OMG I'm literally LOL! Tap dancers! Caramella is just so puzzled and funny. Kitten play is so beautiful.
Wish I knew what to say about your leaving so long. I'd be a nervous wreck the whole time but if you can kittenproof a small area until the sitter can visit that might work. When they are young they kind of like small spaces. They grow so fast! She might be "up to speed" by the time you have to go again. Don't know the right answer.