You Are My Sunshine

So, Mommy got a new video camera!! It is so super-simple to use. I think you can expect to see more video up here in the future. The clip above was just a quick shot, while I was getting acclimated to the new camera. I'm giddy! Leah had a busy visit with her V.V. over Labor Day weekend. She took V.V. to the zoo, the farmers market, and the park. It was a fun weekend, and Leah & V.V. got in a good bit of time together. Leah has gotten really into wearing her tutus (you read that right, she has 2). Hopefully we can document a recital soon.

One quick story. A little sad AND a lot funny. Leah's Uncle Eric passed away 2 years ago. She was a tiny little thing when we lost him, and she won't ever get to know what a funny guy he was. Anyone who spent much time with my big brother knows that he was a gassy guy, and loved a good fart joke too. Leah was having a gassy morning the other day, and I'm certain Uncle Eric was somewhere laughing with us over this one. Picture the scene: Leah is sitting in her high chair. Mommy is moving back and forth between the kitchen and the dining room...

Leah: Mommy, you stink.
Mommy: I don't stink. Are you stinky?
Leah: Nooooo (giggle, giggle, giggle)
[Leah emits a loud gas bubble]
Leah: What was that?!?!? What's that sound?

I could absolutely hear my brother trying to play off his wind as something else, blaming it on someone else, and laughing hysterically when someone encountered the stink. It gave me hope, that even though Leah won't personally experience her Uncle Eric, she might still know him.