Fish video

Corben is making his 1st animal sound....the fish....he makes the sound of the fish with his lips....video will be posted soon...too cute!!

Family times

Corben reading in his little chair

The guys went fishing in some lakes in Pearland and showed Corben the fish....he tried to touch one and the rest of the time he clung tightly to Papa John.

Family over for dinner at our house

Corben did really well at the "grown-ups" table.

Christmas Tree farm

Holiday Acres tree farm, we picked out the BEST tree and cut it down. (Do they have the same expressions or what?!!)

This is the one!

Daddy cut our Christmas tree down...a Virgina Fir

On the Tractor with Daddy....we rode a tractor trailer hay ride back to find our tree

Hay bail maze, dirt sledding hill, and petting zoo all at the Christmas tree farm in Manvel, Texas Petting the goats at the tree farm

Huge hay bail

1st Thanksgiving day

Houston Family Thanksgiving

Papa Slonaker (Bear Paw), Sarah (Mee Maw), Meme, Papa John, Uncle John, Caleb, Kathleen, Corben, Aunt Barbara, Cousin Kirk, & Cousin Ryan Cousin Kirk came down from Dallas to spend Thanksgiving with Corben

Corben took a nap on the quilt on the floor...and this is how I found him when he woke up and started talking and apparently walking.

Thanksgiving Dinner with family at the Gills' house
Corben doing the arm motions " So Big!" with cousin Kirk

Exploring the rug and small step at the Gills' house

Aunt Barbara sent Corben an email of a video making pumpkin pie.

Corben on the computer...a little like the stock buying commercial...hehe.

SANTA CLAUS

We visited Santa Claus at Bass Pro Shop.

Daddy, Mommy, Corben, Santa, Papa John, Meme, Mee Maw, & Bear Paw

(4 generations!)

Papa John, Corben, & Meme

Corben holding his first gun at Bass Pro Shop with Daddy

Racoon

B-I-G Bear

Papa John & Corben looking at catfishTouching the white lights on the Christmas tree

Our Family 2008

Bear Paw & Mee Maw

Great Grandpa (Bear Paw)....look at the size of those hands!! Corben & Mee Maw.....he snuggled right up to Mee Maw for the 2 weeks they visited us in Houston!

Corben Reed

Corben Reed, pictures taken when almost 9 months old

Short stuff

Corben had his freinds over to play and Carli's mom used to be a Kindergarden teacher so she read them a book!!

Carson (20 months), Carli (14 months), Corben (9.5 months)

Houston Zoo...Wild Wheels day

The otter was swimming & doing flips for us to watch.
Corben reached out and touched most of the items today at Wild Wheels educational learning time at the Houston Zoo

Touching the prairie dog skull and the stuffed snake

Playing with friend Rachel

Petting the dove, using only his pointer finger.

Alligator...................Giraffe

Elephant.................Bears