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!

Birthday Party Celebration

This past weekend we celebrated Aaron and Helena's third birthday at Stay and Play. They were joined by their cousins and a few friends from school. It was so much fun to see them play and interact with one another. At the end of the day they both told us how much fun their special day was!


Birthday Boy and Girl




Cousin Landyn


The whole group


We still use the baker who made our wedding cake to help us with special celebrations. She runs You Take the Cake in New London, CT and her cakes are fabulous. Of course it had to be Dora and Diego this time around!








Opening gifts. We loved watching their expressions as they opened their presents.


Helena's most favorite present, a rain umbrella. A big thank you to Aunt Kristie who found the cutest personalized umbrellas for both Aaron and Helena!


Helena rides her new bike that Grandma and Grandpa gave her.


"Let's race!"


Helena tries out her new scooter!


Aaron and Helena relax after a busy day!

Easter

We had a busy but fabulous Easter this year. In addition to celebrating Easter, we also celebrated Aaron and Helena's third birthday. We started the day with Scott's sister and her family. We had a nice breakfast and egg hunt out in the yard. Aaron and Helena opened some of their birthday gifts also. Later in the day, we traveled to Stacie's Mom and Dad's house where the kids had another egg hunt, more presents and cake.




Cousins: Aaron, Helena, Lexi and Julian


Aaron and Helena all dressed up



Funny Bunnies







Natalie goes with the flow




Maya is always such a great big cousin to Aaron, Helena, and Natalie


Maya, Aunt Kristie and Helena





Getting ready for the egg hunt: Maya, Aaron, Helena and Callaway


Birthday Bunnies




Aaron and Helena had a blast finding eggs and baskets on Easter morning. They were so excited about their birthday and Easter, they didn't know which way to go first!