Winter Wonderland

This past Friday, we visited a nearby park with some friends to see the "Winter Wonderland" Christmas display.  They had over a million lights this year, and the girls enjoyed seeing everything.  We decided to rent a carriage to take us through the park, and although it was cold, it was a great way to see the lights:

Helena - 16 Months

It's hard to believe, but Helena is 16 months old now.  Yesterday, we went to the doctor for a checkup and some shots.  Helena is now 31 3/4 inches tall (80th percentile) and she weighs 22 lbs, 14 oz (45th percentile)!  Here is a recent photo:

And here's another recent photo we just wanted to share (this is what happens when Helena "helps" me bake - she samples all the merchandise):

New Pictures!

This weekend we went to have some new family photos taken, and we just wanted to share a few that we really liked:

Fall is finally here!

For the past several months, it has been unseasonably warm here, but the past few weeks have brought us cooler weather and the leaves have been rapidly falling off the trees in the backyard.  Last weekend, much to Sophie's delight, we finally decided to rake.  Sophie really looks forward to jumping in the leaf piles every year, but Helena wasn't so sure at first:

Although Sophie doesn't usually like making a mess, she can't get enough of playing in the leaves:

Although Helena is usually my child who loves being in the middle of the mess, she initially hated the leaves.  She eventually warmed up to them, though: