A Touch of Spring

Temperatures broke 50 degress last week in Connecticut and we just had to take Aaron and Helena outside to play! They received mini ATVs for Christmas and had no trouble riding them up and down our street. We had a blast!

Aaron smiled the whole time riding on his ATV

Helena needed a bit of help getting started

" I've got to catch Helena!"

"Look at me!"

Aaron and Helena couldn't resist playing in the melting snow!

Finger Painting

As winter continues to linger here in Connecticut, we have found many entertaining activities to engage Aaron and Helena while they are stuck inside. A new favorite is finger painting! At first both children did not like having their hands dirty, but they quickly got over it and painted several creative pictures for us. We had so many we couldn't fit them all on the refridgerator, a difficult diliema followed as we decided what to do with all of the lovely artwork our children produced.

Helena examines the colorful paint

"Look Mom, I'm painting!"


Helena is so serious as she continues with her colorful creation

Aaron creates a masterpiece

Following our morning of finger painting, Aaron decides that a Pampers Box is the perfect place for him to read a book. He sat there for at least 20 minutes with his blanket and books.

A Day with Cousins

Casey and Maya came over this week to play with Aaron and Helena. They were such a huge help and Aaron and Helena loved having their cousins to entertain and play with them all day!

This is Helena's new pose for the camera. No matter what you tell her, she puckers her lips to smile for the camera! Helena loved being with Maya and couldn't stop saying her name now that she can say all of the sounds.

Aaron loved trying to keep up with Casey. His favorite game was trying to catch Casey as they ran all over the house. Casey would then chase Aaron as he tried to run away! What fun!Aaron and Helena made it quite clear that they wanted Maya to read to them before their nap time. Maya is such a good cousin!

Sundae Fun

On Sunday, Grandma treated Aaron and Helena to a special sundae, it was their first ice cream sundae ever. They enjoyed trying to eat their treat as much as they enjoyed tasting the ice cream. It was fun to watch them to try and figure out how to even begin eating!

"This is pretty good!"

"I'll start with a small taste."

MMMM..ice cream!

"Maybe I can get this into my mouth."

All Done!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Make a Smilebox greeting

Snow, Snow and More Snow!

We have had several snow events so far this year in Connecticut. Aaron and Helena have really "warmed up" to the idea of playing in the snow. On Martin Luther King Day, we spent almost 45 minutes playing in the snow.

It took some time to get used to walking through the snow, but Aaron and Helena got the hang of it quickly

The only part of playing in the snow that frustrated Aaron was when his gloves came off. He loves to shake the snow all around, but disappointingly his gloves easily fall off.

21 Months

Aaron and Helena are 21 months old now. They are both able to run, jump, and wrestle with one another. They have learned to use a fork and spoon fairly well and enjoy singing and dancing. Aaron continues to love making simple puzzles and creating tall towers with his blocks. Helena continues to nurture her babies and spend time with her Elmo Live doll. She also loves to color with her new crayons and Aquadoodle she recieved for Christmas. Both Aaron and Helena are talking more and more with each day and like to try to say every word they hear Mommy and Daddy say. What fun!


Aaron and Helena love to play in their pop-up tunnel, a treasured first birthday gift. They have so much fun crawling through after one another. It is a great toy to play with when the cold weather prevents us from being outside for too long.

Helena pretends she is a giraffe

Aaron enjoys rolling his soccer ball through the tunnel

What a charmer!

Christmas Day

We celebrated with Stacie's family on Christmas Day. Aaron and Helena enjoyed playing with their cousins Lexi, Julian, Anna and Maggie for most of the day. We enjoyed each other's company and a great meal together. It was a great way to wrap up the holiday excitment!

Lexi, Anna and Julian are burried underneath their presents

Helena had fun trying on Auntie Meg's bracelets

Aaron is excited by his gift from his Auntie Jill

Helena and Anna sit together for a photo

Helena enjoys having her picture taken, can you tell?

Christmas Morning

Aaron and Helena were excited by all of the interesting things that Santa left for them on Christmas morning. They didn't really understand that it was Santa that left the gifts, but they did enjoy seeing all of the new toys and packages that were under the tree on Christmas morning.
Helena enjoys a good book while sitting at her new table

Aaron also enjoys sitting at his new table with a book

Aaron and Helena stand in front of the tree with some of the things that Santa left for them

Helena looks around for the slipper that she lost among all of her packages and toys

Aaron works carefully to build a tower with his new blocks

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, we celebrated the season with Scott's family at our house. After a tasty Swedish Smorgasbord dinner we opened our special gifts from one another. Aaron and Helena had a hard time focusing on opening the gifts, as they were so excited to play with the gift they just opened. It was a fantastic evening of fun and family!

Aaron and Helena pose by the tree

Helena all dressed up for Christmas

Aaron takes a seat to relax a bit before our company arrives

Cousin Calloway is just as excited as Aaron and Helena

Aaron and Helena sit with their cousins, Casey and Maya. Cal decided to sit this one out!