Who doesn't love Boston in the fall?

I forgot how beautiful Boston is in the fall! Now that I have two kids, I feel a lot stronger need for all of us to get out of the house as often as possible - seems to work wonders for everyone's mood! So we've been doing lots of walking around the neighborhood and looking at the fall leaves. Combined with the old architecture it makes for some beautiful views.

They built a new playground at Harvard Common. Darren's favorite part by far is the merry-go-round. He could sit here all day long and always is unhappy when I tell him it's time to go home.

Somehow the photos don't do the colors justice!

We all love the double-BOB stroller! It has gigantic monster tires that can handle all of the broken up sidewalks around here with ease. The kids are always happy to go along for a ride.

Mia is such a happy baby! She will pretty much alway give you a smile. And she sleeps through the night most of the time, which is fabulous for me. Now if I could only get myself to fall asleep...

Where did my baby boy go? I love watching him grow and learn new things each day.

Smiles!

Mia's been smiling for almost a couple of weeks now but I haven't been able to really capture it with the camera. After she smiles she almost always opens her mouth really wide - it is so funny. She loves to sit in this bouncer chair, just like her big brother did :)

Baby Girl has arrived!

Mia Joan Anderson was born on Tuesday, July 21 at 8:30 AM. She weighed 7 lbs, 13 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. We are all doing great! Mia is a happy little baby and is a good eater and sleeper. We are so grateful to have her here safe and sound. Here are some pics.


Me the night before we went in for the C-section. As you can tell, I was SO ready!

Proud daddy

It's so fun to have a new baby!

Catching up!

We are enjoying being with our families in Utah for the summer! It was stressful getting our apartment sublet and getting out here, but all is going great now and Paul is enjoying his internship.

As an aside, if you ever are sitting around parents on a plane with a child who will NOT stop screaming, please be merciful. Darren screamed his little guts out for two whole hours straight on our flight to SLC, despite everything we tried to soothe him. After a while, everyone around us started giving us advice, like "Maybe his ears hurt - try massaging behind his ears." Believe me, we tried absolutely everything, to no avail. By the time we landed, all three of us were at our wit's end. I am trying not to think about how it will be flying back to Boston with Darren plus a newborn! nightmare! But no matter how bad it is, it is still better than driving!

Anyway, we took Darren to New York over part of Paul's spring break. This was over two months ago now, but better late than never, right? Paul's mom was nice enough to come with us, which was a total blast because she knows the city so well and could lead us around. I had never been to NYC, so didn't know what to expect, but I thought it was fantastic! Here are a few pictures.


These first few are at Central Park

Darren attempting to enjoy the Statue of Liberty ferry.

Good thing Grandma was around to help!

Times Square in the rain

He's Walking!