June, 2009
Vanessa has a strong interest in the computer. I can't imagine why. :) It's not like it is part of her daily life.Once we got downstairs this morning, Vanessa asked if we could play Wonder Pets Save the Circus (Or as Vanessa likes to refer to it "Wonder Pets Sing a Picture "or "Wonder Pets Ball Letters.") Probably once or twice a week, especially when the computer is in view, Vanessa will ask to do various things on it. She likes to check out various blogs. And she loves to hear familiar songs and stories on it. Recently she decided she really likes the Wonder Pets game. With Mommy's help to move and click the cursor, Vanessa chooses the letters Lenny calls out. She finds three letters to spell a word. She thinks it's pretty cool. Not sure if she has a clue that she's spelling words (you can see the wheels turning in her head and she knows if she spelled a word, she gets to do another.)
Vanessa also likes to make her own puppies using a Blue's Clues picture tool. We go through the steps while Vanessa chooses the puppy's traits. Here's one she did over last weekend:
I have to share that Vanessa loves the Fresh Beat Band. Have you seen them? That's a silly question if you have Noggin. We don't make it point to watch each day, but Vanessa has seen lots of videos before and after Blues Clues and Wonder Pets. I totally get why she loves them. It's fun to watch her try to perform their dance moves. She jumps and turns 180 degrees and tries to criss-cross her legs really fast. She stops everything to watch these guys.
This morning as I was walking upstairs to get Vanessa, she began to sing her favorite song, Sing by Karen Carpenter. It was a little more especially fun since she was trying to sing in her best vibrato voice. I hurried to get the video camera in hope to capture some to share, because it's so darn cute, but as you might guess, she stopped before I could hit record. So sorry to once again tease you with something you can't see or hear . . . however, Vanessa loves to hear others sing Sing. And she'll ask Mommy to sing it lots and lots. She'll also often ask to watch this YouTube video:
