This is Caralena taking her first unassisted step!

Looking nice and tropical in the heat.

A motion shot on the swings. Wheeeeee!!!!!

The girls hang out during our nice weekend visit to Rhinebeck: Amelia, Andrea, Caralena and Lise.

Amelia and Len strike a nice pose but Team Cancel can't pull the group photo together.

Today we went to play group and Caralena tried to remove
Addie's ear, but Addie is nice and mellow so it was okay.

Caralena plays with her friend Nina Sofia.

Caralena was a silly monkey at her birthday party. Thanks to everyone for coming over on a crazy hot day!

Having fun with Grandma Cecilia at the birthday bash!

Caralena's first birthday was great, except for the insane heat.

Here's Caralena with Janey. Auntie brought this cool caterpillar that plays songs and Grandma Cecilia gave Caralena her cute dress and bow!

Papa tries to get Caralena to notice the cupcakes that Lise baked in the 90 degree heat. Ah, well.

Caralena works on a very important project while Mama does some work.

We couldn't decide whether a skirt should be worn above or below a little pot belly. This is below.

There's a lot of pointing going on these days. And dancing (see below). It's all part of being silly.

Yes, they do make Red Sox hats this small, although they are not easy to find.

Little girl in the city. These painted cows are all over Boston.

Looking cool.

We went to Sadie's fun birthday party at a park in Boston! Caralena loved Sadie's wagon -- it is swank, it has set belts and cupholders and everything.

Sadie just turned two, and Caralena will be one next Sunday!

Caralena dancing to Toots and the Maytals

Our first video! Checkout her moves, awesome.

This is Caralena's new favorite face. Not sure what's up with the funny no-lip smile, but she does it all the time, especially when dancing.

Caralena on the cool car from Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle Stevie! We probably weren't supposed to open it until her birthday but we couldn't wait.

Caralena is very interested in the computer -- just like Papa! -- so he found a fun program for her where you bang on the keys and get shapes and noises.

More fun at the Polkadot Playhouse! We bought a summer pass so Auntie can bring Caralena here all summer long (haha!).

Learning to walk is frustrating sometimes.