Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and welcome to my 2010 Christmas letter.
In January, Scott and I started off the New Year at our home in Vedbaek, Denmark, enjoying the snow and fire works.
In February, I continued to keep as active as can reasonably be expected of a very large pregnant woman by participating in weekly aquacize and yoga classes as well as daily walks through the snow to and from the bus stop.
March was my last month of work at UNICEF. I finished up the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) project I was working on and even did a shift on the assembly line, packing midwife kits for Haiti.
On April 17th, we welcomed the arrival of Olivia Hope Johnson Simmons. She was over 9.5 lbs and had lots of hair (and still does). She is a very cute and happy little girl.
In May, Grandma Johnson came over to Denmark to help out with Olivia, which was greatly appreciated by all. Spring had arrived in Denmark so we could take Olivia on lots of neighborhood walks in her pram.
In June, Grandpa Johnson also arrived and helped out a lot with lawn mowing and other yard work. The grandparents also had time to go on a vacation themselves to Egypt.
In July, we enjoyed the Danish summer. Scott joined a Danish fastpitch softball team and we both played ultimate frisbee. Our little family was even profiled in the local newspaper in a series about foreigners living in Denmark.
August brought more family visitors. Scott’s daughter came over to visit us in Denmark and we all went to Paris. This was Olivia’s first trip and she loved it and even wrote her own blog about the experience.
In September, Scott started paternity leave. We took this opportunity to get the most out of our final days in Denmark and packed in quite a lot of sightseeing between our preparations for the move.
October marked the end of our time in Denmark. Both Scott and I were sad to leave and miss many things; our friends and colleagues at UNICEF and Microsoft, our outdoor adventure club, the public transit system, our house and neighborhood, walking to the grocery store, and of course the cycling.
In November, we moved into our house in Lake Stevens, Washington (just north of Seattle.) We moved in just in time to celebrate American Thanksgiving with Scott’s daughters.
In December, we had visits from my sister and her family and my parents. Olivia continues to be a very active and happy little girl with very long hair. Olivia is good at lots of things, except maybe naps. 2010 was a very eventful year and our little family looks forward to 2011 and building our new life together.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Take Care
Colleen
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