Apples, Apples, Everywhere

Wow, it's already October, and Fall is definitely under way. Sorry for the long time between posts, but Ra-ra (Grandma) and Poppi were visiting last week, so we were very busy.

We went apple picking, and did lots of playing outside in the leaves, which are just starting to fall. Poppi even taught Cara how to clean out the gutters.

Cara has been working on saying lots of new words. Her favorite so far is "down" - which can mean "put me down," "put that down," or "Maddie! down! don't eat my cheese." She has also decided that mommy is not allowed to hold any other babies. Several days ago I was holding her friend Viviane, and she pointed to Vivi in my arms, then touched the ground and said "DOWN!" in a very insistent voice. So bossy!

Here's a picture of Evie, Cara and Vivi after music class the other day. Cara really likes the music class - it's mostly just shaking various instruments, running around in circles and generally making noise. What could be more fun for a 15 month old?

Other words Cara is working on include "beas" (please), "duh" (duck), "doh-gee" (doggie), and "wugga-wugga" (wiggles).

She has also been on a hugging spree. She wants to hug all of her friends, whether or not they really want hugs. It could be that Cara's hugs are a little intimidating, since she tends to bestow them at a full run.