Merry Christmas! Much to our disappointment (and it hasn't happened in the last 6 years) it wasn't a white Christmas here in MN. We thought for sure it would be. We still had a great time with Geema and Grandpa Mo coming to stay with us. We took Colt ice skating at the Depot which is an old train station. Colt LOVED ice skating, and only fell down once. I am looking into lessons for him. I don't think that you can live in MN and not know how to skate. Colt had so many presents we had to open some on Christmas Eve and some Christmas morning. He really had a good time this year! For the entire month of December our friend Jo Jo (Elf on the Shelf) came to visit each morning. The first thing Colt would say each morning is, "I wonder where Jo Jo is?" We also decorated a ginger bread train which was a ton of fun. He was more in to it than I thought he would be. He also got to have a little Christmas tree in his room and loved decorating it. He wasn't too happy when we had to take it down.

He has started preschool two days a week and seems to really like it. I also enrolled him in a Parks and Rec class that just started today. It is at a fieldhouse, which is really common here. It is basically an astro turf field that they completely enclose in the winter so it can still be used. They have obstacle courses, kick soccer balls, play with parachutes, throw balls, and get all his energy out! He did really good today and can't wait to go back next week.

We look forward to all the blessings that 2012 is sure to bring!