New Years Celebrations

The Zermatt Resort in Midway was where we spent our New Years celebrations this (well, I guess it is actually 'last') year. The resort is absolutely beautiful! It's like a little sliver of what the Swiss Alps are probably like. Just gorgeous! Claire enjoyed hanging out in our room reading books prior to going out to dinner that evening.
As soon as we got back to our room, it was time for Claire to go to bed. For convenience sake, I wanted to put the Pack 'n Play in the bathroom but it was too big. My solution? A "bed" in the bathtub. I don't think she cared. :)
While the two babies were sleeping (Claire and Soren), the rest of us (Erik's parents, sister and brother-in-law) watched TV and played domino's in a nearby room. I checked the baby monitor at least five times to make sure it was working correctly, checked on her every so often and triple checked that our room door was locked behind me every time. I was so nervous something was going to happen to her. As the clock stroke midnight, we rang in the new year with sparkling cider, cheesecake, and kisses from our spouses. It's hard to believe another year as passed; time goes by so quickly.

As soon as we said "happy New Year" I ran back to our room to put my mind at ease and make sure Claire was okay. She was sound asleep. Sigh!

Claire got me up at 7:45am the next morning. I wish I could have slept in, but you're never off the clock as a Mom. However, it was a nice change of pace to look out our window and see this:

and once I got Claire out of the bathtub I saw this:

That afternoon we checked out of the hotel and drove to Soldier Hollow to go sledding. Erik and I decided not to go down the hill because it was ridiculously overpriced, plus we had Claire. So it was a perfect opportunity for a family picture. :)

The experience didn't get off to a good start for my nephew, Soren. He is only two years old and the workers made him go all the way up the rope tow by himself! He finally made it to the top of the hill and then screamed and cried the entire way down. Poor thing.

While we were waiting, Erik and I played around with Claire. Our little Eskimo in her baby inter tube was so cute!

Claire was such a good sport while Erik and I amused ourselves by pushing her down the hill multiple times. Take a look:

I hope you all enjoyed your New Years celebrations and I'm sure we will all fulfill our resolutions for 2011 if we really dedicate ourselves. Well, we can probably make it to March. Good luck everyone!