Natalie's Baptism

Natalie was baptized at St. John's Episcopal Church this past weekend. She objected throughout the whole ceremony and fell fast asleep once the ordeal was over. Natalie is eighteen weeks old this week.


Mommy and Natalie


The Whole Family


Our little man



Natalie with her parents and godparents


Natalie, her godparents and Mother Rogers


Aaron, Helena and Natalie pose with their godparents


Scott and Stacie with their goddaughter, Lexi


Natalie relaxes after church at home with Grandma

Just Hangin' around

Helena takes her "friend" Minnie down the slide


Best Buddies


Helena loves wearing her crown and playing with her princess wand


Aaron's new fashion statement....shorts and slippers!

Just Like Daddy

We spent the day out in the yard today. Scott took out Aaron's lawn mower and he was elated that he could mow the lawn, "just like daddy!" He followed Scott around the yard for almost an hour, it was so cute!

A Day Out With Thomas

This weekend we took Aaron, Helena and Callaway to see Thomas the Tank Engine at the Essex Steam Train in Essex, Connecticut. We had such a fun morning riding the train and enjoying all of the festivities.



Thomas the Train arrives at the station


Callaway, Aaron and Helena pose with Thomas


Helena and Cal wait for the train ride to begin


Aaron tries to hide his excitement


Aaron and Cal wait patiently




Natalie is excited for her first train ride


Daddy, Helena and Callaway meet Sir Topham Hatt


The cousins pose with Rory the Racecar




Aaron, Helena and Cal enjoyed choosing tattoos after our train ride

Natalie - 14 weeks

Natalie is all smiles at 14 weeks old


Helena loves spending time with her little sister. She is such a great big sister!

Celebrating Spring

We helped Ainsley celebrate her third birthday with Disney/Princess themed party. Helena enjoyed wearing her prettiest dress, crown and wand for the celebration. Her sunglasses made her look so posh! Above, she poses with the birthday girl!


Aaron loved playing with all of his little cousin Marshall's toys including this Bumbo seat!




After the birthday party, we came home and set up Aaron and Helena's new sprinkler that they got as a birthday gift. Since the temperature was in the high 80s, the kids had fun running through the cold water.

Natalie - 12 weeks

Natalie is 12 weeks old. She is smiling all of the time now and is getting stronger every day. She can almost roll from her belly to her back and loves looking at Aaron and Helena when they try to make her smile. She is almost sleeping through the night, only waking once each night. While anything is still possible, it appears as if she might have beautiful blue eyes like her sister. She is a delight!

Spring Fun

Aaron poses with his Thomas Trains and Knapford Station. Thomas the Train is one of Aaron's loves. He could sit and play with his trains for hours!



Helena models her "Lady Gaga Hat" she made at school. Her class made spring hats one afternoon and one of her friends renamed them after Lady Gaga.


Helena asked me to take a picture of "Daddy and his girls"





Helena loves to read "Fancy Nancy" books. Borders had a "Fancy Nancy" party at the end of April. Stacie took her and she had so much fun listening to a "Fancy Nancy" story, making crafts and picking out a new Fancy Nancy book to take home.


All dressed up for the "Fancy Nancy" party!

First Bath

We gave Natalie her first bath in her tub when she was 10 weeks old. Prior to then, she was just given a sponge bath. She loved sitting in the tub and having the water gently poured on her. She didn't cry once!