Thanksgiving 2008

We celebrated Thankgiving with Stacie's family in Manchester. It was a very quiet and relaxing day with plenty of fun and laughter. Aaron and Helena loved following their big cousins, Lexi and Julian, around. They wanted to be just like the big kids! They also enjoyed quite a bit more of the Turkey dinner this year. Aaron's favorite portion of the meal was the mashed potatoes. Helena on the other hand preferred the green bean casserole.

Aaron preferred to be serious for his Thankgiving photo

We caught Helena as she was snacking

Lexi and Helena share some quality time together


Lexi sits in Grandpa's big chair with Aaron


The Anderson boys

Ready for Winter

We bought Aaron and Helena winter hats and gloves this week. They LOVE wearing them around the house, but HATE wearing them once they are outside or in the car. We are hoping that this changes the more they get used to wearing them, the cold weather has hit Connecticut for sure!

Nineteen Months

Aaron and Helena are nineteen months old this month and they are changing rapidly. They are talking and moving more than ever! They love to climb and play with each other now and they are beginning to really imitate things that they see and hear. Recently, Helena has taken a great interest in dolls. She loves to hug her doll and wrap her up in a big blanket. Aaron is very interested in throwing things. He used to just take an interest in balls, but now he is more interested in any item he can pick up and throw. Not such a good habit for indoor play, but we are working on it!

Aaron throws all of the toys out of the baskets and likes to stack them and sit on top.

Helena is such a happy girl! She will now smile when asked to say "cheese!"

Halloween 2008

This Halloween, Aaron and Helena dressed up as a bear and a rabbit. They enjoyed dressing up and although at first they were scared of Trick-or Treating, by the end of the night and ten houses later, they were experts at taking the candy and putting it into their treat bags. We went to Stacie's parents house so that Aaron and Helena could Trick-or-Treat with their cousins. We all had so much fun!

We wanted to get some photos of Aaron and Helena in their cosutmes outside in the leaves. As you can see, they didn't have as much fun as we had hoped. The two photos above are very authentic and in the moment shots of Aaron and Helena playing in the yard. Aaron hated it when his little feet fell off and Helena needed a bit of time to adjust to the idea of being a rabbit for Halloween.

Aaron and Helena pose with cousins Lexi and Ainsley. Helena was not happy about being photographed by the paparazzi!

Helena poses with her two loves of the evening, a Peppermint Patty and her glow in the dark necklace.