This morning when we were leaving the house I warned Leo about the ice on the steps (leftover from the 17 snow storms we've had so far this year). At the same time, Ellie was squirming in my arms and telling me "wa, wa." Yeah, she's in this nervy independent phase where she wants to walk to the car now. With Leo's predilection for bolting into the street or the neighbor's yard, not to mention his love of taunting the dog into making a break for it, letting Ellie walk to the car is not terribly convenient, trust me.
Then Leo starting saying "Ellie wa." I told him that no, Ellie couldn't walk to the car because she's a baby and there's ice on the stairs.
And then of course, the awesome Vanilla Ice song got stuck in my head and then I thought that Leo needed to learn it too. And so without further ado I give you: