Colin's First Christmas

Colin really enjoyed his first Christmas even if the photographic evidence is to the contrary. He was in the middle of one of the fits that makes Colin, Colin during this picture. We unwrapped presents at Aunt Alison and Uncle Dan's place and soaked up the excitement generated by his Cousins' Gavin and Keira. Later that day, after a nap, Colin was in better spirits. This picture was before Christmas dinner over at Uncle Dan's mom's place. It was fun to get all dressed up in this cute dog outfit.

Merry Christmas!

Kipp Family Christmas - "Kippmas"

On December 23rd we celebrated Kippmas with Colin, his parents and grandparents. It was Colin's first experience opening presents. He had a little help but he seemed to enjoy the tearing of wrapping paper. It is now Christmas Eve and we are heading down to DC for Christmas and then to Nags Head, NC for the New Years Beach Trip. This will be a grand adventure for Colin and there will be many pictures that we can post in the new year.

We are busily trying to pack so I have to sign off. A little baby needs quite a lot of stuff for a week away from home.

Todd's Coming Out Party

Colin had a number of visitors this weekend and he really seemed to enjoy all of the socializing. The gang was over for Todd's conversion to a Cowboys fan. In reality Todd is a lifelong Eagles fan that was forced to wear a TO jersey as a result of a lost bet. It worked out well because TO had a horrible game and the Eagles managed to upset the Cowboys in Dallas. There was some kind of voodoo action going on. TO played like he had a few beers during the course of the game. Very interesting. Perhaps Todd will be purchasing his own TO jersey soon.

We were really glad everyone could stop by. Colin was fascinated by all of the activity and slept really well that night. He tends to be less fussy when visitors are over, so if you are reading this, please stop by!

Holidays

Just a quick picture to add to the blog. We are all very busy getting ready for the holidays and Colin seems to time his meltdowns for the early evening hours. Colin is looking forward to his first Christmas and his first trip to the beach.

Laughing?

It is getting a bit harder to keep up with the blog during the holiday season, but I intend to keep it going. Here is a picture we really like. I can't really say that Colin is laughing, but it certainly looks that way in this picture. He is smiling frequently when he is in a good mood, but he can still be pretty fussy at least once per day. Like now for example. Gotta run!