Walks with Papa

I found these pictures on my camera from back in October when my parents came to visit. I love the sequence. Lucy was enjoying her outdoor walk with Papa on that beautiful fall day.

The dramatic point is Lucy's signature move.

Fall days

Have I already mentioned how beautiful Fall is here in Eugene? The trees really take their time turning red, yellow and orange, and the weather has very slowly become cooler, easing us into the darker days of Winter. It hasn't been very rainy yet either, although I think this week is going to be the begining of some cold, wet weather. But that just means more time inside making forts and pretend baking with my little cute friend, and that's alright with me!

Here's a picture of the bush outside our window.



And the view from my back porch:

With all this nice weather and a child who loves walking, we've spent a lot of time outside playing with leaves and exploring.

Lucy is not content to stay in our backyard for long, she wants to get out and see the big world.




So many new textures to learn about like leaves and pinecones, it's such an adventure!



I think she found a ladybug on the wall. (Also known as a "cat-cat").

Happy Fall everyone!

One year checkup

Lucy had her one year checkup today, and she's right on schedule! She is now in the 77th percentile for height (30 1/4 inches) and the 40th for weight (20 lbs 14 oz). She had achieved all of the developmental milestones they asked about, and on top of that she's also exceptionally cute (not that we're biased).

Especially when she makes faces at herself in the mirror:

And waves for the paparazzi at the park:

Fallish Things

Happy Late Halloween! Here's a picture of our little Lu enjoying herself some marionberry pie at our pumpkin carving event.



And here is the pumpkin we carved. (Mom, I know you're probably shuddering right now.)




And our adorable little Piglet! She actually did have a blast going around to some of the stores in the 5th street market and getting to pick out a candy from the different merchants.




Also, in other fall news, tonight I made something amazing, and I think you need to go out, buy the ingredients, and make it also.

Stat.

Bree calls it Sea Salt and Vanilla Bean Caramel Sauce. I call it nectar of the gods. So enraptured was I by this stuff that I didn't even pause to take a good picture. So here is the one she posted with the recipe. One thing you can do with this sauce is pour it over ice-cream. But I'm also envisioning it in coffee. And on these blondies I'm about to go make.