Gwen Wren Faces the Cold

The fall in Bavaria has been beautiful so far. Sunny, clear and warm. We had one day of snow on Oct 30, but it was warm again the next day. We knew this couldn’t last. The days have been getting shorter and shorter, night now begins to fall around 4 pm. And then last Friday afternoon, it began to snow. Saturday morning, we woke up to a white wonderland.

We were a little worried that Gwen Wren would have trouble in the sudden cold, but we have been preparing and have found many ways to bundle her up. There’s the technique of zipping the baby into the parka:

Covering the car seat with a fleece and flannel pouch (thank you for loaning this to us, little Tomas!):

And dressing the Wren in all manner of snug, cozy bodysuits:

After a little layering, we were ready for our first family walk in the snow.

After cooing a bit in pleasure (could she like that icy wind against her cheeks?), the Wren did what she usually does about five minutes into a walk…

She fell into a deep, satisfying sleep.