From Uncle Christian (part 2)

Hi all, I'm Christian, Natalie's brother-in-law (Andrea's husband). As I write this we are visiting Minnesota for the Christmas holidays. Our daughter, Annabelle, and son, Alex, absolutely adore Natalie and Andrew and we know they will be great parents. Andrew is very good at playing with the kids, whether it's with lego/duplo or a game of hide and seek. He is creative and wonderfully patient and thoughtful. Natalie loves cuddling with the kids, reading with them and takes the lead on family traditions such as board games and chocolate making. This year Auntie Natalie taught Annabelle how to play Bingo and there was a lot of laughing and happy shouting! Natalie and Andrew are also wonderful cooks and our kids will often "help" them with the many many dishes they put together.

There is also a big extended family with lots of young kids who all love playing together during the holidays. Natalie's cousins, Suzanne and Christina, have 5 kids between them and it is so much fun watching all the kids play and joke together when we all get together during the holidays. We are so thankful that Annabelle and Alex get to grow up as a part of this family and we know that Andrew and Natalie’s child will experience the same warmth, attention, friendship, love and laughter as our little girl and boy.