Papa John Express: Wagon ride

The Papa John Express took Corben out for his first wagon ride
Corben got his name added to the side of the wagon, he's the 4th grandson for Papa John.

The Papa John Express

Bear Paw, Mommy, Papa John, & Corben

Feeding the ducks in the lake

Taking a walk with Daddy, dog Dixie, Papa John, Mommy & Bear Paw around the lake at Papa John's house

Climbing and Moving...

Climbing....... stairs

Meme taught Corben how to climb the stairs at her house. Moving........chairs across the floor

Bean bag

Early Christmas gift from Meme....she made Corben a bean bag chair!!

Bear Paw

Touching the bear that Bear Paw hand carved....now Corben is growling like a bear....his 2nd animal sound.

Backpack

Corben taking his backpack of toys over to Papa John & Meme's house

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