Thank you to everyone who helped spoil Koen with presents this year. He was a very lucky little boy and got a ton of great toys and clothes. It was especially fun to enjoy Koen's facial expressions while the presents were being opened. He wasn't too impressed with what was inside, but the wrapping paper was fabulous!
Just after Christmas we had a chance to sneak away to Cascade with Jill and her boyfriend Joe for some skiing and snowshoeing at Tamarack. I wanted to make sure that Koen didn't get too cold snowshoeing so I put him in a LOT of clothes and, sure enough - mission accomplished - he wasn't cold at all. Instead he overheated and we had to strip him down as we went! Someday I'll figure this all out...
Now that the holidays are over, I'm left with a sense of relief and sadness. Relief that we can settle back into our normal routine and hopefully this will convince Koen to start sleeping again. The many events of the holidays have wreaked havoc with Koen's sleeping schedule and he's back to waking up every 3 1/2 hours at night. Sadness because the joy of picking out and giving gifts and the excitement of Christmas parties with families are over. Oh yeah, and we have to go back to work again :(
This month brought many memorable firsts for Koen - first Christmas tree, first snow, first Christmas, and first winter adventure (snowshoeing at Tamarack).
