Happy Halloween!

Cara tried on her costume on Tuesday and wouldn't take it off!! Here she is waiting for Daddy to come home at supper time. She made a cute kitty just like last year :)

Cara thinks that all cakes are Birthday cakes now and sings Happy Birthday every time. She even helped me blow out my candle on Wednesday!

Cara LOVES building big towers with her blocks and Daddy must help. Her favourite part comes next where she knocks it down with her hammer (fist).

Saturday we carved the pumpkin. Cara was not into the guts of the pumpkin. She thought it was gross.

She did like eating it though! She thought it was good....we thought that was gross!

A video of the pumpkin eating!

She was happy with the finished Jack 'o' Lantern though! And didn't eat anymore of it!

All dressed up for Halloween! She practiced knocking on our door a little before heading out with Daddy.

Happy Halloween, Pumpkin!

Off Trick or Treating for the first time!

The Halloween Haul :) She filled her pumpkin with treats!

Playground Videos!

Cara loves going on this swing!



She has finally figured out the rock wall and climbs it like an old pro now.




Her latest feat has been learning to climb this chain ladder followed by a trip down the slide!

A Trip to the Playgound!

Cara had a great trip to the playground with Daddy this week. He got some great pictures and great video clips of her new skills :) Videos will be put up on a new post on Monday so check back! :)

Hard to keep this happy girl still long enough for a picture!

Girl in the bubble.

Cara has made peace with the step she fell into on Thanksgiving weekend. Her bruise is gone and the step is fine too.

Cara had to deal with alot of workers in the house this week. We had our fireplace finished, new front door installed and Daddy painted the foyer. She kept herself relaxed with Pooh Bear.

On Saturday we went to Leah's birthday party. Cara had alot of fun and helped Leah open some gifts...good thing they are friends! This picture was just after they had a nice hug :) They are pretty cute together!

Cara took over Leah's mom a bit to check out Leah's new books...Cara loves being read to and hasn't figured out the social intricacies of a little girl's birthday party :)

The new, finished and working fireplace! Yay! Now we have a place to display Birthday cards!

Cara joined in with the home improvements. She helped Daddy put in new baseboards in the foyer!

On Sunday night we went to Nana & Howie's for a triple Birthday dinner for Cara, Aunt Andrea and Mummy. Cara is starting to think that Birthdays go on for weeks! Lucky girl!

Wiggles and Birthday Parties!

Cara has been fighting an ear and throat infection this last week but is getting on the mend now. We had step one of our new fireplace installed - they finish it this week including the mantel. We are excited to have it done!

Winter arrived this week too...we had a morning snow shower. Isn't it just awful looking? Good thing Cara is cute :)

On Friday we took Cara to see The Wiggles! It was an exciting evening!

Cara got her own seat. She was very proud. She was wearing the colour of her favourite Wiggle...

Jeff!

She watched the show very attentively. She clapped and danced and jumped all through the show.

Cara watching the show.

Fun Wiggly times!

The great Wiggles taking a bow.

After the show - Cara was wound up and took awhile to calm down for bed!

On Sunday we had our Baby Group`s 2nd Birthday Party! This pic has all 9 babies in it (at least a little bit). It is hard to wrangle 9 2 year olds!

Cara and her little buds.

Cara had fun at the playroom. She really liked the train table.

Sunday afternoon we had a Birthday Party for Cara. Her little friends Leah, Freya and Cassidy all came as well as their parents and Nana, Howie and her Aunt Andrea (my cousin). It was a nice afternoon and Cara had a great time!

Cara blowing out her candles!

Now she is choosing her cupcake. She licked her finger then stuck it in a cupcake....that one was hers!

YUMMY!

Then it was present time! Mummy and Daddy got her a doll house for her Little People.

She got all sorts of great gifts and loved showing them to everyone!

And playing with them!

Thanks to everyone for the great gifts!

New Floors & Happy Thanksgiving!

We had new floors laid down in the kitchen, foyer and bathroom this week. Cara had fun in the island after I cleared it out.

Here is the new floor before the island got moved back. Cara was having fun playing in the wide open space!

On Thanksgiving Sunday we went and had a very nice dinner with Nana and Howie. Afterward I took Cara to the playground and Cara had a pretty fierce tumble and landed on her cheek! She has quite the shiner now but it fine. I'm sure I was the fastest moving 9 month pregnant woman ever when I saw her fall! Thankfully she is fine and there was no blood. But there will be a bruise in her 2nd Birthday Party pics and maybe some judgmental looks from strangers...

This is Thanksgiving Monday or "the morning after the fall".

Cara went out for a walk before her second turkey dinner. She loves smiling for the camera now!

On the way back she was tired so she had a nap on the sidewalk!

TURKEY LEG!

Post Apple Pie smile :)

Mummy at 37 weeks pregnant and Cara enjoying a baby belly!

She thought it was hilarious!

Goodbye September!

We went to the zoo this week with Cara's friend Leah and her mom Rebecca. Cara and Leah had a great time naming animals and running around on a very nice sunny day.

Cara was wondering "how many peppers must a pickled pepper picker pick if a pickled pepper picker could pick peppers?".

Our little Cara is certainly growing, we realized, she rides this car looking like a giant and when she gets tired of riding she picks it up and carries it around! Maybe time to put it away ;)

She is totally used to her booster seat now and Smokey keeps watch for any dropped morsels (see Smokey on the left).

We are finished Baby Byrne #2's room for the most part. We are really happy how it turned out and Cara likes it too (she calls it baby room) and likes to watch the mobile go around. We'll rearrange it in a few months when we take the double bed out.

I had a routine Dr appointment this week and all is still well. BB #2 is head down and growing on track. My blood pressure was fine and her heart rate was 138. All good!

Cara was playing dress up tonight and did some modeling for us...this is the happy look.

And this is her serious look...or wishful look (notice the crossed fingers)!