Becca's House!

Last weekend my sister threw the perfect extended family Christmas party!! We had the most fun with Aunt Becca and Uncle Brn:o) My parents, and the entire Chesson clan were there (Chesson is my mom's maiden name). Here are a few fun pics from our trip.

This is my parents, sister, and brother-in-law! We have the most fun when we are together! My Aunt Beth works with horses, so she gave Chesson this amazing stuffed animal. Check him out, holding the reigns. I think he wants to be a cowboy. All we need is a baby cowboy hat!

Chesson was having fun watching all is aunts, uncles, and cousins as they opened their Christmas presents.

I couldn't resist adding this picture of the happy man! We were trying to get a Christmas card pic. We didn't end up using this one...but his face pretty much sums up my days at home with him....so fun!

Exersaucer!

Chesson has just started using his exersaucer. I think he's still a little overwhelmed by all that is on it:o) He can stay in it about 15 minutes at a time. Just recently, he has discovered that he likes to "stand." So, this is perfect for him. He never really enjoyed his Bumbo - possibly because his chunky little legs get stuck in it:o) As his mama, I'm thrilled that he has something else to do. I mean, he can lay on his back, roll to his stomach, or sit in his bouncy seat....but, this has opened up a whole new world!

Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Every year, I get super excited about buying a Christmas Tree. This year was no exception. I think I was even more excited than usual because it was Chesson's first time going to pick out a tree. ~ He told me that he thought it was really fun.

I love to put the lights on and decorate the tree. All my life, my parents have given me (and my sister) a Christmas ornament on Christmas Eve. So, I currently have 29 ornaments from them...my dad writes my name and the year on each one. They are all special because each ornament is significant to that year. There is a soccer ball for the year I started soccer, a snorkeler for the year we went to key west, a snowboarded for the year I went to App, a church for the year Corbin and I were married, and so on. Every year, Becca and I would guess what the ornament would be, and we loved the great reveal! Now I have them to hang on my own tree, and it makes decorating the tree a truly special time! I think we'll continue the tradition for Chesson.

So much to be thankful for...

We spent our Thanksgiving in Florida with Corbin's family. I was a bit nervous about traveling so far with a 3 month old, but Chesson was a champ! Here are a few pictures from our wonderful trip.

Chesson loved being the center of attention. Here we are with Gigi, G'daddy, Lawton, and Sarah.

As soon as we arrived at the family Thanksgiving celebration, Chesson was kidnapped by 2 of Corbin's cousins. He came back to me dressed as a Seminole:o)

Above are the 4 generations of the Gordon family tree, and to the left are the 4 generations of the Graves family tree.