Happy New Year! What a year of change this past year has brought to us. What will the new year hold? First steps? First words? First birthday? Though Zoë has only been a part of our family for about 8 months now, it is hard to imagine what life was like before she came around. As you can see, Zoë is SUPER excited about 2012!
Our New Year's Eve festivities included "sleeping in" (more like going back to bed :), attending a birthday party of one of Zoë's friends, getting a treat at DQ, then enjoying a nice little party of our own after the little one went to bed. You can't go wrong with sparkling grape juice and bbq little smokies!
2011 ended with another first: the first boo-boo. :*( Thankfully, our neighbor Janelle was prepared with neosporin spray and a mini "Dora" bandaid. Bandaids really do make everything better! Mommy's New Year's resolution is to learn to think and see like a baby to better prevent and protect my sweet cheeks from harm. Gates are ordered and on their way! Now to figure out what to do with all those cords...
What does 2012 hold for the Poppen family? Well, at this point it seems as though we will be staying in Holland, Michigan one more year. Zac will graduate with a Master of Divinity on May 7th (Zoë's birthday!), then hopefully will continue at Western Theological Seminary for a year to complete a Master of Theology and prepare applications for a Ph.D. program. Otherwise, our prayer for this year is to become better listeners as we seek God's guidance in every aspect of our lives and for the life of our little one.
May the Lord bless you and keep you in this coming year; may he make his face shine upon you and give you peace!
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