Christmas Firsts

This year was Rowan's first christmas, and with it came a whole bunch of new experiences....there was her first car ride facing forward, which was noteworthy because due to the cold weather, she and Teak had to share riding quarters. For the first leg of the trip there was a bit of a struggle, as Teak didn't have enough room, and constantly tried to put his head on her lap. She didn't like his heavy head there and repeatedly hit him until he moved....obviously she's learning to stand up for herself.

There was the first opening of the christmas eve jammies and first christmas morning presents. This went pretty well, as with a little guidance she learned to pull the paper to reveal what was inside, but given the sheer volume of presents under the tree for her, she had to take a break for morning nap and resume opening later.

One of her gifts from Nana was a new sleigh, so there was also her first solo sleigh ride. I think she enjoyed it, although she would get frustrated with her window fogging up and the resulting impaired vision....will be nice though when it's little warmer and she can be in the open air.

And finally, given that her birthday is so close at hand, both sets of grandparents wanted to share in some birthday cake with her, so she had her first tastes of cake and icing....which was obviously enjoyed.....all in all she will have celebrated herself three times before her birth week is over!!

Anyways, lots of good memories all documented at length with digital pics....