rituals

Eliana and I are basking in summer rituals. Perhaps my favorite involves her budding love of music. We do lots of dancing in front of the mirror and she's starting to recognize the changes in the music and can predict when I'll spin or dip her. Her favorite nursery, playtime tune is "The Littest Birds" by The Be Good Tanyas. When she hears the opening, "la, la" she always stops what she's doing, turns to me, and gives me a big, Eliana grin. It's this knowing look, like we share this awesome secret about how tremendous and full this moment is about to be. She then resumes her playing, only looking over at me occasionally, building her independence and confidence one toy at a time. This video captures her explorations to her favorite song and even includes some fearless adventuring into her old moses basket.