Proud Brother and Sister

Aaron and Helena love taking turns holding their new baby sister, Natalie. They are learning to be gentle around her and are very curious about all of the different sounds and movements she is making!

Welcome Natalie Paige

Natalie Paige Anderson was born on January 19, 2010. She weighed 7 lbs, 6 oz. and measured 20 inches long. Aaron and Helena are adjusting well to all of the new changes and already love their little sister to pieces. So far we are amazed at how different it feels only having one newborn to look after!

Christmas Day

Christmas afternoon we traveled to Manchester, CT to visit with Stacie's family. We were joined by the newest addition to her family, Gracie, who was born only three weeks before. Aaron and Helena loved playing with their cousins from New York, Anna and Maggie as well as Lexi and Julian, who we see often. It was controlled chaos, but so much fun!

Cousins (left-right): Julian, Anna, Maggie, Lexi, Helena and Aaron

Opening gifts

Helena's attention is caught by her surrounding cousins opening their gifts

Aaron was the last cousin to have gifts left to open, he was very particular about opening his presents

Christmas Morning

Christmas morning was filled with lots of fun in the Anderson home! Helena woke up very excited to run downstairs to see if Santa had visited. Since we returned home late the night before, Aaron felt much differently. It took him about 20 minutes to get used to the idea of being up. At first, he didn't want to see if Santa had come or even get out of bed. After a short time of reading stories and waking up, he felt much differently. Scott's family came over a bit later for breakfast and playtime. It was a great way to start the day!

Santa has been here!

Aaron and Helena loved their new kitchen that Santa brought for them!

Helena poses in her new sled

Helena opens gifts from her stocking

Aaron shows off his new CARS night light

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve with Scott's family in Salem, CT. We went to Kristie and Adam's house for a nice dinner, followed by gifts and celebration. Aaron and Helena were so excited to see their Farmor and Farfar who live in Florida as well as spend time with their cousins and open their gifts. It was a lively celebration filled with laughter and cheer!

Aaron and Helena pose on Christmas Eve

Aaron and Helena are so excited for the celebrations to begin

The cousins pose for a group photo: Casey, Cal, Maya, Helena and Aaron

Daddy and Aaron open gifts together

Helena has a great time tearing open her gifts on Christmas Eve