable than that singing puppy in the dog food commercial (omigod I cannot get ENOUGH of that.. are you with me??) I am nearly wetting myself over Chuck in the background. Opus Dei ritual? Roasting marshmallows? Good TV, that is.. better than The Street any day... Weimaraner or no..
47. TheGirlWho said:
Although Leta is more adorable than that singing puppy in the dog food commercial (omigod I cannot get ENOUGH of that.. are you with me??) I am nearly wetting myself over Chuck in the background. Opus Dei ritual? Roasting marshmallows? Good TV, that is.. better than The Street any day... Weimaraner or no..
48. KaraMia said:
Don't worry about the TV thing, My son Kendell is learning to dance from Nickelodeon, and thank God because he'd never have a social life if I had to teach him...blah
49. Sarah said:
*falls over from cuteness*
I love how proud of herself she looks!
50. TheGirlWho said:
Although Leta is more adorable than that singing puppy in the dog food commercial (omigod I cannot get ENOUGH of that.. are you with me??) I am nearly wetting myself over Chuck in the background. Opus Dei ritual? Roasting marshmallows? Good TV, that is.. better than The Street any day... Weimaraner or no..
51. Joy said:
She is absolutely adorable!
52. TheGirlWho said:
Although Leta is more adorable than that singing puppy in the dog food commercial (omigod I cannot get ENOUGH of that.. are you with me??) I am nearly wetting myself over Chuck in the background. Opus Dei ritual? Roasting marshmallows? Good TV, that is.. better than The Street any day... Weimaraner or no..
53. Karen Rani said:
The cuteness! It's overflowing!
54. TheGirlWho said:
Oh lord.. delete half of those. Musta been cuz I was laughin' so hard over Chuck.
55. Melissa said:
As a mom who was forced to watch Dora sing Happy Birthday for two months straight a few years ago, I feel your pain. When she's asleep, scratch it real bad. Then when it won't play you can get her to watch the one you like.
Oops it's broken, sorry honey.
56. Jessica said:
That is the cutest video EVER.
57. Sherri said:
Leta is cute, but the best part about this whole clip is Chuck in the background, apparently attempting to hurl himself face-first into the fire.
Maybe he's making a statement about Leta's singing?
Maybe he wants to know what roast dog tastes like?
58. Jane-Marie said:
Are you sure that's twinkle twinkle? I just listened to that at work and my co-worker wondered if I was ok!!
She's adorable!
59. Jennifer in Kansas City said:
One more time..... WITH GUSTO! (That girl's got gusto. Too, too cute! What a grin.)
60. Carrie Johnston said:
Am I the only one who can't even think of the real lyrics after hearing "oh mon, mon, mon, mon you are"? That was hyper-cute!
61. artistschmartist said:
What a cutie! This is precisely why I say NO to "TV Turnoff Week." You can read my "treatise" at my blog. ha.
62. UMG27 said:
Hehe! V cute! is my English just bad or is Leta singing in her own language? And Chuck! He looks like he is in deep thought.....
63. Sue said:
Very cute! Is that Chuck in the back sticking his face in the fire??? Even better...
:)
64. Carrie Johnston said:
Am I the only one who can't even think of the real lyrics after hearing "oh mon, mon, mon, mon you are"? That was hyper-cute!
65. Thérèse said:
This made me laugh with her.
66. indigosarah said:
I can't wait to go home and watch it. Stupid being at work!
67. geeky said:
is that chuck trying to set himself on fire in the background?
68. jdillisch said:
Holy crap that is the cutest thing ever. I watched it like 6 times and couldn't stop laughing. Her "Skyyeiyeiyeiyei" with the head bobbing killed me. American Idol watch out.
69. Meg said:
Who needs the words when you've got enthusiasm? I mean, that's probably how Liza Minelli keeps going.
70. Torrie said:
Apparently, Chuck is sick of that DVD too, because if you look closely at the video of Leta singing, it looks like he is trying to climb into the fireplace so he doesn't have to hear any of those songs EVER AGAIN.
71. choice said:
Although I could only make out "sky" and "you aaaarree," my fave part is the way she grabs her hands in the middle preparing for her big finish. Such esteem that child has.
72. brandy said:
I havent read all the comments but the dogs in Sesame Street are William Wegman, which Im guessing you know, I have 2 video tapes of his dogs doing ABC's and Nursery Rhymes...both good if you are medicated.
Love the clip, too cute! I like the little warble she does on I think the word "sky"! And seeing Chuck deep in thought made me think he probably talks like Jack Handy, you know if dogs could people talk.
73. rivetergirl said:
Why do we even bother learning the words to songs when this is so much cuter (and funnier).
74. Laura S said:
Priceless!!! She can sing for us anytime. That just made my day.. thanks Heather!
75. jen said:
Current state of my life:
-6 final exams this week
-2 of which determine my official entry to nursing school
-surprise visit from the in-laws
-moving in two weeks, house is a wreck
-moving several states away from my family and friends
-haven't slept in 26 hours
-new puppy
-that the cats hate
THANK YOU for that clip.
You don't know how much I needed it just this very moment.
Your daughter is beautiful.
Congratulations, Heather- you're an awesome mom.
76. cranky mama said:
Oh dear lord. Cutest. Thing. Ever. The hand gestures are just classic.
77. Heather Anne said:
She's speaking in tongues!
:) Too cute.
78. Jacey said:
I was watching to see what Chuck was doing the whole clip.
79. jennIam said:
You better watch out or next time she might sing the "Chuck is now a Hot Dog" song!
80. William Beem said:
Adorable. I presume this is like the Furby language, where two kids just start communicating automatically and no one else understands.
81. Nothing But Bonfires said:
The "mon, mon, mon" threw me off. I totally thought this was going to be a post about Rastafarians.
82. eddeaux said:
Really cute. However, I was distracted by that fire in the background and I started sweating because here in Texas it has already reached 100+ degrees on more than one occasion and the very thought of a fire makes me want to jump into a tub of ice. And if I am in a tub of ice, don't worry, I still have my kidneys.
83. Rosie said:
Wow, I can finally comment on this fantastic blog.
Leta is so cute! I loved her versino of Twinkle Twinkle little star. It was very creative!
Hope everything is well in America.
Rosie xx
84. Minerva X said:
That's the cutest thing ever! TV didn't teach Leta to be insanely cute but I'm glad it gave her some material.
You made me feel better about my capitulation to the evil DVD player. But it's Dumbo I'm worried about. Will the pink elephants scene make her want to drink at an early age? And when the alcohol doesn't bring on hallucinations that cool will she then switch to hallucinagens?
85. Toyfoto said:
For anyone worried about the psyche of these dogs, rest assured weimaraners apparently LOVE the attention. Wegman has said in numerous interviews that he never really had an intension of using his family dogs as props, but he has learned that as "working" dogs lounging around his studio, they really were much happier with a "job" to do.
As for television as a babysitter: I wonder how much time the average toddler REALLY spends in front of the tube? I think people subtract whole hours when surveyed. I know it's the one thing that makes me feel like an absolute failure as a parent. According to the averages reported, my kid is an off-the-charts TV zombie.
86. lizneust said:
Love IT! In case you haven't noticed yet, Twinkle, the Alphabet song and Baa Baa Black Sheep all have the SAME tune. Which means our two-year old has discovered the fine art of the medley. It makes the "which song?" game even more interesting.
87. jennycakes said:
sweet mary mother that kid is cute!
88. bornfamous said:
The only thing cuter than a cute kid is a cute kid who knows it and milks it for all it's worth.
89. kim said:
Oh sweet Jesus in heaven if that is not the cutest thing ever in the whole world period. I just love that - "mon, mon, mon, mon, mon..." That's too funny!
90. dancingnancy said:
My little sister (when she was 4) proudly and loudly sang along to Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror". Maybe we should have stuck with Twinkle Twinkle?
91. Colleen said:
Wow, Leta's like a little Bjork.
92. iheartchuck said:
Too adorable!! Although, I can just imagine that instead of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Chuck is playing a little Carmina Burana in his head!
93. Runner Girl said:
Sesame Street- Kid's Favorite Songs! I found Kid's Favorite Songs 2 slightly more tolerable. Just wait until she likes Dora- I named it "kid crack." As soon as it neared the end of an episode, my son would start to beg, "More Dora, more Dora!"
Leta sure is cute.
94. RzDrms said:
LOVE the flourish at the end...soooo utterly dramatic and cute! and chuck, don't do it! don't commit suicide by fireplace! don't be jealous that they're not filming you singing too, sweet snugglebunny! ;)
95. destiny said:
Ummm
I think you misheard because she was really singing Wasp's "Fuck like a beast". Sheesh you Mormons try to put a positive spin on everything. Next you will try to tell the the interet she speaks to JOSEPH SMITH in her sleep.
She is a cutie pie :)
96. SingerGirl said:
The saddest point of my day thus far was learning that your kid can use the dvd remote and I can't.
97. monkey said:
Oh dear Lord, that made my uterus hurt! It's the sheer sincerity with which she sings it with that it too damn cute!
William's first song was Moby's "South Side". And he could sing a ton of Barenaked Ladies song and certain Ani Difranco songs that he deemed not too girly before he knew the words of any of the "standard" kids songs. *Sigh* Good times. Of course, he complains now (at 7 yrs old) that music "isn't what he wants it to be" so he won't listen to much lately.
Connor isn't singing yet, but he dances to everything- and I mean EVERYTHING!
98. marie b. said:
I agree with Colleen -- totally Björk. Adorable.
99. Kelsey said:
Currently falling out of my chair and dying from the shock of the cuteness!!!
100. jes said:
Oohhhhhhh, my gosh. She is so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o precious. And it is very important that you read each "o" as a separate syllable.
I was just watching MTV and thinking, if I have children, and we sat around watching this all day like I have been, what will they have learned?
And I decided they would learn to dance like strippers after watching that new Pussycat Dolls video, and that I'd be jealous of them because THEY ARE SO FLEXIBLE.
101. leahkay said:
She is totally Bjork. In only the good ways.
102. JustLinda said:
This is totally off the topic, but SHEESH, how do you get 100 comments in like 20 seconds flat? Man, what an ego boost that must be. I need me some of that. If I had that, I could leap tall buildings in a single bound! Run faster than a speeding locomotive. Oh, who am I kidding... I'd just BLOG MORE. LOL
As for kids and DVDs, my 2 year old now knows how to get into the DVD cabinet. Every disk is taken out of every case and in some sadistic maneuver, they are all put back into the wrong cases to the point where they will NEVER BE RIGHT AGAIN. I swear, I'm switching to Pay Per View until she's FIVE or something. It's too hard trying to find a DVD.
103. moonrattled said:
I think she just sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Cantonese.
104. Snickrsnack Katie said:
That is too precious! Seriously! Even though I could only pick out a few words, like "my" and "are" and "ah ah ah", I seriously think your kid has a future in music. She is SO gonna give Britney a run for her money in a few years. No, I take that back. She kicks Britney's ass NOW! :-)
MORE LETA VIDEOS! This is the first time I got to see the girl in action, and now I am addicted! :)
105. chitlinsandcamembert said:
I've got that DVD. And luckily Max, at 6 months, isn't interested yet. The kids flapping around as chickens with Big Bird is the only part I can watch, and only because they all look like they've been fed spoonfuls of angel dust right before the song started.
106. moonrattled said:
P.S. Am I seeing Chuck sticking his head into the fireplace in the background?
107. Gretchie said:
We have no idea which song she's trying to sing, but we at our office all agree that it's a whole-hearted effort!!
Yay, Leta!
108. Kassi Gilbert said:
That was just so cute. I love it when my little one sings. I ache for a video camera to capture it.
109. CurlyJenn said:
I was watching this with my 8 month old and it made him smile and giggle at her. It was like, finally someone who speaks my language.
Thanks for the adorable video!
Jenn
110. vegasandvenice said:
No really this is so cute that my husband just started his period.
111. lq said:
Oh, she's so cute. What a joy - and thank you for sharing!
OT - when I saw the yellow 'Buried Gas Line' flag I remembered something about my sewer line replacement years ago. My daughter was engaged, I was trying to figure out how to pay for the wedding, etc. (they eloped - their choice, such sweeties), and my sewer line had to be dug up. In the line of digging was a magnificent yellow rose bush. Luckily it was winter, I hacked it down to 12 inches all around, they dug it up and I left it on the mound of (v. smelly) earth until they covered up the new earth. This poor bedraggled rose was still hanging out, and I thought 'Hey - roses have a bare root season' and stuck it back in the ground. It thrived - though not as much as before when it was sitting over a sewer leak. Anyhow, that's my funny sewer story.
112. lq said:
ACK - covered up the new sewer, not covered up the new earth! Gak!
113. Wordswinker said:
They put extra juice in kids this age that's an addicting intoxicant to parents, thus ensuring survival of the species. What I wouldn't give to have one more day with my kids when they were full of obvious charm and sweetness. I'd change sleepers filled to the neck with yellow poo, clean up projectile vomiting three or four times, and dine eagerly on pre-moistened Cheez-Its and cold tomato soup, just for a day.
Kids develop ever more complicated charm with time, but that juiciness is peculiar to this age. Yum.
114. gypsy said:
Without Sesame Street, we'd all be bumping into each other. No one would know what Near and Far were without Grover. I say let the telly do it's job. You (and the rest of us idiots) just stay out of the way. Muppets are far better equipped for this job. I say Bravo to you for recognizing this simple, but oft overlooked, truth.
115. juliet said:
holy batman she's on ss crack. funny shit
116. Bella said:
Thank you Heather. This clip totally quieted my screaming 6 month old. Problem is, I have to keep playing it over and over again... I think he might be in love with Leta.
117. bee said:
the singing really makes my day, yes, but is chuck back there worshipping the fire gods?
118. carrie said:
I love your kid. And your dog (who I didn't even notice in the clip until I read the comments). I can't stop laughing about that singing--took me a second to figure out what part of the song she was singing. I used to encourage my niece, who is a year older than Leta, to continue singing her uninteligible songs, even though my sister was ready to strangle me.
After watching that clip, now I want my own kid and my own dog.
119. Kathleen said:
This kills me! Her hair... HER HAIR!
The other day my husband pointed to the CD player and asked "what's this? and our 2 year old son looked at him and said "Jazz." It was. He won't sing like Leta, but he'll tell you what type of music it is. Who taught him this? TV. TV can teach him more than I can.
120. Patricia said:
Kids these days are definitely smarter than we ever were. Heck, we all would be better off if we just hand over the reins of the world over to them. And of course, they look darn cute too.
121. MelanieinOrygun said:
Word to the wise: Never, ever, ever let anybody pass off those Kidsongs videos on you. I promise, you will rue the day.
"Jingleheimer Schmidt"? Cakewalk. No, bad is watching those kids sing "I Get Around" and "Chicky Chicky Beat."
Having flashbacks; must go cry softly for a while.
122. Jeni said:
My favorite part of this video: Her hand movements that go in time with her head bobbing.
My 2nd favorite part of this video: Hearing either you or Jon trying not to laugh in the background.
Oh. My. God. This is hysterical. I love her completely made up lyrics. I think she has a gift, you should probably encourage her to be a singer/songwriter AND an interpretive dancer.
I really needed this on the day of my 1st rectal exam b/c of the non-stop-pooping-problem. Good timing, Heather. Thank you.
123. sweetney said:
[upon first playing the video, with Mina beside me:]
Mina: What was that?!
Me: That's Leta! Don't you remember her? We met her on our trip to Utah!
Mina: [burp.]
I think that last bit was a tribute to the Tostitos they shared, but I can't be sure.
124. Shelli said:
oh, MON!
I can't WAIT for Mlaka to get as old!
125. maryhead said:
Geebus, woman, how do you create such adorability? I just want to squeeze her and make her sit down and sing things to me EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY.
126. Amy said:
Leta's version of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is too cute. She made my two year old stop dead in his tracks, giggle and then blush a little. The moment caused a temporary loss of consciousness...I just came to.
127. Bill said:
I've been told that when I order my n-th margarita it sounds a bit like that.
I recommend Tri Delta for this little sorority girl.
128. Vika Zafrin said:
Aaaaaaaa the cute!!
Your kid has been the ONLY ray of sunshine on an otherwise completely shit day. Well, the only besides my husband. I'm sure you'll understand.
Thanks for posting joy, Heather. If you accept bribes in return for posting funny and gorgeous videos of Leta -- chocolate truffles, good wine, hookers and blow -- do let me (us? surely there is an "us" here) know.
129. Tree W said:
You have got to put more video of that adorable child on your site.
My daughter's crack is Dan Zanes & Friends - All Around the Kitchen! Crazy Videos & Concert Songs!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009ZDIU0/qid=1145915158/sr=1-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8983843-0409503?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=dvd&v=glance&n=130
130. sistieugler said:
this is the single most delicious piece of video i've seen all da... well, heck! this is just a delicious piece of video, period. and your precious leta is *beyond* cute! (but, you knew that) : D
131. kerri said:
I like Leta's version better than the original.
Also, it should be a rule that all nursery rhyme songs be sung while sporting pig tails.
132. Taegan7879 said:
haha yea.. I totally know where you're coming from! Color me surprised when my 2 year old busted out singing the ABC song... Didnt learn that shit from me. Gotta love Elmo, LOL. Of course, I have it a little worse. I have NO American television!! We didnt sign up for AFN (American Forces Network) over here so we get to watch DVD's over and over again or listen to German Cartoons, fun!!
133. The Lizzy said:
That is so disgustingly cute it makes my ovaries hurt.
I request Chuck howling along.
134. Joan Horner said:
You can see that her singing is so impressing the chuckmeister that he is ready to fling himself into the flames to escape the sound.
Presonally I think she may have been watching too many anthems sung in baseball parks...that girl has mad echo on her.
135. Kaymadmom said:
CUTE! Maddie has been running around this week quoting her new favorite movie, "Marry Poppins." You really must strap Leta in to her car seat and make her watch that movie a few times. There's nothing like a toddler to motivate you during those rough times with the line, "Snap! The job's a game!" I heart Television!
136. LucyArin said:
So cute! Thanks for sharing!
137. Smacky said:
Jon's infectious laugh is peeking out again. But she's adorable! I loved it.
138. Kathleen said:
I clicked on this video while my two-year-old son was in the room, and then we watched it seven times. "Let's see Leta again," he says.
She's really quite a crowd pleaser, that's for sure.
139. the niffer said:
She speaks in tongues! TV has taught her she's the Messiah. Or at least his prophet. Your family must be thrilled.
Heather, this kid the influence that kicked my ovaries into gear over 2 years ago. Thank god we're having one of our own in September. My husband blames you.
140. Be Still said:
Oh good lord, I may need a root canal after all that sweetness. What a dollbaby she is!
My little guy asks for the "Blubird Song" as soon as we get in the car. It's by Milkshake, a band the WHOLE family actually can stand without earplugs.
141. Dayna Lee said:
So cute! Mine sings it, "Ginkle Ginkle little tar."
142. Nat W. said:
Oh, it hurts my uterus...
143. misssurly said:
Here's why Daily Oliver is my favorite site (besides dooce.com that is!)
http://textism.com/oliver/daily/2006/04/21/
144. Staci said:
Let's just say if it wasn't for TV...my kids wouldn't know anything (haha). I joke that my 5 year old is a TVholic!! I know they say it is not good for kids to watch too much tv...but if they watch what is age appropriate, I do think they can learn a lot. My daughter is 21 months old and requests Barney and Wiggles over and over and over again - did I say over again? How can you deny such cuteness? Keep it up Leta!
145. BeachMama said:
Precious. Sesame Street is a good thing! We love it here too and it saves Mommy's voice ;)
146. Velma said:
Just wait until the interpretive dance begins! I can say with authority that the adorableness ratchets up even higher when the random-yet-purposeful dancing begins. I have a clip of my kids spazzing out to the Killers "Mr. Brightside" that induces so many endorphins upon viewing that I could probably market it to combat PMS. I can hardly wait until Leta is old enough to grace us with her moves!
147. Billygean.co.uk said:
Oh! She has friendly eyes at the mon mon mon bit. And her mouth is fucking huge!
My boyfriend thinks I am obsessed with Leta (he's right). You're giving us VIDEOS Heather. V-I-D-E-O-S. This is too cute.
Billygean
148. The Mighty Jimbo said:
seriously now, how often to you just bite her from the cute?
149. clay harris said:
i was just telling a coworker today that i wasn't sure kids were in the cards... then you put up the awesome-est video ever! sign me up for one of those!
150. Real Susie said:
Over here we are all "too too chucka chucka bih reh dar!" Way too much Wiggles going on. But at least Greg Wiggle is kinda cute.
But Leta is BEYOND cute!
151. Wicked H said:
Insulin pump......STAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
152. elise said:
I showed this to my 2yr old son and he thought that every time he hit the shift button she would start over. he has the biggest smile. I think he's in love. now back to the shift key....I promised.
153. d-mode said:
I think that you need more prayers...mine obviously aren't working...despite my best efforts.
Cheers,
You're Salt Lake brutha frum anutha mutha..err sumthin'.
D-mode
154. Beverlee said:
The movie just ain't gonna happen for me. But cute pic of course. How does being madly in love with your daughter feel and having 500 people agree with you?!
155. lyndsey_elise said:
Now my 2 year old daughter has a new video to watch. We have watched Leta at least 10 times in the last 5 minutes. Also, did you end up eating that marvelous chocolate chip cookie the other day?
156. alicia lynn said:
dude, seriously i just went through a big stupid run around of registering for typepad just so i could comment to say that your kid is MOTHERFUCKING ADORABLE. jesus christ, she is pretty. she reminds me of my nieces. dangggg.
157. honestyrain said:
american idol? is that you? we have next year's winner right here.
158. DeniseTN said:
She's precious! Does she give autographs yet?
159. K8 said:
I just love how utterly pleased she is with herself. May she always be that way!
And I too loved the sounds of your laughter in the background...
160. Laurie said:
We used to have my daughter on video (actually it was a movin on. commercial) singing a slightly different version of twinkle twinkle It went like this:
TWINLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
I WONDER WHY WE WENT TO WAR
DEFICIT SPENDING IN THE SKY
WAS IT ALL JUST ONE BIG LIE
PLEASE OH PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME PAY
FOR MISTAKES YOU MAKE TODAY!
Teach Leta that one.
161. TranceJen said:
Oh man, that's too cute. She is going to HATE you one day for recording this kind of stuff, but it is SO WORTH IT.
162. amanda m said:
You soooo have to keep doing this with her!
My son is 8 now and talks to me like a teenager. I had forgotten that "little voice" until I had ran across my home videos of various holidays. It was the Christmas video of my son when he was 3 that got me to melting on the couch. It had snowed that year, which doesn't happen much in Texas. We ran out and made miniature snowmen with what little snow was on the ground. My son's little voice saying "kno man" is something I had totally forgotten. I wish now I had captured more of my baby's "little voice". Makes me wonder....what else have I forgotten?
Now when he begs me not to embarrass him in front of his friends and I fall apart realizing my son is beginning to turn into a teenage Martian, I just go and pop this video in and pretend everything is right with the world.
163. Lauren McMahon said:
I love how she does the Christina Aguilera thing where she turns one syllable into five--"a-a-a-a-arrrrrre."
164. Lucy'sMom said:
Seriously, Dooce, that is by far the cutest thing EVER!! I'm half afraid my computer will explode, but I MUST play it ONE MORE TIME!!!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful humor, and especially Leta's VOICE!!
165. Darlin' said:
but the real question is how can the story of one gold coin inspire you to change your world?
166. Talon said:
...
Oh my gods...my ovaries just exploded.
No we will NOT make one just like that. NO WE WON'T!!!
THRICE DAMNED OVARIES!!!
167. agnieszka said:
Don't jump into the fire Chuck! It's not worth it! Move away from the light.
168. Jeff, the film prof said:
This is fucking HILARIOUS. I have a feeling my one-year-old (whoops, I mean 13-month-old) would have a grand time boogying down to this rendition. If I were evil, I would go wake him up to test that out (but no, I am not evil, and I worship the sleep gods, and the cuteness of Video Leta will have to wait until tomorrow).
169. Brandi Walzer said:
That 'Chuck being like Jack Handy' comment above makes me laugh HARD.
Have you ever seen this site: It's pretty old, so you may have already been there done that, but it's always good for a laugh.
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=irule
It cracks me up. Check out all pages.
I love the videos, keep posting them!
170. redheadwriter said:
As adorable as Leta is -- and she definitely has talent -- I really want to know what Chuck is up to. That was too funny!
171. IrishGoddess said:
Leta, Claire says thank you for making her smile again! She thinks you are a "funny and cute" little girl!
172. holly said:
That is too cute! She and my daughter should sing duets together. However, no matter what song my daughter sings, it's always to the tune of "Jingle Bells."
Oh, I couldn't help but notice Chuck in the background, sticking his face as close to the fire as possible. "Hey, they're paying attention the baby again. I wonder how much attention I'd get if I burnt my nose off."
173. Amanda B. said:
Holy crap that kid is adorable.
174. Pants said:
Chuck appears to be pitching himself into the flame...
talk about roasting a hot dog! Or maybe he's just desperate for some on camera time.
175. wrongwaywy said:
I sincerely believe she is the cutest 2 year old on the planet! And she's got pigtails to die for!
176. kierewalker said:
...ovaries...still...twitching...must...reproduce...
Little Leta is so lovely. And Chuck is the most fabulous dog in the world. Was the former congressman burning some incriminating documents from his term in office?
177. Angel said:
I think that was sweeter than the death by cookies!!
AWWWWWWWW! Leta is adorable :)
The kids raised without benefit of TV are boring anyway (kidding, kidding, I swear I'm kidding!)
178. Kate said:
Oh. my. god. I love your daughter. And I love Chuck nearly setting himself on fire in the back.
179. Sunny Hunt said:
How about this one? J, J, jumpin J... Does the Jackal jump? The jackal joins the jump.. jumpin J... that's the ticket in our house.
180. Piglet said:
That is sooooooooooo adorable! I want to bite her cute little nose :)
181. little veg said:
The more you watch it the funnier it gets. I'm afraid I just broke my computer by laughing so hard my intestines fell out onto the keyboard.
I'm gonna have to go share this with my roommate.
182. KenzieAnnabelle said:
Dooce-
I love Leta's spunk. I hope she never loses that.
This is a bit off topic, but I just want to tell you that the picture you posted about a week ago of Leta and Jon reading together with her sitting on his lap is one of the most beautiful pictures that I have ever seen. What a perfect moment.
183. Jonniker said:
Fucking priceless. For some reason, however, Leta's little voice made my dog perk up and start howling, too.
And so, we had "Mon Mon Mon..." and "AEEEEEEEOOOOOOOO" in our household, which is not as cute as Leta solo.
184. jennyk said:
that is the only thing that has been able to make me smile all day.
i think i need to get myself a leta.
185. Carrie said:
I was so into the video, and then I see Chuck's head move into view and I shrieked, I was so excited to get both in one sitting!
186. RandiRed said:
These are the moments that just make you want to melt as a parent. I find myself saying 'I could die a happy person right now!' and then regret it because 2 minutes later the kids just do something even cuter and even more heartwarming.
She is just so precious! Thank you for sharing.
I think the dog was ready to jump into the fire in the background there. You better keep an eye on him!
187. Orion said:
what comic timing. kid has a mouth like Jim Carey. I'm especially enjoying the big finish- and that heavy breathing off-camera. thanks for the mood lift!
188. The Bold Soul said:
My nearly 45-yr old still barely functioning ovaries are clenching right now after that. She is even cuter in motion. By the way, what's with Chuck almost climbing into the roaring fire in the background? Was Leta THAT off-pitch that he was ready to throw himself into the flames, or was he jealous at not being the focus of the video?
189. mainegirl said:
love it!!
190. Rob said:
My son learned "If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me" from a video, and proceeded to stand atop a climbing frame in out local playground singing it to anyone who would listen.
We think he did it so that when he learned "Achy Breaky Heart" from the same video we'd be so relieved we'd forget to kill him.
191. AmandaR. said:
So I have never in my life wanted to have my own children... I have contemplated adoption, but still never very seriously.
However, if I ever do in fact have one of those kids some day in the very distant future, I will blame YOU first because that was seriously the cutest thing I have seen in a very long time.
192. cagey said:
My favorite is the recent controversy regarding the Sesame Street Beginnings videos. Of course, I couldn't RESIST, I didn't want to leave my baby boy out of that sweet controversy, so I bought the Making Music one. I will be posting later this week about it, but in short, I was actually impressed. The video is downright boring UNLESS you get involved with it by holding your baby, dancing and singing along. Frankly, I haven't really had that impulse for dancing and singing while watching Baby Einstein.
193. April-Lyn Caouette said:
:) So adorable it hurts. Thanks for sharing - it was definitely the bright part of my Monday. Oh, that and the 4-minute phone call with my doped-up post-Lasik fiancé. (For someone who only had a laser shining on his eyes for 30 seconds each, he sounded an awful lot like someone had been clubbing him with a crowbar, instead...)
I'll have to remember to bookmark all your videos of Leta being cute so when I decide it's time for the future Mr. and I to have wee ones. I can use them for bait. ;)
194. Anu said:
Wow!! A spanish rendition of twinkle twinkle :-) I'm kidding. Leta is soooooooooo adorable. Keep 'em coming.
195. momma 2 angels said:
Much obliged! You just helped me get my 3 year old into her jammies. We watched the mon action 5times straight, then I withheld as a successful bribe. I giggled at both girls (singer & admirer) and was told sternly "no funny". My daughter was Seriously trying to learn the song:)
196. Paula Schmitt said:
She is totally in control, mom. Sign her up for TV auditions -- really :)
197. Stephanie B said:
Your kid can work the DVD remote? I can't even work my DVD remote. And your kid speaks French? Awesome.
198. Paula Schmitt said:
What else can she sing...? :)
199. lane said:
SHE'S SO CUTE!!!
200. carson said:
Performances like make for questions like "what plumbing problem?" Too cute.
Having missed the comments for the worst week entry, may I submit mine?
1. We have guests in town for my daughter's 3rd birthday. The AC goes into death throes. (Saturday)
2. Daughter vomits on Mommy (me). In a startling display of self control, Mommy does not throw child from lap and run to the shower. (Sunday)
3. Mommy gets the same stomach virus. (Monday)
4. AC being replaced, so even minimal functioning is gone for 8 hours. It's August. In Georgia. (Tuesday)
5. Husband spends day in bathroom or bed. (Tuesday)
6. Many loads of laundry are done, along with many flushings of commode and showers. (Sunday through Tuesday)
7. Waste water, from toilets and laundry, discovered on basement floor. Water is a minimum of one inch deep, but cardboard boxes have wicked it up. (Tuesday pm)
8. Guests flee for somewhere with indoor plumbing. Mommy and daughter spend night at sister's home. She has no kids and has the least-babyproofed home in the world. Scissors! Sharpies! Dangling cords with small hot electrics at the end! (Wednesday)
9. Plumber and county water people collaborate to rip up lawn, and destroy my favorite bush. (Thursday)
10. Mother and daughter check into hotel, still suffering from stomach virus. (Thursday)
11. Father spends days cleaning basement, evenings at hotel. (Friday) Manages to remove the worst of it & throw away the bottom layer of boxes. Mother joins for project on Saturday.
12. Finishing basement project now underway, once plumbing issue resolved. Current time overrun: 2 years. July 26, 2006, my daughter will turn 6.
13. Did I mention I was 3 months pregnant at the time? My son hasn't seen the living room without all of the boxes of stuff from the basement (salvageable stuff in new boxes).
201. Melanieflorida said:
That's it. The kid is good enough to gobble up in one bite. Just don't let her watch MTV or the next clip you have of her will be singing a little ditty by 50 Cent.
202. Miranda Puckett said:
Are you TRYING to get me to have kids? Geez dooce.
203. E-Lo said:
I can't wait for Lyric to start singing to me now, although I swear she tries at only 5 months.
204. Aunt Tasty said:
OH.MY.DAMN. I laughed with glee as if I were *her* Aunt Tasty!
205. Mary Tsao said:
My 16-month-old son loved this video! He kept saying, "aga? aga?" (again? again?) We must have watched it ten times.
Then he asked me if Leta is on MySpace yet.
206. mayberry_blonde said:
omg that made me smile :)
207. CartwheelsAtMidnight said:
Took me almost 100 comments for the lightbulb to connect the post to the title...
I'm a bright one, I am.
Oh, and scrumptious. Do you think she'd let me pick her up and hug her? And smooch her face? No?
208. kellyjoco said:
She is way cute , and I am starting to understand the thing about your dog a little better, after viewing his rapt pondering of the fire before him..
209. Jessica said:
FYI -- I love how you always do lopsided ponytails on Leta -- LOVE IT!!!! So adorable and endearing!
210. margalit said:
I had no idea that Leta speaks Logandan. She's such a bright child, and so musical as well. You must be so proud. (Logandan is one of the many national languages of Uganda and it sort of sounds like Leta's version of Twinkle Twinkle.)
211. Courtney said:
Ovaries...exploding...must rip out Nuvaring and commence procreation.
Seriously, Leta is adorable. It's kids like yours that make me wish I was of the age to have my own...that and my damn biological clock.
212. iamchanelle said:
way way WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too cute!
oh my gosh, she is so stinking CUTE!!! thanks for sharing that with us.
:)
213. kathrynaz said:
Thanks for sharing such cuteness! We in the world of the internets are now lifting our lighters.... freebird!
214. Meg said:
That child is too damn cute for words.
215. girl said:
our nephew was singing "Row Row Row Your Boat" in the car Saturday evening. "Merrily Merrily Merrily Merrily" comes out "Melly Melly Melly Melly" which is way better, in my opinion.
216. Lindsey said:
How on earth do you handle living with a creature THAT adorable?
217. DeAnne said:
Awww, that is too cute! Leta is adorable in everyway! I love reading your blog!
DeAnne (fellow non-mormon, utah resident, raising a toddler who is anti-food and a dog!)
218. dasbecca said:
It's so nice to know The Language of Toddler is the same from child to child... Just from my own son, I knew exactly what Leta was going for. (Even that excited near-stutter is identical.) ;-) More videos! I'm loving the media thing you have going on.
219. Mary Jo said:
Oh my freakin god! HAHA
I think I got the word "my" and "star" and "sky" HAHA
She is soooo adorable!
220. That's Stella said:
Awwwwwwwwwwww!!!!
Sooooo cute Heather!
My audio wasn't even working on my computer, but I still found it the most entertaining thing ever!
221. prozim said:
Heather, when I saw that episode on Sesame Street with the dogs making peanut butter sandwiches, I could not stop laughing. I am not one to laugh a lot unfortunately), and there are few times in my life that something has made me laugh to the point of tears, but that episode was one of them.
222. Hannah said:
Colleen beat me to it--that video resembles nothing so much as a young Bjork.
223. laquet said:
Oh my, cute beyond belief ... she must get away with murder in your house!
224. angela said:
Well, if you won't give me Chuck, I'll settle for Leta.
Honestly, I've been reading your blog for many months now, and I have to say, you have captivated the hearts and minds of many of us. I admire you as a mother so very much. You approach your life with wit, irony and snarky humor, which, probably due to the inherent expression of sentience and insight those qualities require, makes the deep affection for your little family seem all the more heartfelt to me. It is so clear how much you love them both. I'm amazed when some of your readers don't see that.
Your baby seems very bright and happy. Good work, mama.
225. John said:
Can someone please get chuck away from the flames? That dog is transfixed.
226. Katai said:
HAHAHAHA. Oh, man. I must know what amazing language that was in, so that I can learn it and charm the pants off humanity.
227. mandee said:
she's super cute!! i had to listen a second time before i picked up that it was twinkle twinkle. i particularly enjoyed chuck skulking in the background, comanding the fire with his mind.
228. JessicaRabbit said:
Well I think that you need to know two things, 1. My 16 year old son had to come in from the other room when he heard Leta singing and then told me that she is adorable. Which is bad because I have tried to expose him to rotten little kids as a form of birth control and when he sees one being cute that puts me one day closer to being a grandmother.
And two, my girlfriend might be running to go get sterilized right now because she is worried that she will become somehow magically pregnant from me ooohhing and ahhing over babies like this.
We are all tramatized here now. Just so you know.
Oh and I think I am offically on cute baby restrictions now. Damn paranoid girlfriend.
229. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
Seriously, stop with the cute baby stuff. I feel my uterus being coveted right now....
230. Shana Banana said:
Heh Tooo Cute. Her and My Daughter Madison should start a band. Im tellin you... the two of them together would knock everyone dead. Madison already has the throwing her hands up in the air and bowing while spouting something akin to " Thank you Cleavland! " although it sounds alot more like " Thanks a Bevamen " Or something like that. heh
231. the kim half of glamorouse said:
the best bit of the clip? The brief glimpse of Chuck in the background, staring deep into the flames, pretending not to notice he is not the star.
232. MelisAGoGo said:
THE CUTENESS!!
I'll have to remind myself to show that to the Little Man-he's not singing yet but over the weekend he busted out "yeyyo, pupul, rojo, boo" (yes, he can say red in Spanish and can't in English yet)
233. nikkinik said:
Awwwww, Leta is just precious! :)
234. jondopabs said:
too cute!
235. melmo said:
i'm not a fan of t.v. and kids, but you wrote so convincingly about the benefits that i'm ready to go buy that darn d.v.d. are you sure you don't work for sesame street? you could work in big bird's store...that'd be cool.
236. Shannon said:
I had to Google "Weimaraner" to discover that this was not a reference to a Sesame Street character.
237. Alena said:
Serious ovary explosion from the cuteness! I love the little smiles during, like she knows it's funny but doesn't care.
238. kidsmom said:
Baby Suri will be learning that song on Ork in a few years. Maybe Leta would be available to tutor her?
(Cute, HAPPY, kid.)
239. Bec said:
I could not resit and watched the video just now (at work). My boss peered at my computer and I had to lie and tell him Leta was my nice. I don't think, "She's the adorable daughter of my favorite author whose life I read about everyday on her website" would have went over well with a man who does not know what google is-let alone a blog.
For what it is worth he says I have an adorable nice.
Your writing is always a bright spot in my day Heather!
240. Victoria Winters said:
Wow. How you could tell that was Twinkle, Twinkle I have no idea! Made me smile, though.
241. nell said:
oh my word, I'm going to throw up from acute cuteness!
242. carrieoke said:
She looks so. happy. What a freakin' cute kid.
243. Almost Lucid (Brad) said:
With gusto! Great vid.
244. Fyse said:
Heather, that is absolutely brilliant. Leta is a star.
245. Mack'sMom said:
Twinkle Twinkle is far more appropriate than the songs I taught my much younger brother (who is 16 years younger than I am)...I had him reciting "Jesse's Girl" by Rick Springfield at the age of 4.
He'd swing out in the yard screaming the chorus! My Dad was embarrased, my Mom thought it was the funniest thing ever! I was a proud big sister!!
246. Fyse said:
Oh, and I love the way she seems to start with her ABCs and medleys into twinkle twinkle by the time she gets to skyyyyy. And the scatting in the middle. Superb.
247. smoopiebooboosmom said:
oh my gawd, that just made my heart so happy :) just precious.
248. Ktkat said:
Wow... that made me actually look FORWARD to when my daughter is old enough to sing off key with such vigor and gusto that my brain explodes with cuteness overload! Until now, I was trying to find gypsies to sell her to...
249. kalisah said:
Well then you've got to take her to this site, with TONS of Sesame Street video clips
http://www.foldedspace.org/weblog/2006/04/sesame_street_video_clips.html
250. zitsmom said:
Leta is my hero :)
251. meggers said:
Sing it, sister!
252. Lorien said:
That is just freaking adorable. I pray one day, my almost 4 year old will grow hair long enough to put in Leta-style pig tails.
253. kim from germany said:
man, she's a cutie! i love kids. also, i want some. C, are you reading this? get your cute behind back to germany already and let's make cute little KC's. prettyplease...
254. epoh said:
Yay for Weimys (and cute little girls.)
http://public.fotki.com/epoh/the_dogs/strider/
255. me-nikk said:
my dear sweet ovaries are screaming out,"WE NEED A CHILD!!!"
256. Scott Murdoch said:
UnbeLIEVable! More audio! More video!
That is crazy-cute.
S
257. Kristen said:
She is so adorable!
My 4-year-old came home from preschool a couple of weeks ago singing "God Bless America." I almost ran into a telephone pole when he started. It even has hand movements! I die every time he starts the badly remembered tune with the hand movements that make little to no sense.
258. merseydotes said:
Seriously, that makes my heart melt like chocolate on a sunny day.
259. Nikol said:
Leta's stage presence is unsurpassed. I think it's all about the eye-contact. =)
260. Sunni said:
That even made my HUSBAND smile and he usually only thinks our kid is cute. She's a keeper alright.
261. Anna said:
Seriously, your daughter makes me want to change my mind about not breeding. Cutest. Kid. Ever.
262. A Knupfer said:
I had to watch it 3 times ... She is very serious about her love for America - I can tell!
I tell Chuck in the back - looks like he is trying to enter the fireplace... interesting... but I really enjoy the soft laughs I hear from you two as you are being serenaded by Leta... TOO CUTE! She makes me want to have another one!
263. A Knupfer said:
I had to watch it 3 times ... She is very serious about her love for America - I can tell!
I see Chuck in the back - looks like he is trying to enter the fireplace... interesting... but I really enjoy the soft laughs I hear from you two as you are being serenaded by Leta... TOO CUTE! She makes me want to have another one!
264. Deb_LA said:
Oh my god, it finally happened, my womb just burst.
265. bonkersmomof4 said:
Adorable! My son used to sing A B C D E F G How I wonder what you are...
266. Hannah B. said:
Oh, so cute. I really needed a laugh and a good dose of cute this morning. Thank you for supplying it.
267. Cathy said:
My son is IN LOVE with your daughter. His face lit up from across the room when he heard her voice singing. He came right over to the computer, watched Leta sing, and had a HUGE smile on his face. At one point he turned and looked at me with this look as if he wants me to drive out to Utah so the two of them could sing together! Thank YOU for sharing!
268. KermitMom said:
We have that same DVD!!! Its where Elmo is going to be on the radio and everyone is trying to sing him their favorite song!!! ohmygod, our 18mo. daughter LOVES that DVD... if we even walk NEAR our TV, she sits down in her little chair and starts chanting 'elmo elmo elmo elmo'... our daughter doesnt sing yet, but she 'dances' all over the place with the songs. too funny that our daughters love the same DVD. Maybe the CTW is putting subliminal messages in there to make them want to watch more?? LOL
269. FTPPro said:
Good idea to start her out with Mozart (who wrote Twinkle Twinkle). Now let's see what she can do with Led Zeppelin.
270. Charmaine said:
I heard the word "star" somewhere in there. She's so cute!
271. Tina said:
Hi Heather, Couple of questions for you. Why do you only keep the comments that kiss your butt and delete the ones that ask you to be real for a moment? Why don't you write about something besides this superficial plumbing day-to-day crap? People want to know what's under the surface. What happened with Leta's walking problem? How's your anorexia and depression? Nobody cares about cookies and plumbing. Stop trying so hard to be funny and just be genuine.
272. Dani said:
I think Leta is really sweet and you're a great mom.
Tina probably has a thing or two to learn about self-respect. Looks like she has some serious issues that goes beyond this blog and I don't really think expressing hate on other people's blog is going to solve any of her problems.
273. DRMPro said:
Wow, that is too cute for words.