One last photo of Gigi and Gragad with all the grandkids. Merry Christmas!

More shots with the cousins...

The kiddos model some of their fave Christmas presents: Nick with his David Beckham jersey, Jack with his chef's apron, and Helena with her princess backpack from Gigi and Gragrad. Oh, and Sarah shows off her all-time favorite present, Helena Keate.

Christmas morning...Santa has finally arrived! The boys strike a pose at the top of the stairs before they are allowed to come downstairs. Helena enjoys the excitement and her new microphone from Santa.

We arrive in Philly and are greeted by the Heller clan. Nick, Jack, and Finn could not be cuter if they tried! Helena LOVED being around all her cousins....

Brrrrr! The beach in Avalon is quite chilly in December, but that didn't stop Gigi, Daddy, and Helena from exploring. Hopefully the next time we visit it will be warm and sunny.

We spent one of our days in Avalon at the Wetlands Museum. Helena loved seeing the turtles, crabs, starfish, and octupus and exploring the hands-on exhibits with Gigi and Gragrad.

Helena and her friend Carter had a visit with Santa Claus today. I've never understood why people force their crying children onto Santa's lap. I now see that parents do this for the hysterical pictures it produces.

Helena loves to dance! Here is our California girl dancing to "California Girls" and by dancing, I mean going around in circles....

Some random cute Thanksgiving shots including, watching football with daddy and papa and modeling her bathrobe after her bath with grandma!

Helena loved playing with her "cousin" Maddy. Aunt Nan, Cousin David, and Maddy paid us a visit from Las Vegas the day after Thanksgiving. The girls were so sweet together and could not stop holding hands and giving eachother hugs.

Sitting down to our Thanksgiving feast.....

Helena enjoys a Thanksgiving morning outing to the park with Grandma, Papa, Daddy, and Mommy....