Happy Hannukah!

Thank you Mommy for the Hannukah cookie!




"I love Hannukah - cookies and gifts! Does life get any better?!?"




"Sorry, I'm a slow eater!"

Happy Thanksgiving!

Helena and family celebrated Thankgiving in New Jersey. Despite Mommy and Daddy not appearing in any of the pictures, they were there with Helena to celebrate the holiday (I guess somebody had to be the photographer!).




I've heard of duets on the piano, but this is the first trio (Helena with Great-Grandma Shirley and Grandma)




Helena and Auntie Amanda




Helena with Grandpa




Helena with Auntie Amanda and Great-Grandpa Harold




Helena dressed up and looking good for Thanksgiving




"Blair, I'm the one who is supposed to be two-years old!"




"I'm stuffed! Please take me home to bed!"

Pictures by Helena

Believe it or not, photographs taken by Helena with a real digital camera (I didn't post the bad shots of people's legs and the floor)



Say cheese for the camera Daddy!!





Don't be shy for the camera Auntie Amanda!!

Rub-a-dub-dub...

Helena in the tub!




Nice hairdo!

Helena and her girls

Helena sitting nicely on the couch with her baby dolls, who she named Becca, Lily, and Carol

Dutch Country, PA

The family headed to Hershey and Lancaster, Pennsylvania for the weekend to visit Hershey's Chocolate World and the many outlets in Lancaster (because there is no shopping in New Jersey).



C'mon! Let's get some chocolate!




Daddy and Helena posing in front of Hershey's Chocolate World




Helena and Daddy on chocolate tour




Please don't make me leave Chocolate World!




Punchbuggy black! Oh wait, that's just an Amish buggy on the highway.

Go Blue - Beat MSU!

Thanks to the Big Ten Network, Helena's daddy has missed many of the Michigan Wolverine football games this season. This weekend's game against Michigan State, though, was thankfully on regular national TV. Helena's mommy made part of her usual tailgating fare (vegetables and dip), which Helena gladly took part in after she first scarfed down cottage cheese and an apple. It was a good night for all in Helena's house as Michigan pulled out the win with two TD scores in the final eight minutes. Go Blue (next stops Wisconsin and OSU)!




Helena going for a "dip" with a carrot




Helena in her Michigan outfit, with remnants of spinach dip on her!