Prodigy
We have always thought that Leta is the brightest kid to ever walk the Earth -- she can already differentiate between the sounds of an airplane and a helicopter, although she does often point to an empty sky and say, "BIRD!" but we aren't going to mention that to anyone who works in any sort of admissions office -- but now we have proof to silence all the skeptics: video that shows she is a mathematical genius. All that is missing is a clip of her running in circles with a bucket on her head.
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chumbot said:
i can't get enough of these videos. more more more!!!
06.01.06 - 10:36 AM / 1wendyboswell said:
I like how she arranged her hair "just so" before answering.
06.01.06 - 10:38 AM / 2jams said:
i think that she may have a lucrative career in hand modeling in her future.
her fingers look so long and not at all sausage like, the way most two year old hands look.
06.01.06 - 10:39 AM / 3Cindy said:
So adorable!!!!
06.01.06 - 10:41 AM / 4MissDirected said:
If I ever have a kid even a quarter as cute as Leta, I'll consider myself lucky. Who cares if she can count? With that adorable hair toss she's got "Pantene Commercials" written all over her.
06.01.06 - 10:42 AM / 5fixedupgirl said:
What a ham!
I enjoyed the wiggling of her index finger promptly upon answering you! She's too adorable.
06.01.06 - 10:45 AM / 6Kung Foodie said:
Ahhhhhh....so cute!!!
06.01.06 - 10:46 AM / 7dancingnancy said:
I'll bet she knows who flushed the towels down the toilet.....
06.01.06 - 10:46 AM / 8KookieDangerous said:
The screen test went well, Mr. Selznik. We'll have to get her a dialogue coach, but besides that, she's a natural. Give her an open - ended contract right away!
06.01.06 - 10:46 AM / 9cagey said:
Too bad you already blew her College Fund on your new sewer thingie. Bah. Education is over-rated in the light of a quality dump that is free of Flushing Tension.... :-)
06.01.06 - 10:47 AM / 10bee said:
She's blinking with mile-long lashes there and all I can here is
*doink* *doink,doink*
I need those lashes!
06.01.06 - 10:47 AM / 11KaraMia said:
Hey, I saw that finger waggle at least two times, I think you might be underestimating her. Besides, if she doesn't become a math wiz, you can always sign her up for Top Model...she's got that hair flip part down!
06.01.06 - 10:50 AM / 12Amy D. said:
too cute....but I can only see HALF the new masthead (?). I'm guessing because IE sux the old sweaty goat balls, but does it say "neither representing nor keeping it real"....? desperate to know!
06.01.06 - 10:50 AM / 13Nichole said:
The June masthead makes me happy.
06.01.06 - 10:50 AM / 14Amy D. said:
aahhh...nevermind ;-)
06.01.06 - 10:52 AM / 15Kissyface said:
Yummy Mummy and Pretty Baby - you two are quite the pair. The new masthead exceeds all expectation.
06.01.06 - 10:53 AM / 16smoness said:
Call Ed McMahon and get that girl on Star Search! -- Too cute.
06.01.06 - 10:59 AM / 17kristentatious said:
I'd like to comment, but I'm choking on the cuteness.
06.01.06 - 10:59 AM / 18Wendy Mac said:
Remember Barbie who said, "Math is hard"? Leta says, In your face, Barbie!
I hope Leta is one of my math students when she grows up.
06.01.06 - 11:03 AM / 19JennJenn said:
Well I'll be darned...
That's the same gesture I use when the cops ask how many I've had to drink!
06.01.06 - 11:03 AM / 20jes said:
Oh, gaaaah. Who cares if she can count? She SO. CUTE. If you ever want to rid yourself, just set her on a plane toward Dallas. love it
06.01.06 - 11:03 AM / 21jes said:
She SO. CUTE.?
So mesmerized by the cuteness that I have lost all grammatical ability.
06.01.06 - 11:05 AM / 22Leesa said:
If I am not mistaken, she is already using "imaginary number", quite an accomplishment.
06.01.06 - 11:08 AM / 23Vaguely Urban said:
Work those eyelashes! And the bandaid, too! Use everything you've got! (Leta knows how to be FIERCE.)
06.01.06 - 11:10 AM / 24Carrie Johnston said:
REDRUM!
06.01.06 - 11:15 AM / 25beautifulmess said:
can i gobble her up? cause i so want to gobble her up.
06.01.06 - 11:17 AM / 26Pascha said:
She's thinking, "Maybe if I just keep wagging this finger it will mesmerize mama into giving me more gubby bears."
06.01.06 - 11:17 AM / 27Jaida said:
Adorrrrrrrrrrrable!! Put her in pigtails more often! It's precious now, but not when she's 50+ at some swap meet!
Leta is a cutie pie!
06.01.06 - 11:18 AM / 28Laura Smart said:
She is a natural in front of the camera. Look at her putting on her best poses! I especially love the one where she lowers her chin on top of her hand and looks up at the camera imploringly. What a little sweetheart!
06.01.06 - 11:22 AM / 29timothyjlambert said:
I've never seen another child look quite so adorable when trying to shake the Devil out of their head as Leta in this video. And she can answer questions at the same time. Now that's talent.
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